SHOOTING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 15 October 1926, Page 2

SHOOTING

ON THE RANGE

ttyjMHMS A MO' W | NELSON DFJFENCK RIFLE CLUB In collimon with other spoils clubs. "Sunny" Nelson has no! treated the Nelson' Defence. Hide Club very well as regards weather. The wen on Saturday necessitated a postponement ol the opening day, and the previous Saturday being also "wet, no practice has been obtained by members. With only two Saturday's to go before the competition at Blenheim for the Milroy Shield members will not be able to get in as much practice as they would have liked. The new range at Wnkapuaka has been inspected and passed, subject to some minor alterations, the inspecting officer, Major Rowlings, expressing the opinion that the butts are a fine piece of work. The Blenheim Bide Club has accepted tho challenge, to shoot for the Milroy Shield on Labour Day at Blenheim and to put in a "B" team in a friendly match. In accepting the challenge the Club makes the proviso that either Mark VI. or Mark VII. ammunition may be used, pointing out that their members have been using and are used to the Mark VIL Members of tho local club\ have not as yet had much practice, with the Mark VIL and will probably use only Mark VI., and the competition will therefore be all the more interesting.

SMALL BORE SHOOTING

THE WOOD MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB The above Club held the second com. petition for the October aggregate, the highest three out of four shoots to count. One possible was scored by Mr Runderson. Below are the scores:— A CLASS Tidd 69 Spencer 68 Ooole 68 Dixon 67 Gome 67 Hargreaves, A 67 Vitetfa, .1 66 B CLASS Randerson 70 Hargreaves, D 66 Seaton 66 Biirrough 66 Flower' 65 Hall. F 65 Harling 64 0 CLASS Canning - 68 Marsh '. 67 Topliss 66 llov 64 Stafford 62 A match was fired last Friday between a "B" (earn from the Port Club and a "B" team from the Wood Club. This was Ihe first round lo decide the lie for the shell case presented by the Defence Department. The result was a win for the Wood Club by 23 points. Following are the scores:—

PORT MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB

Trophy shoot. 14th October. Highest scores (off rifle) :-- Shallcrass, A 70 Manssen, J 69 Jones, B. P. 68 Kitehingman, P. H 68 Vercoe, H 68 Bishop, E 68 Chittenden, E 68 Marriott, F. A 66 Kernse, S 66 E.fßennetts 65 Patterson, J 65 "K" MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB The "K" Club held a 10 shot match last Tuesday. Following are the

BUXTON'S CLUB

AGGR EG ATE COMPETITION

Below are the aggregate scores of a match consisting of three practices of seven shots each completed on Wednesday night :--Pearce (Ist) 204. Anderson (2nd) 203, Richards (3rd after shoot off) 203, Fuller 201, Elliott 200. Condell 198 Canning 197, Fawcett 197, Grein 189' Large 195, \ughton 180, 11. Richard' 185. The club is at present engaged on a four-shoot competition and further scores and results will be given next Friday.

TEAMS MATCH

PORT V. WOOD PORT B Bishop 94 Bennetts 94 Marriott 93 Patterson 90 Johnson 87 Williams 80 Total 538 WOOD B Tidd 98 Capper 95 Hargreaves, E 94 Randersou 93 Hargreaves. D 93 Hailing 88 Total 561 The next round for this tie will be between the "K" Club and Buxton's Club. The winner of this match will meet the Wood Club for the final.

NOTES A delegate from each club will meet this evening at the range to draw up a programme for the first annual championship prize meeting of the Nelson Miniature Ride Association.

scores:— Off Rifle. Ilcp. Tl. II. G. Day 99 0 99 G. C Coleman 96 2 98 A. C.‘ Burt. -94 4 98 K. Black 5 98 ,T. S. Cochrane 90 g 98 S. Goodman 90 8 98 11. A. Stephens 90 8 98