MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Star, Issue 21820, 8 September 1934, Page 18

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

The Dunedin Returned Soldiers 1 ' Small-bore Rifle Club’s championship and club handicap senes of shoots commenced by the Returned Soldiers’ Smallbore Rifle Club in April last are now, nearing completion, and with only one more shoot to fire to complete the series club members are keen to learn how. they stand in the grand aggregate. The first fifteen only qualify to fire in the final match. The seventh series of both, shoots was fired on Monday last, and the scores were' excellent.

Club Championship.—D. Marr 79,'G,Ferens 79, T. Menzies 79, 0. Holden 79, R. Bowie 79, J. Judson 78, J. Allan 78,, C. Johnston 78, W. Goudie 77, C. James 76. J. M‘Kee 76. J. Potter 76, W. H. White 76, J. Harrison 75, W. Meikle 72, J. Spratt 67, S. Ewens 67. Club Handicap.—o. Holden 80 (1), R. Bowie 80 (1). 6. Ferens 80 (2), W,Goudie 80 (3), C. Johnston 80 (4), 1), Marr 79 ( —), T, Menzies 79 ( —), J, Allan 79 (1), H. White 79 (3), J. Judson 78 ( —), C. James 78 (2), .1. Potter 78 (2), J. Harrison 77 (2), J. Spratt 77 (10), J. M‘Kee 76 (—), W.Meikle 74 (2), S. Ewens 70 (31. Following these. shoots a commencement was made in a snap shooting competition for a trophy donated by Mr D. Marr (a club member).. Three matches will be fired, the possible being 150, and judging by the scores returned in. the first match competition will be keen. Mr White was very unlucky in not securing a possible in bis first match. The target judge could mot give more than four 10’s and one 9.

Snap Shooting.—Five shoots on one target: H. White 49, J. Judsoh 48, T.Menzies 46, D. Marr 45, W. Goudie 43* W. Meikle 43, 0. Holden 43, J. Harrison 41, J. Spratt 40, C. Johnston 39, Gv Ferens 38, J. Allan 38,-R. Bowie 37. S. 13wens 37, C. Johnston 36, J. Potter 29. J. M‘Kee 14. ' ■

Next Monday evening the second match in the snap shooting competition will be fired, and the novelty shoot, “ A Trip to . Timaru,” will be completed. ' • ” '