RIFLE-SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 50, 22 November 1932, Page 16

RIFLE-SHOOTING

Wellington Competitions OLD NAVALS’ PROGRAMME The Old Navals Defence Rifle Club continued their programme at Trentham on Saturday, shooting for the championship, Rabe Cup, and Hodder Cup; The weather was dull, and made sighting very difficult, which was not improved by a choppy left and right wind. Shooting at 300yds., Riflemen F. E., Franklyn and M. O. O’Grady, put on a well earned 48, followed by F. Monk and C. Lawton, junr., with 44 each. At 500yds., Riflemen C. Stone, J. Stephens, and J. Bell all scored 45 each. ' Scores are as follow: —

Rifleman J. Priestly, *9— Rifleman T. McGill, 42-—bl; Rifleman A. Roberts, 40-42—9—91; Rifleman J. Bell, 41—45—4—90; Rifleman R. Boddy. 38—43—9—(H1; Rifleman C. Stone, 33—45— 12—90; Rifleman J. Stephens, 41—40—3— S 9: Rifleman W. Philpott, 39—41—9—89; Rifleman P. Congrieve, R—44—Sts>, Rifleman W. Kelly, 40-43-4—87; Rifleman F. Monk, 44-42-0-80: Pep-Pres. F. C. Standldge, 37-43-6-86: Rifleman O. K. Jeffs, 40-40-0-80: Rifleman R. Congrieve, 39—43—4—86: Dep.-PreseC. Lawton, 40-37-8—85: Rifleman M. Hugo, 4041_3_84: President M . Mcßain, 3S—43— 0-81: Rifleman J. Atkins, 0 4-41-44-81. Following are the leading scores for first series, with one shoot to so. V. Lnii port. 355; F. 11. Franklyn. .»6: H. Roberts, 355: C. Lawton, 302; 1. Monk, 352: M. Hugo. 351. „„ Next Saturday the ranges will be 800 and 900 yards. Suburbs Defence Club The Suburbs Defence Rifle. Club com-, pleted the second shoot in the -third series . on Saturday. Rain had. fallen in. Tren-. tham during the morning, but luckily held off for the afternoon. A fast-changing, fish-ttail wind had disastrous effects, which were reflected in the exceptionally low scores. At 800 yards H. R. Hunt was top-scorer with 43, S. F. McLean, A. Shar'dlow and Dep.-Pres. Hutcheson 41 each, being the only other riflemen to pass 40. At 900 yards President Fellingham and F. W. Costello, 40 each, were top scorers. President Fellingham and H. R. Hunt, 78 each, were top-scorers off the gun,, and A. J. -Shardlow, a .promising young shot, , headed the handicap results. The. scores, were:— ' ' soo poo yds. yds. Hop. Tl. *A. .T. Shard-low 41 31 104 884 •R. Prosser 38 29 19 86 •Dep.-Pres. Hutcheson 41 37 6* S4J •Pres. Fellingham ... 39 40 4 83 •F. W. Costello 28 40 lu S 3 IL R. Hunt. 43—35—4—82; R. Pringle, 31 34 —11—76; S. F. McLean, 41—30— 76; Dep.-Pres. Goodall. 38—37— 1— 75 J; K. G? Blair. 20-24—25—69; S. Neilson. 29— 29 10 —68: C. Deslanes, 31 —25—11 —67; L. Fellingham. 36—14—8— OS; L. Cheyne,23 «’O 11—54; .T. Backhouse. 15—20—1< — 52; C, Milroy, 27—18-4—49: H G Taylor, 05 141—5—44: R. Shreeve, 11—21 —B—4o.8—40. •Points in Newton Cup. Karori Defence Club The Karori club continued its series of weekly competitions at Trentham on Saturday, with a match at 800 and 900 yards. This was the club’s first long range shoot this season, and it was unfortunate that the.weather conditions were not favourable for these distances. A strong wind varying at quick intervals from about eight feet left to six feet right proved a rigorous test of wind guessing, and more often than not forestalled the anticipations of the most experienced members. G. Parkinson and H. Nickless weathered the conditions most successfully, the former being the only competititor to reach the club standard or “bogey” for SOO and 900 yards. He secures the club trophy for handicap men. P. B. Goldfinch beat H..-V; Croxton on the count back for ■ the scratch trophy. Detailed scores are:— ' 800 900 yds. yds. Hep. Tl. G. Parkinson 45 35 ■> 89 H. Nlcklejss 41 39 7 87 G. V. McNeil 42 37 7 86 "R Ttockcl -39 40 4 S 3 K Gillstrom. 44-52-7-83; £BtodteY, 43—30—9—82: D. Rankin, 36—38—6—80, P. B. Goldfinch. 39—444-41—79; H. V>Croxtnn 42—37—0—79; T. H. R. Boon. 40—36— 0—76; J. H. Croxtoil. 34—30—11—75:A. R. Craig, 35-27-11—73; H. P. Dore 33-30-H C Boon. 39—26—5—70; .C. H. Mband. 39-28-0-67; B. G. Goldfinch, the club will proceed, with its championship at 500 and 600 yards. PETONE RIFLE CLUB

On Saturday the Petone Rifle Club the third shoot of the first series at 300 yards and 500 yards ranges. A rear fishtail again made conditions somewhat difficult. T. Warburton made 47 at 300 yards, and R. H. Nicholl, W. Mclver, and A. H. O’Donnell 47 each at 500 yards. R. HNicholl and T. Warburton both registered 93 off the gun, and no less than eight members reached the standard of 93 points for the day. . The following are the results. — .inu 500

300 500 yds. yds. Hep. Tl, Rflm. F. E. . Franklyn 48 44 1 03 Rtlm. St. 0. O'Grady .. ' 48 40 5 03 Rflm. II. Roberts .... 43 40 10 03 Rflm. C. Lawton, jun. 44 • 43 5 92

yds. yds. . Hop. T1. Nieholl, B. H. . 46 47 ■ —- 93, Warburton. I. . 47 46 — Ashman, J. ... . 46 ,45 Scambary. W. . Stewart. P. ... 44 . 44 . 46 45’’ 3 ’ 4 93 Braid, .7 Willbond, E. ... 4-3 44 45 42 5 93 93 Flaws, R. E. .. 41 44 8 93 Ballinger. E. A. . 4G 46 — 91 McIver, M . •* 44 O’Donnell, A. H. . 43 47 . Pedersen, 0. . 45 . 43 44 . 43 1 3 90 89 Richards, T. B. . 38 45 6 89 89 Wpir A . 40 42 7 Ballinger, W. H. • 45 43 88 88 Kershaw, F. . 40 45 3 . 37 40 11 ss Chapman. T. J. . 44 . 35 41 42 2 10 87 87 . 39 37 10 . 86 . 41- ■ 38 ■ o 84 Ballinger. A. S. . 37 45 82 77 . . 30 40 Emmett. H 2G • 23 Noxt Saturday the fourth and 17 final 66 shoot will be fired at ooo an-a 600 yards, which also count tor the cbampionship.