MINIATURE RIFLES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 113, 15 May 1934, Page 16

MINIATURE RIFLES

THE SHIELD RESULTS

CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME

(By "Elevation.")

;.■■ .;■ FIXTURES. matches commence 3lay 21 Sydney Tisdall Cup Competition—May T-19 Wellington Championships—June' 4. Winchester Cup Competition—June 11-23. Xew. Zealand Championships— July 16-2 S. ■\Vltcombe and Ca'ldweil Cup Competition— '-; '.'August 20-Septembcr-l. ; • .'MATCHES:FOR NEXT 'WEEK. .*" A Grade.—First' Round: Hutt v. Aotea, May 21;; W.AV.JI.C. v. South, May 23; Brooklyn t. Public Service. May 23; Harbour Board, a bye. •.C Grade—First Bound: "Evening Post" v. Fetoije Ladles. .May 21; Railway Xo., 2 v. Hallway Xo. 1, May 21; Hutt Ladles v. Brooklyn, Hay.', "2; South v. .Aotea, Slay 22; Railway Ladies v. Hutt, "May 23. ; Matches will, ha flred on the range of the . club first-mentioned. ■' ..- ; t -> INTER-CLUB SCHEDULES. JjOrty-one teams - have ''entered for the interclub matches this season—seven A, four I, eighteen B (7 Hutt and 11 Wellington), and -twelve C. The. schedules are being forwarded to 'clubs. *..■.■ ■': ; WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIPS. The programme decided-upon for the meet;- --; .Ing; on June 4 is on much the same lines as the- A grade have been very considerably reduced. This year there will again be A, B, and C grade championships, and a silver medal has DG6n 'ifi^yidsd for the winner of the B-grads aggregate. Prizes are based on 42, 40, and 30 entries in the A, B, and C grades respectively. ' A increase in any of these numbers . will result in a proportionately higher prizelist, in which one member in every four will participate. Clubs are reauested when forwarding., entries to accompany them by six certified ..shoots for each competitor, and these will be ; taken into consideration when competitors are -. being graded. - B and C grade competitors-may enter for the higher grade or grades upon payment'of the' entry fee for that grade as well as for the :.. grade in which he is classed. Should-he-be successful"be would then share in both lots of prize-money. For the A grade the entrance fee has- been fixed at 12s 6d for the three matches and the aggregate. Individual match entries will be 4s. The number of prizes is ten for each match, totalling £5 10s. The first prize will be £1 ss: The final ten will share £6 ss,;with first prize, of £2. In the B grade the entrance fee is 10s for the three matches and. the aggregats. There are ten prizes for first prize. Twelve "competitors share in ■ the aggregate; first prize SI 10s, total value £6. - Individual match entries are 3s; In the C grade the entrance fee is 7s 6d for the two matches and the aggregate. There are nine prizes in eac>. match, with a total value of-£6. The first prize is 15s. .In the aggregate there are . tenprizes, total value £5, with the first prize" of i£l ss. .Individual match entries are 3s. There will be. no special ladies' match, ,but a ladies' trophy will be awarded to the lady with the highest aggregate in matches 1, 2, and 3 of the A and B grades -and in the two-C- ---, grade matches. A ladies'team'match will cover the- first and third matches in the A and B or the two C grade matches. • Entrance fees are 5s a team of four ladles, the winning team to take all the entrance money. ; .