RIFLE SHOOTING

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1935, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

OPEN RANGE SEASON OPENS. INTER-HOUSE MINIATURE SHOOT. The New Plymouth Defence Rifle Club was favoured with fine weather on Saturday afternoon for the opening day of the' season. Visitors were present from the Okato and Okoke Rifle Clubs, tire secretary, Mr. Armitage, providing refreshments. A teams match was fired, the highest four scores counting. Details are:—

At the miniature range on Thursday night an inter-offices’ match was fired, six teams talcing part. The standard of shooting was very good as those shooting, with one or two exceptions, had never fired with the aperture sight before. The match was won by J. B. MacEwan’s No. 1 team, with Lands and Survey No. 1 team second. Further matches are being arranged. Scores were;— J. B. Mac Ewan’s No. 1: S. Pruden 69, C. Lobb 67, F. Quinn 63, P. Smith 63, S. Clark 62,. J. Booker 58; total 382. Lands and Survey No. 1: Miss Ellison 66, J. Berry 65, T. V. Mackay 63, W. Groombridge 63, S. Clifford-Jones 61, B. King 55; total 373. Public Trust: A. Willcocks 69, F. H. Muirhead 62, R. C. Truman 60, J. Huston 60, A. R. Smith 55, H. Williams 55; total 361. P. and T.: C. Hendriksen 65, V. Nansett 62, S. Woods 60, R. V. Collis 59, E. Beggs 58, J. Logan 56; total 360. Lands and Survey No. 2: J. Humphries 63, M. Mscgrath 62, O, Wilton 61, P. O’Neil 60, W. Potts 58, F. Coleman 56; total 360. J. B. Mac Ewan’s No. 2: J. Farquhar 65, W. Luscombe 62, R. Fraser 61, C. Plim 57. J. Taylor 57, A. Gyde 56; total 358.

s. w. A. w. Pruden Gilbert ...... Smith Jones .. 300 yds. 33 31 27 23 500 600 yds. yds. Tl. 34 30 31 32 31 33 27 28 98 94 85 83 s. 29 32 32 360 93 J. Robinson 27 34 29 90 c. Henry ..... 30 30 25 85 c. Lobb 28 30 26 84 s. Higgs ......... 32 33 30 352 95 A. Willcocks ..... ..... 28 31 27 86 A. E. Denne ..... 24 31 30 85 V. Rogers 29 28 27 84 J. Berry • ••< 32 33 29 350 94 F. Hogg 31 33 25 89 A. McKeown .... 28 28 29 85 A. Hood .......... 23 31 27 81 349