RIFLE SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23686, 19 December 1938, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING

TRIANGULAR INTERCLUB MATCH .. ~ A triangular match between teams representing the Dunedih, West Taieri, and Kiwi Defence -Rifle dubs was .fifed on the Pelichet Bay range on Saturday afternoon. A light, variable fight rear breeze and a glaring light at the longer range helped to keep the scores down. .The shoot consisted of seven shots'with two optional sighters at. 500 and 600 yards. Possibles were registered at 500 yards by E. Adams (Kiwi) and. J. Cowle (Dunedin) and at 600 R. Gillick and H, Tattersfield (Kiwi) and R. Leslie, sen. tDunedm) also secured possibles. The match was -closely contested, and resulted in a win for Kiwi by a narrow margin. , . • . .■'■.-..■'-.■ During.the interval between' ranges. Captain. A. Dempster, a past- president of the Kiwi ;Club, presented the cup bearing his name to C. Kibblewhite. Kiwi service champion 1938-39. At the close of thema"tch Mr R. Mackie congratulated the i winning 1fr an }' Mr Ashley, president of the West. Taieri Club, thanked the Dunedin Club for entertaining th> West Taieri riflemen. '.' ■ The results of the teams and the extra shoots were as follows:

Totals .v .. .. 400 376 776 Extras.—N. - Jones 32—31—63, R. Bowie' 31—30-+Ol, F. Clayton 32—29 61, R. Bruce 29—31—60, J. Thomson 31 —29—60, T. Quinn 33—27—60, J. McShain 28—31—59. J. McKinlay 31— 28—59, A. Murphy 28—28—56, P. McEwan 30—26—56, S. Smith 28—27 —55, D. Parsons 31—24—55. ~- Dunedin

Extras.—R; Mackie 28— N. Beck 31—27—58, J. Armstrong 26 30— 56, L. Mullinger 28—27—55. A. Parker 25—26—51. . West Taieri } A.Graham .'.. .. 33 : 4-67 G. Wyllie ;.. ,i .. 33 >• 34 —67 W. Burt . u--;%, v. -34 , 33, *~ 67 R. McDonald' .V '.. 31. 34 —65 J; Burnett :. ' ;:. .* 32" ' 33 ■-*- 65 R. Graham .. '.. 34 31 —65 W. Brookes •.i v. 34 30 —64 H. Webb 33 30 D.Ashley 31 30 W. Henderson .. .. 30 30 —6O S. Geddes v. *.-.." 29 ~ 29 —SB B. Duff • .-.'■ ..... 27 29 56 Totals .'. .. .. 381 '377 758' Extras.—W. Harbour 28—28—56, A. Fraser 31—25—56, J. Shaw 27—25—52. The next shoot will be a three-range match, the first stage of which will be fired on January 7.

Kiwi 500 600, 'i yds. yds.' Tl. H. Tattersfield .. .. 33 35 — 68 R. GUlick .. .. .. 32 35 — 67 C. Kibblewhite .. .. 32 34 — 66 R. Johnston .. ... 34 32 — 6fi H. Butel .. .. .. 32 W. Crimp, .. .. .. 33 32 — 65 W.Mills .. .. .. 34 31 — 65 P. Fennessy .. ..33 31 — 64 H. Whitehead .. .. 34 29 — 63 »A* Gillespie .. .. 34 29 — ■jtjl E. Adorns .. .. .. 35 28 — 6 3 G. Adams .. .. .. 34 27 — 61

R. Lcfelie. jtiri. .. .. 34 34 — 68 J. Cowie .. .. 35 33 — 68 R. Leslie, sen. .. .. 32 35 — 67 G. H. Smith ..' .. 33 33 — 66 0. G. Miller ..■ .. 33, 32 — 65 W. Graham ;. .. 34 31 — 65 J. Benfell .. .. ..33 30 — 63 — Rusbatch .. .. 33 30 — 63 C, Gamble .. .. .. 32 30 t- 62 R. McKeich .. 33 29 -62 A. Percy .. .. .. 30 V(W — 61 K. Muschamp . vi ■;,.•.; ,31^; ',: 30- — 61 . Totals * *; U"l? .: 393 : "378 ■%.