RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 156, 20 March 1923, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING

KARORI CLUB Tho Karori Defence Rifle Club continued their championship series on Saturday at Trentham, the ranges being SOO and 1000 yards. The conditions were extremely difficult oiling 'io n very strong northerly. Rifleman Coleman shot very steadily throughout Hand topped the score with 80. Hie following ar© the details:

With one shoot to go, which wilLbe fired next Saturday over 300 and M yards the leading aggregates for the various club trophies are as follow: Club Championship.—l'. Ching, 08/; J. Low. 562; R. Caugliley, 561; A- S. T. Butler, 557; H. V. Croxton, 555; J. Grove, 547; W. K. Osborn, 547. Brigadier Johnston Cup.—r. Uunp 804- "\V K. Osborn 303; IK Caugliley ’ 301; J. Low, 301; A. S. T. Butler, 300; H. V. Croxton, 298; J. Grove, 298. _ T Moles worth Aggregate.—J. Low, 874; F. Ching, 868; R. Caughley, 860; A.! Jensen 856; A. I. Coleman, Bub; J. Grove, 855; H. V.. Croxton, 853. ■ Handicap Aggregate.—H. J. Russell, 563; J. Grove, 558; ML K. Osborn, 558; A. Jensen, 5ol; H. Caldwell, 550; A. I.' Coleman 548. Third Series (scratch: men). —4. Ching, 322; R. Caughley, 306; A. S. T. Butler, 306; J. Low, 304; H. 4. Croxton, 301; J. Grove, 296. Third Series (handicap men).—A. 1. Coleman, 324; A. Jensen, 30a; R. G. Varlow, 286; G. S. Taylor, 260. A strong contingent from tho club will be competing at the Hawke’s Bay meeting at Easter, when tho competition for the Collins Shield for teams’ ehooting will bo decided.

SUBURBS CLUB

The members of the Suburbs Club completed their second series, which had been postponed from November 13, by firing at 800 and 900 yards on Saturday. The scores also completed the totals for the Kennedy Cup. The weather was of Ji wild description, and duiing the afternoon several targets were blown away by heavy gusts of wind, which seemed to concentrate in the middle of the Scddon range. As a consequence shooting was difficult, and scores jvere low, but the three leading men put up a creditable performance under the adverse conditions. The leading scores in the Kennedy Cup were: T. Goodall 527 points, C. Whiteman 519, and C. Milroy 512. The prize-winners ,in the “second” series are: T. Goodall 265, J. Smart 257, C. Whiteman 253, and B. Dunn 252. The next shoot of the club will be at 900 and 1000 yards, which was postponed from January 20, and counts in tho fourth series for the Hickson Cup. Tho following are Saturday’s scores, with handicap:—

PETONE RIFLE CLU§ The I’etone Rifle Club fired on Saturday the concluding match in the second series at ranges 800 and 900. yards. Tho weather was fine, but the wind was extremely baffling, and good hits were at a premium. J. Scott, C. Mitchell, and R. Askew were the spoon winners. T. 'Warburton, A. Weir, and E. Hicks, with R. Askew, won prizes in the series. The scores were:— 800 900

800 1000 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. .... 11 / 12 80 .... 39 73 A. S. T. Butler 34 0 A. Jonson .... 45 19 6 70 Pres. H. Marshall .. .... 31 35 0 66 o f’Viii rrli IPV . .... 31 33 0 64 Lv. ugn j 29 0 64 .... 43 21 0 64 .... 37 18 9 64 Dep.-Pres. H. Uroxton 38 w .. 28 29' 0 63 62 W. K. Osborn ... 37 24 o 61 58 R„ G. Varlow .... 27 24 7 G. S. Taylor .... 24 14 28 7 0 55 52 G. Bagley .... 24 5 10' 39

J. L. Turner 800 900 yds. 43 vds. 39 Hp.Tl. 6 88 T. Goodall .. 37 43 1 81 W. Fellingham ... 37 39 5 81 W. Isaac 31 35 12 78 S. F. McLean 40 24 12 76 B. Dunn 37 32 6 / D A. Henderson 37 30 7 74 0. Whiteman 38 32 3 73 J. H. Boss .. 29 31 12 72 W. Irvine .... 25 32 8 65 H. Hunt 29 29 4 62 •L. Lewis 25 ♦Retired. 0 0 0

yds. yds. Tl. *J. Scott 36 31 67 *C. Mitchell 36 •31 67 A. Weir 36 29 65 AV. H. Ballinger ... 31 31 62 T. AV. AVarburton ... 24 34 58 *R. Askew 22 31 53 E. Hicks 30 15 45 AA r . J. McIver — 31 31 *Snoon winners. SECOND SERIES AGGREGATES. A Division. T AV. AVarburton . 216 D. Guinoy . 194 AV. II. Ballinger . 194 J. Scott . 191 B. Division. A. AVeir . 200 C Division. E. E. Hicks .... . 173 R. Askew . 173