RIFLE SHOOTING

Hutt News, Volume 6, Issue 50, 23 May 1934, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING

KETONE CLUB Tlic Potoiie ltiiio Club members took advantage of the line weather conditions on Saturday, and fired a match counting for the Club Short liange handicap and Longficld handicap series at Trentham, ranges 500 and GOO yards. There was a fair attendance and for the most part the shooting at the 500 yards distance was good, but at the longer range the light rear wind caused many disappointments. At the 500 yards range, E. Ballinger inished with an "inner" for. 48 out of

i * — the posible 50 iuid was tup scorer followed by T. Chapman and T. 40 each, W. J. Mdver 45. At UOO yards, II Nickless wtih a good 45 off the guu equalled the standard, the next highest scorer being T Warburton 8(5, T. Chapman SO. Tlio shooting oil Saturday caused only slight changes in the positions previously attained by members in the above competitions and the aggregates are now headed by the following: Short Eange Handicap Series.-—A. Grade: P. Stewart 537, E. Ballinger 537, T. Chapman 532, T. Warburton 530. I) and C Grades: A. Scott 51)9, J. I'. Corder 530, T. B. Kichards 430, W. Scambary 53(5, W. Currie 534 Long field Handicap Aggregate, all grades:—T. B. Kichards 000, W. Currie 893, E Ballinger 888, J. P. Corder SSB, '£ Warburton 881, A. Scott 881, C. E.

Tanner 880, T. Chapman 872, 1' Stewart I SBO. The following are Saturday's scoresi j

500yds (500yds Hep. 'JM. ] C. E. Tanuer 43 41 8 92 I E. Ballingcr 4S 412 0 90 \V. Seanibary 41 -10 5 SO T. B. llieliunls 4-1 40 4 J. P Cordcr -II 30 H S8 W. J. Melver 45 -i'2 0 87 II. Niukloss 39 45 2 80 T. Warburluii 43 -13 0 SO | T. Chapman 40 -10 0 85 P. Stewart 43 3(5 7 SO W. M. Jackson 43 39 3 So W. Curric 41 39 5 85 1\ MeNab ' 40 38 0 S-l W. 11 Ballinger 43 41 0 84 : — !