RIFLE SHOOTING

Southland Times, Issue 21658, 21 March 1932, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

CITY GUARDS CLUB. The City Guards Defence Rifle Club fired a stage for the season’s trophies at Otatara on Saturday afternoon, the ranges being 500 and GOO yards, ten shots at each. At 500 yards F. E. Wright shot well and headed the list with 48, his card reading: 554554555 5. A. Ford was next with 46. At 600 yards A. Ford (5 55355445 5—46) and J. T. Wilson (554545455 4—46) were top, Ford winning on the count back. J. Tansley was third with 45 and L. Adams fourth with 44. The best aggregate was compiled by Ford with 46, 46—92. Follow-

INVERCARGILL DEFENCE CLUB. ' The third round of the Invercargill Defence Rifle Club’s championship was fired on Saturday afternoon in fine weather and favourable shooting conditions. The ranges were 500 and 600 yards, 10 shots at each. Some good scores were registered, some of the younger shots doing particularly well. At 500 yards the best score, 48, was made by W. E. Diack as follows:—s 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5. A. Francis followed closely with 47. Of the young brigade L.- Henderson made 46 as follows: 555544454 5. F. McLean had 45. At 600 yards C. H. Wilson shot well for 47, his card reading: 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5. G. Weeds, one of the club’s most promising colts, made 46 as follows: 555545454 4. The best aggregate was made by W. E. Diack with 93, C. H. Wilson being close up with 92. Following are the full scores:— A Grade. 500 600 yds. yds. TL W. E. Diack C. H. Wilson 45—47—92 A. R. Wills 46—44—90 A. Francis 47—41 —88 A. Lyall 44—43 —87 C. H. Cunningham 46—41 —87 W. Milley 43 —43—86 A. W. Diack 44—40—84 R. C. Anderson 43 —39—82 N. Mac Williams 42 —38—80 T. E. Henshelwood 39 —40 —79 B Grade. G. Weeds 43—46—89 M. Sheehan 45 —42—87 W. Henderson 43—43 —86 F. McLean > 45—39—84 S. Wall 42 —40—82 L. Marshall 41 —39—80 I. Stevenson - 37 —37 —74 W. O’Brien 34—39—73 C Grade. A. Pomeroy 43 —39—82 E. R. Service 41 —40 —81 L. Henderson 46—34 —80 T. Jones 36—41—79 S. Cunningham 37—32 —69 The leading aggregates of those who have completed the three rounds in each grade are:—A. Grade, W. Milley 266, W. E. Diack 265, A. R. Wills 263, C. H. Wilson 257, R. C. Anderson 259, A. Lyall 253, A W. Diack and A. Francis 252 each. B grade: W. Henderson 261, G. Weeds 251, S. Wall 246, L. Marshall 231; C grade, T. Jones 227, S. Cunningham 223. The following members of the club will compete at the Otago Rifle Association’s championship meeting commencing next Friday morning: A. R. Wills, W. E. Diack, W. Milley, W. MacWilliarn, H. H. Moss, C. H. Cunningham, R. C. Anderson, T. E. Henshelwood, A. Francis, W. O’Brien.

ing are the score's: —: 500 yds. 600 yds. H. A. Ford 46 46 92 F. E. Wright 48 41 89 J. Tansley 43 45 88 J. T. Wilson 40 46 86 R. Ure 42 42 84 L. Adams 39 44 83 J. Storrie 42 38 80 G. Weir 40 37 77 W. McChesnev 35 40 75 G. Nicol 42 29 71 G. Jenkinson 36 34 70