RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1669, 8 February 1913, Page 12

RIFLE SHOOTING.

SUBURBS RIFLE CLUB, Tho following aro the soorcs of the ?y /quad °f tho Suburbs Defonco Juno Club, fired at Broadway rango, Mirar 'W- . (To-day tho club will continuo t their fourth series at ranges 500 and 700 j. yards, ten-shot matoh) :— J . GOO 700 3 _ . , yds. yds. Hp. Tl. f C. Whiteman ............ 41 42 60 80 r J. L. Turner 42 41 eo 83 f W. A. Isaao 40 32 8 80 -, n. Mitchell, 35-31-8-77; A. H. Bymonds, 35-23—18—70; A. Turner, 32—35— 0—73; A. Thompson, 28—27—18—73; H. T. Pitcher, 31 —30—8—72; J. G. Newton, 3180—G—C7; W. F. Ho'rnig, 33—25—9 —C0. ' Newton Cup points for the week:—W. J. Johnston, 5 points; 11, Hunt, 4 points; A. C. Bellamore, 3 points; C. Whiteman, 2 points; T. J. Chapman, 1 point. PETONE V. UPPER HUTT. The annual teams' matoh between the Pptone and Cpper Hutt Defence Eifio Clubs will be fired at the Petone Club's range at Waiwetu to-day. Tho Petono team will bo as follows:—Riflemen W. Ballinger, A. Bollinger, Carter, M'llvTido, Gallien, Clout, Eyan, Ayson, Russell, and JrLaughlm. Emergencies: Qlennie, Bird, l'aulkner, and Warburton. KARORI RIFLE CLUB. • The following teams have been seleoted to represent the Karori Club in teams' watohes to-dav, against the Defence Staff Rifle Club ana the Old Navals'. Riflo Club. .Against tho Staff Club:—Pres. H. Mar3ha.ll, Riflemen J. Burns, J. C. Low, H. Bulford, N. Willoughby, J. G. Faulkner, A. T. Fellows, D. Claridge, L. F. Qrimstone, and R. Handel 1. Against tho Old Navals' Club:—Dep.-Pres. W. Judd.' Riflemen W. Chirnside, H. V. Croxton, E. B. Lower, J. E. Turner, Goo. Tinney, H. Coker, W. Harris, A. Caldwell, and G. Jones. Reserves: Riflemen J. J. Cassells, A. C. Maisey, J. Carney, A. Guise, T. P. Halpin, F. Q. Skinner, R. Pringle, F. H. Morgan, J. B. Butler, and F. Lissington. ( A practice matoh at 800, 500, and '000 yards is being arranged for those members of tho .olub who will not bo participating ■ in, tho teams' matches. V"' HIGHLAND RIFLE CLUB. Members of the Highland Rifle. Club will fire a practice match under service conditions at Trentham to-day. Ou tho following Saturday the, first annual match with tho Petone Riflb Club will be fired on the latter's privato range at Waiwetu. . THE N.Z. MEETING. The chairman of the New' Zealand Rifle Clubs', executive, President H. Marshall (Karori Riflo Club), has received from Mr. C. A. Whitney, of-tho Colonial Ammunition Company, Ltd., Auckland, a valuable trophy, to be awarded to the riflo club man making tho highest score in tho C.A.C. Cup match at the next Trentham meeting. This event is the long.range teams' matcn. The trophy consists of a. .303' Winchester .sporting' rifle and 250 rounds of C.A.C. soft-nose cartridges, This ' further evidence of Mr. Whitney s generous support of rifle clubs is appreciated by rifle shots, and will induce Keen competition.