RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 32, 2 November 1920, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING

KETONE. CLUB. ' ' The third'handicap competition of the Petone Club was fired on Saturday at Trentham. The conditions were very unfavourable, the weather boing cold, dull, and a "fish-tail" .wind. It was difficult to keep till the shots on- the target. Rifleman J. Scott was the highest scorer on the target, hut m displaced by the handicaps by Rifleman Hill and V. Scott. Hill wins the spoon and Scott and eon the ammunition prizes. Scores:— 500 600 I yds. yds. H'p. T'l. C. Hill ...; 44 40 205 M4J V. Scott •• : 31 29 39 99 I J. Scott 44 "41 12 97j Wittiniston 32 17 48J 97} A. Baoumjrren, 44—40—134 —97 i; It. Nicholl. 89—15—12J—; .T. Warburton,' 45—39—13—r95; C,.. Ijiiicliiui, 34—22—56J — ■ 933; W. Ryan, 39-34-19-92; C. Morris, 44—36—111—91}; A'. Weir, 39-32-20-91; A. Ballinser, 34—38—18—90; S. Knight, 35—32—21i—88i; W. Wilson, 19—14—32 i— 651 j R. E. Flaws, 35 (retired). UPPER HUTT CLUB. The Upper Hutt Club opened its ' season on with a competition at 500! and 600 yards, ten shots at each ranee. , The following are the highestb cores 500 600 yds. yds. T'l. 'F. Wilkie' ...» 44 41 85 L. "Ritchie 43 ' 41 84 I*. A. Whiteman 41 "39 80 A". Allan, 41—38—79; P. C. Whiteman, 42-37-79; ,T. Norrisß,' 40—33— OLD NAVALS' CLUB. The Old Navals' Club' fired: lis second match of the first series -on the Trentham range on Saturday for trophies donated by Captains E. D. Bell and A. V. H. Munro, and Mcesrs. F. M'Fraland, K. D. Duncan, and F Lamberg. The conditions wore ten shots and sighter at each of the 500 and 600 yards ranges. A "choppy" wind accounted for many clean targets. Scores:— 500 600 yds. ydß. H'p. T'l. Franklyn 46 40 0 86 Pringle, It. 37 41 8 86' Aston; 46 34 0 80 Pitt, 42—37—0—79; Moyo, 36—33 —10 — 79; Collins, 33—36—8—77; Harris, W., 41-30-5-76; Alabaster, 37-31-8-76; Dell, 44—31—0—75; Standidge, 30-38-0-7*4; Burdett, 31—22—20—73; Sneddon, 42 . —30H)—72; Rabe! J., 38—32—0—70; Rees, , 86—16 —18 —70; Alexander,' 40—17—12—69; Conibear, 34—32—0—60; Prince, 27—27—8 -62; M'Donnld, 37—23 —o—6o. Hatohes will be continued next, Saturday on the 300 and 500 yards ranges.