RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 75, 22 December 1919, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING

♦ —r FETONE CLUB

i /the weatlvw on Saturday was unfavjto tll ° shootists. The 900 and r. / 10.00 Yards ranges were used for the first W tun V or tl considerable period, and the < result was unsatisfactory, a very strong !™V n ! } raa blowing, and varying, at ,J 1 about 10 decrees, causing the bullets to fly wido off the mark. Tho offi- ■ , cer 111 charge of tho telephone was kept busv thinner the whole shoot. W. NicliolH ® on M "l 'T. Carter were tho only ones able r;.| to keen their shots 011 the target, the tormer winning the spoon competition, ja Scores over GO points:— [■' " Auto. G. 3 • „„ 900 1000 Tl Hp. Tl. 7 W. Nicholson" 37 32 G9 17} 80} 6, 'Kflmn. J. Carter ... 2(5 39 05 20& 85} 'Pks. R. E. Flaws... 35 21 59 281 854 ;i- Mlmn. E, Ballinger 28 33 Gt 19| 60] K- EHrnn. D. Nicholson 20 33 53 2fi 79 i" Rflran. J. Scott ...... 22 30 52 2IJ 76| f: Kflmn. ,T. Lidolo 31 21 52 24 7G Kflmn. A. Ballinger 22 2!) 51 25 76 % Mmn. T. S Barrell 14 30 U 281 721 «> Bumii. W. Evan ... 31 13 44 28} 72} K Rflmn. T. Warburton 17 22 39 26} GSJ ™mn. F. Roichel ... 2G 9 35 30 05 £ Rflmn. A. Weir 22 G2B 33 G1 p 'Prize-winners. fr ■ N | ' SUBURBS'CLUB. Some creditahlo scores were registered on Saturday. Tho best score for the day r *. was made by Deputy-President Smart, with G5. Tha Australian system of autoinatic handicapping has been adopted by N the club. The club competed for two lambs, presented by Miyisrs. Symonds Bros., from their farm at Foatherston. tho Ksulf. being:—A Class—Dep.-Pres Smart, 1: H. Snnlling, 2. B Class—A. W. Boni- ■ face. 1: L. Lewis, 2. The second series and' championship will open on Janiieirv 10. Two targets will he available at Trentham next Saturday for those members wishing to do long-range shooting. A Class. . ' .300 500 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. I/OD.-Pre? Smart ... 32 33 5} 80} H. Rnclling 24 27 25 7(i 5 A. 0 Bellanioro ... 29 31 14V 74\ Ten.-Pres. Hoon ... 33 3t 0! / 7.H •K .T. Cotterill 28 28 lGi ?2i ■ ' V. Eoss 27 20 72J W. Longman 30 24 17} 71} H. Hunt 2R 31 11 7(1 0. Ifilrnv 26 2G 18 70 A. Harris 30 28 11 09' H. fiawith 80 20 15 69 •Jt. J. Gray 27 26 15 OS W. Ilaaso 29 17 17} 031 F. ll'Donald . G 32 21} 59J *Fips. Fellineham 25 — — — s Did not shoot at MOyds B Class. A. W. Bo?iifaco ... 27 25 27} 79} L. Lewis 33 29 141 761 A. Henderson 30 27 17} '74} ,B. Dunn 29 31 12i 72| W. ,T. Spencer 27 20 IS} 71} J. It'Kinlev 25 18 28 71 .C. Brown 20 • 25 19\ 70J J: Wilson 2G 25 14i Gsi A. Sherbroolte 21 28 15? G4}. "W.'C-odb '. 2G 21 17} , 041 •C. V. Belgan 24 23 17} G!} G. Emms 19 '.17 28} Gi} *0. Stewart 27 - - 27 '(1. Newton 22 — — 22 *W Cox ;... 23 - - 23 •W. Nissen 18' — — 18 *Did not shoot at 500 yds. OLD NAVALS CLXTB. The Old Navels Defence Rifle Club continued their matches at the Trenthnm rifle range on Saturday afternoon. The conditions were seven shots and sigliter at 900 vards. and five shots and sigliter at 1000 yards. The conditions were very trvinsr. and many shots went clear of the targets. The best score was put up by Pres. J. liabe, whose total for the two ransres was 47. Tho results of the best scores are as follow :— 900 1000 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. •Pres. J. ]Jahe 26.. 21 ~0. 47 Kflmn. J. "Conib'ear 27 17 0 44 IMlmn. ,T. Move 26 8 G 40 ft limn. Pitt ...1 24 15 0 39 P.flmn. T. Kidd 27 7 0 34 "Rflmn. T. Dell 14 19 0 33 Rflmn. J. Butler' 11 14 ' 6 31 Hflmn. It. C- Collins 10 15 6 31 . B-flmn. F. Franklyn 18 12 0 30 Bflmn. J. Friins 15 9 G 30 Pflmn. O. Prince ... 14 0 0 2G P.flmn. R. Pringle ... 11. 13 !»4 P.flmn. C. Burdett 1.. 3 \7 ,14 24 Den.-Pres. W .Harris — 17 G 23 Pflmn. Whytehead 9 — 14 23 '.Kflmn. P. Snedo'nn... 0 13 0 19 Pflmri.. F. Standidge 3 15 0 18 Eflmn. B. Goldfinch — 15 0 15 President J. Pabe's team won the Challenge Badges by 15 points. The nest club match will bo fired on January 1.