RIFLE SHOOTING

Southland Times, Issue 23375, 6 December 1937, Page 10

RIFLE SHOOTING

CITY GUARDS CLUB COMPETITION MATCHES On Saturday afternoon the City Guards Defence Rifle Club fired the first stage of the Whitcomb and Caldwell Cup competition, 10 shots being fired at 300, 500 and 600 yards. A handicap trophy competition for B grade members was fired in conjunction with the shoot. The conditions were favourable and some good scoring resulted. At 300 yards J. Buttolph, with a five-bull finish headed the list, his card reading: 554545555 5—48. B. Broomfield with 555455553 5 —47 was second. G. Nicol, with 5554 5 5 5 5 5 5—49 and Broomfield 55555455 5 5 —49 just missed the possible at 500 yards, Nicol, with a six-bull finish, filling first place. J. Brydon, who made a good eight-bull finish in a score of 48, was third, his score reading; 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—48. At 600 yards Nicol with 555445545 5—47 was top, Buttolph 45, G. Moreton 45, R. Adams 45 and W. McChesney 45 filling the next places. The best aggregates, for the day were obtained by Nicol, 44, 49, 47—140; Buttolph, 48, 47, 45—140, and Broomfield, 47, 49, 44—140. Nicol took first place with the highest score at the longest range. . . The B grade competition resulted in a close finish. J. Brydon 137, C. E. Young 137 and B. Walker 137 tied for first place, Brydone winning on the count back at the longest range. The aggregates were: Brydone 554, Young 554, Walker 553. Brydon, Young and Walker are first-year shots and their 133, 130, 133 off the rifle were good efforts. Following are the results: —

WHITCOMB AND CALDWELL CUP.

Next Saturday a handicap competition for three Christmas trophies will be fired, and the Whitcomb and Caldwell Cup competitions will be completed, will be completed.

INVERCARGILL DEFENCE CLUB PARAWA CUP COMPETITION The final stage of the Parawa Cup competition was fired at Otatara on Saturday afternoon in fine weather. Ten shots each were fired at 300, 500 and 600 yards. The scoring all round was excellent, the top men showing brilliant form. S. L. Wall had the best aggregate, 144, closely followed by A. R. Wills with 143. A. Ford, who made his first appearance of the season, was next with 141. F. G. Henderson and J. Clark also scored well, making 140 each. Henderson, who made a fine 49 at 600 yards, was the winner of the cup after counting out Mrs J. B. Doake, who put up a splendid performance for a woman by scoring 48 at 600 yards. Her aggregate of 137 beat a number of the club’s A grade shots. At 300 yards, N. Mac Williams topped the list with 49, just missing the possible on his last shot. His card read: 5 5 5 5 5 5555 4_49. Clark, Wall, W. Milley and R. M. Milley with 48 each also shot well. At 500 yards Ford with 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5—49 counted out Wills with 555555555 4—49 for pride of place. W. Milley and G. Wilson with 48 each also shot excellently. At 600 yards Wall with 545555555 5 49 counted out Henderson, who also made 49, as follows: 554555555 5. Mrs Doake and Ford with 48 each also did well.

The leading scores were as follows:— 300 500 600 Tls.

The first stage of the club’s chain-1 pionship will be fired next Saturday.

(First Stage) 300 yds 500 yds 600 yds Total G. Nicol 44 49 47 140 J. Buttolph , 48 47 45 140 B. Broomfield 47 49 44 140 W. McChesney 44 47 45 136 R. Adams 46 43 45 134 G. Moreton 46 42 45 133 J. Brydon 42 48 43 133 B. Walker 44 46 43 133 C. E. Young 43 43 44 130 L. Woodsford 43 44 42 129 D. Wishart 42 42 42 126 C. Mathieson 38 46 39 123 G. A. R. Petrie 41 45 36 122 E. Mapletoft 40 37 37 114 J. Holloway . 35 44 35 114 R. Larson 32 46 33 111 B GRADE TROPHY 300 . 500 600 yds J rds yds Hep. Total J. Brydone 42 48 43 4 137 C. E. Young 43 43 44 7 137 B. Walker 44 46 43 4 137 R. Adams 46 43 45 scr 134 L. Woodsford 43 44 42 5 134 G. Moreton 46 42 45 scr 133 G. A. R. Petrie 41 45 36 10 132 D. Wishart 42 42 42 3 129 J .Holloway 35 34 35 10 124 E. Mapletoft 40 37 37 10 124 R. Larsen 32 46 33 10 121

yds yds yds , S. L. Wall 48 47 49 144 A. R. Wills 47 49 47 143 A. Ford 44 49 48 141 F. G. Henderson 44 47 49 140 J. Clark 48 46 46 140 F. E. Broome 46 46 47 139 G. Wilson 45 48 45 138 W. Milley 48 48 42 138; Mrs J. B. Doake 42 47 48 137 A. Lyall 46 43 45 134 N. MacWilliams 49 44 41 134 J. B. Doake 44 44 44 132 Mrs L, Lyall 44 47 41 132 J. Archer 46 41 33 131 W. A. Diack 45 44 41 130 The leading scores for the cup were: 1st 2nd Stage Stage Hep. Tl. F. G. Henderson 94 140 13 247 Mrs J. B. Doake 90 137 20 247 S. L. Wall 100 144 2 246 J. Clark 97 140 9 246 A. R. Wills 97 143 5 245 J. B. Doake 90 132 21 243 W. Milley 96 138 8 242 W. A. Diack 92 130 20 242 G. Wilson 100 138 3 241, Mrs L. R. Lyall 84 132 25 241