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MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Scoring was high and competition exceptionally keen in the annual outdoor championships of the Gisborne Miniature Rifle Club. Two practices were fired at 50yds. and one at 100yds. in three divisions consisting of A grade, B grade and women competitors. W. J. Burton and F. J. Jeune tied in the top section, each scoring 144 out of the possible 150. Burton won the shoot-off with an excellent 49 out of the possible 50. T. Gedye took the B grade championship with an aggregate of 139 points, three ahead of B. Elliott and T. D. Lamberton in equal second position. The women’s championships provided an outstanding feature, three competitors. Mesdames Sutcliffe and Burson and Miss Sutcliffe, each registering 142. A further practice eliminated Miss Sutcliffe, but the other two remained level. The second ehot-ofT was also very keen, the honours going to Mrs. Sutcliffe by only one point. This reversed the decision of last season when following a tie Mrs. Burson defeated Mrs. Sutcliffe by a narrow margin in the shoot-off. Detailed results follow:- *
A Grade.—W. J. Burton, 49, 49, 46. total 144; F. J. Jeune, 48,.48. 48. 144; R. A. Burson, 50. 47, 45, 142; J. K. Aitken, 50, 45, 46, 141; J. Sutcliffe,( 45. 48, 48, 139; J. D. Marton, 46, 48. 44, 138; R. O. Bull, 47. 46. 44, 137; N. Gedye. 46, 48, 43, 136 ; D. Robinson. 47, 46, 42, 135. B Grade.—T. Gedye. 45, 49. 45, 139; B. Elliott,( 45, 43, 48, 136; T. D. Lamberton, 47, 45, 44, 136; E. R. Williams, 45, 45, 42. 132; G. Jeune, 47, 43. 33. 123; E. R. Houlahan, 41, 43, 38, 122; V. Clement, 44, 41, 37, 122; K. Maynard, 38, 39, 36, 113.
Women.—Mrs. Sutcliffe, 50, 46, 46, 142; Mrs. Burson. 46, 50, 46, 142; Miss Sutcliffe, 50, 47, 45, 142; Mrs. Dolman, 49. 47, 45, 141; Mrs. Gedye, 49, 43, 43, 135; Mrs. Williams, 46, 46. 43, 135.
The final shoot of the year will take place at the Hole in the Wall on the Sunday of Labour Day week-end in the form of the annual East Coast championships. It is hoped that teams from neighbouring clubs will be contesting the honours with Gisborne club members.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22464, 20 October 1947, Page 7
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