RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 156, 29 March 1938, Page 14

RIFLE SHOOTING

Greytown Beats Karori A team representing the Karori Defence Rifle Club visited Greytown, at the week-end and fired a match against the Greytown Rifle Club under ideal conditions. The home team led the visitorsjiy three points at 300 yards, but at 500 yards the Karori team made up the deficiency. The local men, however, shot splendidly at 000 yards, beating their opponents at this range and in the match by 22 points. For Greytown 11. W. Feast gave a good exhibition of marksmanship, finishing with the excellent score of 102, including a possible at 000 yards. He was followed by D. Flynn, a junior rifleman, who shot steadily for a score of 100. T. H. R. Boon led the Karori team with a nicelycompiled score of 101. At the conclusion of the match the visitors were entertained by the Greytown club. Four veteran riflemen, Messrs. E. H. Trotman, H. Walden, W. J. Feast and J. B. Bairstow, who were all marksmen in the days of the Snider rifle, were present on the range, their attendance being much appreciated by both teams. The principal scores were »s follows: —

Karori Club’s Practice Match The Karori Defence Rifle Club fired a practice at 500 yards range at Trentliam on Saturday. Conditions proved difficult in the early afternoon, when unexpected “innei-s” upset tbe scores. However, - the wind steadied somewhat later in the afternoon, when some high scores were registered. The principal scores were as follows : —

The championship series will he eon tinued next Saturday at 390 yards range

Greytown. 300 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. H. W. Feast •• 33 34 35 102 D. Flynn 34 34 100 J. C. Feast ... 31 34 34 99 G. Te Whaiti . 33 33 99 32 33 H. R. Feast ... 31 • >•» 96 31 1 1. > J. B. Balrstow 31 31 31 93 W. Jordan ... 27 34 31 ••j G. Rhodes 29 32 30 91 ■ ~ 311 3211 324 961 Karorl. 300 500 coo yds. yds. yds Tl. T. H. R. Boon •»4 101 '98 L. S. Hare 31 34 33 IT. V. Croxton . 31 31 J. Oliver 31 96 G. G. Kelly ... 33 33 30 J. McKelvie .. 28 35 30 93 F. J. McDonald 30 .>■> 30 93 C. J. Howarth . 30 33 • »7 90 J. H. Bridges , 28 30 30 88 ■ _— 308 332 302 042

R. J. Stewart .... ... 4S 49 — 97 H. V. Croxton ... .. 4(5 49 scr 95 J. McKelvie .. 46 48 scr 94 F. McDonald .. 41 49 4 94 J. F. Ross . . 44 47 3 94 B. P. Doyle .. 44 47 3 94 J. Oliver .. 46 46 j 94 A. H. Williams ... 4»a 44 5 94 H. A. Longley .... ._ 43 43 8 94