MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14985, 4 June 1914, Page 6

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING.

•-. —»- '■ - •'" CANTERBURY. CHAMMONSHIP. . , MEETING AT ASHBURTON. "f< Tho first Canterbury Miniature Rifle Shooting Championship Meeting, which was inaugurated'by the Aahburton AssocM.ion last year, proved, such a. success, and the entries were so. large,--that';the. Association" decided to. make .it an . annual fixture, ..and the second gathering •waa held' on the rang- yesterday. The meeting was divided into two sections —a teams' championship claea and a*i individual championship class, and in addition ia series of sweepstakes was held. Tha entries this year -Mily outnumberedthose of. lost year, the .individual .champ-onohij? totalling 235, and. the .A., teams .47,,. »a against 150 and; 39., Additional interest waa lent by the entry of five ladies' teams.. The officials had tho arrangements well in hand, and the competitors .were thoroughly _atisfied with th. management. The principal officers for- the meeting- were:—Messrs WV Tucker (president), R. E. Fountaine, (secretary and treasurer), J. H. Muish c t (assistant secretary), A.-E. Clarke,- P..Lukis, :~~. : BradahaW, md B. R. 'C. MoElrea (target committee). A. Walker, S. Knox, (sweepstakes).- H. -Tames,! B. Osborn-,, T. Bryant, and W., J. Sparrow (assistants). The possible'in -the -Teams' Match wa-1 350; and in the Sipgles 70. .". . ; ,

' TEAMS' CHAMPIONSHIP. The - following - were . the - scores . in . the Teams' Match: — ' ' . ' , " ... Ashburton Friendly Societies, No. 1 .. 338 Kaiapoi,' "No! 1 ' - '.. . .... 3?0 A. J. White's,; No.-: I.'-.. ~ •• Amberley-; '„•. .. ". " • ' •- '. ; --\'!& Arundel ... ..... ■ ■_■ '.. 326 Christchurch Rod and; Gun'- Club, No.-. 3 336 Ranjritata, -No. '1 ",J ; " * ?'•••■• ■•■••'' J*S H'jathcote; ... ..-..■ ••; •• 320 Aid-burton Friendly .Societies, No. 3 .. 320 Ohoka, No. l .. .. . •• , •• %f. A. J. White's, No. 3 ... ••■ r •• 324 Christchurch" Rod and.Gun Cluh, No.• 1 m Triplo Link,'. Ho. 1' ' .-• ..... .:«B Crown Brewery,. No. 1. . - •• ~ •• «r* Southhrobk, ,No. 1- .. - ••• • •'• f»* Woodbury, No. 2.• .. •• -•• 3 J* Anhburton Friendly Societies, No.> 3.. 330 i Horrelville. " ~ .. , ..•• •• |19 Anhburton Club,. No. 1 ' •• " ~I Rtngitata, No. 3 .. ... - •• %\° Woodbury, No. 1 .... - 3J» G-raldine .. ... - » ™1 Crown Brewery, Ho, 9.. ■• '- ™ Tramways ... ••.*;. V*" Sii Kaiapoi Working Men's Club,-»o 2 ... -310 Working Men's Club (Chnstchurch) .. 310 Cooper's Creek, No. 1.. •• —~" Toinuka, No: 2 ' •• ■• ".306 Vsterana, No. 1 •?£ Ba-.gionv.-Ko.-t--- -. ' '.'•' ■•••-• .«*■ Ashburton Club, No. 2 .. -•. ; »» ! Crown Brewery Ladies -• •«. *J*. Afihburton,Club, No. 2 •• •■ *» P_el Forest ... ' -- •• ■•■ %_\ Ohoka, No. 2.. •• •■ -_% Veterans' Ladies, >o. l ■• £"X Ashburton Friendly Societies, «*•••'-« Cooper's Creek, No. 2 .. •• •• r"f V.terans' Ladies, No. 2 •• •• £» Southbrook, No. 3 •• •• "077 Ashburton Ladies -• •• •■ " . Ashburton Club, No. 3 *'* Triple Link, No. 2 •• •- " -'° The match waa won "by the Ashburton Friendly Societies' No. 1 team, with a score of 338. The individual scores were; ■; G. Parsons •• •• **• " « J. Clayton (captain) .. •• "It RE. Fountain- •• •• — *£ G." Service .. •••- •• *• ' S. Shaman •• •■ , '_■ For second jlace A J-. White. No. 1 team, Ambcrley, and Kaiapoi *°***8 Men a ClubaNo. .were equal with 330 point, /each, and will -.hoot off, date aad range to be fixed. INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP. The principal scorere were:— G. Servioe (Aahbt-r.cn Friendly Societ**) 68 W. Bred-haw (Aafaburton) ,•• . ... 63 A. E. Clarks (Ashburton Club) . .. 66 B. Shaw (Christchurch) •■ -*; : £_ Hoadley (Christchurch Rod and Gna C) ,68 H__rxis (Chri-tcbuich Rod and Okm C..-68 Withers (A-. J- WW- ***»>*• . n ,;: •.£ Hunt (Chr_rt_hn_oh Working Men c Club) .68 D. __.cD____d (Woodbury) " ...... 68 A. Ricka (Woodbury) _*j _. Wooding (Woodbury) •• •• ® E. E. Fountain© ■~- ,' *• , L*. 6B Bra<___*w sad Servioe will st-sot off tor first And aeoond placas, -rluk tbcea sooruig 63 will ahoot off for third pl«»-„ _ Specsal p-ixas *-«re grsen W « W, E n__d»ll (Ohritrtchnrc-., Mr J. E. All«a (A-&-burton), and -he'*a«hbmton A«>aal_on, but the allotment-. _an*-6t be £-*-» nnfcil tbe I ties ai_ decided.