RIFLE SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23702, 9 January 1939, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING

KIWI DEFENCE CLUB

The Kiwi Defence Rifle Club fired the first stage of No. 3 match on the Pelichet Bay range on Saturday afternoon The shoot consisted of seven ™ tS cnn W^h . °P tlo P a l slghters at 300. 500, and 600 yards. The weather was showery and interfered with elevation to spoil some promising aggregates.

The best shoot ot the day was 100 put on by H. Butel (B Grade), who counted out P. Ponnessy (A Grade), who also notched 100. on the count back The bad conditions at 600 yards caused severe! men to retire Next Saturday will be devoted to a triangular match between Oamaru. Dunedin and Kiwi Defence Rifle Clubs, and In conjunction with this match and Kiwi will fire for the GK Challenge Shield, The Oamaru Club is the present holder. The details of Saturday’s shoot were as follows:

/ GRADE 300 500 600 yds yds yds. Hen Tl. p Fennessv .. 34 35 31 1 — 101 H Tatter,sfield 33 34 31 3 — 101 D Parsons , . 32 29 33 7 - 101 R Bruce 31 33 30 6 — 100 T. Quinn 32 34 32 1 — 99 R. K. Jonhston 30 34 32 1 _ 97 H Whitehead 31 35 26 2 - 94 A. Gillespie .. 30 30 28 6 — 94 R. Bowie 31 26 28 7 - 92 W. Cvimp 30 27 33 1 - 91 W Mills 27 31 retired N. Jones 31 25 retired B GRADE H. Butel 33 34 33 100 J. Thomson 31 30 29 9 — 99 P. McEwan .. 31 27 26 15 - 99 J. Porteous .. 30 32 26 9 - 97 G. Adams 31 33 30 1 — 95 G, Stinron 31 32 24 8 - 95 E. Adams 33 33 26 — 92 S. Smith 26 15 23 15 - 79 J. McKinlay . 29 29 retired w Baker 25 28 retired