PETONE CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 6, 8 January 1934, Page 12

PETONE CLUB

. f The-: Petone Rifle Club, jiheldia. ehoot shunting -for the short range-and longi field handicap aggregates at Trentham on Saturday, ranges'3oo and 500 yards; ; There was/ a-'fair attendance,- and the yeather conditions '■ were fine, although.a rear wind of 'varying strength necessitated windage alterations for, almost, every -•shot. . ■ ':"' .'•' ■ ■■"■.■'. ■.•■■• ■' .. '• ... •]. -, .. •"During'the: afternoon members■;■■',congratulated the winning team- on their, good performance in': winning, the 'North Island • ;Team Shield at Wariganui recently. : The ieani won the ■ match 'with a- total score pt 400, (ranges- 300, SOO/and 600 yards, 7 Whdts),: the individual scores being E;; Bal-. linget 101, W. J. Mclver 101, A. H. O'Donpell .100, T. McNab 88.' ■ ,: .'■ > '} For the. day's shooting at .300 yards the outstanding performance was that of- T. aicNab,:.who scored 49 but of- 50 ,(three jiomts ; above .'the clubk standard)';'.. , The other leading -scorerß at this:range were B. Ballinger 45, T. AYarburton, W.. Scam•'bary, and J. C. Carter. 44' each.:., v . At ,500. yards, owing1 to the wind, the usual high ecbres. did :not ;appear. E; Balilinger was top scorer, and the standard, '47, followed by.Ti-.McNab, W.Scambary, and T.'Warburton, 46 eachj P. Stewart '45.- N \>.■,■.'> ' .'■■■ -'■'■■■ '■•' .7:''-- ' The best aggregate'off the gun for the day was secured by T. McNab, with .the trilliant,total of 95. Qther; leading aggregates were E.- Ballinger 92, W. Scambary and T.: Warburton 90, P. Stewart 88. ;Next Saturday the ranges will be 300 - Hiid 600-yards, the cpmpetitiph" counting for the championships .and other ehort range li'andicap aggregates. - . ■ v , The: following' are' the scores:— . ■ > • ■".- SOOyas.VSflpyda. Hep; Ttl.' T. McNab ..... 49 ;46:: 1. . ,96 W. Scambaryv .■'. 44 : ;46 7-' S.; '93 'P. Stewart. .... 43 ' 45 ' 5- 93 E. Tanner. .;...: X4O; ■ ; 43;, ;10 ..■; ."'O3. «r. Farmer, 3S,V 42, 13—93; E. Ballinger,■ 45, '47—92; •.'' T. '• Warburton; 44, 46— 90- T. F. Cooper, 40, 40, 10—90; W." Saun<lere,, 37, 40, 13—90; T.B. Richards,'4l, 42, 6-89; C.: Lusty,.37, 42, 4-^-87; T.Chnpnian, 43, 42, 2—87; W. :Currie, .42, 36, 9--87; W. A. Scott, 34, 42, 10-86; W. Jackson, 43, 40, 3—86; J. G. Carter, 44, 41— ,85; H.Nickless., 40, 39, 6-rBS; J;. Ashman, 4.1, 40, 2—85; W. H;v Balilngcr, 540,44— 84. ' -:- ' " ■■•'•'. -'7.-::- ; :■■'■ '-■■'-■ '■