MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28347, 5 August 1957, Page 5

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Sumner’s Win Causes Major Upset

Ini the thirteenth week of the Christchurch Miniature Rifle Association’s . winter tournament there was one major upset. The R.S.A. senior reserve team was beaten for the first time in the competition, by the Sumner team, which has been shooting very well in the last few' weeks. The best score of the week was shot by Cashmere, with 799. Cashmere is now the only unbeaten team in the competition. Disputed targets were jtldged as: D. collie 10. V. Grilks 10, W. Spiers 9. Possibles were scored by: Tyro: Miss M. Head, N. Grant, B. Rhodes, W. Brice. President: J. Koolman, M. Taylor, N. Scadden, K. Dee. Junior: T. Clark, T. Downs, T. Hickinbotham, D. Gryns, V. Venning, V. Grilks, Mrs R. Wright, Miss K. Wilson. Senior Reserve: J. McCluskey, A. Glover, R. Hill, G. Bellany. W. Gurdler. J. Stubberfield, W. Willoughby, I. Millar, K. Currie, I. Lawson. L. Ayres, R. Clarkson, B. Knight, R. Mathie, sen., M, Crump, L. Perham, G. Mac Gibbon, J. Bates, A. McKenzie, S. Stevens, G. Bailey, S. Reid. C. Haines, C. Lindsay, C. Allen. G. Clarke, M. Rountree, B. Bartlett, H. Hicks, J. Harper, L. McDowell, C. Clarkson.

Senior: E. 'Grafton' W. Ivin, M, Andrews, H. Barker, V. Toomey, K. Allsop, M. McKinnon, V. Hume, L. Key, R. Mitchell. P. Albertson, W. Massey, B. Philpott, C. Rapley, R. J. Taylor, R. Poulsen J. Crocker, W. Ludemann, A. Buchanan, A. Jacob, I. Horwell, C. Simonsen, G. Wilson, M. Johnstone, V. Curtis, D. Froude, W. Small, N. Harris. V. Hicks, C. Ellis, M. Taylor, R. E. Taylor. B. Weston. S. Loader, B. Harvey, P. Le Cren. Results:—

Senior.—Cashmere 799, W.M.C. 795, Paparua 797, Railway A 791, Railway B 794, Heathcote 793, United 793, New Brighton 790, East Battalion 793, Sydenham 788, University a bye. Points: Cashmere 13, Paparua 11, Railway A 9. Railway B 84, New Brighton 74, East Battalion 64, University 6. Sydenham 44, W.M.C., Heathcote 4, United 3. Senior Reserve.—Sumner 796. R.S.A. 793, M.E.D. 791,’ City 791, Railway 791, Richmond 790, Sydenham 790, Avon 787, Paparua 785, Air Force 780. Points: R.S.A. 12, Cashmere 9, City 84, Richmond. Sumner 74, Railway 8, Paparua 7, M.E.D. 64, Air Force 4, W.M.C., Sydenham 34, Avon 1. Junior.—Government Buildings 792, United 774, Atlas 791, Cashmere 776, Paparua 786, W.M.C. 780, Christchurch 783, University 781. Points: Atlas, Government Buildings 12. Christchurch 8. Paparua 7. W.M.C. 54, University 4. United 34, Cashmere President’s.—R.S.A. 787, Heathcote 769, Sumner 783, Railway 769, New Brighton 779. Christchurch 774, East Battalion 777, City 776, Dunlop 774, Richmond 770. Points: Sumner 12 New Brighton 11, R.S.A. 10, Heathcote 7, Richmond, City 6, Railway, East Battalion 5, Christchurch, Dunlop 2. Tyro.—W.M.C. 785, Railway 772, Air Force 784, City 771, Government Buildings 776, Cashmere 760, Paparua 774. University 773, Sydenham 751, Sydenham .767. Points: W.M.C. 12 City. Paparua 9, Cashmere, Air Force 8, Government Buildings 7, Railway 5, University 4, Sydenham 3. Christchurch 1. Aggregates (shown as points off a possible) are:— Master Grade.—R. E. Taylor, E. Grafton, C, Thom, C. Simonsen, B. Philpott. A Grade.—M. Crump 2; F. Tunzelman, P. Albertson, 3; A. Nicholl, R. Smith, R. Mackay, A. Hartigan, Mrs J. B. Doake, J. McCluskey, A. Buchanan, A. Jacob. 4; M. McKinnon 3. B Grade.—M. Hodgson 1; Mrs McTague 4; P Priest 6; D. McKay, M. Smith, Mrs D. McGill 10. C Grade.—T. Ward 5; M. McKay 7; J. Koolman 11; Jim Turner 13; J Nesbitt 14. c D Grade —M. Quartly 4; W. Brice 5; N. Scadden 6; B. Bartlett 7: R Love 8; T. Clark 9. Women.—Mrs R. Wright 2; Mrs W. Ivin, Mrs D. Stapleton 3; Mrs P McTague, Mrs J. B. Doake 4; Mrs R. E. Taylor 5.