RIFLE SHOOTING

Southland Times, Issue 21650, 11 March 1932, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING

THE GORE CLUBOn Wednesday afternoon the Gore Rifle Club completed the competition for Mrs H. E. Bacon’s trophy, firing being over the 300 and 600 yards ranges. Although the weather was fine, the changeable light gave some trouble to the marksmen and the scores registered were not so high as usual. The trophy was won by G. Young. _ The detailed scores, together with handicaps, were as follows:—.

The following arc the leading scores in both shoots, handicaps appearing in paren-

Next week the ranges will be 300, 500 and 600 yards, seven shots at each distance, for a trophy presented by Mr A. S. Fleming. Next week’s shoot will also complete the series for the second aggregate.

. 300yds 600yds Tl. A. Williamson 42 (5) 42 (51—94 C. France 46 (1) 40 (51-92 S. Preece 43 (3) 41 (41—91 G. Young 35 (7) 43 (41—89 r. Greenfield 38 (2) 44 (31—87* A. Hay 41 (3) 39 (41-87 H. Mason j 37 (8) 31 (101—86 D. S. Mackenzie 38 (2) 42 (31—85 J. Mathews 40 (0) 44 (01—84 G. Bain 41 (2) 38 (31—84 Pepperell 31 (8) 37 (81-84 C. M. Wilson 41 (1) 38 (2) —82 A. Gregory 36 (6) 34 (61—82 H. Richardson 31 (5) 39 (6J—81 W. Milne 39 (0) 37 (01-76

theses: — 500 and 300 and 600yds 600yds TI. G. Young 75 (IS 78 (’ll)—182 A. Hay S3 (10) 80 (7)—180 J. Mathews 90 (0) 84 (0)—174 I. Greenfield 82 (5) 82 (5)—174 G. Bain 8-1 (5) 79 (5)—173 W. Milne 92 (1) 76 (0)—169 A. Gregory 74 (12) 70 (12)—168 C. M. Wilson 82 (3) 79 (3)—167 II- Richardson 67 (ID 70 (11)—159