RIFLE SHOOTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21967, 26 November 1934, Page 16

RIFLE SHOOTING

ANNUAL MILITARY MEETING CLARK WINS CHAMPIONSHIP ROBIESON BEST TERRITORIAL ' The Auckland military* rifle meeting was concluded at Penrose on Saturday, when the individual rifle and rifle teams' matches were decided. Conditions were excellent, no detail suffering from a bad patch of weather, as has happened in the last two meetings. In addition, the range organisation was perfect, every competitor having a fair chance at each raJige. The entries exceeded expectations and the shooting was of a uniformly high standard throughout. The meeting was in all respects the most staged in this centre for a long time and the smooth running in every department reflects the greatest credit 011 the staff which carried out the arduous day's work. The open championship was won by C. J M. Clark, of the Auckland City Rsflo Club, by a comfortable margin from JN. A Vear, a member of the Permanent Air Force while C. J. Robieson annexed the territorial belt by a slightly higher margin from Captain E. Boulton. Both are members of the Ist North Auckland Kegiment. The teams' matches were well distributed. The City Rifle Club team retuincd the Hally-"burton-Johnstone Cup for the champion teams' match by one point only, the Air Force being runner-up. In the knock-out plates match a team from Pukckohe representing the Ist Battalion of the Auckland Regiment won from the Air Force, while in the Suffolk match at 200 yards the naval team from H.M.S. Philomel registered the easiest of victories from the City Rifle Glub B team, the other units being hopelessly outclassed! Abbreviations for the units -competing are as follows:—lst Auckland Regiment (1 Ak.), North Auckland Regiment (N. Ak.), New Zealand Engineers (N.Z.E.), Waikato Regiment (Waik.), Army Service Corps (A.S.C.), Mount Albert Grammar School (M.A.G.S.), New Zealand Air Force (N.Z.A.F.), New Zealand Corps of Signallers (N.Z.C.S.), *Otalmhu Technical High School (0.T.H.5.), Seddon Memorial Technical College (S.M.T.C.), Auckland Grammar School (A.G.S.), Auckland Mounted Rifles (A.M.R.), Auckland City Defence Rifle Club (A.C.R.C.), New Zealand Permanent Staff (N.Z.P.S.), Akarana Defence Rifle Club (A.R.C.), Royal Navy (R.N.). The results were as follows:

MATCH 7, 200ydB, 7 rounds application and 10 rounds rapid, open to territorials, R.N.V.R. and cadets only.— Robieson (N. Alt.), 79, 7s 6d; Hewitt (1 Ak.), 79, Ss; Boulton (N. Ak.), 75, Jones-Parry (N.Z.E.), 74, Hepburn (Waik.), 72, McGuire (A.S.C.), 71, Gribble (M.A.G.S.), 71, Husband (N Z.C.S.), 71, 2s 6d each. Davidson (N.Z.C.S.), Waters (N.Z.A.F.) and Nealis (0.T.H.5.) were counted out. MATCH 8, SOOyds, 10 rounds rapid and 10 rounds at snap shooting disc, open to territorials, R.N.V.R. and cadets only.—Gribble (M.A.G.S.), 67, 7s 6d; Robirson (N. Ak.h 63, ss: Boulton (N. Ak.), CO, Railton (N. Ak.), 59, Mcßobie (S.M.T.C.), 56, McCook (A.G.S.), 55, Wright (A.M.R.), 54, Haycock (1 Ak.), 54, 2s 6d each.

MATCH 9. 500 yds, 5 rounds application and 10 roundß rapid, open to territorinls, R.N.V.R. and cadets.—Husband (N.Z.C.S.), 65, 7s 6d; Robieson (N. Ak.), 63. ss: Boulton (N. Ak.), 62, Jones-Parry (N.Z.E.), 60, Chatfield (S.M.T.C.). 58. Harker (A.M.R.), 57, St. George (A.G.S.), 57, McGuire (A.S.C.), 57, 2s fid each. MATCH 10, 200 yds, open to all-comers, conditions as for match 7.—Devore (A.C.R.C.), 79. 10s; Hewitt (1 Ak.), 79, ss; Bowes • (A.C.R.C.), 79, Noble (N.Z.A.F.), 78, Rice (N.Z.A.F.), 76, Vear (N.Z.A.F.), 76, Lawn (N.Z.A.F.), 75, Clark (A.C.R.C.), 73, Smith (N.Z.A.F.), 73. Wallingford (N.Z.A.F.). 73, Robieson (N. Ak.), 72, McGuire (A.S.C.), 72, 2s each. MATCH 11, SOOyds, open to all-comers, conditions as for match B.—Chatfield (S.M.T.C.), 70, 10s: McMurray (N.Z.P.S.), 69. ss; Clack (A.C.R.C.), 69, Penn (N.Z.E.), 66. Blomfield (A.C.R.C.). 64, Spry (A.C.R.C.), 63, Thompson (N./5.P.5.), 61, Rhodes (A C.R.C.). 60, Simmonds (A.C.R.C.), 60, Railton (N. Ak.). 59. Vear (N.Z.A.F.), 59, Robertson (N. Ak.), 58, 2s each. MATCH 12, 500 yds, open to all-comers, conditions as for match 9. —Robieson (N. Ak.), 63, 10s; Noble (N.Z.A.F.), 62. ss; Clark (A.C.R.C.), 62, Jenkinson (A.R.C.), 62, Vear (N.Z.A.F.), 62. Railton (N. Ak.), 59, Rice (N.Z.A.F.),- 58, Devore (A.C.R.C.), 58, McGuire (A.S.C.), 68, Strut (R.N.), 57. Smith (N.Z.A.F.), 57, Holmes (A.R.C.), 57, Boulton (N. Ak.), 57, 2s each. TERRITORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP.-C. J. Robieson (N. Ak.), 205, championship belt and trophy; E. Boulton (N. Ak.), 197, run-ner-up. AUCKLAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.C. J. M. Clark (A.C.R.C.), 204, Whitney Memorial Cup and miniature; N. A. Vear (N.Z.A.F.), 197, runner-up. CHAMPION RIFLE TEAMS'' MATCH.— Auckland City Defence Rifle Club, 871, Hallyburton-Johnstone Cup; N.Z. Air Force, 870, runner-up. <: PLUMER MATCH, teams of five at 200yds—1st Battalian, Auckland Regiment, C.R.O.i 1; N.Z. Air Force,' runner-up. SUFFOLK MATCH, teams of five at 200ydB.—H.M.S. Philomel, 213, 1; Auckland City Defence Rifle Club B team, run-ner-up.; v