RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 108, 31 January 1921, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

PETONE RIFLE CLUB. With variable wind prevailing, members of the Pet-one Rifle Club concluded the shoot for the fourth competition at Trentham on Saturday, Rifleman J. 0. Carter securing the honours of the day by reaching the highest score, and incidentally winning the spoon competition. Ten ©hots at both the 300 and 600 yards ranges were fired, and the wind varied from zero to 16 degrees right. Results are-.—

SUBURBS CLUB. The Suburbs Club; continued shooting at Tre'ntham on Saturday. The conditions at the start were fair for shooting, but about half-way through, heavy wind end rain set in and several members were unable to find the target. The best scores off the gun were mode by C. Milroy <541 and J. L. Turner (53), these competitors firing in heavy rain. T. Caplin (69) was top for the day, and Cadet Jones second. In the pairs match Oanlln and Lewis. 106 points, Milroy and Emms, 86, President relHngham. 64. 1000 \

The leading scores for this competition are as follow:—Blimn. V. Rosa, 122 points; Rflmn. T. Cnplin. 121 points; Rflmn. Jones, 113 points: Rflrar.. Harris, 113 points; Rflmn. Whiteman. 112 points. OLD NAVALS CLUB. The members of the Old Naval.■» Club fired their third match of their second series at Trentham on Saturday, for trophies donated by Colonel E. O. Cooper, Captains E. D. Bell and A. V. H. Munro, and Messrs. E. T. Taylor and F. Lamberg. Tho' conditions, were ten shots and sighter at each 300 and 600 yards. On account of rain several members abandoned their shoot at the latter range. The scores were as follow:—

*Did not shoot at 600yds. This series will be continued next Saturday, the ranges being 300 and 500 yards.

JOO 600 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Bflmn. J C. Carter 43 47 13 103 Bflmn. T. Warburton ... 46 43 11 100 Bflmn. V. 36 41 WU Wi Bflmn. A. Weir „.. v . 41 43 15 99 Bflmn. W. T-Vilson 41 42 14 97 Bflmn. A Baoumcren ... 41 41 15 97 Bflmn. 8. Knight 41 36 191 961 Bflmn. 1>. J. Guiney 45 43 71 95$ Bflmn. R, Nicholl 41 43 11 95 Rflmn. C. Morris 41 41 125 944 Bflmn. C. J. Hoffeins 43 39 122 944 Rflmn. c. P. Hill 43 35 161 94 i Rflmn. B Liddle 36 34 24 1 941 Rflmn. W. Ryan 42 39 13 94 Rflmn. A Ballinger 41 42 10i Rflmn. J. Scott 43 36 12 91 Rflmn. T. B. Foster 30 22 281 801 Rflmn. R. Thompson 38 3 24J 70i Rflmn. W. M'llvride 43 (target turned down). Tlighest aorerefrate. Second s series: — Rflmn. A. Weir . 307$ points Rflmn. R. Nicholl . 306 points Rflmn. c. Hoffeins , 3051 points Rflmn. R Knight 303 ?- points Bflmn. D. J. Guiney . 3012 points

• yda. Hn. Tl. Bflmn. T. Caplin 52 7 59 Rflmn. Jones 36 23 59 fiflmn. Milroy 54 0 54 Rflmn. Harris 51 3 54 Rflmn. Turner 53 0 53 Rflmn. V. Ross 41 10 51 Rflmn. Barcham 41 & 49 Rflmn. Lewis 41 6 47 Rflmn. Dunn 35 12 47 Rflmn. J. Ross 46 0 46 Rflmn. Grimstone 37 7 44 Rflmn. Bellamore 36 7 43 Rflmn. Henderson 27 15 42 President Fellincrham 33. 7 40 Rflmn. Flitter 12 25 37 Rflmn. Whiteman 35 0 35 Rflmn. Emms 7 25 32 Rflmn. Boon 31 0 31 Deputy -Presdt. Smart 31 0 31 Rflmn Neal 2? 7 29 Rftinn. Watters 7 15 22 Rflmn. Bee?an 11 7 18

300 yds : 600 yds. Hp. ti. Rflmn. Aston 45 41- — 84 Mmn. Franklyn 46 35 — 82 Rflmn. Alexander 36 32 12 83 Rflmn-. Guise 39 26 12 77 .Rflmn. Sneddon ... 29 — 75 Rflmn. Bell 42 32 — : 74 Rflmn. Moye 33 32 5 70 Rflmn. Rees 36 1® 2 65 Rflmn. Standidge 24 39 —- 62 Deouty-PreBdt. R. Pringle 39 19 3 61 Rflmn. Burdett .... 16 10 20 . 46 •Rflmn. P?tt 38 b 43 Prince .... 34 — 7 41 •Rflmn. Carney ... 33 — — 38 •Rflmn. M'Bonald 33 — 5 38 ♦Presdt. J. Rabe 34 — — 34