MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Southland Times, Issue 23827, 26 May 1939, Page 11

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

WEEKLY MEETING OF DEFENCE CLUB

There was a good attendance of members at the weekly shoot of the Invercargill Defence Miniature Rifle Club when the second round of a three-round handicap competition was fired. Scoring was quite good, the best off the rifle being obtained by G. Wilson 79 and A. Pomeroy 79. The handicap badge was won by W. Robertson. The final round of the handicap competition will be fired on Saturday, June 3. Members of the club will fire a match at Mataura on Monday next. The following are the scores, with

POWER SUPPLY CLUB There was a record attendance at the Southland Electric Power Supply Miniature Rifle Club’s shoot this week. The winner of the handicap prize was D. Collie and in the . teams’ match H. Donaldson’s team 697, beat F. S. Webb s team 673.

LADIES’ CLUB SHOOT The Ladies’ Miniature Rifle Club held its weekly shoot last night. There was a good attendance and the shooting was of a high standard for the first of the year. Miss Scandrett won the evening’s trophy, with 73-7-80. Mrs Robertson won the McWilliam badge in a shoot off against Mrs Doake. Mr Murray and Mr Doake scored the possible (80-8) in a practice shoot. Results: Mrs Robertson 78-5; Mrs Doake 78-5; Miss H. Robertson 77-5; Miss Wright 76-2; Mrs W. E. Smith 76-4; Miss E. James 74-4; Mrs Lyall 74-2; Miss Scandrett 73-7; Miss Taylor 73-2; Miss Murray 73-2; Miss Gavan 72-2; Miss Grieber 71-2; Mrs Pullar 70; Mrs U. Mathieson 68-1; Miss Stone 67-1; Miss T. James 67-2; Mrs Young 66; Miss Burdon 66-1; Mrs Lambert 63; Miss Gilfidder 59; Miss Whytock 56; Mrs Buttolph 52; Miss McFadyen 44; Miss McGregor 34.

handicaps: Score Hep. Tl. G. Wilson 79 2 791 B. Darroch 78 2 791 J. Archer 78 2 791 V. Lavelle 71 9 791 A. Brown 70 10 791 F. McMannus 75 5 791 W. J. Wilson 76 4 791 W. Robertson 76 6 79J J. L. Birss 69 11 791 G. Cheyne 77 3 791 E. Hargreives , 76 4 791 A. Pomeroy 79 — 79 J. Reeves 77 2 79 R. Ramsay 64 15 79 R. Ferguson 68 11 79 F. G. Walker 74 5 79 G. Robertson 74 5 79 J. Clark 77 1 78 W. James 68 10 78 M. Hallamore 68 10 78 A. Watson 64 14 78 A. Blee 75 3 ' 78 F. Mayhew 76 2 78 S. Luzmore 71 7 78 F. G. Henderson 74 3 77 A. R. Wills 75 2 77 W. Cook 72 5 77 J. Braxton 72 4 76 J. Keelty 71 3 74 D. E. M. Stewart 58 15 73 J. Gibbs 65 7 72 G. McKenzie 52 7 59 F. Butson 45 10 55 J. Gorinski 38 15 53

The following are the scores: TL Score Hep. D. B. Collie 77 4 791 T. W. Stevenson 76 6 79J W. Knuckey 75 10 79J F. L. Webb 74 7 791 J. N. Sinclair 72 10 79J A. Dixon 68 14 791 T. R. Douglas 68 12 791 T. Brown 66 15 791 W. Campbell 63 17 791 H. Donaldson 72 7 79 J. Lorimer 67 12 79 B. Tyrell 71 5 76 Miss West 67 8 . '75 E. A. Campbell 65 10 75 W. McMillan 57 18 75 I. D. Anderson 69 4 73 A. Breayley 60 10 70 L. Rawlings 60 8 68 C. E. Rillstone 53 15 68 P. Adams 53 9 64 T. Booth 51 12 63