MINIATURE RIFLES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 21070, 23 June 1938, Page 11

MINIATURE RIFLES

HUNTER CLUB

A shooting match between the Hunter and Hook Miniature Rifle Clubs resulted as follows: Hunter —L. Blunden 80, T. Allen 80, J. McFarlane 79, T. Cooper 79, A. McFarlane 78, B. Powell 77, L. Sole 77, J. McNeill 76, C. Gibson 76, I. McNeill 76, H. O’Connell 75, J. O’Connell 75, H. Milne 75, E. Neal 74, R. Watson 74, A. Robinson 74. A. Craig 73. R. Keown 71, J. Prior 71—1440; average.7s.7B. Hook—A. Kingsbury 80, D. Wilson 78. B. Alty 78. L. Rathgen 78, L. Bell 77. J. Mcdlicott 77, C. Rose 77, R. Campbell 76, R. Gabites 75, F. Medlicott 75, S. Rathgen 75, N. Hadler 75, A. Burness 75. H. Henderson 74, W. Richards 74. R. Wilson 73, F. Kingsbury 73, W. Dempsey 73, E. Wilkin 72, F. Grayson 72. H. Mason 71, R. Newell 71, J. Tiffen 71—1720; average 74.78.

PLEASANT POINT CLUB

The eighth official shoot of the Pleasant Point Club was fired on Monday evening. R. B. Turnbull winning the Wilson gold bullet with scores of 80. 78, 78. The Bowman button and weekly trophy were won by D. Doake

with 77. 79, 79. The women’s button was won by Mrs Taylor with 79. Scores were:—R. B. Turnbull 80. J. Stevenson i 80, M. Patrick 80. Mrs Taylor 79. E. I Chapman 79. W. T. Taylor 79. G. Baker I 79. C. Thoreau 79. H. D. Roberts 79, i F. E. Malcolmson 79. Mrs Brown 78, ' R. G. Blakemore 78. K. Hammond 78, D. Doake 77. R. H. Roberts 77, J. Lowe 77. L. Blakemore 76, D. Brown 76, A. W. Burrell 76, A. Thoreau 76. L. Davison 75, H. Baker 75, B. C. Grant 74, J. Haar 74. D. Brightwell 71. Not content with rifle shooting the members have arranged to try themselves out in a billiards match against “The Rost.” This match will take place to-night. The teams are:— Rifle Club—B. C. Grant, D. Turkington. L. J. Hoskins. F. E. Malcolmson, H. D. Roberts, W. T. Taylor, M. Patrick, R. B. Turnbull, J. Stevenson. The Rest—W. C. Grant, K. Candy. A. Saunders, C. Smith, A. Gliddon, E. Lienert, A. Gray, A. R. Shore, L. Craythorne. The managers are T. Drummond and J. Williams. On Saturday evening the Point Club will entertain a team from Pleasant Valley, and as this is the first match between the clubs the occasion is beinglooked forward to with more than usual interest.

GLENITI CLUB

At the weekly shoot of the Gleniti Miniature Rifle Club the women's button was won by Mrs Brehaut and the men's by V. Hicks. The scores were as follows: Women—Mrs Brehaut 76, Miss A. O'Brien 74. Miss McAuley 72, Mrs Redway 71, Miss Skudder 70, Miss M. Stewart 69. Miss W. O'Brien 67, Miss B. Brehaut 66. Men—V. Hicks 77, A. Bone 76, W. Brehaut 76, B. Lawson 75, W. Barkley 75, L. Murray 74. G. Redway 74, J. Gibson 73, B. Mulcahy 71, H. Purcell 70, W. Small 70, W. S. Curr 61, S. Gamble 54. In the Rowland Watson Cup shoot, Claremont defeated Gleniti in the first round by 10 points. The .scores were as follows: Claremont—E. Chittock 80, F. Chittock 79, A. Houston 78, R. Armstrong 78, J. Husband 77, F. Black 77, J. Green 76, J. Greig 76, J. Smith 75, A. Chittock 72—total 768. Gleniti—V. Hicks 80, H. Purcell 76, Mrs Redway 77, Mrs Brehaut 76, J. Gibson 75. Miss A. O’Brien 75, G. Redway 74, W. Purdom 73—total 758.

