RIFLE SHOOTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19046, 17 December 1923, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

The Dunedin Defence Rifle Club fired the final competition for the president’s prizes on Saturday. .. The following are the scores, with the aggregates: . 300 500 yds. yds. Hop. Tl. Rifleman W. A. Graham 31 34 65 Rifleman Murray .. .. 32' 28 4 64 -Dep. Pres. Gillen ..30 33 63 Rifleman A. Parker ..33 20' 6Rifleman Facer .. ..29 31 60 Rifleman Hackie .. .. 28 30 58 Rifleman Harty .. .. 26 30 •>& Rifleman Moss .. .. 28 2(7 Rifleman Portmau ... .33 .23 4 oa Rifleman Kay .. .. .. 28 25 - ■os Rifleman Miller .. .. 30 23 53 Rifleman Pemberton .. 24 26 3, as Captain Proudfoot .. 23 29 52 Aggregates. Ist 2nd 3rd comp. comp. comp. Tl. Rifleman W. A. Graham Rifleman' Miller .... 66 62 Dep. Pres. Gillan -. 63 63 126 Rifleman Murray .'. .. '6l 61 Rifleman Parker . KIWI DEFENCE CLUB. Tho Kiwi Defence Rifle Club’s final competition for prizes presented by Colonels E. R. Smith and J. P. Predrio waa fired on Saturday afternoon. The weather was fine, but warm, and a strong north-east wind, with a very dull light at the longer range, helped to keep the scoring lower than usual. The A Grade competition was won by that veteran shot, Rifleman T. Jones, who has discarded the aperture sight and reverted to the old style (the ordinary sliding V. sight), and well deserves his,success.: Rifleman W. Mills was a close second. The B Grade competition was won by Rifleman C. H. M'Keich, with the deputy president (Mr B. Bruce) a close second. Conditions: 10 shots and optional sighter at. 500 and 600 .yards ;' three, competitions and beat two scores to count. The following are the scores: ‘ A Grade. £OO 600 yds. yds. Hop. Tl, Rifleman T. Jones .. ... 45 38 7 Rifleman 'W. . Crimp '.. '4O . 44 Si Rifleman F. Dolphin .. 39 38 784 Rifleman A. Gillespie .. 31 42 982 Rifleman R. Gillick .. 42 38 80 Rifleman D.- Parsons ~ -44 33 3 80 President F. Silvius .. 40 35 479 Rifleman W. Mills ... 37 .41 78 Rifleman W. Ogg .... 33 42 3,- 78 Rifleman A. Crimp .. '37 36 X— 74 Rifleman W. Rains .. 35 i3O 772 B Grade. Rifleman C. M'Keich .. 37 42 —— 79 Rifleman D. M'Laren ..32 32 3S 7 Deputy Pres. R. Bruce 43 23 Rifleman J. M'Kinlay 27. 24 51 Aggregates. A. Grade. Ist. 2nd. 3rd com. com. com. Hp Rfm T. Jones* Rfm. W. Mills* 85 94 Rfm. F. Dolphin 86 83 Rfm. W. Crimp B Grade. Rfm. C. M'Keich* 83 ' 85 Dop.-pres. R. Bruce* .... 79 83 * Denotes prize-winners. MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB. The annual Christmas Handicap shoot of the Miniature Rifle Club was. held on Saturday evening- for prizes presented by Messrs Sligo, Burton, and J. Gilleapie. There was a good attendance of members of the various clubs. Riflemen Callis. Pinder, Bruce, and Johnson tied for first place, and after a shoot-oS, Rifleman Callis won the goose, Rifleman Pinder the Christmas pudding, and Rifleman Bruce the cake. The following were the best scores:—Rifleman Callis (handicap 2), 50; Rifleman Finder (4), 50; Rifleman Bruce (2), 50; Rifleman Johnston (2). 50; Rifleman Ogg (1), 49; Rifleman Gillick (2), 49; Rifleman Garbutt (2), 49; R ; fleman Paton (3), 49; Rifleman Wignall (5), 49; Rifleman M'Dougall (5), 49; Rifleman Sligo (4), 48.