RIFLE SHOOTING
INVERCARGILL DEFENCE CLUB.
The Invercargill Defence Rifle Club held a practice shoot at Otatara on Saturday afternoon, a small attendance firing over the three ranges, 300, 500 and 600 yards, 10 shots at each. Weather conditions were good for light but a changeable southerly served to level the aggregates. There were some good range scores at 300 yards. W. Milley 4554454455—45, and J. Clark 5545554354 —also 45 were best. At 500 yards N. Mac Williams headed some good scoring, with 47 as follows, 5455544555. W. O’Brien and N. Mac Williams each had 46 at 600 yards, W. O’Brien winning on the count-back with a four-bull finish. Following are the individual
The Wills’ Shield competition will be decided next Saturday over the same ranges, this being the last practice prior to the championship course.
CITY GUARDS CLUB. The City Guards Defence Rifle Club fired the third and final round of the Whitecombe and Caldwell Cup at Otatara on Saturday, 10 shots at 500 and 600 yards. At 500yds A. Wilson 46 and W. McChesney’ 46 shot well under the conditions. At 600 yards the troublesome fishtail wind increased in strength and affected the scoring considerably. With 18 handicap A. Wilson wins the cup with an aggregate of 273. A. N. Smith on 24 handicap 263 second. J. T. Wilson 10—262 third. The following are the third round scores:
WHITCOMBE AND CALDWELL CUP. The following are the seven leading scores:
scores: — 300 500 600 Tl. N. MacWilliams 42 47 4G 135 J. Clark 45 45 43 133 W. Millcy 45 45 41 131 R. C. Anderson 43 46 41 130 A. R. Wills 42 46 41 129 W. O'Brien 41 39 46 126 S. L, Wall 40 41 45 126 W. E. Diack 39 46 40 125 W. A. Diack 33 42 42 117 E. S. Ronald 32 41 35 108 A. S. Gray 34 38 26 98
yds 500 yds 600 Total A. Ford 44 42 86 F. E. Wrigmt 45 41 86 A. Wilson 46 38 84 J. T. Wilson 40 42 82 W. McChesney 46 36 82 G. Nicol 38 41 79 A. N. Smith 41 35 76
500--Hp. Tl. 600 500 600 A. Wilson 86 85 84 18 273 A. N. Smith 75 88 76 24 263 J. T. Wilson 85 85 82 10 262 F. E. Wright 84 91 86 — 261 W. McChesney 85 84 82 8 259 A, Ford 84 80 86 —— 250 G. Nicol 75 81 79 14 249
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Southland Times, Issue 22216, 8 January 1934, Page 5
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416RIFLE SHOOTING Southland Times, Issue 22216, 8 January 1934, Page 5
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