RIFLE-SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 85, 9 January 1928, Page 11

RIFLE-SHOOTING

PETONE CLUB The Petone Rifle Club fired the second competition of the long-range series and Longfield aggregate at Trentham on Saturday, tho ranges being 800 and 9(10 yards. The conditions were fairly good, but a changeable rear wind required careful watching and upset many calculations as to allowances required. At 800 yards L. Wales scored 49 (just missing tlie possible), followed by I'. Jamieson with 48, and F. Kershaw, W. Johnston and A. O’Donnell with 47. At the longer range several members found the conditions puzzling, and the scores dropped considerably. T. Warburton s score of 47 was the outstanding score here followed by A. O’Donnell (45), IV. Mclver (44), and E. Fuge (43). The highest aggregate for the day was made by A. O’Donnell with 92 (one over the standard), followed by T. Warburton (89). E. Fuge (87). W. Mclver and AV. Johnston (85 each). A. 'O’Donnell wins the "A’’ grade spoon and L. Rule and A. Scott tho spoons for the lower grades. The competitions for the J. and 1. badges resulted in a keen struggle between the first two teams and resulted in a win for E. Ballinger’s team with 414 points (T. Warburton 89, E. huge 87, E. Ballinger 8.3, F. Williams <9. O. Pedersen 76), followed by W. 11. Ballinger’s team 413, A. Ballinger s team 390, AV. Mclver’s team 385, and R. 11. Nicholl’s team 365. L. Wales and E. Fuge win the ammunition prizes for best range totals m B and C divisions.

OLD NA.VALS The Old Navals Defoneo lUflo Club continued their programme at Trentham uA Saturday, shooting the final stage of the fourth series. Dep.-JX'es. Goldfinch (48). Dep.-Pres. Mcßain (47), Rflmn. Clout (46), at 806, and Rflmn. Mottram (45). Cories (44)), at 960 did best. Dep.-Pres. Goldfinch’s team won tho Martin Challenge Badges with a score

fourth series:— Rfln. McManus 255 Rflmn. Shenhard 248 Rflmn Mottram ’244 Rflmn. Stephens 2-1(1 Rflmn. Franklyn 239 KARORI RIFLE CLUB In ideal weather, the Karori Rifle Club commenced a fortnightly competition shoot over ranges 860 and 900 yards on Saturday last. The best returns were from A. V. Swanson and IT. Frankland, who compiled 49 and 48 respectively at the initial range, and at 900 yards 45’s from H. Boon, jun., and Pres. Croxton. The best performance off the gun was from Dep.-Pres. H. Marshall (91), while worthy of mention was H. Boon’s fine effort, 44-45, being easily the best from the handicap men. Next Saturday the club will fire a

SUBURBS CLUB At Trentham on Saturday the Suburbs Rille Club fired the final shoot of the second series at 860 and 900 yards. At 800 W. G. Fellingliam, B. Bitters, R. Hare and T. Kidd put on 47 and at 900 T. Goodall (46), H. R. Hunt (4-1), wei;e best; 11. 11. Hunt, with 89 off the rifle, was top scorer. The second series resulted as follows: T. Goodall 268, J. L. Turner 265, B. Bitters 264, AV. G. Fellingham 264.

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Followin'* are the scores; — A. O’Donnell E. Fuge 800 vds. .... 47 .... 41 yOO vds. lip. Tl. 15 43 0 4 £ A Scott .... 40 11 9 90 L. Tlule ... 44 40 6 90 T. Warburton .... 42 47 0 89 F. Jamieson ... .18 3G 3 87 W. Johnston .... 47 38 1 86 W. McIver .... 4.1 44 0 85 W. H. Ballinger .... 4.3 41 0 84 L. Wales .... 49 30 5 84 E. Ballinger .... 41 42 0 83 T. Orr (visitor) .... .... 42 41 0 8.3 F. Williams .... 40 39 4 83 K H. Nieholl .... 44 38 0 82 J. Hunter .... 36 3.3 12 81 C. Palmer .... 40 3.3 8 81 T. Chapman ,.. 45 32 4* 81 A. Ballinger .... 38 42 0 80 T Scott ... 35 39 6 SO O. Pedersen .... 44 32 4 so W. Jackson .... 40 37 1 C. Kruse .... 41, 26 7 77 F. Kershaw .... 47 28 1 76 C. Lusty ... 44 23 8 .... 41 16 14. 71 W. Currie 21 25 20 66 W. Scambary .... 42 12 10 66

of 339 points. Bflmn. McManus EGO yds. 45 900 yds. Up. Tl. 3!) 4 88 Mmn. Shephard 44 39 5 88 Ttflmn. Cories 43 44 0 87 Dep.-Pres Goldfinch 48 39 0 87 Tiflmn. Mottrani 41 45 1 87 Pflmn. Fettes *w 37 87 Capt. Boss ■•.. 40 4.0 5, 85 Dep.-Pres. McBain ... 47 37 0 84 Mum. Stephens 44 39 1 84 P.flnm Franklyn 45 38 0 83 Bflmn. Kellv 38 43 0 81 W. Hills (visitor) ... 38 43 0 81 Ttflmn Pitt 42 3S 0 so Pres. F. C. Standidgo 42 35 3 80 Bflrnn. Clout 46 33 0 4 9 Bflmn. Lawton 41 28 8 Bflmn. Satherlay 43 29 4 76 Bflmn. Thompson ... 36 29 7 72 Win. Carter 28 36 4 68 Bflmn. McGill 35 24 0 59 Following aro the winners of the

mnsketrv course. The following are the details: — SOO 900 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. II. Boon, jun 4-1 45 3 92 J. Gibson 40 8 92 Dep.-Pres. H. Marshall ■15 46 0 91 Pres. H. Croxton 46 45 0 91 F. Ongley 47 39 5 91 A. V. Swanson 49 41 0 90 II. Frankland 48 40 0 88 II. Boon 46 41 0 87 It. Potts 39 40 6 85 II. Russell 47 37 0 81 F. Freeman 39 39 6 84 A. Mawley (visitor) .. •V2 40 0 82 L. Swanson 40 33 8 81 L. Ohl 45 32 3 80 Dep.-Pres. W. Judd ... 43 35 0 78 J. Grove 4] 31 0 1 —

Following are the dets died scores:— 800 900 hp. t’l. Rifleman II. R. Hunt .. •15 44 0 89 Deputy-Pres.W. G. Fel-lino-ham 47 <37 5 89 Rilleman C. Lewer 45 39 5 89 G. Tracy 42 41 6 89 W. Potter 42 40 7 89 J. Gagliardi ... 34 9 89 A. Harris .... '45 41 0 86 B. Bitters 47 37 u 86 Benuty-Pres. T. Goodall 39 46 0 85 W. J. Haase ... 41 43 0 84 Rifleman J. L. Turner ... 41 42 0 83 R. Pattison 44 34 5 83 A. Sherbrooke 43 35 4 82 11. Aston 39 40 2 81 T. Kidd 47 32 2 81 S. F. McLean ... 44 35 0 79 A. Stewart 32 33 14 79 S. J. White ... 41 33 4 78 C. Laurence 40 31 7 78 R. Hare 47 20 9 76 11. T. Peat .... 43 21 9 73 R. 11. Hester ... 40 32 0 72 Pres. J. Smart 41 30 0 71 Rifleman L. Hare 14 42 4 60 R. Pringle 13 0 14 27