RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 135, 3 March 1919, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

9KARORI CLUB. The first match of the C.A.C. competition took place on Saturday afternoon last, under weather conditions unfavourable to high scoring. Tho conditions of the first match were ten shots at 500 and GOO yards, and many who registered a good -core at the first range found themselves in trouble at the 600 yards range, and consequently scores were considerably below the average The best scores of the day were registered bv Rifleman W. Skegg with 80 points, and President W. Judd with 79 points. The 6ec ond match for the competition will be fired on Saturday afternoon next, over ranges of 300, 500, and 600 yards. Tho following are the best scores:— 500 000 yds. yds. Hp. TI. Rflmn. W. Skegg 40 38 2 80 I'res. W. Judd 43 36 0 79 Minn. H. Preston ... 38 36 5 79 Bflnin. F. Clung 37 40 0 77 Rflmn. W. Farquhar 3G 35 0 71 "Rflmn. J. Burns 3G 40 0 70 Kflmu. G. Tinney ... 42 28 0 70 DcD.-Pres. H. Bulford 28 40 0 68 Kflmii. S. G. Batten... 43 25 0 68 Kilmn. W. Morrah ... 36 28 4 68 Hllmn. W. I. Clark ... 30 31 0 01 SUBTiEBS CLUB. The Suburbs Club had another rough .day on which to fire tho third shoot in thr third series for club trophies. Outers and misses were the order of the day, and much shooting language was heard in between the gusts of the howling wind. This shoot also counted for the championship. The following are the scores. Ranges 500 and GOO yards, twenty-one shots :— 500 GOO yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Rflmn. B. Dunn 45 4G 0 91 Rflmn. J. W.Longman 42 39 '-7 88 Deputy.-Pres- Smart 41 44 0 85 Kflmn. G. Winchcombe ' 37 33 13 83 Capt. J. Ross 39 43 0 S3 Rflmn. W. Cropp 29 37 1G 82 Rilmn. C. Milroy 42 39 0 81 Rflmn. A. Harris 43 30 0 79 Rflmn. C. Stewart ... 39 39 0 78 Deputy.-Pres. Boon ... 34 42 0 7G Rflmn. A. Bellamoro 39 3G 0 75 Rflmn. E. Gray 34 39 0 73 Rflmn. W. Spencer ... 38 30 5 73 Rflmn. AV. Cox 35 31 7 73 Pros. W. Fellingham 39 32 * 0 71 Rflmn. G. Newton ... 41 29 0 70 Rflmn. G. Mathews'.. 29 20 17 6G