RIFLE SHOOTING.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12407, 24 November 1908, Page 1

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NELSON RIFLE GLUB ■■-.. V. MOTUEKA RIFLE CLUB. The Motueka Rifle. Club journeye< to Nelson on Saturday last to tr; conclusions with the r Nelson Defenci Rifle Club and a very enjoyable after noon was spent. The Nelson mci won, as was to be expected, inasmuc! as the Motueka Club get very littl< . pracfcico and have not the membershii that- the Nelson Club have to seleci from. Although the big guns were left out of the Nelson team some ver\ good scores were put on. Gledhili and Milroy put on 93 out of the possible 100, Gledhill's performance at 500 yards being worthy of note, his ■ target showing 4,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5— ; 49 out of 50. Appended are the scores, ranges 300 and 500 yards 10 shots, one optional sighter: — - '

MOTUEIFA RIFLE CLUB.

NELSON DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB.

The competi{.ion for Mr Maginnity's trophy took place on Saturday, Nov 14th, Rifleman 6. Small securing the leg in. The following are the scores over 60:— ■ : ■'-

The following: are the scores of the irst five in 7 the aggregate for the President's trophy, which will be completed on Saturday 'next, ranges 200 and 300 yards:— Milner ... ... ... ... 130 Sharland ... ... ... 126 Kenning, W. 12,5 Small ... :-.. ... ... 130 GledhiU ..; 126

NELSON DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB. Rifleman 300 500 tl. Gledhill * - 44 49 93 Milroy 46 47 93 Sharland, J. 42 46 83 Howard :. "46 42 88 Kenning, R. 42 45 87 Small 42 45 87 Holland (President) 42 44 86 Burch 40 44 84 Lockic ' 33 38 71 Total 771

Rifleman 300 500 tl. Papps 43 41. 84 Haycock 39 44 83 Edwards 40 39 79 1 Ewers 36 39 75 Cook 35 34 . 69 Haycock 29 37 66 Whitehorn 27 35 62 Cafe ■ 34 25 59 Kelling 31 27 58 I Total -■ ' 635 I.- . _ ;;. : .._. ■;_■•■ _; ■■....

Rifleman , 800 900 hp tl. G. Small 32 31 2 65 J. Sharland ..--,. ,28 34 -3 65 W. Milner ' "■ : 33 31 — •■ 64 0. Hafley 27 24 12 63 J". Sherwood " 2.9 31-2 62 0. Howard 29 29 4 62 F. Gledhill - • 32 27 2 61 '