RIFLE SHOOTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20027, 17 August 1928, Page 20

RIFLE SHOOTING.

CITY AND SUBURBS CLUB. A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. The annual meeting of the City and Suburbs Defence Rifie Club was presided over by the president.. Mr. G. H. Hughes. There was a large attendance of members. The balance-sheet showed the club was in a sound financial position. The report staled the membership had inoreased considerably. especially in the junior grade. The fact that the 300 yds range had, by tlie courtesy of the Defence .Department, been made available to the club for the coming season should prove a big factor in encouraging young enthusiasts to ; join up and a revival of rifle-shooting in Auckland was looked forward to with confidence. The various club competitions during the season were keenly contested a,nd the standard of shooting was of a high order; that of the junior shots at times being little inferior to that of the seniors. There should be at least two good teams available for the military fehoot in November. At the various riflo meetings during the year members met with a good measure of success, the most important victories going t9 the credit of the club champion vice-pre-sident, A. T, Patrick, who won the,B grade championship at Trentham and the South Auckland championship at "Waihi, the latter for the second year in succession. Rifleman I. Spry won the Artisans' (Service) Championship at Auckland and the Tyro Championship at Waihi The bes* effort by a club team was the winnine of the coveted "Waihi Rooster and the Gordon Shield at the Auckland meeting. Prize winners for the season were:—Judson Cup and trophy for club championship, A. T. Patrick* runner-up trophy H. J. Verrall; Laidlaw Cup and trophy for junior championship. H. "W. Verrall: runner-up trophy, I. Spry and G. G. Kelly: Milne Cup and trophy for service championship, C. J. M. Clarke; runner-up trophy, P. J. Pring; Sellar Cup and tropliy for best A grade average. R. C. Russell; best B grade average, G. G. Kelly, A grade consolation trophy. P. J. Pring and W. H. Thompson; B grade consolation trophy, 8. Griffiths; knock-out competition. G. G. Kelly. The election, of officers resulted as' follows Patron, Major J. C. O'Brien: vicepatrons, Colonel Potter, Major Finnis, Lieutenant, Judson and, 14 otherspresident, Mr. G. H. Hughes; committee, Messrs. Patrick, Pring, Kelly. Russell and Griffiths; lion, secretary. Mr. -C. J.< M., Clark;, lion, auditor, Mr. J. C. Yeo-, club handicappcr and selector. Mr. A. T. Patrick.