MINIATURE RIFLES

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1935, Page 15

MINIATURE RIFLES

PETONE LADIES' CLUB

.The annual social and presentation of trophies of the Petone Ladies' Miniature Rifle Club took place In the Masonic Hall, Petone, last Saturday. There .was a' large, attendance of yicepresidents and friends of the club, including the Hon. W. Nash, M P (patron of the club) and Mrs. Nash, Mr, Stickells and Mi's. Stickells (who founded the club in 1915), Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson (secretary of the Wellington Miniature ' Rifle Association), and representatives from the Aotea, Frontiersmen, Hutt Valley Ladies, and Central: Clubs. . ■ ' : Mrs. Porter (president of the. club) Welcomed all present -, and thanked those who had supported the club during the year. Mr. and Mrs. Nash were introduced, a crystal vase being presented to Mrs. Nash, and a buttonhole to Mr. Nash, who thanked the club and congratulated members on the successful, season just finished and on their high standard of shooting. The following is the list of prizewinners: . . : . .Aggregates. Grade Al.—Club championship (club trophy), Miss B. Scott: runner-up (club trophy), Mrs. Johnstone: Grade A 2: Club trophy, Mrs. Bryan; runner-up, club trophy, Miss Wilson. Grade B: Club trophy, Mrs. Jones; runner-up, club trophy, Miss Barr. "C. E. Wild" Cup.—Mrs. Johnstons. The cup is for the highest gun score aggregate for six monthly competitions. This is the fourth consecutive occasion on which Mrs. Johnstone has won it. Tisdall Cup: Miss Scott. .Belsham Cup (for B grade): Miss Barr. A grade button aggregate (Miss Jones's trophy), Mrs. Johnstone. B grade button aggregate (Miss E. Gre-gorys-trophy), Mrs. Jones. C grade inter-club match aggregate (Miss Scott'-.? trophy), Mrs. Bryan. Possibles club trophies, Mrs. .Heney, Mrs. Johnstone, Mrs. Porter. Competition No. 1, A grade,—Mr. Tapiin's trophy, Mrs. .Heney; Miss Barr's trophy, Miss N. Gregory. B grade: Mr. Gregory's trophy, Miss Barr; Mrs. Bryan's trophy, Miss Bradley. Competition No. 2: Mr. Bryan's trophy, Miss E. Gregory: club trophy. Miss E. Jones. Competition No. 3: Mr.Willis's trophy. Mrs. Porter; Mr. Scott's trophy, Miss Bryan;' Mrs. Porter's trophy, Miss N. Gregory. Competiton No. 4: Miss Pratley's trophy, Miss Bryan; I Miss N. Gregory's trophy', Miss Barr. Competition No. 5: Mr. Fraser's trophy. Mrs. Johnstone; W. H. Tisdall's trophy,.Mrs. Braid; Mr. Hartley's troShy, Miss Scott. Competition No. o: trade Al, Mrs. Jones's trophy, Miss Scales; grade A 2', anonymous trophy, Mrs Marsden; grade B, Mr. Singer's trophy, Miss Bradley. Competition No. 7: Mrs. Saunders's trophy, Mrs. Porter; Miss Scales's trophy, Mrs. Bryan. Competition No. 8, members prior to 1935, Mr. Pratley's trophy, Mrs. Marsden- club trophy, Mrs. Hobbs; 1935 members, Mr. Porter's trophy, Mrs. Morton; club trophy. Miss E Crotty. Competition No. 9: Anonymous trophy, Mrs. Wild; Miss Barr's' trophy. Mrs. Scott; Miss E. Gregory's trophy, Miss Wild; Mrs. Johnstone's trophy. Mr*. Turner; Miss Wilson's trophy, Mr;. Taplin. Competition No. 10, grade A 2: Mr. Neill's trophy, Mrs. Braid. Competition No. 11 (for mound officers), Mr. Mnrsden's trophy. Miss N. Gregory. Competition No. 12: Mrs. Porter's trophy. Miss Pratley.

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