MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23296, 14 September 1937, Page 17

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

CLUB REPORTS POET CHALMERS CLUB At the last two weekly shoots of the Port Chalmers Miniature Rifle Club, the following were the best scores: — Patterson 79, Harwood 78, Keenan 78. Coleman 77, Morgan 77, Gibbs 75, Poli 75, Monti 73, M'Dowall 71, Ferguson 70. The champion button was won by A. Patterson, and the handicap button by G. M'Dowall. At the second shoot the following were the best scores:—Patterson 80, Harwood 79, Gibbs 79, Bungard 78, Keenan 77, Coleman 77, Monti 76, Telfer 75, Olsen 74. Murdoch 73, M'Dowall 73, Clark 70, Munro 70. In the final shoot-off A. Patterson retained the championship button and J. Coleman the handicap button. WOMEN’S NATIONAL RESERVE Scores for the weekly shoot at the Women’s National Reserve Miniature Rifle Shooting Club held in the Drill Hall on August 31 are as follows:Mrs Bradley 80, Miss M. Knowles 78, Miss C. Cassells 77, Mrs D. Esplin 77, Miss M. Bain 75, Mrs Rathbone 73, Mrs R. Hay 73, Miss E. Whyman 71, Mrs Taylor 70, Miss D. Boyle 70. The rifle badge was won by Miss M. Knowles, with a score of 78. Miss M. Bain and Miss S. Cassells tied for the club’s rifle badge at the weekly shoot held on September 7, and Miss Beck won the handicap button. Other scores were as follows: —Mrs Bradley 78. Miss S. Cassells 77. Miss M. Bain 77. Mrs D. Esnlin 76, Miss E. Whvman 74, Miss M. Knowles 74, Miss C. Cassells 73, Mrs R. Hay 73, Mrs Taylor 73. Miss D. Wood 71. Miss Beck 71. Miss A. Whyman 70. NEES CLUB Nees’ second team met Imperial Exservicemen on August 30. The scores were as follows: —Nees: R. Shannon 77, R. G. Tilleyshort 76, L. Andrews 74. M. Gillan and Miss Shannon 69; total, 365. Ex-servicemen: T. Ramsay 68, E. Parker 67, E. James 66, R. Leslie. sen., 64, R. Leslie, jun., 61; total 326. At practice J. Clark won the club button with his first possible. The club entertained the patron and vicepresidents on August 23, the president’s team beating the patron’s team by four points. The vice-presidents presented a club championship cup and also a handicap cup to be won outright at the final of the season. THE COWIE SHIELD The following are the scores of the various clubs in the ’ matches played during the week in the second round of the Cowie Shield: — BARNETT’S A v. EX-SERVICEMEN A Barnett’s A: G. Wyllie 79, K. Miller 79, C. Gamble 78, J. Bradley 77, W. Graham 77; total 390; first round score 393;—total 783. Imperial Ex-ser-vicemen A; L. Laycock 79, A. Parker 79, C. James 77, R. Leslie, jun., 77, R. Leslie, sen., 74; total 386; first round score 388; —total 774. RAILWAY A v. RANFURLY Railway: E. Pearce 78, A. Peterson 77, T. Quinn 77, E. Grainger 76, G. Adams 74; total 382; first round 395; — total 777. Ranfurly: J. E. Kearney 79. J. C. Kearney 79. J. A. Cromb 78. R. S. Spence 77, J. P. Kearney 76; total 389; first round score 385;—total 774.

RAILWAY B v. CROMWELL Railway: W. Burt 78, E. Adams 78, A. Gillespie 77, A. Rowlands 77. D. Campbell 72: total 382; first round score 395; —total 777. Cromwell: J. C. Parcell 79, W. Webb 80, J. W. T. Anderson 78. N. Toms 75, R. A. Bramley 74; total 386; first round score 387;—total 777. WESTON v. R.S.A.S.B.C. Weston: K. Falloon 80, G. Campbell 78, A. Howell 77, B. Campbell 77, A. M'Naughton 77; total 389; first round score 388; —total 777. R.5.A.5.8.C.: J. Harrison 78. D. Marr 77, R. Bowie 76, T. Mackie 76, J. Judson ,75; total 382; first round score 388; —total 770. OTAGO v. BARNETT’S C Otago: E. Cooper 79, A. Fitchett 79, Haig 77, C. Naismith 75, Speirs 75: total 385; first round score 382; —total 767. Barnetts; J. Armstrong 79, J. Cowie 77, M. Denton 76. Miss Robinson 75, E. Gallon 73; total 380; first round score 378; —total 758. DUNEDIN B v. DUNEDIN A Dunedin B: R. Finder 79. R. Gillick 78, S. Smith, sen., 77, H. Fortune 75, R. Wright 74; —total, 383; first round score, 379;—total 762. Dunedin A: R. Bruce, jun., 78. F. Marks 77, G. H. Smith 76, R. Bruce, sen., 75, H. Tattersfield 73; total 379; first-round score 377; —total 756, RAILWAY C v, SPEIGHTS Railway: N. M'Farlane 76, R. Peat 75. A. Begg 75, F. Godfrey 75, K. Brown 74; total 375; first-round score 386;—total 761. Speights: G. M'Donald 78, S. M'Donald 77, J. Malcolmson 76, W. M'Cartney 74, A. M'Donald 74; total 379; first-round score 377;—total 756. R.S.A.S.B.C. B v. BARNETT’S R.S.A.S.B.C. B: H. Edmonds 78. W. Goudie 76, O. Holden 75, T. Menzies 75. W. Meikle 72; total 375; first-round score 383;—total 758. Barnett’s: C. M'Nish 78, A. Robson 78, F. Peterson 77, I. Pollock 74, V. Fehby 69; total 376; first-round score 378;—total 754. EX-SERVICEMEN B v. SEACLIFF Ex-servicemen B: S. Wanty 78, J. Gawne 77, T. Whyte 76, H. Spinner 74, J. Conway 72; total 377; first-round score 373; —total 750. Seacliff: W. Dumbleton 76, Miss Havard 74, S. Nicholson 70, A. O'Hara 70, G. Read 56; total 346; first-round score 358; total 704. L.N.R.M.R. v. RAILWAY C L.N.R.M.R.: Miss M. Bain 79. Mrs Esplin 77. Mrs J. Bradley 77, Miss C. Cassells 74, Miss S. Cassells 62; total 369; first-round score 377;—total 746. Railway: L. Johnson 77, Mrs Johnson 75, H. Malthus 75, T. Stalker 76; total 303; first-round score 379; —total 682.