RIFLE SHOOTING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19244, 9 February 1937, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING

GISBORNE DEFENCE CLUB

FEBRUARY MATHUGS

R. BULL WINS TWICE A good attendance of members was present on Saturday at the Gisborne Defence Club's range when the second shoot in the February Handicap competition at fiOOvds took place. Several good scores weie registered. In the aperture .series two shoots of 10 were fired. R. Bull scoring 94 points off the rifle, plus 1 point handicap, to win the match, although his second effort was an unlucky one when he dropped his eighth shot ton magpie for 48. F. .1. .leuno. scr,. was runner-up. scoring two consistent -tV Hi the service match the honours again went to R. Bull, this test being live mauds snap shooting at a —in. disc. 11 is winning score oi 19 point’s, taken to 22 points with the addition of his handicap, was equalled by F. I’. Jeiiae. hut ba the count hack the latter was placed second. Detailed results are as follow, giving the first 12 piaciugs in the aperture match and the first eight ia the service competition:— Aperture match. —R. Bull, 2,ooyds, 4(1. .'inOvds. -IS (handicap. 1). total, 95; JF. J. Jenne. 47. -17 (scr.), 94; Burl. 7,8, .57 (19 i. 11-J ; W. Ellis, 42. 4(5 (-'>). 97,; T. Farit, -11, 4(5 (O’), 97,; <’. Lloyd. 7,9, 42 (11). 92; O. Wellington. 47,, 7S (11), 92; !..' Franklin. 1(5, 44 (2). 92; T. item-el, 44. 42 (4), 90; J-'. P. .leuni. 47. 41 (2), 90; R. Burson. .48, 44 (7), 89; lx. Graham. 7,fi. 44 (10), 89. Service Match (possible 24 points). —R. Bull, rifle score, 19 (handicap 7,). total. 22; F. P. .leune, 17, (7), 2k; O. Wellington. 14 (8), 22: A. Ford, 1!> (scr.). 19; F. J. .Tonne, 17 (1). 18; 1. Farit. 9 (tl), 13; L. Franklin, 17, (1). 1I; If. Burson, 8 (-1 1, 12.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING

HAST COAST ASSOCIATION

MEMORIAL BELT TO POKO

The championship rillc meeting oi the East Coast Association was held, during the week-end under ideal conditions on tin- Wairoa Defence Rillc Clubs range. A record number of marksmen attended, and some fine scores were recorded. Wairoa was represented by BO members. Gisborne by 16. Nuliaka by live, and Tinirotn by two. and there was keen I'ompeiition in t lie various matches. The Unit. .Memorial Belt was won by A. G. Ford, of the Gisborne club, who scored an aggregate of 101 out of a possible of 105 at 500yds. 500yds and 600yds. The runner-up was F. J. deune. Gisborne, with a score ol 1.00. Otlni trophies won during the day were the Taxi Cup for the highest- score at. 500yds, this going to l-\ J. .J fill it* with a score of 34 out, of a possible of 35. 'Hie Townlcv Gup for the highest score at 500viIs was: won hv W. Sherrill’. Tiniroto. after a tie shoot-oil’ with F. J. -leune, both marksmen having scored the possible ot 05, the tie. shoot, resulting. Sherrill .15, Jeuno 14. The Field (Nip foil io T. Herivel. also of the Gisborne club, who returned a possible score at the 600yds distance. In the teams match based on ihe aggregate scoring til all ranges, the Gisborne No. 1 team von t,v 18 points over Gisborne No. 2, the tropliv for this match being the lokomaru bull's-eye. Details of the various matches are as under:—

Wairoa Mulch, f„ r Taxi Gup (seven shots at 300yds).— F. J. .leune (Gisborne). 34. T : R. Bull (Gisborne), 54. 2: Sand ford (Wairoa), 55, 3; F. Ardrrn iGisborne). 33, 4: A. Foul (Gisborne). 33, 5: W. SherriiT (Gisborne), 32. (t ■ Stichlmry (Wairoa). 52. 7; G. Wcl lington (Gisborne), 32. 0: -i- Faulkner (Gisborne). 31. 9: T. Park (Gisborne). 51. 10: R. Rurson (Gisborne), 01. 11. Counted out : M. P. Ghapman aud F. P,leune. 31.

