RIFLE SHOOTING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18622, 5 February 1935, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

EAST COAST MEETING

GOOD DAY AT NUHAKA

GISBORNE CLUB SUCCESSES

Marksmen o! the Gisborne Defence Rifle Club had a good clay at the Minnal -club gathering at Nuhaka during the week-end, the gathering being organised by the East Coast B»aeA*£ cation, and attracting between 30 and AO members uf the Wairoo, Nuhaka and uisbmue dubs. Several of the assoaatioft trophies Eell to marksmen iron this end of the district, and Gisborne club members were generally well up ro the respective matches. The disposal of trophies, as the result of the shooting, was made as under:— Itait Memorial Belt.-F. J. Jeune, Gisborne. , w . Taxi Cup, 300yds match.—G. Wootton, Gisborne. . . Townley Cup, 500yds match.-A. Harris, Wairoa. , Field Cup, 600yds match.— h. JJeune. Gisborne. Tokomaru Bay Bulls-eye, for team competition.—Gisborne No. 1. Service Match trophy.—A. Ford, bisDetaiis of the respective matches were as under :- ~ Nuhaka Match, 300yds, < shots— l-j-Wootton, Gisborne. 34 points. 1; K J- .,,,„„, ci.bn.ne. 33, 2: A. Ford Gisborne 31 3- ]'■• Bifie, Gisborne, 51, "■ > J Hall. Wairoa. 31, 5; R. Miles, Gisborne 30, 6: 1.. Franklin, Gisborne, 3U, ". ,| ' |, e ; rv , Gisborne. 30, 8. Counted out; J. Austin, sen.. Nuhaka, and JJohnstone, Gisborne. Tiniroto Match. 1C shots, rapid fire.- \ Ford. Gisborne. 39, I; L. .Stichbury, 38 2- F •'■ -leuue. Gisborne, 37, o: J 'Berry, Gisborne, 55. 4: W. Shernfl. Tiniroto'. 35, 5; 0. Stone, Wairoa 33, 6; L Franklin, Gisborne, 60, 1; B- bull > Gisborne, 31. 8. ,- Wairoa Handicap Match, 500yds, i s i lo ts -A. Hams, Wairoa, net 32, handicap 3, gross 55, 1; C. Stone, Wairoa, 32, 5. 35. 2; S. Holmes, Gisborne, 31, <*, 35 3; M. P. Chapman. Wairoa, 31, *».- ?5* 4 ; 1). Hughes, Nuhaka? 30, 4, 34, 5; .).' Faulkner, Gisborne, 30, 4, 34, 6; a. Ford. Gisborne, 31. 2, 33. 7: L Franklin, Gisborne. 30. 3. 33, 8. out- T. Stichbury, Wairoa, A. Richardson, Tiniroto. T. Herivel, .Gisborne, J. Duley, Nuhaka. G. Borne, Gisborne, i). P Jeune. Gisborne, W. Hall, Wairoa.

all gross 33. . Gisborne Handicap Match, 600yds, I shots.—F. Hale, Wairoa, net 32, handicap 3. gross 55, I: 3. Austin. Nuhaka. 30. 5, 35. 2 : J. Daley, Nuhaka, 30, o, 35. 3- J. Pirie, Gisborne, 30, 5. 35, 4: T. II." Hall. Wairoa, 29. 6. 35, 5; P. i • Jeune, Gisborne, 29, 6, 35. 6: F. >)■ Jeune, Gisborne. 35, 1, 34. 7; .). Johnstone, Gisborne, 28. 6, 34, 8. Championship Aggregate, Jeune, Gisborne, 95," 1: L. Franklin, Gisborne, 89. 2: C (Stone. Wairoa, 88. 3- J. Berry, Gisborne., 88, 4; A. Harris. Wairoa, 88. ,5 • A. "Ford. Gisborne, 88, 6: E. Pirie, Gisborni?, 87, 7: J. Duley, Nuhaka. 86, 8. . Teams' Match.—Gisborne No. 1 (r. J. Jeune 95. A. Ford 88. R. Bull 80. W. Sherriff 78). total. 341 points, 1.; Gisborne No. 3 (J. Faulkner 86, F. V. Jeune. 86, J. Pirie 84, 3. Johnstone 83), total 339 points. 2: Gisborne No. 4 team (E. Pirie 87. ii. Holmes 86, A. Richardson 83, C. F.. Home 83), total 339 points. 3; Wairca No. 2 team (G. Stone 88, A. Harris 88, F. Hale 82, J. Stichbury 79). total 337. 4; Gisborne No. 2 (J. Berry 88, R. Miles 84, . Herivel 82. W. Ellis 81). total 335, 5: Wairoa No. 1 (M. Pi. Chapman 85, VV. Hall 83, T. 11. Half.' 82, J. Hall 80). total 330, 6: Gisborne: No. 5 (L. Franklin 89, G. Wootton ?,6. S. Pirie-78, L. Stichbury 72). total .'325, 7: Nuhaka (J. Duley 86, J. Austim, juti., 79, J. Austin. sen.," 79, Bullmore 79), total 323. 8.