RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 178, 16 April 1923, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING

i HOME AND HOME MATCH A WIN FOR RANGITIKEI

The annual Home and Home teams match was fired under the auspices of the National Rifle Association of New Zealand on Saturday, April 7. Each team i consisted of twelve men selected from districts throughout the Dominion. Ranges were 300, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each range. The winning team’s score this year is helow the previous three years, the best score to date being Rangitikei, with 1127, a fine average of 93.9, Hawke’s Bay being second with 1114. or an average of 92.8. Medington occupies third position with 1094, average 91.2. Several good individual scores were compiled, the most brilliant being that of Captain A. Neilson, of Nap er, who notched 102 out of a possible 105. He was closely followed by M. C. Connor (Okawa Club) and P. 0. Veale (of Auckland), each with 101 to his credit, the latter finishing with pcssib.es at 500 and 600 yards. The next best was L. Pimm (Christchurch) with 9.1. Pimm wanted a bull for his la’st shot to give him a century. There were no less than five 97’s recorded in this competition. Previous winners are as f °l920— Auckland, 1147 ; Wellington. 1087; Canterbury, 1039; Otago, 100 1921 — Canterbury, 1136; Wellington, 1115; Auckland, 1079; Otago, 10'2. 1922 — Canterbury, 1135; Rangitikei, 1121; Wellington, 1117; Taranaki, 1114; Hawke's Bay, 1088; Auckland. 1084; Marlborough, 1044. The foiltowing teams’ scores have been received up to date:

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RANGITIKEI (Fired ai Bulls). 300 500 600 i yds. yds. yds . Tl. J. Kyle 31 32 34 — 97 H. Simmonds (capt.) 31 33 33 — 97 W. Pearce • 31 33 32 — 96 S. Mayhew 35 29 32 — 96 W. A. Ball 31 34 31 — 96 C. M. Broughton ... 33 30 31® ’— 94 V. Kyle 29 35 30 — 94 W. Salt 32 33 29 — 94 W. Smith 33 33 28 — 94 E. S. King 31 33 27 — 91 H. Barlow 31 32 27 — 90 T. Edwards 27 35 26 — 88 875 392 360 1127 NELSON (Fined at Stoke). Rflmn. Day 33 32 32 — 97 Rflmn. Carter 30 33 32 — 95 Rflmn. Mitchener ... 29 34 ao — 93 Rflmn. J. Vitetta .. 33 31 29 —/93 Rflmn. Manssen ..— 32 34 27 — 93 Rflmn. Busch Rflmn. Gledhill 31 31 27 — 89 (capt.) 30 32 25 — 87 Rflmn. Kenning ... 32 27 27 — 86 Rflmn. Estcourt .... 28 28 29 — 85 Rflmn. V. Vitetta 29 28 28 — 85 Rflmn. Fisher 29 29 27 — 85 Rflmn. L. Dixon ... 29 29 21 — /9 365 368 334 1067 AUCKLAND (Fired at Penrose). P. 0. Veale 31 35 35 —101 A- Patrick 32 31 32 — 95 W. Powell 31 30 31 — 92 S. Elliott 33 29 29 — 91 F. Atkinson 30 31 28 — 8'9 A. Dixon 32 24 32 — 88 .1. C. Yeo 30 26 30 -- 86 G- G. Ashley (capt.) 31 30 25 — 86 E. Reston 29 34 23 — 86 A. J. Pieterson 32 29 2C — 85 C. Ashley 29 27 28 — 84 C. R. Morris 27 30 24 — 81 367 354 341 1064 MARLBOROUGH (Fired at Blenheim) . L. Pask 32 33 32 — 97 J. W- Paynter 31 32 31 — 94 A. Barker 32 31 28 — 91 A. Henderson 33 32 26 — 91 G. Petersen 32 28 30 — 90 A. Soper 28 32 28 — 88 F. Sharland (capt.) 28 32 26 — 86 F. Sunnex 28 33 25 — 86 H- McIntosh 28 30 27 — 85 H. D. Bannerman ... 30 30 25 — 85 J. W. Logan 30 28 26 — 84 H. Reeves ■ 26 29 25 — 80 358 370 329 1057 TARANAKI (Fired at Hawera). F. Guy (capt.) 33 33 28 — 94 R. Watkins 26 32 32 — 90 G. Smith 32 34 24 — 90 G. Taylor 32 28 29 — 89 J. Jepson 27 32 30 — 89 S. Higgs 31 32 26 — 89 E. Ingram 31 33 25 — 89 T. Marrett 27 34 27 — 88 P. Palmer 31 31 26 — 88 G- Harrison 31 28 24 — 83 A. G. Robertson ... 28 31 22 — 81 G. H. Cross 30 31 19 — 80 359 379 312 1050 HAWKE’S BAY (Fired at Roy’s Hill). A. Neilson 33 35 34 —102 M. C. Connor 34 34 33 —101 F. King 31 35 30 — 96 H- C. Jones 32 30 33 — 95 Pres. E. Storkay .... 32 32 31 — 95 G. Eyles 28 33 30 — 91 W. Green 28 33 29 — 90 W. Swaysland 30 32 28 — 90 F. H. James 30 33 27 — 90 G. Campbell 32 33 25 — 90 L- A. C. Anderson 28 30 29 — 87 Pres. L. Braithwaite 31 30 26 — 87 369 390 355 1114 WELLINGTON (Fired ; at Trentham). H. V. Croxton 34 33 30 — 97 E. Ballinger 33 33 30 — 96 W. G. Fellingham... 31 29 34 — 94 H. R- Hunt 32 28 33 — 93 D. J. Guiney (capt.) 32 31 29 — 92 C. Whiteman 33 32 27 — 92 A. S. Ballinger 33 33 25 — 91 J. Smart 29 29 31 — 89 F- W. Ching 32 29 28 — 89 T. Warburton 31 32 25 — 88 T. Goodall 30 33 24 — 87 A. S. T. Butler 31 29 26 — 86 381 371 342 1094 CANTERBURY’ (Fired at Kaiapoi). L. Pimm 32 .34 33 — 99 C. Humphreys • 32 31 29 — 95 H. Edwards 31 31. 31 — 93 H. Harris 32 34 27 — 93 F. Richards 33 33 27 — 93 R. Piper 29 34 29 — 92 G. W. Logan 32 30 28 — 90 H. Reynolds 30 25 33 — 88 J. Arnott • 30 29 29 — 88 A. Halmshaw 27 31 29 — 87 14. Dockery 28 30 28 — 86 P.'i Jack (capt.) 27 31 27 — 85 363 366 360 1089