RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20496, 15 March 1932, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

RANGIORA CLUB. The Rangiora . Defence Rifle Club lived tlieir final club competition on Saturday afternoon, 'with ten shots at 600 yards and eleven shots at 200 yards. Results were:— 600 yds. 200 yds. Hep. Tl. A. Lovcgrove .. 44 49 10 103 S. .Thompson .. 46 51 2 90 W. Heney .. 47 51 set' 98 A. V. Smith .. 47 48 2 97 A. Prestney .. 42 ' 50 5 97 T. Thompson . • 44 50 2 96 G. grove .. 38 48 JO 96 C. Butters . • 40 »■>:) . scr 93 «T. S. Cook . . 40 47 - 6 93 J. Arnott ..43 48 scr 91 C. Humphreys ; . 42 ,48 ■ scr,. 90 TYLER CUP. The Tyler Oup and the club's championship gold medal for the aggregate of eight club competitions and two Service competitions for this season have been won by Rifleman O. Butters with a total of 940, an average of 94 over all shoots. Aggregates were: Club Com- Service Com petition. -- petition. Tl. C. Butters . . 761 179 940 T. Thompson .. 730 173 . 903 S. Thompson . . 721 179 900 J. Arnott .. 714 170 884 A. Y. Smith .. 721 163 884 C. Humphreys . . 719 157 876 J. S. Cook .. 696 159 855 NEW BRIGHTON LADIES' CLUB. The, New Brighton Ladies' Miniature Rifle Club held the final of the championships in the men's and women's section on Saturday. The spoon competition and the Caldwell trophy were also decided. In the result of the five grand aggregate competition there were ties in both the women's and men's events. The two leading women, Mrs J. Buschl and Mrs H. McClelland, each scored 533 5-6 points, while! the leading men, L. 'Ra gg and P. Whitley, also tied, their score, being 5335. The spoon competition for a trophy given by Miss A. Park (the club captain), fired at a range of 100 yds, was won by:—Women: Mrs Caldwell, with 218 2-3 points. Men: L. . Ragg, with 2292 points. Mrs Buschl won the Caldwell trophy with a score of 251 5-6 points. Championships. The results of the championships were:— WOMEN. Mrs Caldwell, 506 points .. 1 Mrs J. Buschl, 488 points •• 2 * ■ ' MEN. ' L. Ragg, 521 points .. .. 1 P. Whitley, 511 points .. ..2 Fifth Competition. Mrs Ball was the winner of the fifth competition, the scores beftig as follows: Hep. Tl. Mrs Busch) . . . . 4 126 Miss Park .. .. . 11 131 Mrs Moses .. .. Hi 3241 Mrs Chapman .. 101 1255 Mrs Austin ..11 129, Mrs Caldwell .. 31 1241 Miss Corser 9 124 , Mrs Ball .. 9& ' Mrs McClelland .. 15J' 1201 ' L. Ragg U ' 1311 --C. R., Willker •.. 61 1294 D. Turner 8 J 123 J Caldwell .. 13J 124J