RIFLE SHOOTING.
CHRISTCHURCH DEFENCE CLUB. The Christchurch Defence Club's fifth competition was fired at Tai Tapu on Saturday. the ranges being 800 and 900yds. The results were very unsatisfactory to the various marksmen. Misses were plentiful owing to the baffling conditions ruling, with a strong head wind, which varied both in elevation and windage to tho extent of two to ten degrees. At W. J. Henry put on a good 28. while at 900yds R. Rundle notched a similar score. The latter ran out an easy winner with 55. including his handicap. The following were the scores;— SOO 900 yds. yds.. Hep. Tl.
ASHBURTON DEFENCE CLUB. The last, two matches fired by the Ashburton Defence Rifle Club resulted as follow: No. 1, ten shots at 500 and 600yds:—
KATAPOI DEFENCE CLUB. The Kaiapoi Defence Rifle Club held its second l>elt competition on Saturday after(2o3yd *, -isec exposure; seven shots at oOOyds, application. The following were
KANGIOR.A DEFENCE CLUB. The Kangiora Defence Rifle Club's fourth Saturday. The conditions were eleven sbot3 at 500yds nnd ten at TOOyds. The best scores were:—
TENNIS. VERY SPECIAL VALUE. We hare just landed tho WOLSELEY School Racquet for Girls, price 17s 6d. There ill be a : ni n this Racquet. REECE’S Sports Department. 661-3, Colombo Street. 4
H limit*. D Harries J. Bills H. M’Elroy G. Evans . A. Beer W. J. Henry Cockroft II. Harries 19 28 8 55 25 19 5 49 21 21 5 47 27 It 5 46 12 24 7 43 18 21 4 43 24 19 scr 43 25 13 4 42 28 34 scr 42 11 19 7 40 21 10 9 40 15 20 scr 35 2: W. Rosa . S. Nelson A. Iialmshaw 33 3 G 6 35 14 14 7 35 18 13 4 35 22 10 3 35 15 IS scr DS .T. Chapman W. b. Wharton E- Piper . ih O. Hay H Reynolds ?: U Xu N. Wood . J. Davison ssasssassa ".ogrwooo ; 8S538sa°5'' 1
500 GOO yde. yds. Hep Tl. T* M'Kay 37 37 12 SG 1». Koir . " 37 45 scr 82 D. Clements . y. Kickalls . 41 33 2 76 33 SO 12 75 J- v42S!?a .* 28 25 10 69 No. -2, ten shots at 300 and 600yds:— 5’ds. yds. Hep. Tl. T>. Clements ’ A Millichamp •10 41 S 90 22 41 2 fib T. Clark . . II. Croatia 41 42 scr 86 43 41 2 bO F. Porter <;. Cromie 37 39 8 84 37 41 4 S2 J. Clayton L. Watson 43 27 7 77 31 13 14 53
the leading 1 sc 030 yd>*. 300 yds. 500 yds. Hop. Tl. L. Oram . . 30 23 £8 8 H. Edwards . 31 29 acr W. J. Hcmey . . 09 24 29 sor 82 G Stark . 24 25 2G 5 J. Ball . 20 27 £1 5 73 J. Bryden . or _ 17 23 scr 07
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17219, 10 December 1923, Page 4
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