SHOOTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11474, 1 March 1918, Page 4

SHOOTING.

RANGIIIKEI DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING.

The first shoot of the year Was held in the Bulls Town Hall on Tuesday evening, a fair number being present. Two ranges were fired—lo and 15 yards, the best score of the evening being put up by the veteran of the Club, Mr Humphries, who finished with the fine total of 69 out of a possible 70. The shooting all round was hardly up to last year’s form, most of the cracks being very evidently out of training or, at least, short of a gallop. The f ollowing were the scores:

The general meeting adjourned from the previous Tuesday was continued during the evening, when it •was unanimously decided to continue shooting on the lines suggested hy the committee, viz., to shoot each Tuesday evening in the Town Hail, marking fee to he Gd, each member to provide own cartridges. The grazing of the rifle range was also discussed, members expressing surprise at the peculiar attitude of the Bulls Domain Board in repudiating the Club’s claim for rent for the lust 'tour years. In reply to questions it was stated that the range comprised eleven acres, which the Board used continuously for grazing stock and had paid rent at the rate of £5 per annum up to the year 1913. It was decided to refer the matter back to the committee to deal with, it being the general opinion that if a satisfactory arrangement could not shortly be arrived at with the Domain Board the best thing to do would be to hand the matter over to the military authorities to attend to.

30 15 T1 D. Humphries 34 35 69 Jj Mansell 34 33 67 .f, Simpson 33 33 65 F. Simpsoi 33 32 65 W. Monks 33 31 64 T. Richasdson 31 32 63 Mrs Ralfe 33 31 63 P. Pedersen 33 30 63 J. Richardson 33 30 63 H. Webb 31 31 62 A. Phillips 31 30 61 F. Ralfe 33 28 61 W. Natzke 37 32 59 G. Goebel 26 32 58 Mrs Walker 32 26 58 Miss Garter 33 25 58 Miss Wilcox 26 28 54 G. Bowater 32 23 54 Miss Myra Richardson 32 23 54 Miss C Webb 81 19 50 G. Harris 26 IS 44 T. McDermott — 29 29