Rifle Notes.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 1348, 8 December 1931, Page 3

Rifle Notes.

~ / v The weather was not of the best, Q for the annual match with- Invercar- t] gill Rifle Club on Saturday. Never- s theless, some good scores were segis- v tered.'■'The twice winners of the Mc- n Kenzie Shield fielded their strongest side, land ran out winners by> 57 x. point's. However, the local club expect to turn the tables at Invereargill _ m the near future. ( , At 30 yards N. McWilliams was top C score with 33, reading 5454555—33, closely followed by R. Hazley 32,. A. Lyall 32. \ \ ' At 500 yards the change m the light and wind puzzled the best of the I riflemen. .'._The best shoot at this range was registered by W. E. Diack with 32, reading 4445555—32. The best-aggregate of the day was that of R. Hazley of the local'club ,with 64, /followed by A. Lyall 63, JN. a McWilliams, 63, R. Henderson 63 and < C. H. Wilson 163, aU - of the In- ] vercargill Club. " Invereargill — ; 300 500 ; ' R. Hendeiison 31 32 63 >■ N. McWilliams k- 33 .3063 , - C.H. Wilson 32 31 63 • A. LyaU 32 31 63 ■ %; MiUy 30 31 61 • J. Clark ".■'.:■'.''■"" ■"■'. 30 30 60 Dr. Crawford 28 31 59 • H. Mosrf- 29 30 59 , President A. R. WiUs 28 29 57 • T. Henshelwood 27 30 57 ,/.'■'. Tota 607 ■•-• Nightcaps — - ,■■■..- 300500 R. Hazley - 32 32 64 J. Wilson 30 31 61 L. Wilson 29 29 58 y A. Marelich .. 30 ' 27, 57 S. Thomson 28 28 55 r J. A. St.eahs 23 30 53 C. Roberts * v 25 27 52 G. Gilbert . 21 30 • 51 D. Couchman '* 24 27 51 J. B. Wilson 20 26 46 ..-.. Total 548 The following member's of the Invereargill Club accompanied the team to Nightcaps and were a.ble to have a practice ehoot: 300 500 W. E. Diack 27 32 5£ S. Cunningham 28 31 5£ : . - C. H. Cunningham 26 32 5£ ■•:> S. Wall 25 31 5( M-. Sheehan 24 27 . 51 F. Fredric 23 24 4/ After the match the Invercargil Club were the guests of the local clul at a sumptuous dinner, ably preparei

y the wife of the local club's popular, ice-president (Mr F. Boyle), -.who ongratulated the visitors on their 'm. Mr A. R. Wills, on. behalf of" :ie Invereargill team, thanked the lembers of the Nightcaps Club for ie hospitality extended, which was epical of Nightcaps receptions, [ightcaps Rifle Club was; a young' tie and some of its members showed reat promise. The chief thing a ifle club was for' members to show leir interest and if they took notice f. Mr Hazley they would soon realise iat they had an ideal coach. "(Aplause). A pleasant social was iDent. The local club have received oin ; the Colonial /Ammunition Coinany a bronze medal for competition mong the members! The same firm, aye also offered a /donation of 500 sunds of .303 ammunition.