RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 110, 3 February 1919, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING

—i— »— —- SUBURBS CLUB The Suburbs Rifle Club continued its competition for Hie second match of the third series on Saturday. The ecores also count for the championship.' Ranges, 200, WW, and GOO yards, seven shots and a sighter at each range. As a result of the biul weather the Br ores were poor. The following are the scores:— . 200 MO GOO yds vds vds Hp Tl Rflnin. R. J. Gray 28 30 21 2 81 11ep.-Pres.W..T, Spencer 27 29 18 5 79 Rflnm. A. Bellamore .. :10 30 18 scr. 78 Rflmn. W. Cropp 21 29 22 15 77 Rflmn. A. Harris 2S 25 23 scr. 70 Minn. CI. Wiucheomh 2,1 22 12 It 73 Rflmn. J. W. Longman 25 28 14 fi 70 *Capt. J. Ross 25 28 53 *l)id not shoot at 000 yards OLD. NAVALS CLUB. ■ , The Old Naval Defence j'.ifle Club attempted to, complete their championship matches and second • scries on Saturday afternoon on the Miramar range. The conditions were seven shots and sighter jit each 200,'1500 and 600 yards, but after (ho completion of shooting at. 200 yards ■it was decided to abandon the match till later on in the year. ■ Next Saturday afternoon the Old Navals will be represented by the following team to compete for the senior shield:— President ,T. linbe, Deputy-President AV, Harris. Riileinen R. Sneddon, 'J'. Dell, F. K. Franltlyn. A. Fellows, fi.-Priugle, C. M'Donnld. \C. ~T. Conibear. and F. Slandidge. Emergencies: J. Jfoye, ,T. Avails, R. C. Collins, and ,T. Butler. The team selected is requested to be on the range as early as possible. For Children's Hacking Cough, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure* • St. Patrick';! College will Commence its first toi-in lor WIS on Wednesday, February b. Cablo messages stated (hat a British two-seator biplane, manned by Captain Lang and Lieutenant Blowers, reached mi altitude of 3l),a(Jol't., which is n world's record, ami that Captain Liuig has been, arrested for divulging the information. The previous record was established! by Captain R. W. Schroeder. an Amoncin aviator, ivlm attained a height of 23.900 ft. Captain Schroecler's experience is interesting. While it was a comparatively warm clay on the ground, several of his lingers wcrn frozen, and in removing bis goggles for an instant for adjustment, Jus noso was also frost-bitten. Tim aviator used a rubber hose direct from the oxygen bottle, regulating the supply by moans of a valve on the bottle. The hose v/ns nlaeed in his mouth so that lie cpultl breathe air and oxygen at the snmo tijr.e. At intervals ho pressed his tongue at'.iii'st tin- end of the hose in order to tell if Ibe oxygen was si 'II flowing. This method was quite satisfactory, except tint the oxygen bottle and lie rubber lube gathered ebout a uueri'i- of an inch of frost, which made it very unpleasant. C'.ii)tain Solirdodor found the oxygen supply indispensable above 2o,()()0 feet, receiving warning of this fnct by a sort, nf drowsiness and ni""lel deivmsiiion. which were roumw-d with the taking of oxygen. At the 20.0'10ft." level the tenip"i'ature was recorded at 02 degrees below zero, centigrade.