RIFLE SHOOTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10755, 29 April 1913, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

CHRISTCHURCH RIFLE CLUB v. VETERANS' RIFLE CLUB.

The Christchurch Defence Rifle Club and the Veterans' Defence Rifle Chib fired a match on the Cashmere range on Saturday, ten men a side and seven shots (optional sighter) at 300, 500 and GOOyds. The weather was not favourable for good shooting, being very dull, with a bad light, and a fitful, tricky easterly wind. Nevertheless some good scores were made, and the performance of Sergeant-Hajor Graham, of the Veterans' Club, in notching- 97, was -an excellent one. This was top score for the day. For the Christchurch Chib 05 was tcp score, got by Riflemen H. N. Eiby and P. Morgan. Rifleman Eiby's was the best total, as he finished at the last range, 60Oyds, with the splendid totalof 34. At 800 yds the Christchurch Club obtained a lead of ten points, despite the fact that Rifleman Halmshaw, of the Veterans', started the ball rolling with 84, ths inner bein? his sixth shot. Ths next best total was Rifleman J. Nixon's (Veterans) S3. At 500 yds the Chrißtchurch Club shot very solidly and increased their lead by a further twenty points. Rifleman J." Turner (Christchurch) led 1 the way with a "possible," Rifleman Morgan (Christchurch) and Rifleman Biel (Veterans) followed with 34 each, and there were several 88's. At GOOyds the light had become very thick, and shooting became very difficult towards the end. Riflemen Eiby and Sandford (Christchurch) easily held their own with the splendid totals of 34 each, closelv followed by Riflemen M'Cau*land and Graham, each with 33. The Christchurch Club added another twenty-seven points to their lead at this range, eventually winning by fifty-seven points, ' the score's being:—Christchurch 917, Veterans SGO. Following are the detailed scores:

Christchurcli Rifle >. Olub. 303 500 GOO yds. vds. yds. . Tl. Rifleman H. Jv". Eiby 31 " 30 34 — 95 Rifleman P. Morgan' 30 34 31 — 95 Rifleman H. Reynolds 31 33 30 — 91 Rifleman J. M. Turner 30 35 29 — 94 Rifleman E. F. Sandford . 24 33 34 ~ 91 Rifleman H. A. Logan 27 33 31 — 91 Rifleman L. AV. Menziee . 32 31 27 — 99 Rifleman D. J. Gniney 31 33 26 — 90 Rifleman X. "Wood 29 31 29 — 89 Rifleman S. F. Keleon 29 29 30 — as Aggregate 294 322 301 917 Veteran*' Rifle ( Club. Sergeant-Major Graham 31 33 33 — 97 Rifleman A. Halrushaw M 30 31 — 95 Rifleman "VV. M'Causland . 29 31 33 — 93 Rifleman J. AA'. Nixon 33 33 25 — 91 Rifleman J. Hadley 31 29 30 — 90 Rifleman AV. Biel " , 27 34 28 — 89 Rifleman J. Tirabrell 20 30 28 — SI Rifleman Pcagram 23 26 26 Rifleman G. Creaswell M 28 23 — 74 Captain AValker »2y '2S 17 — 72 Aggregate 284 302 274 860 AMBERLEY v. SCARGILI The Amborley Defence R: ifle Clul :> fired a match against the Soa.rgill Defen CO Rifle Club on .Saturday, Amberle v winni] ■iff l>y 71 points. The weather was v< ?ry dull thrc m-rh-cut the day. makinsr the lit rht very bad for shooting. The wind was lis: rht and variable. The conditions of the match were se' ren : shots at 800, 500 and 600yd.*, eight men a side. The following are the scores: — Ambcrloy. 300 500 800 vds. vds. vds. Tl. Rifleman AV. Ho'.ton 32 34 32 • — 93 Rifleman R. JI'Beath 33 32 31 • — 91 Rifleman AV. Traill 32 30 31 • — 91 Rifleman X. M'Adam , 29: 29 32 - — 90 Rifleman B. Hadler 33 31 20 • — 90 Rifleman AV. Boyce , 30 31 2>S - — 83 Rifleman AV. James 30 27 29 • — So Rifleman S. Frew . 09 26 27 ■ Aggregate 243 240 235 723 ScargiU. Rifleman Denton 27 V 32 - -91 Rifleman E. Gibbs 33 29 23- - 90 Rifleman Jones 31 28 31 - - 90 Rifleman J. Gibbs 27 32 2R - - 87 Rifleman A. Cameron 30 25 21 - - 79 Rifleman J. Cameron . 21 25 26 - — 75 Rifleman 1'. M'Adam 25 23 21 - — 72 Rifleman M'U'llaiid . 23 21 21 - - 63 .Ve"i'Cgato t , 22" 2!^ 214 652