MINIATURE RIFLES

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 64, 25 September 1928, Page 15

MINIATURE RIFLES

*—— j B GRADE FINAL C GRADE THIS WEEK (Notes by "Trigger.") Tliis week will see tho final ot the interclub matches, as tuo C grade are flrlng their eleventh round. Tho final in the B grade was shot off last week between the Uutt Bl team and tlio Harbour Board B team. The former won by 10 points. The win gives the Hutt Club two I Kradcs to their credit, A and B. After the match tho Harbour Board Club entertained their opponents to supper, and the captain, h. P. Wrigley, congratulated the Hutt team ou their very fine win and also their perform, mice throughout tho season. The Hutt capinin, W. Warburton, suitably acknowledged riic kind remarks. The scores were Hutt 475 and Harbour Board | •ilia. The score of 475 Is just touching an | average of 08 per member, a great shoot for j 11 grade. j Tho following C grade delayed result has I come to hand: — W.W.M.C. Hutt Valley (ladies). Saul ;.. 68 Mrs. Ward ii 7 Buddie 60 Miss Warner .. 07 Walmslcy ofl Mrs. Lusty CO Thompson .... 65 Mrs. Hall 63 Smith ...'.... 65 Miss Marquot .. SBarrfiain fit Mrs. Wains .... 59 Woods 62 Miss Childs ... 57 . " - 456 ' . 441 j In the Harbour Board v. Railway match, in j which Railway defaulted, Harbour Board's ' i.cores were:—Kigarlsford fiS, Whitcficld 68. Cambridge 68, Sewell 67, M'Kenzic 67, Glfford : 01, Cutts fil; total 460. | POSTAL MATCH. , | The following have been selected to repre- i scut Wellington in the annual postal matcli ! Hgainst Nelson, to be fired on tho Harbour i Board range on Friday (any member not avail- ] able please notify the secretary at once) :— I Nicholl (captain), Waters (Harbour Board), I M'Donald (Brooklyn), Congreve, Caldwell, ■ Ahlers (South), Croxton, Poutawera (Public ! Service), Corles (Railway), Morris, Gold- ] rtncl), IP. Kcrshaw, senr.. V. Kershaw, juur., Chlng, Boss (Hutt), O'Donnell, Jatnieson | (Aotea), Kidd, Hunt, Mottram (Suburbs). , Emergencies: Williams (H. 8.), Gibson (P.S.), Graham (Brooklyn). Wilson (P.S.). j FRIENDLY MATCH. j On Thursday last tho Hutt Valley I,iclies' Club were the guests of the South Club at j a friendly match au<3 social evening on the I Hutt Valley range. Fifteen members of the i South Club journeyed out to Petone, and the ladles mustered over twenty. A match of j seven shots, optional sichter. was fired. The •earns were composed of ten aside, and after a most exciting shoot the ladies won by 7 points. Cards were nlaycd whilst <he match, was in progress, and gramophono selections helped to make tho crcning an enjoyable one. Trophies were handed to, the two ladies maklnfi tno Highest score find lowest score. Aftijr supper Mr. Congrcve, captain of the South Club, congratulated tho ladies on their win, and also thanked them for the pleasant timo given his team. Mrs. Childs, captain of the ladies' club, replied, and the evening broke up by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." The following aro the scores in the match:— ] Hutt Valley ladies. South. i Mrs. Cunlllte . fii) Preston 60 j Miss Warner ... Go Fettes, senr. ..64 Mrs. Lusty .... 05 Strong 64 Mrs. Childs .... 64 Boddy C 3 Mrs. Warner ..82 Nlckless 62 Mrs. Ward ... 01 Scott 61 Mrs. Nicholas .. CO W. Kettcs .... 60 Mrs. Veltch CO 0. Pettes 5S Mrs. Wales r.S Elliott ....... 5S i Mrs. Taylor ... 57 Murray 55 618 611 N.Z.M.R.A. I.'iio result of tho "Own Start" competition resulted in 46 members obtaining tho "possible," tho prize money being divided. The competition was a great success, and the first of its kind held In New Zealand. The entries numbered SOS, and the winners were: Miss A. Kempton (Carterton), J. Murray, W. Roberts, H. Gledhlll, P. Newman, T. Thomson (Tiuiani Fire Brigade), A. Jarvls, E. Bishop, V. M'Conchie (Port Nelson), A. Vile, K. Batlcy (Ohakea), E. H. Kingsbury, Bay Kingabury, 1). J. R. Harrison (Doric), H. Armstrong (Claromont), J. Mitchell, H. Weenink (Pareora), J. Quaid (Westerfleld), Mrs. Fowler (Port Nicholson), Mrs. Busclil, Mrs. Ragg (Now Brighton ladles), 3. Staples, T. Ahlors (Wellington South), MiS3 Donkin, Mrs. Pelham, Mrs. Ching (Hutt Ladies), Mrs. Potts (Public Service), F. Hodge, H. Sanders. G. Rylatt (Christchurch Railways), \V. Clout, L. Johns (Hutt), Miss M. Habih (I'eatherston), J. M. Toneycllffe. G. Lomas (Timaru), L. Jordan (Westport), L. Morrison, L. Melton (Morven). Miss Claughton (Brooklyn), W. Whltelioad (Fatrlio), O. Blair, J. C. Faulkner (Wiliowbrldg*), T. Kidd (Welltnßton • Suburbs). H. Prince, h. Phillpott (Wellington Harbour Board), D. M'Donald (Cashmere).