RIFLE SHOOTING

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12396, 16 March 1926, Page 11

RIFLE SHOOTING

THE SUBURBS CLUB. The Suburbs Defence Rifle Club fired a practice match of 10 shots over the 300 yards range, and seven shots over the 500 yards range on the Broadway range on Saturday. Conditions were fair, there being a tricky wind. Some very fine scores were registered, however. Rifleman Cbing (Karori) -with 49, Deputy-Captain Hester 47, and Rifleman B Hare 47 at 300 yards, and Riflemen Ching. Stacev, Hare, and Deputy-Presi-dent Hester ‘with 33 each at 500 yards were top scorers. Several riflemen from other clubs visited the range, and were extended a hearty welcome by Deputy-President Hester in tile absence of the president The visitors, were Riflemen Ching (Karori). Jones (Linton), Connor (Okawa). Goldfinch (Old Navals), and Kershaw (Petone). The details are as follow

300 500 vds. vds. T). E Chinw (visitor; .... 49 .33 - 82 II. Haro 33 — 80 Dotv.-Pres. Hester 33 — 8!) 7. Hare .... 4fc 29 — 73 E C. Jones (visitor) .. .... 93 34 — 72 V. Staeev 33 — 72 R J. White ..... 41 30 — 71 .1 A. Bitters ..... 43 28 — 71 M fVnnor (visitor) .... 38 31 — 69 T Kidd . 31 — 67 H T. Peat .... 38 28 — 66. c Milroy .... 99 26 — Co M O'Grady 38 26 — 64 i'. Kershaw (visitor) .. 36 26 — 62 It Pattison .... 35 23 — 5b It Mottram 31 24-55 E. A. Larkin 23 — 55 J. Larkin .... 35 20 — 55 — Goldfinch (visitor) ... 33 « — 33 J. Smart ...... • — 25 i’. Scanlon .... 17 * — 17 •Did not fire at 500 yards.