RIFLE SHOOTING
CITY AND SUBURBS CLUB PATERSON’S FINE EFFORT Favoured with a good attendance, the opening shoot of the championship series of the City and Suburban Club was fired on Saturday afternoon in fine fine weather. Rifleman A. J. Paterson shot with great consistency, and won the spoon in the A grade match with 48 at 500 yards, and 44 at 600. The B grade spoon was won by A. R. Fraser. The scores were: ..A Grade. —A. J. Paterson, 48 at 500, 44 at 600, 92; A. T. Patrick, 46, 45—91; P. J. Pring, 47, 44—91; R. C. Russell, 45, 44 —89; J. A. Spry, 47, 42—89; W. H. Thompson, 48, 41 —89; S. L. Cradock, 43, 43 —86; G. Watt, 44, 38—82; G. H. Hughes, 45, 36 —81; H. J. Verrall, 37, 40 —77; C. J. M. Clark, 23, 44 —67. B Grade. —A. R. Fraser (receive 12), 42, 42 —96; I. Spry (receive 8), 45, 42 95; J. R. Fraser (receive 12), 43, 35 95; H. W. Colsins (receive 12), 39, 37 88; G. G. Kelly (scr), 44. 42-*-86; N. D. Porritt (receive 2), 41, <4—B3; S. Griffiths (scr), 43, 39—82; C. C. Watt (receive 12), 27, 37 —76; E. Wilson (receive 6), 37, 33 —76; E. E. Watson (receive 6), 26, 36—68; L. F. Verrall (receive 8), 0, 30—38. Trophy points were won by Rifleman A. J. Paterson and A. R. Fraser, 3 each; A. T. Patrick and I. Srrpy, 2 «ach; and R. J. Pring a.nd J. L. Fraser, 1 each. The competition will be continued at 600yds and 700yds next Saturday.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 171, 10 October 1927, Page 7
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