■'-■-- '; A four-man teams' match will lie held over alt; three matches, A and (or) B. The entrance fee is 103 a team, with the distribution of.entrar.ee money at 45 per..cent., 30 per cent., and 20 per cent: A- B-grade teams' , match, appears on the * programme, and the association is prepared: to run one if there are sufficient-entries; these will be accepted on the day of the. match. There are -.also optional . : aggregates for the A andß grades. ■',- An A. grade competitor is" one -whose average score is 67:5 or over,.the B grade-average lies' betwetn 65.0 and 67. 5, and C grade is an overage under 65.0. ': .- -.'. V r'i OSMOND ■SHIELD. .' With a.score- of 688/ only one point ahead of that: willy .-which ' Harbour :Board - won in the ■•- second round last year,-'Hutt."A .succeeded in winning the Osmond Shield by a margin of five points from Public Service, - with" Harbour Board two points. lower "third." This is the eleventh occasion on tthich- Hutt has won .out ■ .of the sixteen-times the -shield has been competed for since 1927. Public- Service have been successful three times, with Harbour -.: Board and South once each. .': .. ■ : : The standard of marksmanship has been well maintained, and the average of 67.67-obtained by;the -nine teams in this round is the"same . iisithat.ior the .first round last . year. " The averages of ; the first round'slnco 1927 have . year- hy year. gradually improved, and this •sear's average shows-that thsfe has . been no falling off. The averages are 65.82, 66.00, 66.31, 66.25, 07.12, 67.16, _ 07.67, and 67.67. The mean averages for v the --past six-years, '■: ■ 08.36.. 06.60, (36.90, 67.24, 07.55, and 67.50, show-. how consistent lias ' been the improve- , merit. ......'. ' This year there were again nine teams, and (if. tlis- 90 'competitors-58 scored more than the A.JKr.ada. standard of 07.5. There were only eight possibles, .but" there' were eighteen 68's .•iiia-"thlrfy~-twij OS's. ' The possibles were scored by- J- Boss and D. Robertson (Hutt), H. V. Crpxtou: and S. Gibson (Public Service), jr. Jleldrum (P.w.M.C), A. Westwood and C. Hopkins, (Brooklyn), H. Hunt (Aotea). The details are as follows:— Hutt A;—J.; Ross 70. D. Robertson 70. N. E. Solomon 69, E. W. Yeitch 69, F. W. Ching 69, P. b:. Goldfinch 69. C. Lambert 68, H. Keenc 68,, L. Hare 68." T. Richards 68; total,. 688. . .Public Service.—H. V. Croxton 70, S. Gibson 70, J. Croxfoh 60, E.- N. Bromley 69. C. A. Furlong; 69, A. R. Craig 68. M: R. Hntton 68, AY. I. Hendry 67, W. A. Nicholson 67, L. R. Poutawera- 6"; total, 683. Harbour Board.—L. M. Rush 69. H. Weeds 69, BiH.'JTicboll 69, J. Bell 68,..E.-Eaton'.6B, T. Jlcfiiir 68, W. Mcßain-68; W. V. Phtlnott 68. L. Fellingham-67;"I. Atkins 67; total, 681. South.—McNab 69, R: Tomlin" 69, P. Consreve 69, R. CongreTe-69: K. Boddy 68, A. Mcßobie 68, A. E. McDowell 68; J. Culling 68, I. Priestly "67, —. Churcher 65.: total,: 680. ." ' . ;Hutt B.—J. A.: McHplm 69, F." L.Burrell 6S, R. I Swain. 68. Gittings-68. R. Griffith 68. —. Purvis 68.'vH.-...tiilUeinah 68. H. t. Caldwell 67, H. King'67.:J. W.- MrHolm.67 ; total, 677. JT. Meldr'um 70, F. Knight 69, S. '■ Dawson. 681 "A: Doran 68, L. Wales 68. A. J. Tishcr'67, B. Buck 67, G. Skippage 67, F. Ker-shaw.-'67..H.- Pctherick 66:.t0ta1: 677. . ' Brooklyn.