RIFLE SHOOTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20320, 31 January 1928, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

DUNEDIN DEFENCE CLUB. The Dunedin Defence Rillo Club shot tho first competition for prizes presented by Captain Rrondfoot and Mr C. Speight on Saturday afternoon. Conditions were 10 shots at" 300yds and 600yds. Variable wind and light made high scoring difficult. The following are the Ugliest scores:— A GRADE. 3CO 600 yds. yds. Hep. TI. W. Facer 37 44 3 O G. Miller 53 41 73 J. L. Rented 42 28 4 J. Kay 56 57 75 W. A. Graham 33 39 72 W. Harty 36 33 69 W. Bannennan ... 32 35 67 KAITANGATA DEFENCE CLUB. The Kaitangata Defence Rifle Club held the third shoot of tho second competition, Loo Cup, on Saturday. For part of tho shoot the conditions were very hard, a very dull light and quick changes in the wind spoiling the scores of seveial members. K. Kitto and F. Carson shot brilliantly at 309yds, notching 34 each. The competition rosulcd in a win for J. H. Frazer, with 131 for the two Lost out of throe shoots; R. Kitto (130) was second; and J. Bellamy and G. Bellamy (128 each) are to shoot off for third place. W. Oliver and T. Frazer were close up with 127 each. The following arc the scores; the limit

•was 65: — 300 609 yds. yds. Hep. Tl. R. Kitto 34 30 T— 65 J. Kyle 31 40 465 J. Bellaney 28 28 965 J. A. Bellaney 22 30 13 —65 F Carson 34 27 263 W. Oliver ... ... 29 29 4 T. Frazer ... 30 24 8 J. Mnekie 23 23 11 G. Bellaney 25 25 12 —62 J. Fraser 33 28 61 R. M’Crostie 25 27 7 M. Brown 27 21 11 - 59 W. Carson 28 27 1 KIWI CLUB. The Kiwi Club fired the first series of the No. 5 match on Saturday afternoon for prizes presented by tho club. A fishtail wind and high lights made good shooting difficult, and tho scores wore not above normal. A GRADE. 300 60 yds. yds. Hep. Tl. F. Clavton 44 39 3 -5 W. Mills 43 42 85 R. Gillick 39 43 1— 83 W. Ogg 35 44 382 J. Wignall 35 38 10 —Bl D. Parsons, 33 37 , 4 C. M’Kcich 40 37 77 W. Crimp 33 ■35 275 R. Johnston 41 53 74 F. Silvios 33 38 3 W. M’Kcich 36 36 72 F. S. Webster 36 26 567 B GRADE. P. Fcnnoasy 50 40 70 U. Galvin c 9 31 70 Macphcrson 19 35 10 —64 F. Smith 28 35 63 A. J. Baker ... ... 29 34 —— 63 Podlow, 24, retired. Rifleman W. Mills won the range badge in No. 4 match with a score of 269.