RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 152, 23 March 1921, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING

SUBURBS CLUB

The members of the above club continued their shooting at ranges 300 and 500 yards on Saturday. Tho conditions were not ideal for shooting. The best score was made by C. Whiteman (92), and he was closely followed by T. Caplin. The Pairs Match resulted :—Caplin and Lewis, 174 points; Fellingham and Grimstone, 170; Spencer and Harland, 147.

Following are the scores in detail: —

KARORI CLUB. The Karofi Rifle Club completed its competition for the C.A.C. Cup on Saturday afternoon. The cup, which was won outright by the club at the D.R.A. meeting in 1912, on the occasion of its third success in the field firing competition, is a handsome one, valued at 75 guineas. It has since been fired for annually by individual members of the club as a challenge cup, the conditions being seven shots at 300, 500, 600, 800, 900, and 1000 yards. Tho winner each year besides holding the cup for the season wins outright a miniature cup, valued at three guinqis. The weather conditions on Saturday for the concluding stage were very tricky, as they were for the long distance stage. Pres. H. Marshall, who established p. lead over the long .ranges, maintained his position end won rather easily by 14 points, Rflmn. H, y. Croxton being runner-up. Pres. Marshall has put up some good performances in these competitions, and out of five occasions on which he has competed for the cup he has won it three times. Trophies allotted for competition were won by the following members:—First stage: Scratch men. Pres. H. Marshall; handicap men, Rflmn. C. Morrison. Second stage: Rflmn. J. Burns; handicap men, Rflmn. D. F. Mason. The following are the highest’ score* for the day’s shoot.— 300 500 600

The following are the highest aggregates for the C.A.C. Cup:— Pres. H. Marshall 15' Rflmn. H. V. Croxton Rflmn. A. Butler 141 Rflmn. J. Burns 1’39 Rflmn. R. Randall J-™ Rflmn. C. Morrison 134 Owing ’to the absence of Rflmn. H. V., Croxton in England last year and an unfortunate accident to Rflmn. 11. Bulfoid just prior to Rflmn Croxton s departure, last season’s club championship remained undecided, until Saturday last, when the above members fired off the tie at the 600 y/irdo range, the first five shots to count'. Rflmn. H. V. Croxton proved the winner by 1 point. The following aie fh* scores :— Rflmn. H. V. Croxton. 44524 19 Rflmn. H. Bulford, 25434 The competition for the third series will be continued on the first Saturday after Easter. OLD NAVALS CLUB. The members of the Old Navals Defence Rifle Club fired the first match of an extra series at Trentham on Saturday for tronhies donated by Mcbbtb. W. Conibear. P Standidge. and W. Harris, also club trophies. The conditions were ten shots and sightcr. each at 300 and 500 yards.

R There J will be no shooting on Saturday next The final match will be fired on Saturday, April 2. the ranges being SCO and 600 yards. PETONE CLUB. The fourth competition of the third set in the handicap and championship series took place on Saturday., Despite the familiar "festival” winds and changeable iftht which affected the .shoot sts some fairly good scores were registeied, notably these of Riflemen Darkle and Guiney, who each scored 94. l>“s. Flaws secured a win for the spoon, as Rifleman Darkle is pen-ail-prt S mints for a --revious win. Riflemen Guiney and Darkle annexe ammunition prizes. The scores weer as

C Thc°next competition, o’l Saturday week, will be at ranges 500 and 600 yards.

C. Whiteman 300 yds. 500 yds. Hp. Tl. 47 0 92 T. Caplin ... 41 44 5 90 Capt. Boss ... 44 39 3 86 Pres. Bellingham ... ... 44 37 o 80 B. Dunn ... 39 39 8 86 C. Milroy ... 42 43 0 85 J. L. Turner ... 43 42 0 85 A. Henderson ... 38 37 10 85 A. Harris ... 43 39 2 84 L. Lewis ... 37 42 5 84 L. Grinistone ... 40 39 5 84 P. Burcham .... 37 40 5 82 A. C. Bellamore ... .... 41 34 5 80 W. M'Arthur .... 30 33 15 78 H. Hunt .... 40 37 0 77 A. W. Boniface .... 35 36 5 76 W. Spencer ... 35 35 6 76 J. Smart .... 41 31 0 / il A. Dodd .... 38 33 0 71 J’. H-trland .... 29 32 10 71 J.M'Neal .... 37 ' 28 5 70 J. .Tones .... 27 32 10 69 J. Watters .... 25 26 17 68

yds. yds. yds. Up. Tl. Rflmn J. Burns ... 31 . 31 31 0 9.3 Rflmn. A. Butler ... 32 33 25 0 90 Rflmn. D. F. Mason 23 27 27 13 90 Pres. H. Marshall... 27 26 32 0 85 Rflmn. J. Dayman 23 31 31 0 85 Rflmn. E. Daniel ... 27 33 17 8 85 Rflmn. G. Barnicoat 20 17 23 25 85 Rflmn. H- V. Croxton 27 31 26 0 8-4 Rflmn. W. Skegs ... 26 27 23 8 84 Rflmn. J. Grove ... 24 24 21 9 83 W. Judd 26 29 26 0 81 Rflmn. J. C. Dow ... 26 29 26 0 81 Rflmn. C. Morrison 27 27 20 7 81 Rflmn. G. S. Taylor 22 27 22 9 80 Rflmn. H. Bulford 30 24 0 76 Rflmn. W. Stanton 24 22 17 13 76 Rflmn. F. Smith ... 21 24 15 11 71 Rflmn. R. Randall... 18 27 24 0 69 Itflmn. W. N. Mat* thews 20 20 20 8 68 Rflmn. T. Payne ... 26 25 8 . 0 59 Rflmn. H. Caldwell* 28 23 8 59 * Did not ehoot at 300 yards.

The scores were as follow 300 ■ 500 H’p. TT. yds. yds, Jlflnin. Prince Bflmn. Conibear Mmn. Moye, Bflmn. M'Donald .. Bflmn. Standidge ■■ . 44 . 44 . 40 . 41 . 40 41. 41 38' 37 39 6 91 3 b8 7 85 5 83 3 82 81 Bflmn. Aston Bflmn. Burdett Rflmn. Alexander .. . 31 . 31 25 36 25 81 12 79 3 78 4 77 — 7o 14 74 8 . 65 47 Rflmn. Rees Bflmn. Sneddon Eflmn. Rankin ..... T)np..Pres. W. Harris . 34 . 40 . 34 26 39 35 26 31 21

yds. yds. ITp. T’l. R, C. Barkle ... R. E. Flaws .... 44 37 50 47 48 10 19$ Q 104 1034 103 J>. J n-Bf ov A. Ballinger A. Jackson 40 42 39 51 47 42 12 134 191 103 1021 1011 44 - 46 104 155 100' og.3 981 .. 4? 39 37 47 A. Wei r T. Wnrbnrton ■R. Nioholl ,T. Scott 40 .. 43, 35 45 37 38 13 141 22 99 98 941 85 80