Rifle Shooting

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 39, 16 February 1937, Page 2

Rifle Shooting

HITCHING (OKAWA) WINS STORKEY CUP (Special to "Times") NAPIER, Feb. 15. The annual shoot for tho Storkcy J Memorial Cup took place on . the Napier Defence Club’s riflo range at Wharerangi during the week-end. This cup was presented for annual competition between memberg of rifle clubs in Hawke’s Bay, and tho larpg attendance at the shoot was a splendid tribute to the late Air E. Storkcy. Weather conditions for the shoot wero fairly good in tho morning but became tricky in tho afternoon. Ranges were 3CO, 500 and 600 yards, seven shots at each, the club standards being 33, 34 and 33. Rifleman J. Hitching and L. Henry, of tho Okawa Club, and J. Hawkins, of tho Napier Club tied with 100 each lor the trophy, and in the shoot-off J. Hitching was the winner. Top score for the day off the riflo wa® registered by G. S. Campbell, he heating F. H. James and R. O. Holt, also with 99, on tho count-back. Possibles were registered at 300 by H. C. Russell and R. C. Holt, and at 500 yards by J. Sim. At the conclusion of the shoot, the president, Air F. C. Wright, expressed his pleasure on behalf of tho Napier club at the large attendance and then called on Airs Storkey to present the cup. Air VV. G. Bryce, of the Waipukurau club, returned thanks on behalf of tho visitors.

business trip. They wero expected to return last evening. Airs F. G. Cowper, Mrs G. S. Bates, and Miss Elizabeth Russell left by yesterday’s express train for Wellington to join tho Wanganella, which is making a cruise to Alilford Sound. The party in Wellington will be joined by Alias Giescn, of To Rehunga. Teaching Appointments. The following appointments of probationary assistants have been made by the Hawke’s Bay Education Board: Gwenyth AI. Gilbert, Dannevirke North; Geoffrey M. Wright, Dannevirko South; William C. Collings, Norsewood; Keith F. T. Alden, Takapau; Isabelle M. Graham, Woodville. The following resignations were received by tho board at its meeting yesterday: Air. I. S. W. B. Simpson, Dannevirke North; Miss K. (Jreagh, Ormondvillo. Blind. Institute. The stall at the Dannevirke A. and P. show for the disposal of goods made by inmates of the New Zealand Jubilee Institute for the Blind was very successful, nearly £6O being tho result of the effort. A nature-writer reminds us that grass-snakes multiply rapidly in summer. This naturally makes them easily distinguishable from adders.

Details are as follow: — 300 500 600 Til. j. Kitching (6) ...... 31 33 30 100 h. Henry (6) 32 32 30 ioo j. T. Hawkins (11) 31 31 2? : loo G. S. Campbell (scr) 33 32 34 90 F. 11. James (scr) ... 33 34 32 99 K. C. Holt (scr) ... 35 32 32 99 X. Van Asch (2) 32 32 33 99 J. Whibley (5) 30 32 32 99 B. Patmoio (4) 33 31 31 on F. a Wright (7) ... 31 31 30 99 L. Btrathwait© (scr) 31 33 34 08 J. Kearney (scr) ... 34 32 32 98 U. Campbell (l) ... 31 33 so 98 It. Montgomery (5) 29 33 31 98 M. S. Gordon (6) ... 30 31 31 98 A. Hyde (4) 32 .93 29 98 W. G. Pa ton (3) ... 33 34 28 98 G. Cook (9) 33 28 28 98 j. White (9) 30 32 27 98 R. Mundy (3) 28 33 33 97 J. Munro (2) 31 32 32 97 r. 'J'. White (scr) ... 34 33 30 97 F. It. Field (2) ... 33 33 29 97 j. Patrick (12) 27 30 23 97 0. Haldane (scr) ... 31 32 33 96 s. Haraldsen (scr) 32 32 32 96 .T. Sim (scr) 30 35 31 96 G. A. Kyles (4) 23 34 30 96 W. J. Burton (scr) 33 31 29 06 L. H. Proffitt (scr) 31 33 32 96 H. C. Russell (scr) 35 32 29 96 V. Morgan (5) 33 30 28 96 S. Small (8) 29 31 28 96 c. K. Maney (8) ... 28 32 28 96 G. Van Ascii (13) ... 29 28 26 96 W. G. liryce (scr) 33 30 32 95 F. McVicar (scr) ... 32 31 32 95 B. Bitters (2) 29 34 30 95 J. Halligan (7) 27 3L 30 95 N. Tronson (6) 29 .80 30 95 J. A. Chambers (4) 30 32 29 95 G. Brehaut (9) 26 31 29 95 J. Manssen (7) ...... 31 28 29 95 V. Wilson (6) 28 33 28 95 A. S. Annand (9) ... 26 32 28 95 Q. Bourgeois (9) ... 30 31 26 95 W. J. Green (scr) ... 33 32 29 94 F. Tinney (4) 32 32 26 94 L. Renner (12) 28 25 29 94 B. Brehaut (scr) ... 32 29 32 93 D. McLeod (4) 29 30 30 93 p Williams (4) 33 28 28 93 R. Nicholson (scr) 32 30 30 92 V. A. Rich (14) ... 22 30 26 91 j. McGhee (9) 24 27 30 90 w, . Bird (15) 20 23 30 90