COLMOCO CLUB

The Colmoco Miniature Rifle Club held its weekly shoot last Thursday. Misses E. Burrows, G. Hardie, Mrs Valentine and D. Doyle, S. Mulholland, T. Neilson, D. Stevens and H. P. Tapp tied for No. 4 trophy and will shoot off this week. The Cunnold gold button was won by Miss G. Hardie, and H. P. Tapp won the Holmes weekly button. The shoot off for No. 2 trophy was won by D. Doyle and No. 3 trophy shoot off was won by Miss D. Tapp. The scores registered on metric target were:—

Women—Miss G. Hardie 77, Miss E. Burrows 73, Mrs Cunnold 71, Mrs I. Murray 71, Miss T. Valentine 68, Mrs Valentine 67, Miss G. Tapp 65, Miss I. Beal 65, Miss E. Austin 64, Miss R. Donaldson 62, Miss D. Tapp 61, Miss A. Brooks 54, Mrs E. Stowell 49.

Men—H. P. Tapp 78, T. Neilson 72, 77, J. Power 73, 75, D. Stevens 74, D. Doyle 73. J. D. Hardie 73, H. J. Valen-

tine 72, S. Mulholland 72, E. Power 71, 71, D. Andrews 71, R. S. Moffatt 66, 66, 70, T. Murphy 69, A. Valentine 64, C. H. Rudge 61, R. Cundall 59, L. Williams 48, W. Valentine 45.

OTIPUA CLUB

At the weekly shoot of the Otipua Miniature Rifle Club, A. Tate was the winner of Mr H. -J. Clark’s trophy. The weekly button was won by L. Jackson, who also won a trophy given by Mr N. Bell. The best scores were: L. Jackson 80, B. Watson 79, J. Hill 78, N. Jackson 78, A. Tate 77, J. Brehaut 77, H. Arden 77, E. Hampton 77, A. Hill 74, L. Quigley 74, S. Hughes 73, A. Arnott 73, R. Coupland 72, A. Elder 71, W. Tacon 71.

MAKIKIHI CLUB

The following were the highest scores at the weekly shoot of the Makikihi Miniature Rifle Club:—R. Alexander 80, H. Trezise 80, W. Goodeve 78, S. Trezise 78, J. Shea 77, M. Sullivan 77, J. Slattery 76, P. Martin 76, R. Galbraith 76, H. Shea 75, D. Caird 75, G. Park 75, W. Trezise 74, H. Sarggison 74, C. Martin 74, D. Martin 74, P. Quinn 74, T. Clark 72, W. Tiffen 72, A. Martin 72, G. Sauer 70, T. Garrett 70. H. Trezise won the Leach button, and R. Galbraith the Mayo button. R. Alexander won Mr P. Martin’s No. 2 trophy.

ARUNDEL CLUB

A match between Arundel and Ealing resulted as follows: Ealing—J. Jones 77, G. Neilson 77,

W. Banks 75. L. Galletly 72, S. Galletly 78, R. Good 76, E. Withell 78, F. McFarlane 76, R. McDougal 72, F. Hilliard 75, D. Simpson 74, R. Simpson 64, A. McKenzie 68—total 962. Arundel—E. Mathison 73, A. McDonald 74, L. Johnston 77, F. Heney 73, M. Tavener 77, A. Lewis 75, G. Coombs 75, I. Lewis 62, F. Stack 68, J. Harris 70, E. Bateman 72, D. Sweeney 74, J. Stack 68, A. Flower 53—total 938. Ealing—Misses P. Withell 73, I. Lewis 72, P. Good 72, M. Galletly 57, J. Galletly 70, M. A. Galletly 70, E. Stone 71, M. Corbett 51. ■

Arundel—Misses Dorothy Johnston 64. Lucy Harris 60, Bessie Harris 63, Helen Pithie 61, Ngairie Pithie 64, Etta Flower 64.

WEST END CLUB

The following were the best scores registered Off the rifle at the weekly shoot of the West End Miniature Rifle Club:—

Men—H. Currie 78, 77 (winner of the sliver rifle), J. McKay 78. 76, L. Williams 78, 75, R. Tate 78, J. Ewing 77, B. Stoddart 77, A. J. Jackson 77, J. Seaton 77, S. McDougall 76. G. Sharman 76, F. Wakefield 74. J. Roddick 74, A. Meikle 73, F. Ward 72, G. Collins 72, C. Peddie 72, D. Drennan 71, L. Roddick 71, A. Ramage 71, A. Caswell 71. T. Reeve 67. Women—Miss G. Lund 77 (winner of button), Mrs A. Meikle 76, Miss M. Hammond 74, Mrs C. Peddle 73, Miss F. Johnston 73, Mrs A. Ramage 72, Mrs R. Tate 70.