RIFLE SHOOTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19879, 21 February 1920, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

R.S.A. MEETING. The annual rifle meeting under the auspices of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers’ Associal ion was held at the Bedoliffs to- . (lay. IVhen tho meeting was inaugurated last year it was open to members of tho Chnslchurch Association only, but this year B ~ Cep,6f l <Wm financial m embers of any Canterbury Association. A cold snu’-wesfor blowing straight down the range made the conditions for shoothm o-day anything but ideal. Only three men managed to gam the possible of 25 in tho grouping at 100 yards. In tho first ’sweep. 1 stake event at 300 yards only one competitor ■ to score the nossiblo of 20. Several milcd to score double figures. Mr V ISV Edgar acted ns range marshall. Mr A H * P ,u Y SS char K° d Ike butts. ‘ ‘ As iho day advanced the wind died away. Mine h s H?’’ \ hC condit , ions shooting hied U SU '* ; fkoro was a mo-ik-made n r°r t i nll i- rOU ? d in the s “res at 200 yds. f championship «vent fired GROUPING.— Five Shots at 100 yds. psi’ F’ Cn ’ Uor T E - Edwards 26. P a Robertson u?, J. H, Adams 20, D. Neill’ 20 L. B. Y,lson 20. S. Hill 20, IV. Rteve s 20 E. A. Qnmwood 20, W. J. Cunningham S’ Pe*cksTvn " l i’- 1 v oreßt 16. E. J. GTG.Ii i ;\’-r E ! :nS ' cy 15 - J ' R - Cullen 15, " ™ SSL^•Ld. i, « ll, ■ SWEEPSTAKE—Fivo Shot, ,1 3% d,. D. Neill, 4Hit . J. F. Comer, 45344 '[**'?« U. Edwards, 34443 , * * P. S. Robertson, 43334 j, N. V. Elmsloy, 33334 . ’ ’ ' •if hj Stevens, 33423 ’ S. Hill, 33234 •••!’’ 14 0 lad 1 ; u w am T r’ L ’- B l Wil6ol ‘ n’ C. Tipltttß D. W. J. Cunningham 10 J C tf... grave 0 H. J King 6. J. R. Cullen 4,’ E? J 1 each J, E. A. Grimwood 2, J. H, Fore«t 0 «5S Cite. 1 * Wt- - !”on'"J 0 H i J O, ]«',. g D ll E °'' ron J ’ac<!u CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. „ - „ 5 Shotß at 200 yds, slow fl re . I. S. Robertson. 41444 , „„ J. R. Cullen, 43444 ’ • • • -0 it L. Neill, 44434 ‘ '0 d. H. Adams, 44343 ’ ’ * “j ÜB. Wilson, 44343 * * * * 18 o&sjtv’- iijf'T *■ Ml S, A. 51. xi.’ f M. H. Five Shots at 300 yds. Slow fire P. b. Robertson, 44344 8 R'- Neill, 41,344 • • . 19 - G. Hill. 43443 ’ ' ' ' 1 J. H. Adams, 44455 ‘ ’ j ! J - E. Comer 17, N. 7. filmsley 17, H *EdrV- L B - T Wi,Bon I R . S. Williams 13, - M. Stevens 13, J. R. Cullen IS, J. R. Godt p C P’ C- Walton 13, J. ff. Forest 13, E. J. 1 £ oa S h l .i 3, T /’, C V^ 6era,V6 13 ’ E - A - G-rim--0 m J ' W2, W. J. Cunningham 0 G, O Tiplady 8. A. H. Newman 1, H. Ball O. 7l 7l (h® shoot-off Neill beat Robertson. \ hive Shots at 300 yds, sscc Exposure. 1 E. J. Poach, 43444 - J. H. Adams, 44413 . . i * ' 19 . J. F. Comer, 24444 . ' ‘ is D. Neill, 43433 . . . j ' 17 . I- R. Godsell 15. S. "Williams 10, E A. Grimwood 13, P. S. Robertson 13, 11. Edmonds 13, C. Tipladv 12. H. Ball 12 i\ D ; Cu 'i en G> L. B. Wilson H, N. 7. Elmsloy 10, 7. J. Cunningham 9, J C. Musgrave e, J. H. Forest 8, H. J King 7, IV. Slovens 5 A. Newman 2, C. Walton 0. Peach won tho event, his last shot being better than the last ono fired hy Adams, Fiva Shots at 500 Yards, Slow Fire. Possible Score 25. J. 11. Adams, 55555 ... 25 3 E. J. Poach, 52555 . j ’ [ 32 ' P. S. Robertson, 55444 , ' * " *sj l H, Edwards, 53355 21 1 C- Tiplady 20, L. B. Wilsol 20, N.’ V. Elmsloy 19, D. Neill 19, C. Walton 19, J, C. Musgrave 18 S. Hill 18, F. D. Bowron 18, t ti’ m G Galium 17, J, P. Comer 13, R. A. ■ VA TU \Ta U h,W E> Loadlo >" 12 - V. M. Edgar 12, S Williams 12, E. A. Grimwood 1 6 H‘ j KW CS o mim G ’ W ’ J ’ Cunningham 1 SWEEPSTAKE EVENT. 5 Five .shots at 500 yds., Slow fire. * J. F. Comer, 54445 . .no S. Hill, 55453 . . . j 22 P. S. Robertson 21, D. Neill 19, N. V. Elmsloy 18 J. H. Adams 18, L. B. Wilson 16, W. J. Cunningham 16, H. Edwards 15, I. D. Brown 15, S. Williams 13, J. 0 Musgrave 7. Grouping Event Shoot-off. P. S. Robertson, J. p. Comer and H. 1 Edwards, who made tho possible in the ’ grouping event, shot off for first place ■ * Robertson won with a 25 group. The other ; * ix t scored 39 each. J. H. Adams won tho 1 gold medal for the highest aggregate of 1 points in tho championship events. The ’ winner of each chamjiionshin also receives a