RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 73, 20 December 1920, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

OLD NAVAIiS CLUB. s The Old Navals Defence Club fired ite first match for tho Duncan Memorial Challenge Cup, presented by tho relatives of-:the late Colonel John Duncan, first patron of the cl'ub, and the first maU:h 1 of its second series at Xrenthnm, on j Saturday. The conditions werfc tsen shots and sighter at each 000 and 1000 yards. A clioppy wind accounted for many clean targets, but the performance of President J. Rabe is worthy of mention. The scores were as follow:— 900 1000 yds. yds. Hp. TI. Pres. J. Rabe 41 30 0 71 Ilflmn.' Alexander ■... 20 32 12 70 Rflmn. Sneddon ...... 22 .41 0 66 Rflmn. Guise 26 26 12 04 Rflmn. Franklyn ...' 19 38 0 57 Rflmn. Conibear ... 24 31 D oo Rflmn. Collins, 30 18 7 55 llflmn. Rankin ...... 25 15 14 ' Si Rflmn. Rees 38 7 8 Ji Rflmn. Aston ,26 26 ' 0 5.. Rflmn. JfDonald ... 26 -20 0 46 Rflmn. Dell 23 19 0 42 Dep.-Pres. Harris 31 5 5 41 Dep.-Pres. Pringle ... 16 19 I 3 38 Rflmn. Evans 19 12 I• 25 Rflmn. Standidge ... 20 16 0 36 Rflmn. Pitt - 21 15 ■ 0 36 Rflmn. Prince 7 10 7 4 Rflmn. Moye 15 0 8 -3 Rflmn. Alabaster ... 0 15 d 18 In the teams' match for badges, presented by Jfr. C. "W. Martin, Rflmn. Standidge's toam proved the winners with a score of 182, and Rflmn. Dell s team rnnners-up with a score of 17- 1"® winners' scores follow:—Rflmn. Standidge, 36; Rflmn. Conibear, 55; Rflmn. M Donald, 16; Rflmn. Rees, 45; total, 182. The club's next shoot will be over 300, 500, and 600 yards, on January 8. KARORI CLUB. The Karon Riflo Club fired, the third match of its second series at Trent ham on Saturday afternoon. Ten shot? at dmiyos. and 600 yds. The wind conditions were a Z ain difficult to master, and high-scoring was neither- expected nor actuallv accomplished. Scores:- > yds. yds. H'p. T 1. Rflmn. H. V. Croxton 42 45 0 87 Rflmn- J. Grovo 30 _jo 20 8a Rflmn. 11'. Richardson 42 - 41 0 83 Rflmn. R. V. White ... 32 33 18 83. Rflmn. G. Taylor 3!! 30 20 82 Rflmn. P. W. Ching ... 42 37 0 79 Rflmn. J. W. Dayman 36 42 0 79 Rilmn. A. S.~->T. Butler 43 35 0 78 Rflmn. J. Fraser 37 »38 3 78 Rflmn. H. P. Preston 20 42 7 78 Rflmn. D. ... 35 -33 10 78 Rflmn. TV. Stanton' ... 30 31 17 78 Dep.-Pres. J. Bertram 39 37 0 76 Rflmn. J. C. Low 39 36 0 75 Rflmn. W. I. Clark ... 3!) 30 G 75 I Rflmn. F. H. Morgan 32 31 12 75 Rflmn. D. P. Mason ... 31 31 13 75 Rflmn. E. W. Daniel... 34 ,35 5 i 4 Rflmn P. Smith 37 29 8 74 Dep.-Pres! "W. Judd ... 40 30 0 ,70 Rflmn. T. Payne 41 29 « 70 Rflmn. G. Barley ... 10 12 _25 53 Tho ten leading' aggregates for the series counting all three matches already fired, are:—P- Smith (27), 241; J. Prnser (7), 240; H. V. Croxton (0), 239; J. W. Dayman (0), 238; H. M. Richardson (0), 237; D. P. Mason (37), 234; W. Stanton(s2), 233; A. T. Butler (0), 1230; H. P. Preston (23), 228; J. C-Low (0), 225. SUBURBS CLUB. The members of the Suburbs Club continued their shooting at Trentham. on .Saturday by firing 15 shots at 1000 yds. fui trophies' presented by Messrs. Isaacs and Scott and Symonds Bros. Rifleman' V. Ross and Caplin each l secured a Christinas cake; and Riflemen Wilson, Smart, Lew or, and Harris tho lamb presented by Bymonds Bros., Ltd. In the nnirs match Riflemen Lewis and ■ Caplin secured 110 points, Bareham and P. Wilson, 100 points, Bellamoie and Isaacs, 95 The weather wns not in favour for high scoring, the wind'' puzzling the best of marksmen, aud numerous misses were recorded. ■The results are as under:— 800 o yds, H'p. T'l. Y. Ross , 55 8 53 T. Caplin 54 6 CO P. Wilson 43 12 55 Ticp.-Pres. Smart 52 ,0 52 E. S. Lewor, 51 0 51 A. Harris .. 50 0 50 L. Lewis ifi 4 50 W. Isaac 89 10 49 R. C. Bavkle C 48 0 18 •T. L. Turner 4S 0 4$ .T. Jones .", 27 20 47 0. Wh item an 46 0 4fi A. C. Bollamoro 42 4 4fi P. Bareham 89 6 45 C. V. Rergan . fi 44 H. T. Boon 41 0 41 W. ,T. Spencer 37 4 41 L. D. Turner 33 8 41 C. Milroy 33 0 38 G. Winclicnmb ; 25 12 37 Pop.-Prea. Hunt 36 0 36 H. Snelling- .' 30 fi 36 J. Ross 35 0 35 P. M'Ponnld 29 2 31 J. Harland 22 8 ft W. Haase 20 8 ?R h. Grimstono 23 4 27 H. Puttor fi 20 20 G. Emms ; 6 20 26 President Fellintfham 18 G 24 A. Sherbrooko 14 10 24 S. Manning 7 17 24, B. Dunn 0 8 8