MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17860, 5 August 1918, Page 6

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING.

The Cliristclrurch Miniature -Rifle Association's third annual open championship mooting was held at Chester Street Rifle Range on Saturday last, and was in every way a great success. The competitions included teams and individual shooters from all.the local clubs, and from the Tiinaru Eire Brigado Ladies, Southbroolc, Rangiora and Ashburton Clubs. The onirics totalled 21 in the teams matches, and 140 in the individual competitions. The urizes consisted of thirteen gold medals. The. officials were: —Target Committee, Messrs Wharton (City), Craig (Sydenham), Docker (Working Men's Club); range officers, Messrs Drools (Kaiapoi), Bowiker (Linwood), Cockroft (Sydenham), Fleming (City), Buchanan (Ward's), Benan (Linwood); timekeepers, Messrs J. Left (Sydenham), AV. Wells (Linwood), J. Light-, foot (Linwood); secretary, Mr A. Tongue (Working Men's Club); assistant secretaries, Messrs F. Logan (Sydenham). A. Tavlor (Liuwood);, marker's officers at bulls, Messrs F. Judkin, ' Christehurch), Harrison (Sydenham), Davison (City), O'Brien (Railway), Taylor (Working Men's Club). Mr Bridgeman (Linwood) looked after the individual and Mr A. Welsh was in charge of tho targets.

The results were as follow: Toaniß Competitions.

Team of five men, time limit 40 minutes, 23 yards range; Ist prizes five gold medals, .second prize, five jjold medals. Working Men's Club—Helmshaw 70, Piper 69, Dockery 68, Pimm 68, Morgan 67;

total 312 + Sydenham—Craig G 9, Left 69. Shorriffs 69, 'Lagan 63, Hay G 7; tolal 342 . . . t Other competitors were:—Peppler'a 341, Railway Reserve No. 2 3<lo, Linwood 339, Ward's Brewery 335, Kaiapoi .Woollen 335, Scargill 334, Railway Reserve* No. 1 333, Railway Reserve No. 3 333, Southbrook 331.

The ties will be firod off at Chester Street on Wednesday evening. Individual Shoot. A. Bentley (Railway Reserve), 11 consecutive bulls 1 J. Thomas (Railway Reserve), 9 consecutive bulls 2 Tho following, with 69 each, tied for three prizes:—R. Piper, J. Cullcn, P. Morgan, A. Helmshaw (W.M.C.), P. Logan, W. Cockroft, R. Harrison (Sydenham), Carter (Railway), Murray (Ward's), Lightfoot (Linwood), Barker (Peppler's). The ties will be shot off on Wednesday night. WINTER TOURNAMENT. Following are the results of last week's shooting in the Christchurch Miniature Rifle Association's winter tournament: Section A.

Railway Reserve No. I—Bentley 70, Hobbs 70, Hessey 70, Thomas 7,0, Carter 70, Wardlo 69, Greig GB>, Porteous 68; total 555. Linwood—Taylor 70, Bowlker 68, Wells 68, Chinnery 67, Lightfoot 66, Felton 65, Wear 64, Green 61; tolal 532. Peppler'a—Brown 60, Lane 69, Simmons 69, Field 63, Barker 67, Sponce 66, Town 66, Johnstone- 66; total 510. Cashmere No. 1— Neill 67, Diack 60, Hawken 66, Hogarth 60, Pawri!! 63, Peek 67, Hunslcy.6l, Gnbb 64: total 525. Sydenham—Hay 70, Left 69, Sheriffs 69, Lognn 68, Cockroft 68, Harrison 67, Vernier 66. Craig 68; total 545. City C.D.C.—Sendall 68. Tvros 68, Benison 67, Reid 65, Nelson 65, Wharton 64, Collins 64, Andrews 62; total 523. Section B. Working Men's Club—Bockery 70, Piper 70. Pimm 69, Morgan 68, Taylor 63, Thompson 63, H/ilmshaw 67. Cu'lon 67: to al. 547. 1 ;v'wav Social—Dunn 68, Brown 68, Napier 67, Shann 67, Mali oner 66, Averis GS, Pascoo 64, Ashby 62; total 527. Railway Social—Dunn GS, Brown 67, Everist 68, Pascoe 67, Napier 69, Rose 69, Bh:«in. 69, R Ashby 6s; total 545. Cashmere No. 2 Brookiii" 69, Stocks 68, Sleeman 64, Cattormole 68, Harman 61, Neville 66, Deighton 67, Marks 59 • total 526. We.-.-!'" Bvaw'iy—Eutchiu-s 69, Bn^nnnn 67, Cliilds 07, French 67. Smythe 67. Weston 69, Murray 69, Mackey 68; total 542. Kaialioi Woollen—Thompson 07, Townsend (L 1 . l'atton 6-3, Davie 65 Goven 6ri, Thomas 63, W-ofcon fit, Ha»i«P OS; total 59i.

Railway Reserve No. 9—Barlow 70. Brady 70 Bollridgo 09. Hands 6S, Duckworth 68. W. Fuller 68, Timbs 67, Mullolly 66: total 516, Cashmere No. 2—Brooking 70, Cnttermoio 68. Deighton 66 Firman 66, Harman 70. Neville 65, Marks 65, Slc.cmiin G 5; total 535.

POSITION OF TEAMS. Section A.

The Railway Reserve No. 1 and the Sydenham in the A Section, and the Working Men's Club and Railway Social in the B Section will shoot off for the Beavaii Cup. As r-u t r the -w <> M"rr, <■"• will fire against Railway Reserve No. 1. and byuenmun against liauway booial.

v.. w. Ti. I). p. B.ai'.way "Reserve No. 1' 10 JO 0 0 10 Sydenham 10 7 '1 1 V, Pcppler's 10 5 ■I ■ 1 !)■' City Unit p.D.C. . 10 11 c 1 Cashmere No. 1 . 10 3 7 0 .3 Linwood C.D.C. . 10 0 9 1 i Scctif in B. Working Men's Club . 10 10 O 0 10 Railway! Social '10 7 3 " 0 7 Ward's Brewery 10 6 1 • 0 G Railway 'Reserve No. 2 10 4 (> 0 A Kaianoi Woollen 10 3 7 0 3 Cashmere No. 2 10 0 10 0 0