RIFLE SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23331, 25 October 1937, Page 10

RIFLE SHOOTING

KIWI DEFENCE CLUB The members of the Kiwi Defenc* Rifle Club commenced the first of the championship series on Saturday'afternoon by firing 10 shots and two optional sighters at 300 yards and 500 yards. A cold southerly wind made shooting conditions very unpleasant. Owing to the dull visibility many of the scores suffered. The highest score off the rifle/ was obtained by Rifleman T. Quinn, a voung member, who made 97 out of a possible. 100—an excellent performance considering the conditions. Th» following are the scores with handicaps:— A GRADE

300 500 yds. yds. Hep. Tl. Rfm. T. Quinn .. 49 48 1 — 98 Rfm. N. Jones .. 47 48 3 — 98 Rfm. F. Clayton .. 48 46 2 “ 96 Rfm. J. Harding .. 45 45 6 — 96 Rfm. T. Jones 38 43 15 — 96 Rfm. R. Gillick .. 47 48 — — 95 Rfm. W. Mills .. 45 48 2 — 95 Rfm. P. Fennessey 46 45 4 — 85 Rfm. R. Bowie .. 41 48 6 —— 95 Pres. R. Bruce .. 47 42 6 — 95 Rfm. R. Johnston 45 46 3 — 94 Rfm. C. Kibblewhite 43 49 1 — 93 Rfm. A. Gillespie 44 44 5 93 Rfm. W. McKeich 44 44 5 — 93 Rfm. W. Crimp .. Rfm. H. Whitehead 44 48 43 44 6 9S 92 Rfm. T. Hinshel43 9P wood 43 a — B GRADE Rfm. W, Pullar .. 43 46 3 — 9 1 Rfm. H. Butel .. 44 47 4 — 9£ Rfm. W. Burt .. 43 47 5 — 9F Rfm. E. Kibblewhite 44 41 10 _ 9 1 Rfm. J. Porteous .. 45 41 8 — 9( Rfm. A. Reed 37 44 12 — 9? Rfm. J. McKinlay 39 40 11 — 96 Rfm. G. Stinson .. 39 44 5 — 86 Rfm. G. Adams .. 43 45 — — 83