SHOOTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 254, 26 October 1937, Page 5

SHOOTING

DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB THE SEASON OPENED The Wanganui Defence Rifle Club opened its season on Labour Day. In the morning the usual President v. Vice-President’s teams match was fired and resulted in a draw. The a conditions were good and some very good scores were put on. The possible was reached by R. Goldstone and F. J. Soler at 500 yards, these two members scoring 102, a very creditable performance, while E. Farley scored 101. E. Farley and J. O’Keefe both scored 101 in a practice shoot last Saturday. d In the afternoon a trophy shoot was held when conditions changed t _ considerably from the morning. A right rear wind getting up, tested out g most marksmen, but E. Farley and A. Doidge both registered a possible at 500 yards. The winner turned up in P. C. Hamilton, with 102. Farley was • s second with 101. Rifleman Farley is to be congratur_ lated on being selected in the ’ New Zealand team to visit Australia 4 next year. He is shooting very consistently, having scored three consecutive 101’s out of possibles of 105. below are the individual scores:— President’s Team.

2 ON THE MINIATURE RANGES y ■ ■ W.D.M.A. POSTAL COMPETITION e The following are the official ree suits of the tenth and final shoot in >- the Wanganui District Miniature >f Rifle Association postal competie tion:— Senior Teams Taumarunui. —M. Rice 70, A. Courtis ney 69, L. Oliver 68, T. Prichard 68, t K. Kelly 67, total 342. Citizens.—F. Dear 69, H, Fowler 68, „ R. Garner 68, C. H. Jones 67, H. Marchant 67, total 339. ' Upokongaro.—H. Hedges 69, M. Luxford 69, E. Farley 68, I. Ford 66, y W. Howard 64, total 336. Sanson Club.—K. Pearce 69, K. Lumsden 67, W. Jenkins 67, F. Lumsden 65, J. Fagan 61, total 329. Castlecliff.—E. Holly 70, R. Sinclair 68, L. Ennis 62, Mrs. Holly 60, K - Gibbs 54, total 314. Junior Teams Taumarunui.—A team: R. Brown 70, R. Bone 69, J. Reidy 69, T. Cox 67, W. Oliver 67, total 342. B team: L. Jackson 68, E. King 68, Bowick 65, R. Gerdon 61, Dr. Sturtivant 61, total 323. Sanson.—M. Pearce 69, E. Green 68, H. Henson 67, R. Meyer 65, B. j Masters 62, total 331. Westmere.—A team: J. Sercombe 1 69, G. Tyler 67, A. Spriggens 65, T. B Sercombe 64, S. Laird 63, total 328. “ B team: F. Connell 66, E. Smith 66, G. Martin 64, J. Farley 63, E. Sargeant 56, total 315. Upokongaro.—A team: A. Howard 69, A. Humphrey 67, D. Howard 66, - Mrs. Farley 63, C. Horrocks 60, total 325. B team: J. Dawson 65, D. Goldsbury 64, W. Lock 64, Miss Penn 64, H. Clemance 63, total 320. Municipal.—A team: M. Winter 68, Mrs. Berg 64, A. Berg 64, Miss G. Walker 64, A. Skilton 63, total 323. B team: A. Neilson 68, Miss Murch 67, T. Faulkner 63, Miss Harrison 63, E. Hurst 62, total 323. C team: I. Cook • 67, S. Cole 66, R. Laird 63, J. Berg 59, L. Cullimore 56, total 311. • Citizens.—D. Valentine 67, Miss E. Little 66, S. Fowler 64, H. Atkinson • 63, R. Cawston 60, total 320. B team: U. Wilkinson 66, J. Wright 64, • H. Atkinson 62, F. Manssen 61, W. Sloggitt 60, total 313.

Castlecliff.—H. McKee 66, H. Firmin 65, Miss McKenzie 64, D. Stewart 63, Mrs. Anthony 61, total 319. Wangaehu.—B team: L. Donovan 67, J. Govenlock 65, R. Travers 63, H. King 61, J. Bourke 316. A team: H. Goile 67, J. Kelly 66, C. Baldwin 64, S. Holmes 60, Miss Cameron 54, total 311. The following are the Wangaehu Club’s official scores in the eighth postal competition:—Junior A team: Miss Cameron 67, H. Goile 66, J. Kelly 65, C. Baldwin 62, S. Holmes 58, total 318. B team: J. Govenlock 65, Mrs. Langesen 65, R. Travers 65, H. King 60, J. Bourke 56, total 311. How the Teams Finished The following is the final position of teams in the Wanganui District Miniature Rifle Association’s 1937 postal competition:— Senior Teams

e R. Goldstone 300. 500. 600. Tl. 34 35 33—102 4 E. Farley 34 33 34—101 W. Howard „ 33 34 32— 99 il H. Hughes 33 32 30— 95 T. Jones 32 33 30— 95 H. Hedges 33 32 30— 95 J. O’Keefe 30 34 29— 93 H. Nash 30 31 28— 89 —■ —— —— —— ;s 259 264 246 769 e Vice-President’s Team F. J. Soler 33 35 34—102 T. Ford 34 33 33—100 M. Jones 31 34 32— 97 F. Glenny 31 33 32— 96 A. Doidge 30 33 33— 96 L. Garner 32 31 32— 95 J. Paterson 31 28 33— 92 P. C. Hamilton 30 33 28— 91 V 252 260 257 769 d Trophy Shoot 300. 500. 600. H. Tl. P. C. Hamilton . 33 33 32 4—102 E. Farley 32 35 34 0—102 H. Hedges 34 34 33 0—101 J, J. Paterson 34 32 34 0—100 I. Ford 33 34 33 0—100 - T. Jones 29 32 33 5— 99 A. Doidge 33 35 31 0— 99 r F. J. Soler 34 34 31 0— 99 F. Glenny 31 31 33 3— 98 L. Rush 33 34 29 2— 98 D. Howard 32 32 33 0— 97 e J. O'Keefe 32 31 28 4- 95 H. Hughes 3D 31 29 4— 94 II. Nash 26 31 38 9— 94 L. Cullimore 30 29 28 7— 94 M. Jones 27 32 32 1— 92 L. Garner 29 30 29 4— 92 4 W. Howard 30 34 27 1— 92

Citizens’ Club . 3370 Taumarunui Club 3369 Sanson Club _. . 3320 Upokongaro Club 3318 Castlecliff Club . 3241 Ohakea Club not completed. Junior Teams Taumarunui A 3304 Sanson 3256 Municipal A 3231 Citizens’ A 3230 Municipal B 3198 Wangaehu A ..... 3181 Wangaehu B ... . 3161 Upokongaro A 3156 Castleclift 3152 Westmere A . 3098 Citizens’ B ... 3062 Taumarunui B 2976 Westmere B . 2927 Municipal C . 2854 Upokongaro B . 2767 Ohakea not completed.