^—A: Westwood 70, C. Hopkins "70, Pi Chandler 6S, W. Lock OS. A. Anderson OS, P. Jouning 67, V. Abbott 67, B. Keys 67, M. Hbffeins 65. E. Bunting 62; total, 672. 'Aotea.—H." Hunt 70, P. Stewart 69. J. Hunter 68,'.T..Cord?r 68, J. Stephens 68. J. Pitt 67, F.-Monk "67, \V. G. Scambary 67, D. Feast 65, J, Cowman 60; total, 069. - Petone Central.—l. Ashman 69. J. Findlay OS, X..Sekrle 68. W. Clever 67, J. Devlne-67, H.; Woodhead-66, W. .Stephehson 65, J. Braid 65;-O:,Church'er.6-l;-NVE. Ffrost 61; total, 603. ■ .•' .'LADIES' SHIELD. The Port Nicholson Ladies were successful in winning the' Ladies' Shield.with a score of r>3s .by,'-a''.-six-point margin from Brooklyn Ladies. . This is- the second occasion since 1327 that■ths' Port Xicholson-Ladies lv^ive been successful, "the first., time. being in 1928. : The shield has . now * been competed for ■ sixteen times'and; lias been held by the following teams:—Hutt Valley Ladies (five times). Hutt Ladies (4), Brooklyn Ladies (2), Port Nicholson Ladles. (2). P.W.M.C. Ladies. Public' Service;. Ladies, and Featherston Ladies. ■ •Seven teams competed'this year, and the :i«ragc score" was 64.21, slightly lower .than last jean lr No competitors secured possibles bill".69's ■•secured'by .Miss A. Haliiday (P.X.L'), '.Mrs. Braid (P.L.). and Mrs. V. c;ivaye:(H.L.). ■ The detailed results are:;Port >Xicholson 'Ladies.—Miss A. Haliiday 69,' Mrs. -C. Hill , 68, Mrs. C Hall 67. Miss c:. King . 67. .Miss -N. Spencer. 67, Miss Cam-1 eron 65. Miss Shaw 62, Miss G. Stevens CO. Total, .'525. ... ■Brooklyn : Ladies.—Miss.-.Thompson OS. Mrs. Radddn - 67, Miss Whitcombe 67, Miss A. Cockroft 66, Mrs. Walsh .66, Mrs. Wannell 63, Mrs. Grcathead 62,' Mrs. Gourlay 00. Total, 519. ■:■:■' :-'- ~, ■"' .•■ .1, ; . Eetone Ladies.^-Mrs. Braid 69, Mrs. Marsden 67, Miss.V. Pratley. 60, Miss E. Jones 65, Miss E.-Gregory 65, Mrs. Johnstone: 65, Miss M. Wilson.62, Miss B. Scott 59. Total, 518. ;. "'• ';' '-." ■■ P.W.M.C. ' Ladies:—Mrs: Cunliffe 6S, Mrs. Tuller 67. Mrs. Taylor 67. Mrs. Ryle 65, Mrs. Warner 63,. Mrs. Ward 64, Mrs. Verrall 63, Mrs. Henderson 58. Total, 517. Hutt Ladies.—Mrs. V. Cavaye 69, Miss V. Bird dS. Mrs. B. Bonkin 67. Mrs. Maltland 67, Miss N. Fraser 65, Miss B. Caidon 65, Mifs Watson-Munro 59, Mrs. Pelham 53. Total, 513. Hutt Valley Ladies.—Mrs. Greenfield 68, Mrs. Nicholas 66, Mrs. May 66. Mrs. Ffrost 63, Mrs. Barden 63, Mrs. House 61, Mrs. McDowell 61, Miss Wale 61. Total, 509. Railway Ladies.—Miss Cook 07. Miss Guymer 66, Miss Armstrong 66, Mrs. Cook 64, Miss Sheridan 62; Miss Wind 60, Miss Borlasse 56, Miss Conlon 54. Total, 495. . ' . . AOTEA CLUB. In spite of the bad weather on Wednesday night last there was a- good muster of club members and the shooting generally was good. Mr. H. Hunt-secured another-possible, and 69's .were scored by Messrs. P. Stewart, sen., J. Pitt, and W. Scambury. Members are requested to. attend" tomorrow's shoot in full force to enable" the selectors •: to pick the teams for the inter-club matches, which start next week. BROOKLYN CLUB. The first'round Cof the Brooklyn Club championships : concluded last week. Possibles were scored by./ Messrs. Smith and Bunting, and 69's by Messrs. Wannell, Chandler, and Westwood. ,A . 