RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 121, 19 November 1934, Page 13

RIFLE SHOOTING

KARORI CLUB

The Karori Rifle .-Club fired the first match of its championship series at-Trent-hum on Saturday. The match comprised a double shoot at 300 yards. That some members have held their best equipment in icseivo for this series was evident from1 tho scores recorded. An outstanding fea-1 turo was J. I. King's score of 95. The present club' champion • scored £ good 451 in the first shoot and put all his shots into the bull in his second shoot. Another score that was full of' merit was, P. B. ■ Goldfinch's 92. He scored the possible in the first ten shots, and followed it up with a useful ,42. Seven members, including three from the; handicap class, scored 90 or better off the rifle.. Leading scores for aggregates now well advanced are as follows: — Judd and Randell Aggregate.—P. B. Goldfinch 226, J. H. Croxton 225, H. H. King 224. H. Lane 222, B. G. Goldfinch 220, K. E. Hart 218. ' Johnston Cup.—P. B. Goldfinch 185, H. H. King 177, B. G. Goldfinch 176, K. G. Munro 175, J. H. Croxton 174, J. McKelvie Collins Cup,—H. H.King 182, B. G. Goldfinch 182, J. H. Croxton 182. K. G» Munro 181,. H. Lane 181, J. McKelvie 177. The following are Saturday's scores:— 300 300 yds. yds. Hep. Tl. .1. f. King 45 50. — 95 P. B. Goldfinch ..,.50 42 - — 92

H. H. King 44-46 2 . 02 B. G. Goldfinch .... 45 45 2 92 K. G. Munro, 46, 44, 2—92; J. H. Croxton, 44, 45. 3-92; H. V. Croxton, 44, 47, 0—91; D. Rankin, 42, 44 5—91; H. Frankland, 45, 45, o—9o;i J. McKelvie, 45, 4J, 3— 89; H. Lane, 41, 38, 0-S8; T. H. R. Boon, 44, 42, 0-86; K. E. Hart, 41, 36, 9—86; C. Andrews, 34, 36, 16—86; B. Rockel, 43, 40, 2-85; F.W. Ongley, 42, 35, 8-85; A. R. Craig, 42, 37, 4—83. Next Saturday the club will continue its championship with a double shoot at 500 yards.