BRILLIANT MARKSMANSHIP

Chronicle (Levin), 22 April 1947, Page 7

BRILLIANT MARKSMANSHIP

' VISITOR SCORES THREE POSSIBLES ON LEVIN RANGE A most ■ interesting day's shooting was held on the Levin range on Saturday. Brilliant shooting by J. B. Searle (Ashhurst) was a feature of the day. Searle, who scored a possible at each of the three ranges, joins; the ranks of che select few in New Zealand to achiave this excellent standard'.of marksmanship. ConditionS at 300 and 500 yards were favourable, but rain set in while fvring at 600 yards and many promising. r totals were spoilt. W. V. Monk (Ngatiawa) and J. B. Searle were the only competitors to return a possible at 600 yards, ■ Six possiblps ■ were returned at 500 yards and four at 300 yards. In the N'ominated Teams Match the results were: 'Ashhurst 503 points, Hautere 489, • Ngatiawa 486 and Levin 480. Next Saturday a. team of 20 members of tne Petcne Club wiil visit the Levin range. Results of the Club Teams Match fired on Saturday were: Levin 9,53 points, Hautere- 951, Ashhurst 946 and • Ngatiawa 881. Detailed scores at.the 300, 500 and ■600 yards ranges', together with the totals, were as follows: — Levin: J. Horn, Junr. 33 — 33 — 33 — 99, S. L. Lumsden 32 — 34 — 32 — 98, F. R. Catley 35—32—31—98, R. R. Rolston 32 — 34 — 30 — 96, F. J. . Graham 33—32—30—95, S. C. Aanensen 33 — 28—33 — 94, P. R. Catley 35—33—26—94, M. F. Fletcher 32 — 31 — 30 — 93, M. G. Bishop 30—33—30—93 and R. Cole 30—34 — 29 — 93; total, 953. Hautere: B. F. ,Monk 34 — 35 — 33 —102, H. Doyle 34—35—32—101, L. E. Monk 34 — 34 — 31 — 99, F. Freeman 31 — 34 — 33 — 98, N. Monk 30— 34—32—96, F. H. Monk 33—33—30 —96, R. L. Monk 30—35—29—94, R. Wallington ' 28—34—30 — 92, R. Stocking 31 — 31—27 — 89 and J. Simcox 25 — 30 — 29 — 84; total, 951. Ashhurst: J. B. Searle 35 — 35 — 35—105, R. A. Fenalt 35-^34—33— 102, W. J. Jenkins 33—35—33—101, R. A. Jones 34—33—32—99, R. K. McLeavey , 33 — 34—30 — 97, J. H. . Hansen 33 — 34 — 29 — 96, Mrs. R. A. Jones 32—32—31—95, E. R. Whiteman 34—30—29—93, P. H. McLeavey 31 — 32 — 29—92 and J. McNeil 31— 30— 5— 66;: total, 946. Ngatiawa: W. N. Monk 32 — 34 — 35—101, A; J. Brown 31—35—34— 100, J. A. Monk 31—33—32—96, J. Hooper 31—34—30—95, R. J. Carter 27—34—33—94, N. Best 32—31 —24—87, A. K. Monk 27—29—26— 82, A. E. Clifton 27—32—26—85, C. B. Henderson 22—28 — 25 — 75 and T. P. Monk 23—23—20—66; total, 881. Own Start Competition Members of the Poroutawhao Rifle Club fired a - further 10 shot practice last week.-> An own start competition was fired and K. A. Green, A. L. Lumsden, F. J. Graham, L. K. Lumsden and C. N. Ramsay judged ►their handicaps sorreetly to each eompile a total jf 100. •' m;* »; The best scores >returned ■ off the rifle were: S. L. Lumsden 98, L. K. Lumsden 97, D. Carle 96, -F. J. Graham 95, Miss M. Kilsby 93, Mrs. S. '.'L. Lumsden 93, P." II. Kilsby 93,. A. L. ' Lumsden 93, K. A. Green 92, D. B. Kilsby 92, J. Thornton 91, Miss R. Tait 90,- C. N. Ramsay 30, Ross Arcus89, C. H. Arcus 89, J. L. Graham 89, Mrs. A. L. Lumsden 89, Mrs. K. A. Green 88, R. Parkin 83, Mrs. L. Lumsden 82, A. Carle 80, .To'ny Kilsby 79, Miss S. Scott 79 and E. C. Lewis 7Q Ir