RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1625, 17 December 1912, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE UPPER HUTT CLUB. On Saturday the Upper Htitt Rifle Club oohtihued its cbmpetitibh for trophies presented by Messrs. W. Grcig, sen., and H. R. Gibbs. Scores also count for the Wilford Cup and aggregates; Rifleman Tuke Whiteman.getting a leg-in for Mr. Gibbs's trophy. The following ■ wore the highest scores:— ■■■•■.•'•. 300 : 500 '•.■'-. yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Tuke Whiteman ...; 18 42 0 94 A. Weir .;........'. i ;.;.... 37, ■37 16 91 J.. Whiteman 37 44 8 .89 ■W. Greig .......;;.;..;.;. 45 ;42 o'. 87 ,W. Elvrige ..;......'...... 41 ' 34 11 8(i F. Wilkie .- ....!../....... .40 -41 .0 80 OPAKI RIFLE CLUB. .The first field '. day ~of the Opaki Rifle Cliib was held on Saturday last. The attendance was fair; considering that shearing and harvesting are now in full swing. The' vreather in thb morning, was ideal, thought the heat was a little trying on the young members. In the afternoon members had to contend with a breeze varying from 10 to 20 degrees left, and as long-range shooting wais m progress, there were numerous .misses. The veteran of tho club, ,R. J. King, and his son, H. R. King, both registered a "century" over the shorter.distances. Feist; who wanted a possible' at 600 yds. to perform a similar feat; made a brilliant attempt,. just missing, the/black with his sixth counter. M'Calriioht, ■ with 97 oh and a shot to go, put it on the wrong target, and thus ruined a brilliant score.. '

• At the longer ranges the shooting was a-.little scratchy; there being, however, one or two good individual "shoots." Smith's 32 at 1000-was a really good effort. Jones, who had ,a "quiet chance; missed two shots at IdOOyda,' this being diie to elevation. Hyde also missed a snot here; ■ Of the junior members,. Minton, who is h, "new - chuin" with. tho rifle (this being his secbttd season), shot remarkably well, and seems to be the making of a really good shot. .Young. King is also shooting brilliantly, and.will be.heard of again.He won the club 'championship last' year. Thb best scores were as follow :— 300 500 '600 yds. yds. yds. H'p. Tl. R. J. King 32 35 33 —, 100 H.'R. King .:.... 32 35 33 — . 100 W. Feist 30 85 34 - 09 G. Hyde 32 33 , 33 - 98 F. Mihtoh .....; 3D 33 31 i 98 T. Smallwood ... 31 31 31 5 98 •I. M'Gi-egor '.:. 80 31 31 G 98 D. Swahsbh •.... 33 31 31 • 2 97 D. M'Calmont... 33 34 30 — 97 H. C. Jones ;.. 31 34 31 — ' 96 W. Hodges 31 32 28 1 95 Ri" Smith .........'2B 33 ' 32 1-94 C. Engstrom ... 29 34 26 3 92 800 900 1000 yds; yds. yds. H'p. T'l. F. Minton ...... 32 28 28 3 91 C Engstrom ... 28 32 27 4 91 V.'Swanson 33 29 27 2 91 ■R. Smith ..;....:. 32 24 32 2 90 R. J. King ...... 33 24 31 - 88 G. Hyde .......:. 31 30 28 — 87 T. Smallwood ... 30 25 24 8 87 D. M'Calmont... 29 32 23 - 84 W. Hodges 31 27 23 2 83 W. Foist .:....... 32 29 22 . - 83 11. R. King ....'.. 33 28 22 - - 83 H. C. Jonra 32 29 21 - 82 IJ. M'Gregor ... 26 27 21 7 81