RIFLE SHOOTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 981, 26 May 1930, Page 15

RIFLE SHOOTING

PRACTICE MATCH AT PENROSE A keen contest between teams of j I eight men representing the New Zea- j land Division of the Royal Navy, the ; New Zealand Corps of Signallers, the j New Zealand Engineers and the AucKland City Defence Rifle Club, was fired j !at Penrose on Saturday. A closely- ! I contested match resulted in a win for ; the Navy team with Captain Clifton I as top scorer for the day. Trophy points were awarded to Griffiths, Hill and Robertson in the ratio of 3,2 and 1 in the City Club’s shoot, I which was fired on the handicap sys- ; tern. The spoon was won by Griffiths. The practices -were:—Five shots application and six shots at the moving figure target at 200 yards, followed by 10 rounds rapid and 10 rounds snap shooting at a disc at 300 yards. The results were as follow: Navv. —Wheeler, 24, 11, 34. 40—109: Newton 24, IS, 39, 24—105; Bullen, 23, 13, 39, 2S 103; Pryce, 22, 10. 35. 34—101; Butler, 23, 20, 30. 15— SS; Brackson, 22, 9, 29, 26 S 6; Gardner, 22. 6, 21, 35 —S 4; Cowley, 22, 17. 29. 3 2—SO. Total. 766. Cfity Club.—Griffiths. 19. 15. 34. 39—112; Hill, 22, 9. 35, 37—103: Bring, 22, 14, 34, 31 —101: Robertson. 22. 19, 24. 32—97; (Mark. 23. 15, 43. 0—SI: MoLeay, 23, 6. 29, —SO; Robinson. 15. 12. 32. IS—77: Forritt. 21, 10, 22, 22—75. Total. 72f. Signallers.—Dsvidson. 22, 18, 42. 21—103; Jacobs. 25. 19. 39, 17—100: Goode. 24. 12, 39, S—S3; Goodman, 13, 6. 24. 25—73; Crockett. 20. 9, 24, 17—70: Askin. 23. 14, 27, j 68; Blake V. 24, 13. 23, 0 — 60; Fry, 6,4, 13. o—2B. Total. 585. i Engineers.—Clifton, 23. 27. 44, 26—120; Marett. 22. 15. 41, 39—117; Buske. 21. 13, 42, S—B4: Smith. 24. 12. 21. 1. ! tef 21. 6. 33. 12—72; Fletcher, IS. 6. 16, i 9—49; Jack. 15. 3. 23, 5—16; JLarney, 7,3, i 7, o—l 7. Total, 579. !--- - .