RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 162, 5 April 1938, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

y fl T. H. R. Boon Karori e Champion i / The final of the championship and handicap aggregates of the Karori Rifle Club g was decided on Saturday, at 300 yards. ’ The championship provided a very close 3 and interesting contest between T. H. R. j Boon, H. Frankland, and L. Hare,_ only . two points separating these three finally, 1 and the end being in doubt up to the last £ few shots fired. The weather was veryfavourable and the attendance good. Boon f finished his shooting early and compiled i a nice 93, making his aggregate 543, - which turned out afterward to be the win- > ning total. About an hour later, Hare, who > was still lying third, after his first shoot i of 46, secured an excellent 48, whieh placed him second to Boon with 542. Frank- • land shot somewhat below form and lost his previous lead, his 90 dropping him to i third place with 541. The handicap final also provided a close finish, J. F. Rosse (a new member this season) winning from C. D. Elliott by two points, with R. J. Stewart four points ' away third. The highest score was made by F. McDonald, who is rapidly regaining his old form of the earlier years in the club. The principal scores were as follows:—

Results of competitions completed are as follows:—• Club championship (best 6 out of 8 matches, possible 600) : T. H. R. Boon 543, L. Hare 542, H. Frankland 541, J. I. King 535, J. McKelvie 534, H. V. Croxton 532, G. G. Kelly 522. Handicap aggregate (same conditions): , J. F. Ross 523, C. D. Elliott 521, R. J. Stewart 517, O. J. Howarth 505, A. H. Williams 497. Brigadier-General Johnston Memorial Cup: L. Hare 554, T. H. R. Boon 549. Next Saturday an “open” shoot will be held at 800 yards, mound numbers 21 to 24. Suburbs Club The Suburbs Defence Rifle Club held a practice shoot at Trentham over 300 yards range on Saturday. H. Hunt was top scorer off the rifle with 95, and C. Milroy second with 90. The principal scores were as follows r—

Next Saturday a practice shoot will bo held at 800 yards, squading numbers 17 to 19.

F. J. McDonald ... 300yds. Hep. TI. ... -IS 48 scr .96 ... 4G 48 scr 94 H. V. Croxton .... ... 46 48 scr 94 G. G. Kelly ... 46 47 scr 93 T. H. R. Boon ...... ... 46 47 scr 93 47 scr 92 J. Oliver ... 44 47 1 92 A. H. Williams ... 46 40 6 92 W. Morris ... 38 44 10 92 J. I, King ... 44 47 scr 91

H. Hunt 46 49 95 C, Milroy 47 43 90 B. Dunn 43 46 89 G. Trevelyan ♦ 44 45 89 T. Goodall 43 45 88 W. Felllngbam O. Whiteman ....... <14 47 44 40 88 87 I. Kendrick ..... 41 45 86 A. C. Bellamore .... 40 45 85