RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 71, 19 December 1922, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

UPPER HUTT CLUB Tho members of tho Upper Hutt R.C. held, in addition to their ordinary competitions a Christmas shoot for prizes donated by Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Wilkie, Mrs. 'Wood, Messrs. A. Allan, J. Ayres, J. T. Benge, M. Cottle, A. and' J. Gorrie, Harvard, J. Jackson, L. Kitchen, A. Pearce, A. and F. Quinlivan, C. Skow, F. Sygrove, H. Whiteman, Whiteman Bros., at ranges 500 and 600 yards. Rflmn. F. Whiteman scoured a leg-in for Mr. R. Scholes’s trophy, and Rflmn. W. Deller Mr. J. T. Benge’s trophy. The following trophies were won at the termination of the second short range series:— Dep.-Pres. Juke /Whiteman, Mr. F. Key’s trophy; Rflmn. A. Scholes, Mr. J. A. Ilazlewood’s trophy ; Rflmn. S. Braid, Mr. A. Edwards’s trophy; Rflmn. W. Deller, Mr. H. R. Gibb’s trophy. Next Saturday the club will fire a practice match at ranges 200 and 500 yards.

The following are the results of last Saturday’s shooting:—

A Class. 500 600.

THE NGATIAWA CLUB. The Ngatiawa Rifle Club fired seven shots at 300 and 600' yards on’ Saturday for the Mahara House Trophy, the result being a tie between De-puty-President /A. H. Clifton ’and Rflmn S. H. Monk. Tire--day was the trickiest of the season, the rear wind and rapidly changing light accounting for the poor scoring. flhe following are* the scores with handica I >S ’ one enn

Fred. Whiteman yds. yds. Hp. Tl. ... 41 42 3 86 Tuke Whiteman. ... 45 40 0 85 A. Allan ... 43 39 1 83 N. Wilkie .... 40 41 2 83 A. Gray ..j 44 33 5 82 T. S. Burrell .. ... 40 39 4 83 E. R. Wood ... 42 35 5 82 W. Collett ... 41 33 8 82 Frank Whiteman ... 42 29 0 81 A. Scholes ... 33 39 6 78 A. iGeango , 43 30 4 77 B Class. W. Deller ... 45 41 0 86 S. Braid ... 42 38 0 80 L. Ridgway ... 40 33 0 73 F. Edwards ..... ... 44 28 0 r t 2 R. Cotter ... 27 18 25 70 E. Hughes ..; 23 28 10 61 60 H. Walker ... 24 28 8 S. Geange ... 5 18 30 53 C. Twaddle ... . 16 * 10 26 ‘Retired. Tho best aggregates in the second series as follows: A Class. Total ofl rifle. Hp. Tl. Tuke Whiteman ... 249 9 258 A. Scholes ... 235 20 255 N. W. Wilkie .. ... 2411 5 254 A. Allan ... 237 16 253 E. R. Wood ... 230 22 252 ' B Class. S. Braid ...» '• ... 225 12 237 220 W. Deller ... 212 14 R. Cotter ... 150 61 211 L. Ridgway ... 202 5 207 F. Edwards ... 204 0> 204 The following are the leading aggrecates for the club belt, on rides Total of rifle. Hp v Tl. N. W. Wilkie .. 498 . 15 513 Tuke Whiteman ... 484 9 493 Frank Whiteman... 483 . 10 493 The following are the leading aggregates for the Wilford Cup (total with handicap) - Total of rifle. Sr Tl. N. W. Wilkie .. ... 498 513 E. R. Wood ... 472 37 509' A. Allan ... 476 32 508 The following are the leading aggregates for th© Izard Cup (B Class, with handicap) : — Total of f . Tl. rifle. Hp. S. Braid . ... 407 37. 444 W. Diller .... 419 17 436 L. Ridgway .... 420 8 ' 428 F. lidwards .... 420 0 420

Yds:Yds. Hp. Tl. Deputy-Pros. A. H. Clifton 28 27 3 58 S. H. Monk . 23 31 4 58 Fred Monk 28 29 scr. 57 L. Palmer . 26 26 — 52 Pres. G. A. Monk .. . 2b 26 — 51 L. Brown . 28 17 6 51 F. Mever . 17 26 7 50 G. Stubbings . 2b 23 — 48 F. H. Monk . 26 21 — 47