Service Match.—F. J. J ouno (Gisborne). ")], I ; A. Ford (Gisborne). 20. 3: S. Clark (Wairoa.), 28. 3; IF Bull (Gisborne). 25, 4; Sand ford (Wairoa). 34, 5: F. P. Jemie (Gisborne), 23. 6; \V. Fllis (Gisborne). 20. 7: 11 • Biirson (Gisborne). 20. 8: Wilson (Wairoa). 10. 9: T. IJ all (Wairoa). 18. 1C: Bean (Wairoa), 17, 11. Nolinl.a Match, for the Townie,y Cup (seven shots' at nOflyds).—W. Sherrill' (Gisborne), 35 (handicap si-r.), score .".3, ami F. .1. .Tenne (Gisborne), lie (ser.). 83. tie, 1: S. Bine ((! ishnrne), 32 (3). 11-*, I'. Clark (Wairoa), 33 (2). I; M- !’• ph:i|tinan (Wairoa), ,‘>B (2), Ho, •>; 11. Bur son (Gisborne), 32 (Hi, Ho. (i; 1,. Gray (Tiniroto). 31 (4), 35, 7; Faulkner (Gisborne), 32 (3), H 5. 8; C. Floyd (11 isbnrno i. 3! (4), H 5, !•; A. Ford (Gisborne), H 4 ('ll. Id; T. liell (Wairoa), 32 (3), 35. 11. Counted out: .1. Austin, sen., HI (4), Ho; F. I*. .Tonne, HI (4), 35; T. llerivel. XI (4). 35; A. McKenzie. 81 (4). 85; K. Soder sen. 33 (2), 33. Gisborne Match, for Field Cult (seven shots tit tiftOyds). —'I'. Iloiivel (Gisborne), score 85 (liitndieap scr.). total 8,5; A. Ford (Gisborne), 84 (I), 85; ,i. Hurt (Wairoa), 29 ((>). 85; W. Mil is (Gisborne), i!l (4), 85; F. Sodcrsen (Gisborne). 88 (2). 35; ’l'. Hull (Wairoa), 8.2 (H), 35; ,1. Austin, sen. (Xulinka), HI (4). 8,5; C. Hull, 32 (8). 8,5; C. McKenzie, ill (4), 35; F. Franklin, 32 (3), 35; Wilson, ,32 (3). 35. Counted out: J. Pearce, 29 (<>). 35; Sowden, 29 (It), 35; .1, Austin, jun.. 29 (G). 35; C. Stone, 29 (G), 35. Championship Aggregate. — A. G. Ford (Gisborne), 101; F. d. .lenne (Gisborne), 100; IF Hull (Gisborne), OS; Snndford (Wairoa), 98; W. Sherrill’ (Tiniroto), 97; M. P. Chapman (Wairoa), 9(i; F. Sodersen (Gisliorne). 95; T. llerivel (Gisborne), 04; F. Ardern (Gisborne). 94: S. Clark (Wairoa), 08,; IF I!arson (Gisborne), !),'!; T. Stiehbnrv (Wairoa), 93. Team .Maielt. — Gisborne, No. I—A. Ford 101, F. .1. .lenne 100, IF P.lill 9S. 1,. Franklin 89; total 388, t. Gisborne, No. 2, — W. Sherrill" 97, T. llerivel 91, W. Fllis ;iI, F. P. .lenne 88; total 370. 2. Wairoa. No. 1. W. Sand ford 98. S. Clark 03, T. 11. Hall. 02, W. Hail. S 3; total, 3GG, 3. Gisborne, No. 3. — F. Sodersen 05, 1.. Grey 01, .1. Faulkner 01, .1. Pirie 87; total" 3GI, 4. Wairoa, No. 2.- — M. P. Chapman 9G, C. Hall 92, H. G. Wilson Slk .1. Ilnli SG; total, 3GB, 5. Wairoa, No. 3, .Till, G. Nuhnkn. No.I, 310, 7. Gisborne, No, I. 3-11), 8.