15-shot,possible'was recorded by Mr. Bunting. The Holcruft: Shield teams match will be flred on* Wednesday, May 16, and :not Thurs-day-as previously, arranged. ''As-this Is one of the most Important matches, a full attendance of members is. expected. "EVENING POST" CLUB. : The first club ; competition commenced last week. K. MacDowell made a good start ■with a possible. H. Nlckless and F. Houghton .had 69's. A large number of the other members reached .69.5 with their handicaps ana the competition promises to be evenly contested. . ... '.-.r.".-i HARBOUR BOARD CLUB. , .The last two shoots have been well attended *■ - *^? e -lult^ S°od scores have been put up._ The following are 3ome of the highest: ■ H^H.- Nicholl. 100, L: Fellinghanv 100, W. V PUlpott 98, J. Belljgg, T. -McGUI 97, F. Ryan 9TC:ana'D.jPbJlpott-97," Competitions for club

trophies and championships commenced last night and some quite close scoring resulted. ONSLOW CLUB. Another very successful practice was held last week, members still making steady progress^ Taylor 89. Totts S9. Mattingley 89. ting their possibles (90). Other members shot well, and by the time the team is picked for ths inter-club matches everybody should he at their best. LOWER HUTT LADIES' CLUB. Last Thursday evening the official opening of Lower Hutt Ladies' Club took place at the. range. The evening took the form of n friendly malch between Petone Ladies. Hutt Men nnd Hutt Ladies. The prize winners were:—Highest score: Hutt Men, Mr. Keene: Petone Ladles. Miss Heenev. Consolation nrlzes: Hutt Men. Mr. Dlckham: Petone Ladles. Mips Stewart. Special prize for good shooting: Mrs. Solomon. The officers for the year are as follows-— President. Mrs. Walter Nash: club canta'in. Miss Rita Lawrence: vlce-cantnin, Mrs. Ching; secretary and delegate, Miss E. WatsonMunro: treasurer. Miss B. Calder; coach, Mr H. Keene. ; . PUBLIC SERVICE CLUB. During the second week of the club's competitions the following scores were recorded: R. D. Potts. J. H. Croxtcin, and W. A. Nicholson. <I 9: H. V. Croxton. 9S; Carter. A. V O. Wilson, and Jr. Hutton, 97; Harris. 96. Sirs. Croxtnn returned a splendid score of 99. In a practice shnot A. R. Craig returned 97. Arrangements- have been made for a frlendUmateh with the Hutt Club on the Hutt range in Thursday-evening. WELLINGTON W.M. CLUB. Since the last report we have been getting in steady practice, having had eight practice nights un to April 19. and averaging. 20 memb£rs_ per shoot. There has bsen some good snaotins, D. Alibrister. F. J. Waterworth C Saul, and R. Pattison being very consistent To Alabaster fell- the honour of the Hist possible durinit file season, but Waterworth and Saul soon followed. . During Easter the nnnual stiT-ts competition between the Christchurch W.M. Club and the Wellington W.M. Club took place, and in the shooting enntes' Wellington were successful by 405 points- to 433. The top scorers were:—Christchurch—Armstrong (58. Ashwortl) 6a, "West .64. . Wellington—C. Saul 60, R Pattison 68. H. Roberts 68. Trophy shooting' commenced on April 23 with the president's trophy. The shooting was completed on April 31, .but three tied and a snoot-off is necessary. The three are: O. Saul (207), 210;• E. Carter (203), 210; W Connibear (200).- 210. Some good shooting was recorded, .the .following being outstanding: n Alabaster (207). 209: P. ,T: Waterworth •»'). 208% : R.. Pattison (204). 207. Both Alabaster's and ■ Waterworks scores included possibles. Tho figures in brackets are the gun scores. . "c