ON THE RIFLE RANGE

Chronicle (Levin), 27 May 1947, Page 6

ON THE RIFLE RANGE

LEVIN CLUB SHOOTS UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS Members of the Levin Defence Rifle Club fired ten shots at each of the. three short ranges on Saturday. The conditions were again favourable and the standard of shooting good. Possibles were returned at 500 yards by J. L. Graham and F. Catley. Catley, after a bad beginning at 300 yards, dropped only f our points for the day. In the "own start" competition those wbo judged their handicaps correctly were: — 300 yards: M. P. Fleteher 47 — 3 — 50, 1 ; R. Cole '45— 5 — 50, 2; P. J. Graham 47 — 3 — 50, 3. Counted out: F. Catley 47 — 3— 50. 500 yards: F. J. Graham 48— 2 — 50, 1; S. C. Aanensen 49 — 1 — 50, 2; R. Cole 45—5—50, 3. 600 yards: S. L.'. Lumsden 48 — 3 — 49, 1; F. Catley 49 — 2 — 49, 2; F. J. Graham 48 — 3 — 49, 3. Counted out: C. Tait (one bull finish), D. Mclntosh (4), and F. Bryce (2). Members of the Levin Club taking part in the South Taranaki championships on Monday next are S. Aanensen, R. Cole, P. R. and F. R. Catley, M. Fleteher, J. L. and F. J. Graham, J. G. and Jim Horn, S. Lumsden, E. J. McLeavey and R. Kelston. Scores returned, on Saturday at the 300, 500 and 600 yards ranges, together with the total, were as follows : F. Catley 47—50—49—146, S. C. Aanensen 49 — 49 — 46 144, P. R. Catley 48—48—48—144, F. J. Graham 47—48 — 48 — 143, S. L. Lumsden, 47 — 47 — 48 — 142, R. R. Rolston 48—48—44—140, A. L. Lumsden 45 — 49 — 45 — 139, M. F. Fleteher 47—49—43—139, ■ R. Cole 45—46—45—136, J. G. Horn 45—41 —47—133, H .A. Geange 45—43—44 — 132, P. L. Humphrey 42 — 47—42 —131, J. L. Graham 40-50—39— 129, D. Mclntosh 39—45—44—128, E. J. McLeavey 39 — 44 — 40 — 123, J. G. Rolston 38—37—43—118, C. W. Tait 35—41—41—117 and J. F. Bryce 37—38—39—114. Next Saturday a team from the Petone Rifle Club will visit the Levin Club.