Feilding Miniature Rifle Club

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 159, 8 July 1938, Page 3

Feilding Miniature Rifle Club

HOPCROFT AND SHAILER SHIELDS DEFEAT OF LONGBURN TEAM In conjunction with the weekly' shoot of the Feilding Miniature Rifle Club on Wednesday evening matches for the Hopcroft and Shailer Shields were fired against a team from, the Longburn Club. Feilding, in retaining both trophies by substantial margins, put up a record aggregate score in the contest for the Hopcroft Shield. Details of the matches are as follow: Shailer Shield. Feilding.—N. Rosoman, 69 —69—-138; I. Aitken, 70—65—138; J. Craig, 68 — 69—137; L. Curtis, 65—68—136; E. I Wild bo re, 67—65—135; total, 684. ! Longburn.—G. Kilgour, 67 —68 —135; W. Birch, 67—66—133; G. Hoffman, 66 —67—133; E. Strong, 67 —65 —132; G. Nolan, 62—70—132; total, 665. Hopcroft TSiiield. Feilding.—S. Mayhew, 6S —70—13S; .F. Bocking, K. Bawden, 67—65—135; G. Richardson, 6S —64 —132; C. Aitken, 66—65 —131; total, 671. Longburn. —11. Mabey, 68 —69 —137; I. Parkinson, 66 —70—136; C. Cooksley, 64—(34—125; S. Brookie, 65—63 —128; H. Russell, 62—66—125; total, 657. Result of Weekly Shoot. In the weekly shoot the A grade competition resulted in a draw between I. Aitken, S. Mayhew and N. Rosoman, with scores of 138 each. In the B grade match H. Brewster was the winner and A. Gulbrausen won the C grade. Details are as follow: I. Aitken, 70 —68—138; S. Mayhew, GS—7O—l3S; N. Rosoman, 69—69—138; J. Craig, 65—69—137; H. Brewster, 70 —66—136; L. Curtis, 68 —68—136; F. Bocking, 67 —68—135; K. Bawden, 67 —68 —135; A. Gulbransen, L. Shailer, 68—67—135; E. Wildbore, 67 —68—135; J. Mills, 67—67—134; G. Bramwell, 67 •—66—133; G. Richardson, 68—64—132; 'L. Wildbore, 64—67—131; C. Aitken, 66—65—131; W. Bray, 65—66—131; W. ‘ Griffen, 64—67—131; I. East, 63—67 i 103; S. Geange, 63—66—129; D. Jenikins, 62—65—127; K. Flavell, 61—64 !125; H. Decke, 65—58—123; E. Wilson, ;• 64—54—122; W. Bismark, 53—60—113; |G. Cook, 45—42 —S 7.