RIFLE SHOOTING

Southland Times, Issue 23599, 29 August 1938, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING

CHAMPIONSHIPS ON MINIATURE RANGE BRILLIANT EXHIBITION BY W. MURRAY The Southland Miniature Rifle Association’s third championship meeting was held on Saturday afternoon and evening, when there were 190 entries, compared with 120 last year. The standard of shooting was very high and was stated to be even better than that at the South Island championships. W. Murray (Invercargill) gave a brilliant exhibition of shooting to win the A grade championship with two possibles. The women’s championship was won by Miss Butel, who is having her first year at miniature rifle shooting. There was very keen competition for The Southland Times Shield, only five points separating the four leading teams. The winner was the Hollyford No. 2 team, which beat Invercargill No. 1 by a point. City Guards and Waiau tied for first place in the champion teams’ shoot with 783 points. Following are the results: — '•

SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP A Grade Pts. W. J. Murray (City Guards) Sports Trust Cup and 15/- 160.14 W. Aitken (Waiau) 159.13 J. H. Blatch (Mossburn) 159.12 j’ E. Healy (Mossburn) 159.11 T. R. Healy (Mossburn) 159.10 B Grade P. Mcßride (Mossburn), Sports Trust Cup and 10/- 157.10 E. C. Sim (Tapanui) 156.12 A. Blee (Invercargill) 156.7 J. W. Doake (City Guards) 156.6 THE SOUTHLAND TIMES SHIELD Hollyford No. 2 (L. Palmer. C. Thompson, W. Bradley, W. Kett, R. A. Bell) „ 795 Invercargill No. 1 (A. Pomeroy, G. Wilson, M. McKinnon, A. Robson, A. Blee) 794 Tapanui (D. A. McDonald, J. McCann, W. H. Graham, W. Kirk, K. Rodger) 792 Mossburn No. 2 (C. M. Dore, F. Clearwater, P. W. Mcßride, S. Payne, E. P. Healy) 790

CHAMPION TEAMS SHOOT City Guards (B. Broomfield, L. Woodsford, W. Murray, J. Buttolph, J. Tansley) 783 Waiau (W. Aitken, J. J. Lawson, M. Gorton, P. Templeton, W. Henderson) 783 Invercargill No. 2 (J. Clark, J. Archer, G. Wilson, R. M. Milley, A. Robson) 780 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP Miss Butel (Invercargill Ladies) Sports Trust Cup 155 Mrs J B. Doake (Invercargill Ladies) 154 Mrs Robertson (Invercargill Ladies) 153 INVERCARGILL MATCH A Grade £1 10/-. —B. Broomfield (Police) 80.8 £l.—W. Aitken (Waiau) 80.7 15/-, —W. J. Murray (City Guards) 80.6 10/-. —T. R. Healy (Mossburn) 80.5 7/6 each.—G. Wilson (Invercargill) 79.7, S. Payne (Mossburn) 79.7. 5/- each.—A. Pomeroy (Invercargill) 79.6, J. Archer (Invercargill) 79.6, L. Woodsford (Police) 79.6, D. A. McDonald (Tapanui) 79.6. 2/6 each.—J. Clark (Invercargill), R.

M. Miller (Invercargill), J. Tansley (City Guards), R. T. Barnett (R.S.A.), J. Reeves (R.S.A.), J. H. Blatch (Mossburn), C. M. Dore (Mossburn), W. Brown (Drummond), all 79.5.

B Grade £l.—E. C. Sim (Tapanui) 79.7 15/-.—A. Blee (Invercargill) 79.6 7/- each.—H. Graham (Winton), J. W. Doake (City Guards), P. Mcßride (Mossburn), W. H. Graham (Tapanui), W. Kirk (Tapanui), all 79.5. 4/- each.—A. Hamilton (City Guards), D. Graham (Tapanui), E. Blamires (Tapanui), L. Wilson (Makarewa), L. Palmer (Hollyford), C. Thompson (Hollyford), all 19.4.

COUNTRY MATCH A Grade £1 10/-.—W. J. Murray (City Guards) . . 80.8 17/6.—J. E. Healy (Mossburn) 80.7 17/6.—J. H. Blatch (Mossburn) : 80.7 10/- each.—B. Darroch (Invercargill) 80.6, H. Southern (Drummond) 80.5. 5/- each.—J. J. Lawson (Waiau) 79.7, P. Templeton (Waiau) 79.7. 3/- each.—G. Wilson (Invercargill), A.'Ford (Invercargill), B. Broomfield (Police), W. Aitken (Waiau), M. Gorton (Waiau), L. Miller (Pukerau), all 19.6. Nine others took 2/6 each. B Grade £l.—G. Ogilvie (Police) 80.3 12/6 each.—D. Matheson (Lumsden) 79.6, A. McKay (R.S.A.) 79.6. 6/- each.—W. Cook (Invercargill), T. Stevenson (Invercargill), P. Mcßride (Mossburn), E. C. Sim (Tapanui), R. Dougle (Dipton), G. Cheyne (Regimental), all 79.5. 3/- each.—A. Hamilton (City Guards), A. Acton (R.S.A.), H. O’Brien (Mossburn), J. A. McDonald (Tapanui), N. Crosbie (Lumsden), all 79.4. Nine others took 2/- each. SOUTHLAND HANDICAP A Grade £1 10/-.—W. J. Murray (City Guards) 160.14 £l.—B. Broomfield (Police) 159.14 15/-.—W. Aitken (Waiau) 159.13 10/- each—J. H. Blatch (Mossburn) 159.12, J. E. Healy (Mossburn) 159.11. 7/6.—T. R. Healy (Mossbum) 159.10. 5/- each.—G. Wilson (Invercargill) 158.13, S. Payne (Mossburn) 158.11, D. A. McDonald (Tapanui) 158.1, A. R. Wills (Invercargill) 158.1, C. M. Dore (Mossburn) 158.1. Seven others took 2/6 each. B Grade

£l.—E S. Sim (Tapanui) 158.12 15/-.—P, W. Mcßride (Mossburn) 158.10 9/- each.—A. Hamilton (City Guards) 158.8, W. Kirk (Tapanui) 158.8. 6/- each.—A. Blee (Invercargill), T. Stevenson (Invercargill), W. H. Graham (Tapanui), L. Palmer (Hollyford), H, Graham (Winton), all 158.7. Four took 3/- and six 2/-. WOMEN’S MATCH 10/- each.—Miss Butel (Invercargill Ladies) 79.5, Mrs J. B. Doake (Invercargill Ladies) 19.5. 5/-. —Miss Francis (Invercargill Ladies) 79.4. 2/6 each.—Mrs Mcßride (Mossburn) 79.3, Miss McDonald (Tapanui) 79.3. TEAMS TO MEET OTAGO The following miniature rifle teams have been chosen to represent Southland in a match against Otago at Dunedin on September 10:— A TEAM.—W. Murray (City Guards), J. E. Healy (Mossbum), L. F. Woodsford (Police), W. Aitken (Waiau), A. Pomeroy (Invercargill), A. Ford (Invercargill), B. Darroch (Invercargill), J. J. Lawson (Waiau), M. Gorton (Waiau), B. Broomfield (Police);

emergency, J. B. Doake (City Guards). B TEAM. —P. Mcßride (Mossburn), McClymont (Waiau), Mrs J. B. Doake (Invercargill Ladies), W. H. Graham (Tapanui), J. Ronald (Thornbury), J. Archer (Invercargill), Mrs Robertson (Invercargill Ladies), K. Rodger (Tapanui), E. C. Sim (Tapanui), S. Payne (Mossburn).