RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

PETONE NAVALS. ' ' The'Petone Navnls concluded their shooting season with a snap-shooting competition. The leading aggregates were as follows:—Gunner Holioway, 102; Gunner l'ointon, 102; Gunner Stewart. 91 j S.M Finlay.Si); Bomb. Eodwell, S8; Bomb. May, 8K; Corp. Pettit, SO; Gunner Ford, 69. Trophies were won as follows:—Cant. Ifobinson's trophy, Gunner Holioway; Captain Bevan'.s trophy, Gunner I'ointou; Ueraldine trophy, Bomb. May.

PETONE AND SUBCUBS. The Potone and Suburbs Kifln Club< meet for the first time on Saturday at Ireiitham in (earns' shooting at ranges 300, 500, IiOO yards. Both clubs were represented by two teams. The Petone No. 1 was considered to be their strongest combination, which included i ex-champion Arthur Ballinger. The Suburbs put a strong ton in the field, although they wero without the services of (J. AVhiteman, H. Hunt, and T. 11. Capliii, who were included in the club's first ten., The No. 1 match was unfinished, owing to one or two members waiting for favourable opportunity to pile on big scores, and thus exceeding the usual time limit allotted for afternoon shooting, which caused much disappointment to both side?, as a close finish was anticipated. During the aftcrnoim four possibles were put up -Morris 300, M'llvridge, Groi?, nndJK'. C. Darkle at 500 yards. The U-st scoro of the day was put up by Hint-nan Givig, l'etone, his score being .'13—35—83—101, the next best, by J. Given, Suburbs, 98. Petone led at 300 yards with 2!15, Suburbs 291 at 500 yards. Suburbs took the lead with 325, Petone 320. In No. 2 match, Hifleihuii Ji. 1-easey piloted tho Suburbs winners by 37 points. The best score of this match was by Will Jackson, with 97, closely followed by two l'etone men, 11. Faysoii and Morris, with Si apiece. The following aro the scores of Suburbs No. 2 team at 300, 500, COO yards, and individual totals respectively:— 300 !g0 600 , w _ , yds yds. yds. T'l. W. Jackson 32 34 31 97 W. Gower 32 32 29 93 0. Milroy 28 31 31 90 H. Snelling 32 31 •/; no A. C. Bellamoro 28 2!) 2!) Sli H. H. Gaivith 28 33 25 8(i It. Feasey 27 28 29 S4 H. Boo" 27 31 2li 84 \\. H. Cook 25 2!) 20 74 I , '. L. Dowman 23 27 22 72

Totals forthe team 282 305 261) 85G Petone No. 2 team, in tho same order, scored as follow:— 300 • 500 600 yds. .yds. yds. Tl. H. F. Ayson 32 31 31 91 —. Morris 35 S3 27 94 S. V. Burridge 30 111 30 91 E. Nicholson 28 30 30 SS S. Shannon 28 211 27 8t J. E. Salwell 28 21) 27 81 —. Edlin, jun. 29 2!) 25 83 —. Villiers 30 20 2li 7(i IF. Clark 22 2fi 10 67 S. Pollock 21 18 22 CI Totals for the team 283 272 284 819 KAEOE.I KIFLE CLUB. The Karori Club held another eiroepstako match on Saturday afternoon over the threo ranges, 300, 500, and COO yards (seven shots at each). Tho match was won by President Marshall with a score of 9G, Rifleman lingo being second with 95. The following are tho scores, with tho handicap and individual totals respectively:— SOO 500 GOO „,, , , y ds - r ds - yds. Hp. Tl. H. Marshall 33 33 30 - 90 L. Hugo 33 31 31 - S5 F. Standidge ... 28 31 2!)' 8 91 H. O. Browno... 28 31 29 8 91 E. O. Lcwer .... 29 29 V 2 — no J. E. Tumor ... 30 ' 31 28 > 89 A. Joplin 32 SO 27 — 89 G. Jones 25 SS 31 6 8!) T. Goodalli 28 31 29 — 88 F. W. Wickena 27 31 2S — 8G It, Itandell 30 28 28 — 8G C. Gasquoino ... 28 2G 27 5 8G H. Bulford 27 27 !)0 — 8-i N. Willoughby 29 29 26 — 81

SUBTJKBS D-R.C. The Suburbs Defence Kiflo Club will firo a towns' return match against Uppor tlutt Eiflo Club on Good Friday, at their raiißO. Jliramnr. Kanses: .'(Oα, 500, (i(!0 yurds; matclj to start at 10 a.m. Tho club will visit Heikorangi, and fire n. teams' match on Easter Monday ocainst Iho Ngatiawa Defenco Rifle Club. Tho following members will represent llio club at tho Hawkc's Bay Kiflo Associ.itiou meeting, to bo held at Easter, on the Vernßill rnngo, Hastings:—Riflemen .1 Smart, ,T. L. Turner, ,1. Given, E C Barklo, J[. Evans, K. C. Caplin, (■;! TSinchcoinbo, and A. Otton.