RIFLE SHOOTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21298, 27 September 1932, Page 12

RIFLE SHOOTING

METROPOLITAN GUN CLUB Matches decided on Saturday by members of the Metropolitan Gun Club resulted as follows: Seven-birds Eye-opener Match.—E. White (14yds) and F. H. Seccombe (16yds), shot the possible and took the pool. J. C. Whitney (14yds), J„ H. Gribble (14yds), A. E. Macredie (ISyda), and E. J. Schofield each shot six birds.

Fifteen-birds Mutcli.—Mr. J. H. Gribble's trophy: L. Peterson (17yds) shot the possible and won the trophy. F. H. Seccombe (16yds) was second with 34 breaks. Ten-birds Match, double rise.—E. J. Schofield (15yds), nnd C. E. Hodge (16yds) pot all their birds nnd divided the pool. F. H. Seccombe (15yds) scored nine breaks. Seven-birds Walk-up Shoot.—F. H. Seccombe, 6 breaks. 1: J. C. Whitney, 6. 2. Seven-birds Handicap (pun down).—J. C. Whitney (14yds). F. H. Seccombe (16yds) nnd E. White (14yds). all scored the possible and shot-off for the stake., when I<. 11. Seccombo won on the loth bird.

WAIIII CLUB'S YEAR

[llY TKUSC.It APIt —OWN COItfVERPONDF.NT ] WAIHT, Monday The annual meetinc of tlio Waihi Bjfle Club was held on Saturday evening:, the president, Mr. .T. G. Comes, presiding. The report ehowed that the past eeason had been a fairly successful one. and that the chief competitions, those for the Kntikati and Edwards Cups, had been won by Riflemen \V. Wotherspoon and W. feather respectively. Tlie folio will K officers were elected: —fatroil, Dr. F. G. Barrowcloueh; vice-patron, Mr.' -T. M. Wrigley; president, Nr. .1.. G. Cornes: vice-president. Mr. I>. W. Littloiohn: auditor. Mr. W. Feather: comnnttee. Messrs. E. Swindells. W. Feather, E Trembatli, J. Wotherspoon. W. Ta'nner, P. 1 jnli el. ~ II was decided to open the new eeason officially on October 2'2.