RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17646, 26 November 1917, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

RANGIORA CLUB. The members of the Ran giora Defence Rifle Club held their first handicap competition under service conditions on Thursday and Saturday, in favourable weather for snooting. The competitions were as follow: No. 1, five shots grouping at 100yds j No. 2, five shots in 7seo, at 200yds; No. 3, five shots in Sseo at 200yds, silhouette targets; and No. 4, five shots' in 7sec, at 300yds. The

KAIAPOI CLUB. The Kaiapoi Defenca Rifle Club concluded its first handicap cup competition on Saturday afternoon. The conditions were seven shots at 200yds, 300yds and 500yds. The leading scores are as follow:

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scores arc: — No. No. No. No. 1 2 3 4 Hp. Tl. W. Butters . 20 19 15 14 3 — • 71 P. Luisotti . 20 17 15 12 3- • 67 S. Thompson . 20 14 9 15 8 — - 66 A. Cambridge . 20 16 13 12 1 — ■ 64 C. Tyler . , , 25 20 6 9 o • 62 G. Lowe . . 15 13 12 17 5 — • 62 C. Humphreys . . 20 19 3 13 G — • 61 N. "W. Pavitt . 15 11 9 15 6 — ■ 56 C. Butters . 15 S 3 12 15 — • 53 J. S. Cook . 15 10 3 13 8 — • 49

200 300 600 Yds. Yds. Yds. Hp. Tl. H. Cooksley 29 33 3 12 — 105 G. Humphries .. 27 31 31 7 — 96 J. G. Yellowlecs 30 30 31 5 — 95 W Heney . '28 29 20 10 — 96 F. Richards '29 33 33 scr — 95 h. Oram ".,» , * 27 31 33 2 — 93 H. James .*>., . 28 28 30 7 — 93 J, B.rj'den '.;'.';." . 31 30 30 scr — 91 W. Reevos . . 81 24 19 15 — 89