RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 141, 10 March 1919, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

KARORI CLUB. Miramar, consistent with its reputation, proved troublesome to riflemen on Saturday afternopn, and several good shoots were spoilt by the marksmen being beaten by tricky conditions at 600 yards. In the C.A.C. Cup competition Rifleman W. Skegg proved tlio winner with an aggregate score of 16-3 oft' the rifle scored over ranges 500 and GOO and 300, 500, and 600 yards. Rifleman Farquhar was run-ner-up with 160 and secures a trophy. Eiflem#i Preston obtained ton aggregate amongst handicap inen with 157, including 12 handicap, and also wins a trophy. In Saturday's shoot Rifleman W. Farquhar and W. I- Clark were top scorers with 89, the former's 32 at 60 yards being full of merit. Scores:— 300 500 600 yds yds yds Hp. T1 Rflmn; W. Farquhar... 31 26 32 0-8!) Mmn. W. I. Clark... 29 32 28 0-89 Rflmn. W. Skegg 28 31 26 2- 87 Rflmn. F. Cliing 31 32 23 O—SG jfflmn. S. Batten 27 30 27 o—St Rflmn. S. Dix 21 28 14 18-81 Rflmn. H. Preston ... 23 26 23 6—78 Rflmn. G. Tinney 28 24 20 0—72 Rflmn, J. Burns 27 20 19 0—72 Visitors. Rflmn. Morley 30 31 27 0- 88 Rflmn. Crossan 20 31 26 O—S60 —S6 OLD NAVAL CLUB. Tho Old Naval Defence Rifle Club fired a match on the Aliramar Range on Saturday afternoon o\er distances of 300, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots and sighter at each range. The best scores were as follow: — 300 500 600 yds yds yds Hp. T1 Pres. J. Rabe 28 31 26 0-85 Rflmn. A. Guise 26 27 23 9-85 Rflmn. J. Moye 27 28 22 7-81 Rflmn. R. Sneddon ... 28 27 28 o—B3 Rflmn. 'i. Dell 31 26 21 0-81 Rflmn. W. J. Conibear 30 21 25 0—79 Rflmn. J. Evans 23 28 23 5—79 Rflmn. R. C. Collins... 23 21 26 7-77 Rflmn. R Pringle ... 31 21 26 o—7B Rflmn. J. Alexander... 25 23 18 12--7S Dep.-Pres. W. Harris 25 26 19 4—74 Rflmn. F. E. i'ranklyn 26 24 21 o—7l Rflmn. J. Hogan 26 19 12 12-69 Rflmn. C. Burdett 21 19 11 14—65

Rifleman A. Guise wins the special trophy presentee! by President ,T. Rabe (the second donated this senson), and President; J. Rabe and Rifleman J. Moyes each win prizes of ammunition. The teams matches for the C. W. Martin Challenge Badges were won by President Rube's team with a total score of 313 points, Deputy-President Harris's team being defeated by 18 points. Owing to tho Defence Rifle Association meeting being held next week, the club will not shoot at Miramar next Saturday. PETONE CLUB. The Petone Club shot the third match of their series at the Waiwetu range. Rifleman A. Ballinger put up a good shoot, getting 100 out of 105, including a possible at 600,vds. Conditions, ten shots at (100, eleven shots at 800 yds. The following arc the scores:— 600 800 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. i A. Ballinger 50 lift 0 100 i ,T. Liddle 43 52 1 . 00 I R. K. Flaws 36 47 12 'Jo G. Faulkner 43 45 6 114 P. Cheynne .. 42 17 >. 3 92 W. M'llvride 40 51 fl 111 ,T. Pope 41 49 1 91 A. Weir 39 49 2 90 E. Hogg 38 44 8 90 A. Jackson 36 46 5 87 W. Mansfield 36 50 0 86 ,T. Carter 40 46 0 86 J. Warburton 34 47 3 84 A. Patterson 211 52 3 84 G. Clout , 38 35 7 81) S. Wakelin 28 44 8 80 S. Knight, 32 35 12 79 A. Govenback 33 41 0 74 S. Kershaw 37 * 5 42 'Retired. SUBURBS CLUB. ' The Suburbs Club fired the final shoot in the third series, Hie winner lieing' Rifleman J. W. Longman, who has proved the value of miniature rifle shooting a_s an aid to shooting outdoors, this being his first season on the open range. Tho runner-up in this competition was Riflemnn W. Spencer. A remarkable fact about this season's shooting has been the absence of scratch men in tho prize list. Tho following are Saturday's scores, the ranges being 300, s(>o, and tiOO.vds., i seven shots at each :— 300 500 600 yds yds yds Hp Tl Rflnin. .1. W. Longman 32 30 28 ti flfi Rflmn. A. Harris- 31 33 24 I) 88 Rfiiun, W. Spencer 28 31 24 5 88 Rflmn. A. Rellamore ... 30 27 2!) 0 «S6 Rflmn. C. Milroy 30 28 28 0 86 Dep.-Pres. Smart 29 33 24 0 Bli Dep.-Pres. Boon 29 26 30 0 85 Capt. J. Ross ; 31 25 25 I) 81 Rflmn. .1. Weils 27 27 27 II 81 Rllmn. G. Mathews 19 21 26 15 81 Pres. Fellingham 29 27 24 0 80 Rflmn. .T. Ch<\vnu 27 28 21 12 76 Rllmn. W. Cropp 211 24 25 13 75 Rflmn. R. Gray 28 20 25 II 73 Rflnin. A. Drown 19 23 16 15 .73 Hflniu. G. Winchcombe 20 19 12 13 64 The following is the result of Ihe third series for trophies donated by (he club. Four shots, the best three to count-— Rflmn. .1. W. Longman. 283 points (Irophy valued -21 10s.); Rllmn. W. •!. Spencer, 266 points (trophy valued Jil 55.); Rflmn. W. Cropp, 265 points (trophy valued I 155.).