RIFLE SHOOTING.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 170, 21 July 1913, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

FRIENDLY MATCH

On Saturday afternoon the Tua Marina and Blenheim Defence Rifle Clubs fired a friendly match on the Vernon range. The former, shooting very evenly, won a very interesting and enjoyable match by the small margin of 6 points. T. Payne, of the Blenheim team, put'on the best score —32 at 600 yds and 5555554-34 at 600 -66; that ever-consistent shot, T. Davies, of the Tua Marina team, running him very close with 5554555-34 at 500 yds and 31 at 600yds—65. B. Laking also got within 1 of the possible at 500 yds. The conditions were 9 men a-side, 7 shots with optional sighter at 500 and 600 yds. Following are the scores :

L TUA MARINA DEFENCE RIFLE f -CLUB.

281 262 543 BLENHEIM ' DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB.

T. S. Davies ... H.. Cuthbertson E. Wells :.. .r. F. W. Soper ... R. Cresswell ... W. Smith A. Sbper J. F. Neal H. C. Cheesman yds yds 500 600 Ti. 34 31 65 31 30 61 32 29 61 33 28 61 31 29 60 29 30 59 31 28 by 31 28 59 29 ,29 58

yds yds , , 500 600 Tl. t. Payne ... ..- 32 34 66 W. West ... .. ••• ••• 33 30 63 G. Neville • 30 32 62 B. Laking.. 34 28 62 F Rowe 30 29 59 H. Pope 32 27 59 C. Hadfield 32 25 57 R. M. Harding 29 26 55 A; J. Maclaine 26 28 54 278 259 537