OLD NAVALS.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 124, 22 November 1926, Page 7

OLD NAVALS.

The Old Navals' Defenco Rifle Club continued their programme at Trentham on Saturday, firing for the championship S/R aggregate and second series over ranges 500 and 000 yards. The conditions were good for firing, but only moderate scoring was done by the majority of members.1 The best guv score was made by It. Sneddon (45 at each range), Deputy-President Goldflnrti getting 46. at 600. Rifteman Kelly gained top place with his handicap of six points. President Standidge's team won the Martin Challenge Badges with a score of 335 points, Rifleman Carter's team being runners-up with 334 points after an exciting finish. The .following are the scores: 500 600 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Rifleman Kelly :. 42 40 « 92 Rifleman Sneddon .... ,45 45 —- 90 Rifleman Chapman 44 43 3 89 Rifleman Henderson ... 43' 41 5 S9 Dep.-Pres. Goldfinch, 42-46-scr—BS ; Rflmn. Lawton, 41-12-5 —88; Rflran. Franklyn, 45-42- --- scr—B7 ; Kflmn. Evans, 42-41-I—B7 ; Rflmn. Shepherd, 40-41-6—87; Rflmn. Larkiu, 43-38-3 —S7; Pres. Standidge, 42-42-2—86; Capt. Koss, 42-37-5—84; Rflmn. Pitt. 40-42-scr—B2 ; Rflmn. Guise, 41-30-11—82; Rflmn. Carter, 45-36-scr —81; Dep.-Pres. M'Baln, 43-37-scr—Bo"; Rflmn. Conibear, 43-37-scr—Bo; Rflmn. M'Donald, 43----36-scr—79; Rflmn. Wright, 31-21-13—65. The winning scores for the Martin Challenge Badges are: —Rflmn. Franklyn, 45-42 —87; Pres. I\ Standidge, 42-42—84; Rflmn. C. Lawton, 41-42—83; Rflmn. J. Larkln, 43-38—81; total, 335 Next Saturday's ranges will be 300. and 600 yards.