RIFLE SHOOTING SUBURBS CLUB UPPER HUTT CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1932, Page 14

RIFLE SHOOTING

SUBURBS CLUB

UPPER HUTT CLUB

KARORI CLUB

On Saturday the Karon Defence Hiflc Club shot over the 300, 500, and 600 yards ranges (seven shots at each). President. 11. T. Marshall -was in charge of a lair attendance. There was a good light, but si variable wind caused some trouble and required veiy careful watching. The sluv>t was the first half-stage of the C.A.C. mid Bertram Cups competitions, and also counted for the Judd and K.-iurl.ill, Johnson, and Collins Cups competitions. The team, as advertised previously, shot against the Petone Club for the Senior Union SliieUl. Polone secured the vietorv by aj fair margin, the teams' scores ' bei'n": IVHone. Til. Karori 70K At .100 yards V ' W. Chins and J. McKelvic led the field with 3?> each (out of a possible 35) 50U. yards 11.I1. K. Goldfinch and X. Small were top with 33 each, and at (MO yards I i Deputy-President 71. V. Croxlon and F. Field held pride of place with S2 each.! 'I ho winners of the weekly trophies wen" Scratch. P. B. Goldfinch'; handicap. F. I'ield. The latter, a young member who joined the club only this season, was the only one^ to reach the club standard of 9S, and his score represents a fine performance. Next Saturday there will be a championship shoot over SOO and 300 yards. Saturday's scores:— 300 500 COO yds. yds. yds. Ilcp. Tl. Club standards .. 33 33 32 0 OS F. field 26 32 32 S OS J. McKelvie 33 31 30 3 !>7 X. Small 31 33 26 (i 03 P. B. Goldfinch .. 31 33 31 0 95 A. I. Coleman, 26-31-31-6—94; B. 6. Goldfinch, 2S-31-28-7—94; H. V. Croxton 29----32-32-0-93; W. J. H. Haase, 31-30-31-0—02; H. Fvankland.-30-32-30-0—02; V. 'W. Ching. 33-31-2S-0-,02; G. V. McNeil, 22-2S-30-12— f>2; \V. P. Andrews. 22-28-30-12—ii2; B. C.I IT. Kockcl, 28-20-29-5-01; R. D. Potts, i 30-30-20-5—01; K. Gillstrom, 26-32-26-7—91;! J. I. King, 27-32-31-0-90; D. Rankin.i 20-30-2S-7—"JO: G. Hunter, 26-32-25-G--S!); A ! E. Tilley,. 23-26-15-12—76; L. A. Caldwell, •22-24-29-0—75;-T. H. R. Boon. 2.5-30-20-0— 75; L. Hare. 0-32-29-0-61.

I The Suburbs Defence Rifle Club com-} pletoJ tbe third shoot in the third scries ] at Trentham on Saturday at SOO and 900 j yards.. The weather was beautifully i fine, but a light head wind proved very! tricky,-and was responsible for many outers, and magpies. First place at SOO' yards went to H. K. Hunt, 47. Deputy-President (ioodall 45, and H. T. Peat 43 were also well up. At 900 yards conditions were not very favourable, and the scoring low. Deputy-President Goodall was top scorer with 46 (eight bulls and two magpies), H T. Peat 43, and Vl*. Hutcheson 42 were the only other riflemen to score more than 40. Xe>:t Saturday the club will have musketry practice (military conditions), j The scores were: — SOO !)00 i..,, Yds. Yds. Up. Tl. 'Uep.-Prcs. Goodall .. 4j '46 5 0B *H. T. Peat 4:5 43 10 0U "M. Prictor 40 39 113 03 MV. Huteheson 37 42 )■! 03 "C. Deslandes 39 33 20 92 H. Pt. Hunt, 47, 39, 5—91; K. Prin S le 4° 37, 12—91; A. Isaac, 40, 30, 20—90; L Kelhngliani, 40, 34. 15—SO: S. Neilson, 38, 38, 10-86; H. G. Taylor, 36, 40. 0-S5- L Cheyne, 34, 3S, 13-S.v, Prn«. McLean, 36, 40, S-S4; Dep.-Pres. Fellingham, 30. 30, 7— 73; ,1. Prosser, 15, 23, 29—07. *The first five named score for the Xewton Cup. j

The Upper Hutt Defence Piifie Club fired a practice shoot on Saturday at 300, 500, and 600 yards. The weather conditions were good, but a changeable front wind proved troublesome at times. Some very good score 3 were recorded. The best at

300 yards were C. Whitemau XI, H White- I man, JJ. Dunn, G. CuUcr, and D. Purvis S-2 each. At 500 yds C. Whitcmau topped the srorins with the possible, 33,-followcd by D. .l'lirvis 3S, 11. Whiteman and S. Maher o2 each. At COO yards C Whitema a was again (op scorer with 34. The next best scorer was B. Dunn with 31 J.l.e best. .-prcKate for the day off'the gun was that of C. Uhiteman, 102 out of a possible 103. Scores: — 300 500 600 i V. Whiteman ';«' '33" ' X P. urvls ••■•■ 32 33 -20 91 ! ?■ 1» ■ -J 30 31 93 L. .Strickland 31 32 30 03 11. Whifeman, 32-32-28-02; G Coker 32-27-30-S9; S. Ifahcr. 30-32-27-89• f' Lvans, 23^31-29-S3; A. Scott., 2C2S-25-79: