RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Star, Issue 22515, 7 December 1936, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING

/ KIWI DEFENCE CLUB On Saturday the second competition of No. 2 match was fired on the hill range by the Kiwi Defence Rifle Club, over the 500yds and 600yds ranges. The strong fishtail head wind and the rain that was experienced played havoc with most of the scores, and it so happened that .some of the leading scorers at the first range when shooting at the second range were near the bottom at that range. With a four for his second and eighth shots and the remainder bulls Rifleman W. Burt established an early success for the B grade, but Rifleman N. Jones was bent on retrieving the reputation of the A grade, and excitement was intense when he fired his last shot, for a bull would mean that he would get 49. A little puff of wind at the crucial moment, however, only allowed him to get a four, leaving Rifleman Burt as the best scorer at 500yds'. Another good shoot at this range was that obtained by Rifleman E. Kibblewhite. After a disastrous start he lost only two points in his last seven shots, and then, at the next, only two in his first five. He is just 15 years old, however, and he then faded away. Considering the weather, good scores were obtained at 600yds, and of these 47 by Rifleman W. Pullar and P. Fennessey were the best. Rifleman W. Pullar, by virtue of his stronger finish, had the honour of the best score at 600yds, making this the second success for the B grade during the day. By medium of Rifleman W. Pullar’s 91 the B grade obtained the best scratch score, thus making the day a triumph for that grade. Although he has been shooting solidly this is Rifleman W. Pullar’s first major success this season, and he is to be congratulated on his clear-cut victory, as he was two points ahead of the next man, Rifleman P. Fennessey. Interesting shooting will be seen on the next two Saturdays, when the riflemen, discarding such appliances and aids as slings and aperture sights, willfire the service match. The fallowing are the individual scores A GRADE.

DUNEDIN DEFENCE CLUB The Dunedin Defence Rifle Club shot the second competition for prizes presented by President W. Banuerman and Rifleman O. G. Miller on Saturday afternoon. There was an attendance of 18, and seven shots (two optional sighters) each were fired at 500yds and 600yds. Weather conditions were fair, except for a light drizzle late in the afternoon, but baffling wind and light made high scoring extremely difficult. Rifleman O. G. Miller was top at 500yds with 34 and Rifleman W. A. Graham at 600yds' with 32. Rifleman W. A. Graham headed the day’s aggregate with 65. , Following are the highest scores

d a ns - l-H d rt o CD w o H Rfm. P. Fennessey 42 47 4 — 93 Rfm. J. Harding ... 44 41 5 — 90 Rfm. C. Kibblewhite 44 44 i — 89 Rfm. H. Stinson ... 41 44 4 — 89 Rfm. N. Jones 48 36 5 — 89 Rfm. A. Giflespi© ... 40 43 6 — 89 Rfm. R. Gillick 43 45 • — 88 Rfm. H. Tattersfield 47 40 1 — 88 Rfm. R. Johnston ... 44 41 3 — 88 Rfm. W. Mills 46 38 4 — 88 Rfm. W. Crimp ... 42' 41 3 — 86 Rfm. D. Parsons ... 45 35 5 — 85 Rfm. H. Whitehead 38 46 — — 84 Pres. R. Bruce 43 36 5 — 84 B GRADE. d r/D J! 'M g g O w O H Rfm. W. Pullar 44 47 — — 91 Rfm. W. Burt 48 40 2 — 90 Rfm. H. Milne, ... 44 40 6 — 90 Rfm. W. M'Gregor 44 38 6 — 88 Rfm. H. Stinson ... 43 38 , 5 — 86 Rfm. T. Quinn ... 41 42 2 — 85 Rfm. G. Adams 43 40 2 — 85 Rfm. E. Kibblewhite 37 32 15 — 84 Rfm.' J, MacKinlay 33 40 5 — 78 Rfm. A., J. Reed ... , 30 27 ■8 3- 65 Deputy-president F. Clayton and Rifleman R. Bowie also shot at the first range to With only one competition pletethe match, the following are the leaders in their respective grades A GRADE. 43 O JD | d o i-H a a d w Total Rfm. P. Fennessey 89 89 8 - - 186 Rfm. H. Tattersfield 94 87 1 - - 182 Rfm. W. Mills ... 91 84 7 - 182 Rfm, J. Harding ... 87 85 10 - - 182 Rfm. R. Johnston 90 85 6 - 181 Rfm. C. Kibblewhite 90 88 2 - - 180 Rfm. W. Crimp ... 93 83 4 - - 180 B GRADE. 43 O o r a 43 8 'S d c$ O nd d d d w o p* Rfm. W. Pullar ... 88 91 - 181 Rfm. W. Biirt 91 88 2 - 181 Rfm. T. Quinn ... 95 83 2 - - 180 Rfm. G. Adams ... 87 83 4 —. 174 Rfm. G. Stinson ... 82 81 10 - 173 The leading scratch scores are 43 o 43 § 4-) rt o rH C'l EH Rfm. H. Tattersfield 94 87 - 181 Rfm. W. Pullar ... ' 88 91 - 179 Rfm. W. Burt 91 B8 - 179 Rfm. C. Kibblewhite 90 88 - -178 Rfm. T. Quinn 95 83 — 178 Rfm. P. Fennessey ... 89 89 - 178

cu •.rt r§ • o '*3 Total. g lO g CO a w Rfm. : C. Gamble ... 31 31 ■4 — 66 Rfm. W. A. Graham 33 32 — 65 Rfm.’ R. M'Keich ... 31 31 3 — 65 Rfm. W. Hartv 31 26 7 — 64 Rfm. W. M. Denton 33 30 * 63 Rfm. A. W. Cooper 33 20 . 1 — 63 Rfm. A. J. Robson 30 30 ! 2 62 Rfm. .1. L. Benfell 31 29 2 62 Rfm. R. A. Mackie 33 28 — 61 Pres. W. Bannerman 25 29 7 — 61 Rfm. . G.. G. Gibbs. 27 22 12 — 61 Rfm.- C. A. M'Nish 27 30 : 3 — 60 Rfm. J. Armstrong 30 27 , 3 — 60 Rfm. '0. G. MiWer 34 25 59