RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16854, 7 June 1920, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

AKAKOA CLUB. Tho annual meeting of the Akaroa Defence Rifle Club was liold on Tuesday fevon- ' tho Rev. J. V,'. lln.ywa.rd, captain, pre* siding over u, fair attendance. The annual report reviewed last reason's ■ me tones, special mention being made to the one with a team from H.M.S. Now Zealand. Trooper Hector Hayward, ono of tho younger shots, had made .in fscellent showing at the R-edcliffs Easter meeting, winning two out of threo matches. The balanced-sheet flhowod a credit of £16. Tho report and balance-shoot wore adopted. Too election of officers resulted as' follows:—President, Mr Geo. Armstrong; oao--1 tai "> Rev. J. \V. Hayward; hon. secretary : J? ld treasurer, Mr Robt, Bruce; commits, 3r° a ??, P - Westenra, R. D. Whitehead, a!* * ,• Helps, H. Harrington, j.nd Felix Bro- > clione; handicap committee, Messrs Bruce > ana wosienra. • ■ or the competition for the 1 Rhodes Cha.lonso Cup (a handsome trophy - presented to tho club several years ago b" Beaton Rhodo 3 ) tck fixed for Juno * 1/th, 24 th, and July Ist. , The secretary reported that in tho class firing recently held, fifteen members had i qualified for tie Government gTant of 200 rounds of _ ammunition per man. ! A donation of three guineas for trophies . rrom tho president was acknowledged with - a vote of thanks. KING'S BIRTHDAY MATCHES. The Akrcoa, Rifle Chib opened tho reason j on the Ivm-r s Birthday by firir.-y two ! ' matches, open to memlxie. weather ! ' J w*<w lino and the conditions generally were " favourable to good shc-otinj. Results: A. HANDICAP MATCH. * (Seven o.icts ftt each of tho 200 yd&, iTOOyds : and 600 yds m,ngo3.S ' Harrington H. (3) .. 33 on <1, Bruce, R. (2) .. 32 27 20 90 Hay ward, Rev. ,T. TV. (ecr) S2 23 25 So We3tenra, P. (scr) .. 28 28 27 S° Nejvton, P. (0) .. 25 24 "8 m Whitehead, I?. (-1) ..27 23 g - 2 Helps, A. (10) .. 2t "0 20 7-1 B. HANDICAP MATCH (10 shots at 500yda). Bruce, R. (scr) .. .is , 13 Hayward, Rev. J. W. ( SC r) -15 -13 Ivcwton, F. (5) ' .. .a 41 H*lps, A. S. N. M) .. 30 , 13 Harrington, H. (1) ..40 41 . Whitehead, R. .. yy £ WcGtema, P. (sci) .. 40 10 KAKAIA v. ASHSHSTOW. Tho following team has been pielred to represent the RaJcada Miniature- liLflo Cl"b in thou- match on tLo Ashburton ran-o on Wednesday: A. S. Bell, S . ConwUns, b. Cromie, H. Cromw, H. Hewson W. J. Lee, F. Maddison, A. A. OKro, H. Star Jakes A. Shannon; emergence \V\ K'. Jutlhins and A. C. Mead. '