RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 203, 25 May 1936, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

Triangular Contest For Field Shield Dominion Special Service. Levin, May 23. The animal competition for the Field Shield took place between the Levin, Ilautere and Ngatiawa rifle clubs on the Ham tore range to-dav. The weather was fine nnd at the first two ranges shooting was of good standard, but the bright light at tMH)’ vards made aiming rlilllcult. ami as elevation was hard to maintain the average here was lower. Ilaiitero proved superior to the holders (Levin) by seven points J. Smart was top scorer for the dav with on. Which included a possible at .Vid yards .1 Monk (Ngatiawa) shot well at 300 and 500 yards to record <l7. In presenting the shield. Air. K. A. congratnlated Hie llnufere ."i 1 ’ 011 t |lc >* win ami nionifoned tlm tact Hint the Initter ainniiinition coniribiiU’d to the better iei<u. made this year. Last year " 111,1 - score was <»7B. as against Uo Illis J ar - the general meeting held tn" rhe Mhoot Mr. G. A. Monk was reelected president of the llorowliemta Rifle A simres'in’the shoot wore as follow:— II ALTER 11.

300 10 000 Tl (’ Moruan •}- 3 32 II. I.nnisilcn [- 1 • >1 97 V. «Ltfle 1 •JS 93 II. Monk i:. Taylor _Ti 91 90 (*’, Strom 0 29 ST 'I’.a-ll 715 I.EVI N. 3110 all!) G Hl Tl. .1. Smart a 33 39 K. ('alley - 3u 9l> L. Intrram ’1 12 • ►_ 95 V. Hunter 3.1 35 .1. (1. Horn . i • > - 31 A. K Tantrum ; ! 11 1 ( .1. Wylie '-’M >0 s’J Total 73S NG ATI \ WA. .">00 500 0 in Tt ,1. Monk 33 1 .,1 1 1 17 A. K. Monk M'l . 31 ' I.’ i S. II. Monk '.■Il 1 29 3 J. Hooper 29 i 29 !H G. A. Monk 2’0 1 31 90 30 J. r.r.nvi) >1 : 1 i K h K. l»ir-hop 40 '' -> Total 725