MINIATURE RIFLES
8K A SOX OPENS. T! KCOKI) ATTEND A XCE. GOOD SHOOTING. Tho opening meeting of the Whangarei Afiniatnre Hide Club eventuate.! last evening. The members of the chib, together .with a number of interested spectators, mustered in good force and at S o'clock the attendance was over 200.
The president, Mr 11. W. Davies, in extending a welcome to the members and visitors, expressed appreciation of the number of young people present, and instanced the fact that one of their junior members last season won two of tlio best trophies In. open competition against all comers.
His Worship the Mayor, Mr W. .Tones, opened the .season by tiring the first shot in conjunction with Mrs N. C. .Shepherd, each incidentally scoring a bull's-eve.
Mr Jones said that he was surprised and delighted to find such a large throng, including a good sprinkling of ladies. He endorsed the president's remarks and recommended parents to encourage their youth to adopt the pastime of shooting and attend the club's meetings. He pointed out that the lesson learned in straight shooting was a great factor in later life.
A handicap shoot was the programme of the evening, 87 members taking part, including eight ladies. The men's section resulted in ,T. Id I ley and F. 'Archer tieing. In the count back .T.’ Lilfey was declared the winner, with F, Arc.her second, S. Withers third, and E. A. Higgins fourth. In the ladies' section some fine shooting was witnessed, the result being:— Miss Holmes: fid—l—7o I Mis.sPrimro.se:- (id—s—7o 2 Airs Shepherd: (id—o—7o 3 Miss Stewart: 01—[)—70 4 All the above received trophies.
The Best scores in the men’s section
were: —• J. Lilley OS 2 70 P.. Archer 68 2 70 8. Withers 67 3 70 E. A. Higgins 64 6 70 K. Newman 56 14 70 Dr Buckley 67 2 69 N. Harrison 66 3 69 J. Litchfield 66 3 69 L. Dyer 64 5 69 H. Davies 61 8 69 D. Lett 54 15 69 J, Tndehope 68 W. Boreham 68 J Norris 66 2 68 S. Hegley 64 4 68 AY, Jones 63 5 68 A. Tndehope 44 24 68 H. Ashton 67 N. C. Shepherd 67 M. Stewart 66 1 67 A. D. Jack 65 2.67 A'. Dickey 63 4 67 C. Knew 61 5 66 J, S. Garner 61 5 66 A. Doel 59 7 66 H. Cox 51 15 66 AA r . Stock 65 G. Neville 64 1 05 A. Angelo 63 2 6,5 W. Newberry 61 4 65 J. Shakier 60 5 65 N. Phillips ;.. 60 5 65
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Northern Advocate, 3 May 1933, Page 6
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