NEW PLYMOUTH RIFLE CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1933, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH RIFLE CLUB

HANDICAP COMPETITION DECIDED. SHOOTING AT THE SHORT RANGES. Shooting at short ranges was. continued by the New Plymouth Defence Rifle Club at Rewa Rewa on Saturday, when the distances were 300 and 600 yards. A handicap aggregate for' the first, third and fifth matches this season, comprising altogether two shoots at each of the ranges 300, 500 and 600 yards, was completed and resulted in S. Pruden, whose total was 292 J, winning by 2J points from F. Morris. Conditions on Saturday were pot of the best. There was a frontal wind, always rather more dangerous than that from the rear, and the heat caused a bad “mirage.” Scores -as a consequence were not particularly high, O. P. George and S. G. Higgs making the best off the rifle with 46 at the first range and 45 at the second. Detailed scores, counting for both championship and handicap competitions, are:-r

500 yds. 600 yds. Hep. Tl. F. Morris 42 43 13J 981 S. Pruden ...... 45 45 81 981 0. George 46 45 6f 971 S. Higgs 46 45 51 961 P. Hogg ... 42 38 13J 931 G. Pearson 44 41 71 921 F. C. Hogg ...... 42 42 71 911 J. Robinson 46 34 6 86 G. Taylor 37 40 9 86 W. Gilbert 37 30 Hi 781 N. McArtney 25 38 91 72j The next will be fired in second week in January. the