MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23013, 16 October 1936, Page 4

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

By Sighter

The Otago Miniature Rifle Association has completed the competitions for the A, B, and C Grade teams' championships. In the A Grade Railway No. 1 and Arthur Barnett's drew with 18 points each, and had to shoot off. The match was fired on Speight's range and resulted in a win for the Railway team with the good score of 630. The B Grade was won by Arthur Barnett's with 18 points, D Company being second with 16 points, and Railway No. 1. team third with 14. In the C Grade teams the Telegraph Engineers proved the winners by winning all their matches to score 22 match points. This club started only this year, and is to be congratulated on its performance. Arthur Barnett's, D. Company, and Ross and Glendining Clubs tied for second place with 17 points each. In the A Grade individual championships W. Graham is leading with 638 points out of the possible 640, a brilliant performance. E. Pearce is second with 636 and G. Wyllie third with 635. R. Leslie leads in the B Grade with 628, J. Porteous being second with 625, whilst C. James and E. Callon are level with 624 for third place. In the C Grade K. Millar is in the lead with 624, E. James and W. Olsen tieing for second place with 612. "In the senior ladies' championship Miss Robinson leads with 627 points, Mrs Bradley being second with 621, and Mrs Johnston and Mrs Hoad are level in third place with 612. In the President's Ladies' Championship Miss N. Skilbeck leads with 607. Miss A. M'Lean is second with 599 and Miss M. Madigan third with 598. The finals of the A and B Grade individual championships will be fired on Tuesday. October 27, and the finals of the C Grade senior ladies and president ladies on Thursday, October 29.The. following tables show the positions of the teams:—

The following are the finalists to. shoot off in the Individual Championships:—A Grade (with two rounds eliminated):—W. Graham 638, E. Pearce 636, G. Wyllie 635, C. Gamble, A. M'Donald 634, W. Aitken 633, J. Pullin 632, R. Bowie 631, R. Johnston, H. Milne 630, R. Gillick, R. Bruce, Lieutenant Fitchett 629, J. Armstrong, G. H. Smith 628, R. Sbuter, A. Robson, A. Thompson, H. Petitt 627, A. Gillespie, A. Peterson, G. Adams 626, F. Sprague, M. Greenslade, R. J. Hudson 625. ,'

B Grade (with two rounds eliminated).—R. Leslie, jun. 628, J. Porteous 625, C. James, E. Calloh 624, H. Fortune 620, P. Fennessy, H, Tattersfleld. T. H. Whyte '619, Corporal Hay, Lieutenant Wilson, W. M'Gregor, R. Peat. L. Malthus 618, Dr M'Connell, H. Chapman 617, R. Bruce 616, J. Harrison 615, H. Millard, L. Beck 614. . Captain Speirs, R. H. Smith 613, A. Dodds, Lieutenant. Boyes, K. Pryde, G. J. Morrison 612.

C Grade (with two rounds eliminated).—K. Millar 624, E. James, W. Olsen 612, H. G. Munro 606, H. Bali 609, D. Sinclair 604, Private J. Hay 602, H. Spinner 601, J. Fleming 600, A. Monson 599, Lance-corporal Broadfoot 597, J. Conway, jun., C. G. Auld 594, I. Mearns 593, P. G. Federal, L. M'Phail, A. Holdaway, F. Bertinshaw 590, A. G. Gillespie 589, H. Snell 589, A. Murphy, J. Leith, A. Churchill, P. G. Spence 588, M'CracKen, M. Wyber, K. Johnson 586, C. Plato 584. R. H. Ogden 583, M. M'Donald 582, F. Scott 579, T. Hughes 577, L. Andrews, jun. 576, C. Gilchrist 573, J. Winefleld 571. Senior Ladies (with two rounds eliminated).—Miss Robinson 627, Mrs Bradley 621, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Hoad 612, Miss Knowles, Miss D. M'Donald 611, Mrs Esplin.Missß.:Parker 610, Miss ,M. Adair, Miss Dale 608,. Miss Oliver 607, Miss E. Wyman, Mrs R. Hay 606, Miss C. Cassells 601, Miss Woodbury 597. President, Ladies (with two rounds eliminated) N. Skelbeck 607. Miss M. Madigan 598, Miss A. M'Lean 599, Mrs Wilson 596, Miss L. Bertinshaw 591, Mrs Taylor 587, Miss A. Moore 585, Miss Hutton 583, Miss A. Edmonds 582, Miss A. Wilson 581, Miss A. Smith 580, Miss G. Carr, Miss E. Vintiner 579, Miss Henderson 579, Miss. A. Whyman 576.

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