RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 91, 17 April 1923, Page 10

RIFLE SHOOTING

KARORI RIFLE CLUB,

The Karori Rifle Club fired its competition for the Willoiighby Cup on Saturday afternoon under service conditions, the programme of practices being the same a-s that for the Service series at the N.R.A. Meeting. The competition resulted 'in a win for Rflmn. F. Ching, who holds the Willoughby Cup for one year and wins outright a silver miniature cup. Ching shot splendidly, his score including a 48 out of a possible 50 in the application practice at 200 yds, and a 47 out of a, possible 50 in the rapid shooting at 200 yds, i.e., 10 shots in 50 seconds. His total score of 166 is only one point less than the highest score put in the same practices at the recent N.R.A. Meeting. Trophies for the next best scores are won by H. Croxton, G. Taylor, W. ' Osborn, and W. A. Farquhar. The principal scores are as under :—

200 yds. 300 yds. 600 yds. (a) (b) (o) (a) (b) CMng 48 12 47 ll 19 29 — 166 Croxton '... 47 12 42 15 18 28 — 162 Tf lor 42 15 87 11 18 25 -148 OAorn ... 44 9 42 S 19 23 —146 fdrquhar 41 0 37 21 15 20 —140 Coleman ... 42 15 38 6 20 28 — 189 Grove 45 15 38 19 10 10 — 138 Caughley... 47 15 34 12 16 9 —133 Low ......... 46 0 40 12 18 12 — 128 Morrieon ... 42 3 37 .8 .11 0 — 101 200 Yards.—(a) Application; (b) snap BhootIng; (c), rapid. 300 Yards.—Snap shooting. 500 Yards.—(a) Application; (b) rapid.