RIFLE-SHOOTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18381, 23 April 1923, Page 3

RIFLE-SHOOTING.

, AKARANA CLUB. CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. '-* '-. The fifth [trophy series /of the Akarana Rifle ' Club at 600 and ■;.; 700 yards, marked ; v the last shoot to count; in thei season'»"« championships. '„ •*' *' * The championship is awarded lin each section to , the y competitor whose three.' best scores at 500 and' 600 yards, 600 and 700 yards,;- and ■ 800., and : 900 yards ' comprise the "f highest , aggregate. ;•; This -season the title of ">.': club S'champion i falls to Lieut. P." 0.Veale, who; is also ■■ the ,[ holder" of the Auckland championship. •, The runner-up is-'i President G. G. Ashley, who has { now filled h this ; high position ;'■ for : the third .<; successive:•;■season; >; Charles V Ashley, •< son of ■{ the ? president, .is a close.; third, > four ; pointsjbehind '•-, his ;. father, ; but; 22 •.; points .V ahead «of ; last %■ season's; champion. ~ •i ;:, l^ut.'^Veale'B\;::victory\\''iß\-to" :, be ascribed to ;' his ■ excellence;-. at the ' short '■- ranges. He£ soored as high' as 97 out of \ 100 at 500 and 600' yards; ; and his ■; lowest score r at;: these V, distances,/ namely. ;; 94, • was, i with fi one soli- " tary < exception, *< ahead &of t, the | best i score of "* any .v other member. > 600 and ' 700 - ; yards'" a very difficult combination ; of-ranges, the j-1 best;-■ score V of |i the E season v. was|B7J% reached g only; once by ;E. J. Reston, while > Vealei ; three •'•.■ times secured 1i 86, •;; and thus * placed •> himself ■', well ahead. :At - 800 and % 900.- yards Ashley fe stands head § and | shoulders m above 1 all ;. other * competitors, :> not '"■', only Vi securing vi' ; the ;-:■;■; highest '(•; individual >;i total '. for >* the * season, .but also firing so consistently that *f; '; his •.-; lowest score '•".'■' at J these ■'* long '■:■■-, ranges, namely, •- 85. r ; is better\ than ; the " best which'y the : club '; champion :■ could raise -. during the W, whole i) of the season. . ; - ■t*-l The } B -/■ section -■' championship :■, produced i a £■■ keen struggle and a close finish, the i honour finally goinjj to Captain Gr; F.'Kretschmar ;| by ■a ' pomft.;.. The • runner-up is -a; young: shot. E. G. ,; White, who proved \ too good; Tor. ': the C section I early Jin - the .? season, 1 - and ,: ( very/ ( nearly . overcame all ■ his older .'. and more ex- i'% perienced opponents in the next higher Bee-; tion. •.-.- ;■ -.-.- ~. '■ ■ ■•■■ • •'■ -.._,- v•< , ,'V ; ; In the •' C section F. • D. Logan secured a-~ runaway victory : ..:; from r < K. iR.v: Spencer. - :,; Logan i has always -appeared to be too- good for the I C section, yet ; wbs_ generally unlucky sj when it came « to annexing a trophy and : getting himself promoted. -: Detail*; of the aggregate are ■as follow:— ■; A SECTION. • CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. P. O. Veale (Kearsley ' Shield and club ' : championship "flrophyV,; 287 ;at 500 and 600 yards, 258, at 600 and 700 ■ yards, ; 244 at i 800 / and' 900 yards ■'". .789 i G. G. Ashley ? ; (runner-up trophy), 265, ■' 243, '270;:,.; :: ■'~.. .lv. '* .h'fi r.:-,; ; ;rv. ..: 778 C. Ashley. 274. 241, 259 . . ... ..:-774,--W. Powell, 269, 230," 254 ..:..,. . 763 W. Colquhoun, 263,: 227, 254 . . . . 734 -' E. ;. J. Reston, - 266, 237, 241 -. . ' .. ; 734 * N. Priestley, 266. 222, 243 \. ; ". .- 721 J. F. Atkinson, 255, 222, 240 .-. ■'-''. , .717 S. :■■ Eliott. 254, 229, 233 ■■:■.- .' '..-."; :.". 716 A. H. Dixon, * 241, 228. 235 ■<■'. . .. 704 F. ,W. Strong. ; 254. 217. ; 213 . . '■':; . 684H. Doughty, 238, 210. 2Chß.fr? .t. ■:,;. j 654 ;j ; ; . - B SECTION. " ' G. F. Kretschmar (club trophy for championship). 248, 229, 240 :. . . . 717 E. G. White, 255, 234, 227- .. ..'716 W. A. Graham. 253. 221, 222... .. '696 J.B. Torbet, 255, 201, 239 ..■ . . 695 L. A. Miller, 244, 222, 205 .... 671 E. H. Starkey. 233, 213, .211 .. '. \ .657 Other members did not complete the necessary number of shots. . ■-. C SECTION. , F. D. Logan ; (Mr. Colquhoun's trophy for championship). : ,255, 241,-,228 '; .? 719 . K. HI Spencer, 252, 217, 222 -. v Y. 691 S. G. Scarborough. ; 247. - 220. i 215 ; .. . - 682 ; K Tilsley. ', 231, 204, 214 : ~. - . . ■■. 649 G. D. ■ Moon, 225, 195, - 214 . . ;» . 684 T. Elliott, jun.. 233. 209. 190 . v ... 632 A. Starkey, 214. 211. 199 •. . . ,'r 624 J. Forrest, 249. 204, 167 . . . . 600