Miniature Rifles

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 90, 1 September 1950, Page 5

Miniature Rifles

BEACON WINS TROPHY Three teams competed for the Tyssen Interhouse Trophy, the holders, P. and T., and challengers, Beacon and Fire Brigade, at the Legion Miniature Rifle Club shoot in the Winter Show Buildings on Tuesday. Luck was again with the Beacon team, L. O. Stewart, Miss A. Bathe, J. Jessop and L. R. Spring who scored 353, to emerge the winners against the P. and T. team, B. Grant, L. G. Attwood, Mrs J. Critchley and D. Dufty 345, and the Fire Brigade, R. Yeoman, J. Price, P. Armstrong and J. Miles 298. Seven members of the Awakeri Y.F.C., T. C. Delaney, D. R. Missen, D. Parkinson, W. Luxton, A. Luxton, D. Luxton and M. Lomax shot two N.Z. wide Y.F.C. postal competitions, both on 20 yards, one with target rifles and one with sporting rifles. Club scores for the evening were:— Senior scores out of 100:

B. Grant 96, R. Yeoman 95, L. O. Stewart 92, L. G. Attwood 92, R. Goile 92, E. Hunt 92, Miss A. Bathe 91, J. Jessop 91, R. King 90, A. Bradshaw 88, C. Bathe 87, A. J. Fitzgerald 87, W. Tyssen 86, A. Baker 84, J. Goile 84, D. Furze 83, A. Wiggins 82, Mrs J. Bradshaw 81, Mrs J. Critchley 81, L. R. Spring 79, D. Dufty 76, W. Addison 75, J. Price 75, Miss D. Tyssen 75, P. Armstrong 68, S. Stubbs 65, D. McCarthy 63, J. Miles 60, B. Fitzgerald 37. Juniors, scores out of 50:—

R. Reid 45, J. Attwood 44, G. Bel] 39, B. Brown 35, T.' Reid 34, C. Kingsley-Smith 24, P. Needham 8.

The holders of the Silver Buttons C. Bathe, A. Bradshaw, W. Addison and Mrs J. Critchley faced two challenges and were defeated by W. Tyssen, Miss A. Bathe, E. R Hunt and B. Grant 360/331. The other challenge was from Miss D. Tyssen, L. O. Stewart, L. G. Attwood and A. Wiggins who scored 341.

On handicap L. O. Stewart again won the silver teaspoon trophy and R. Reid the Junior pennant.