RIFLE SHOOTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18609, 3 July 1930, Page 11

RIFLE SHOOTING.

"HERALD” SHIELD COMPETITION. FIRST ROUND SCORES. Shooting in the first round of the "Timaru Herald" Shield competition was concluded last Saturday, and results are now to hand. This year the competition is being run on a sectional basis, and the shooting wil l cover four rounds. The winner of each section will compete in the final. The Lewis Cup is competed for in conjunction with this shoot, and is awarded to the team with the best score off the rifle. At present Timaru Fire Brigade lead with a score of 394, Pleasant Point A. being second with 393. The third team is Timaru < A., scoring 390 points. The results of the shooting were as under:—. “HERALD” SHIELD. Section L TIMARU FIRE BRIGADE.—J. Moore 79, S. Watt 79, J. Murray 77, IL Gledhiu 79, T. Thomson 80; total 394 (handicap 8); grand total 400. PLEASANT POINT A.—W. Taylor 79, H. D. Roberts 79, R. Barker 78, R. Gllddon 79, H. Elms 78; total 393 (handicap 7); grand total 400. TIMARU A.—A. Agnew 77, W. Bradshaw 78, W. Malcolm 79, C. Blackwood 77, J. Thomas 79; total 390 (12); grand total 400. WASHDYKE.—A. Ross 77. J. King 76, W. R. Grant 75, S. Brown 79, R. Moore 80; total 387 (17); grand total 400. TIMARU B.—R. A. Rodgers 75, J. Stevenson 77, W. A. Cowles 77, G. Ford 76, J. Roddick 75; total 380 (20); grand total 400. PLEASANT POINT B.—J. Stevenson 76, S. Gray 74, F. B. Wilson 80, F. Roberts 79, C. Hendricksen 77; total 385 (14); grand total 399. BT. PATRICK’S.—L. McKeefry 73. M. Healey 78, E. Power 75, R. Seaman 78, J. Batchelor 79; total 383 (10); grand total 393. PAREORA.—V. Koens 73, R. Koens 77, H. Weenink, senr., 78, P. Sinclair 72, P. Coote 72; total 372 (20); grand total 392. CLAREMONT.—R. Armstrong 80, F. B. Chittock 77, F. Black 77, James Husband 64, E. Elliott 78; total 376 (9); grand total 385. Section 2. PLEASANT POINT A.—C. T. Borrell 76, P. B. Benham 78, R. Mcllwrlck 79, C. Gould 77, C. Cox 75; total 384 (17); grand total 400. PLEASANT POINT B.—C. Thoreau 78, A. Maloney 73, P. Simmons 75, T. Kelleher 77, F. Malcolmson 76; total 381 (20); grand total 400. PAREORA.—J. Mitchell 72, C. Longman 78, R. Munro 71, J. Douglas 75, L. Howard 77; total 373 (27); grand total 400. TIMARU B—A. E. Cowles 73. V. Nicholas 76, G. Carmichael 76, 'J. Finch 76, T. Hubbard 76; total 377 (30); grand total 400. WASHDYKE— P. Applegarth 76, R. Taylor 74, K. Hunt 77, R. Jackson 80, T. Stocker 64; total 371 (33); grand total 400. ST. PATRICK’S.—J. O’Connor 72, J. Healey 73, R. Jefferson 69, B. Jefferson 75, T. Healey 77; total 366 (37); grand total 400. CLAREMONT.—J. Hutchison 78, J. Mundy 77, A. McConnell 77, B. Dunnill 76, N. Dunnill 74; total 382 (16); grand total 398. TIMARU A.—W. Skelton 76, R. Worthington 74, R. H. Parker 73, B. Walker 79, D. Sinclair 70; total 372 (24); grand total 396. FIRE BRIGADE—W. Best 75. A. Hooke 77. E. Fairbrother 75, J. Burtenshaw 71, R. Hill 77; total 375 (19); grand total 394. Section 3 TIMARU.—F. Lewis 76, W. Duncan 71, J, Toneycliffe 76, R. Peagram /d, W. Rennie 78; total 376 (32); grand total 400. CLAREMONT A.—J. Green 77. J. Greig 76, A. Gilletc 76, S. Ellis 7i, R. Brown 75; total 375 (36); grand total 400. PLEASANT POINT A.—G. Dossett 74, H. Webb 74, A. W. Borrell 79, K. Hammond 75, E. Wright 71; total 363 (37); grand total 400. PAREORA—E. Sinclair 74, J. Bennett 78, E. Brehaut 73, H. Weenink 73, M. Brien 77; total 375 (45); grand total 400. WASHDYKE—R, Coleman 69, L. Cowling 73, D. Stocker 76. D. Doak 77, W. Wood 75; total 370 (45); grand total 400 . ST. PATRICK’S—W. Leyden 73, J. Power 77, J. R. Seaman 77, W. Laws 69, A. Skinner 49; total 345 (57); grand total 400. PLEASANT POINT B—G. Smith 68, H. Dossett 68, M. Smith 71, P. Hunt 57, R. Welsh 60; total 324 (90); grand total 400 . CLAREMONT B—R. J. White 73, G. Blissett 64, J. G. Husband 72, G. Fowler 75, G. Starry 63; total 347 (42); grand total 389. CLAREMONT LADIES—Miss C. Greig 69, Miss N. Dunnill 69, Miss J. Dunnill 70, Miss R. McConnell 63, Miss i L. Armstrong 65; total 336 (49); grand total 385. WASHDYKE CLUB. On Tuesday night the Washdyke Miniature Rifle Club fired the third and final round for a trophy donated by Mr W. Grant. There were four members in the shoot-off—W. W 0...:, R. Taylor, P. Couper and R. Moore — and the first-named proved the winner with 76 oft the rifle. The following were some of the best scores off the rifle:—R. Moore 78, A. Ross 77, P. Applegarth .6, W. Wood 73, T. Stocker 72, J. King 77, P. Couper 77, S. Browne 76, K. Hunt 73, D. Stocker 71, R. Coleman 70. The next shoot will be for a trophy donated by the president, Mr Parlane, which will be flred in conjunction with the second round of the "Herald" Shield. WAIHAO FORKS GUN CLUB. The Waihao Gun Club held a shoot on June 26, when 13 gunmen were present, Timaru and oamaru being well represented. All events were very

keenly contested. The leading results were as follows: 7-bird Sweep—S. F. Hanson and G. T. Smith with the possible divided the stakes. 9-blrd Trophy Match (first trophy presented by Mrs T. Sullivan, and second by Club)—L. Gorman with the only possible won the first prize. S. F. Hanson and J. Christie, with 8 kills each divided second. Waihao Forks Challenge Cup match of 10 birds—C. W. Hislop. L. Gorman, S. F. Hanson and R. Baker shot all their birds and divided the prize money. On a shoot-off for the cup, Hislop won from Gorman on the 13th bird, Hanson and Baker dropping out on the eleventh. 7-bird Sweep—S. F. Hanson, R. Baker and L. Gorman shot the possible, and divided the stakes. First-miss-out Sweep—J. Robertson and H. Hanson divided on the 15th bird.