RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3054, 16 April 1917, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING

■ -TT- ■ . . KARORI RIFLE CLUB. Most unfavourable weatlier conditions were experienced by the Karori Club on Saturday afternoon for the concluding match of second series. The match (14 ehpts at 600 yards) wa3 fired in a thick, driring rain, which almost obscured the dull, wet targets from view. . On occasions sighting at the targets over the rifle sights, was impossible. . ; ; •. The' scores registered by Rifleman Croxton (61) and Tinney. (58), along with those of the two handicap men, Riflemen Hooper and Morrah, were very creditable in the circumstances;. Rifleman Hooper secures first place in the aggregate by one point, from Rifleman Croxton. .' ; ' The following are the highest scores for the afternoon :—" > " • Score Hp.Tl. Rflnm. R. H, Hooper 54 '8 62 Rflmn. H, V. Croxton .... 61 scr. 61 Rflmn. W. W. Morrah ... 54 7 61 Rflmn. P. Nash, 43—17—59; Rflmn. G. Tinney, 58—scr—58; Rflmn. W. Skegg, 47—10—57; Pres. W. Judd, 53 —scr.—s3; Rflmn. J. M'Lachlan,-53— snr.—s3; Rflnm. W. H! Cox, 51; Rflmn. W. Farquhar, 49—scr.—49; Rflmn. W. Clark, 46—2—48; Rflmn. G. Jones, 42—6-48. l . ' The highest aggregates are:—'R. H. Hooper (30 points), 186; *R. V. Croxton (scr.), 185; *W. Clark (β-poirits), 177'; *W. Morrah (12 points). 176; G. Tinney (scr.), 173: P. Nash (52 points)..172, F. Ching (scr.), 168; W. Cox, (10 points), 168. 'Winners of certificate:; issued in lieu of trophies, the value of which is being devoted to patriotio purposes. . ■ . '