RIFLE SHOOTING
SUBURBS CLUB
f J.IIO club firctl the second shoot of the fourth series-at Treiithani .lust Saturday afternoon The ranges were 300 and COO yards, ihe weather was perfect, and.good light, but the wild playing at its usual fishtail antics led many marksmen astray but some good individual range scores were returned under such conditions, ""'""•k' }• M'Lean made the best at 300 with 46, and Rflnn... A. Harris; returned the best at 600 yards,, with 48, also on 'I 8 * gli" score-of-the day with 89. A general summary is given of the various competitions. The finals will bo very, interesting, as the vagaries of Trentham upset many calculations. Visitors are marked ' •.' Scores:— 300 600 ■ ' „ ' . yds. yds. Hp. ' Tl. A. Harris 41 48 2 91 J. A. Bitters 45 43 — SS ft ™d, '■«■ 42 - S5 H. Hunt 4j . 40 — 85 A. Sherbrooke, 41, 41, 4—86; A. Stewart 44, 39, 0-83; S. V. M'Lean, 40, 30, o—B2R. E. Hester, 37, ;43, 0—80; E. Aston, 4o! 39, 0—79; H. T. Peat, 37, 39, 2—78; H. Cuming, 36, 39, 12—78; *C. Stewart, 40, 35, 0— 75; *M'Artlmr, 38, 36, 0-74; *Grant, 33, 3S, 0—71; W. J. Prictor, 36, 22, 10—68. The next shoot of the club-will be the short-range shoot on Saturday,' 10th March. CHAMPIONSHIP. The 1 leaders in the championship; with four short range shoots to go are as follow:—H. R. Hunt 555, S. V. M'Lean 585, A. Stewart 554, J. A. Hitters 073, H. T Peat 508, ]{.- E.. Hester 568, T. Goodall 508, K. Aston 567. . MORRISON CUP. Long range aggregate, SOO and '900 yards, ranges final:—A. Stewart, 349, 1; S. J'Y M'Lean, 345, 2; 11, X.. Hunt, 340, 3; T. Goodall, 339,. 4; 11. E. Hester, 331, 5. HICKSON CUP. . Over- ranges 500-600 yards:—With four shoots to go, the leaders are as follow:— H. T. Peat 622 points, H. R. Hunt 007, E. Aston 591, J. A.' Bitters 585, A. Stewart' 575. ..: : -,; NEWJON CUP. ' With;two shoots to go, the leadere are as, follow:—J. Bitters 20 points, E. Aston 16, H. T. King 16, A. Stewart 15, W.G. Fellingham 15, R. E. Hester. 14, H. T: Peat 14.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 55, 8 March 1929, Page 7
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357RIFLE SHOOTING Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 55, 8 March 1929, Page 7
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