MINIATURE SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23828, 7 June 1939, Page 5

MINIATURE SHOOTING

OTAGO ASSOCIATION ... t, • ■■•.-■ LAST WEEK'S MATCHES The following are results in last week's matches in the Otago Miniature Rifle Association competition:— B Grade Speights 467 beat C.F.H. 462. Individual scores were:—Speights: F. Oliver 79, H. Pithie 77, H. Davis 75. S. McDonald 79, J. Malcolmson 77, W. McCartney 80. C.F.H.: G. Turner 78, R. Dennison 78, H. Weir 78. F. Bertenshaw 76. A. Cox 75, G. Munro 77. Mosgiel 452 beat Imperial ExServicemen 439. Individual scores were:—Mosgiel: Milne 77, Borrie 77. L. Smeaton 76, Starkey 75. R. Smeaton 74. Evans 73. Imperial Ex-Servicemen: Spinner 76, Whyte 76. Shanks 76, Miss Drake 72 Miss Penman 70. Ramsay 69 Imperial Ex-Servicemen 460 beat Railway Bl 459. Individual scores were:—lmperial Ex-Servicemen: J. Conway 78. R. Leslie, jun.. 78. C. James 76, T. Wadsworth 76. E. Taylor 76. R. Leslie, sen., 76. Railway Bl: A. Gillespie 78. K. Brown 78. A. Johnstone 77, F. Godfrey 76. F. Restieaux 76, J. Porteous 74. Railway Motors'4ss beat Lees 453. Individual scores were:—Railway Motors: K. McKenzie 78 H. Butel 77, W. Milne 77, J. Thomson 77. J. Wroblenski 74, L. Faid 72. Lees: L. McPhail 77. P. Davis 76, G. D. Ritchie 76, R. Tijleyshort 76. T, Cornish 75. R. Shannon 73. Barnett's 467 beat Dunedin 445. Individual scores were:—Barnett's: R. Mullehger 80, Miss Robinson 78. Mrs Cowan 78, Miss Pullar 78, F. Peterson 77, J. Pullen 76. Dunedin: S. Beasloy 77. G. Lane 76, R. Churchill 76. J. Murdoch 73. P. Fennessv 73. M. Gosney 70. C Grade Railway Motors Miniature Rifle Club 442 beat C.F.H. 433. Individual scores were:—J. Thomson 80, C. Lynch 76, G. Ryan 75, C. Rice 71, M. Seekup 71, R.Tait 69; Miss Wilson 76, Miss Carr 72, Miss Ward 71, Miss Oben 70, Miss Moore 70. Miss Parker 74. Railway II 450 beat Seacliff 439 Individual scores were:—F. Jackson 77, N. Waugh 76, W. Wilson 75, F. Benfell 75, E. Barabithe 75, J. Hall 72; I. Singleton 76, S. • Nicolson 75, A O'Hara 74, J. Farmer 72. W. Wilson 72. R. Sprague 70: RAILWAY CLUB The Self-handicap SweepstaKe, concluded on the Railway Miniature .Rifle Club's range last week, resulted in a shoot-off among the following: N. Waugh 75—5—80. G. Inwood 76—4 80. W. Burt 78—2—80. A. Begg 78—280. In the shoot-off A. Begg was successful from G. Inwood with W. Burt third. The sweepstake now in progress attracted a large number of entries and there are 13 contestants to shoot in the final.' They are: Miss R. Parker, F. Powell, A Johnstone, G. Inwood. N. Waugh, H. Barbour, J. Hall, H.- Malthus, -W. Wilson, J. Rae, K. Stuart, A; Gillespie, P. McEwam The club was engaged in two matches during the, past week. The B2 team defeated L.N;R. at the Drill Hall by 458453. Highest scores were put on by Miss Hopewood 78, Miss Knowles 78, of L.N.R., and .Miss Parker 78. K. Stuart 78, Of Railway. The 81. team lost to Imperial. Ex-servicemen with the scores 460-459: >v>. ' ARTHUR BARNETT'S CLUB Membership of Arthur BaYnett's Club is well maintained, this year, and four teams have been entered in the Otago Miniature Rifle Association's competitions. The club has been fortunate in securing the use of Messrs Cadbury Fry Hudson's range, and the additional comfort is much appreciated. The first competition for members is for the Devlin Cup. the best aggregate on handicap over three shoots.. Two matches have been fired.-and -scores were jis follows:—C. Gamble. 100—0—100. 99 I—loo (200); Miss A. Wallace, 90—10— 100 94—8—100 (200); Miss Y. O'Neill, 96-16—100, 91—10—100 (200); Mrs M. Cowan.. 94-^5—99,,99—5—100 (199); K. Miller, ; 99-r 0—99. 98—1—99 (198); G, Ferguson. 98-*3—loo, 96—2—98 (198); W. Jamieson; 96—3—99. 96—3—99 (198); J. Benfell, 95—3—98. 98—3—100 (198); F. Sprague; 96—3 99, R. Richardson, 80—18—98, 88—18—100 (198)1 J. Cowie. 97—1—98. (197); R. Annison, 96—2—98. 96—3—99 (197); R. Mullenger.,96—2—9B, 96—3 99 (197); Miss Robinson, 95—2—97. 98— 3—loo (197); C. Tracey, 92—6—98, 93 6—99 (197); E. Callon, 97—2—99, 95—2 —97 (196); R. McKeich, 93—3—96, 97 4—loo (196); J. White, 97—6—100, 92 4—96 (196); J. Armstrong. 96—1—97, 99_2_100 (197); Miss Pullar, 94—6 100, 90—5—95 (195); J. Bradley, 95—2 _97 94_3_97 (194). The final match for this competition will be fired this week.