MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 2, 27 September 1921, Page 6

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. / The Wellington Afiniature Rifle Association held its third annual championship meeting in the Buckle Street Drill Hall on Saturday afternoon. The entries totalled 149 (compared with 102 last year), the ladies’ clubs being well represented. There were 29 visitors from Featherston and Carterton, including nine ladies. Air. J. IV. Longman, vice-president of the association, addressed those present briefly, and read apologias from Colonel Collins, C.M.G. (patron of the association), Airs. Porter (vice-president), and others. Mr. G. Mitchell, MP., president of the association, spoke of the value of rifle shooting generally, and congratulated the association on the large number of entries. He made complimentary re--marks on the progress of the association, and said that it was doing good, work in teaching young folk to shoot. Sir John Luke, C.M.G. (vice-patron) congratulated the association on holding its third annual championship. Following are the leading scores and ■ prizes:— Wellington Afatch (No. I).—Binstead, 70, £1 and Witcombe and Caldwell’s trophy, value .£1 Is.; Al'Kenzie, 69, 6s. and Clark and Morris’s trophy, value £1 Is.;' C. M'Donald, 69, 6s. sad Clark and Morris’s trophy, value 10s. 6d.; Adams, 69, 65.; 'Goldfinch, 69, 65.; Turner, Simpson, Nicholl, B-aoumgren, Al'Nab, and Miss Bish, 68, each 3s. Stickell’s Match (No. 2).—C. Prince. 70, ■ 15s. and Airs. Stickell’s £3 trophy; Binsted, 70, 15s. and Airs. Stickell’s £1 10s. trophy; Goldfinch, 69. 4s. and Mrs. Stickell’s 15s. trophy; Renton, Williams, Aluir, and Simpson. 69, each 45.; Mrs. Crawford, 68, Is.; Teal, Webb, Ahlers, Adams, Nix, AUDonald, Baoumgren, Wilriiamson, and Broughton, 68, each Is.; special ladies’ trophy, Mrs. Crawford, Featherston, H. Stockbridges and Co.’s 10s. 6d. trophy. - Ladies’ Match ((No. 3).—Mrs. Pickard,68, 10s. and Brooklyn Rifle Club’s £1 Is. , trophy; Aliss N. Ruane, 67, 4s. 6d. and. IV. H. Tisdall's £1 Is. trophy; Misses Claughton and Bish, 67, each 4s. 6d.-, Mrs. Nicholas, 67, 4s. 6d.; Mrs. Valentine, 66,1 Is. 6d.; Mrs. Cunliffe, 66, Is. 6d.; Alisses Anderson and’Weston, 60, each Is. 6d. District Championship (No. 4).—Baoumgren, 100, £2 and A. S. Paterson’s £2 2s. trophy; A. S. Henderson, 99, 15s. nnd A. Ballinger’s £1 is. trophy; Bowring, 99, 15s. and Clark and Morris’s 10s. 6d. trophy; Miss Merlet, 98, 35.; Mrs. Valentine, 98, 35.; Barcham, Nicholas, Vincent, Simpson, Rees, and H. Prince, 98, each 3s. Teams’ Match (No. 6) —Five men. aggregates' in Nes. 1. 2, nnd 4, Wellington South, 1144. £2; W'ellington Harbour Hoard. 1138, £l. IV.M.R.A. Grand Aggregate (No. 7).— Possible 310. C. Simpson. Carterton, 301. IV.M.R.A. gold medal and Mr. J. IV. Longman’s £1 Is. trophy; P. Goldfinch, II ellington, 303. IV. T. M'Naught’s gold medal and H. Stockbridges and Co.'s 10s. (id. trophy: Baoumgren, 302, George Jeflreys’s trophy: K. M'Konzie. 300; C. M‘Donald. H. Prince, and Binsted, each 299; Ahlers. 298. At'Nab, 297, nnd Rees, 295: each ss. Ladies Aggregate <No. S).—Possible. 210. Miss N. Roane. 201. 11. IV. Mills mid Co.’s trophy; Mks F. Bish, 200, Bristol Plano Co.’s £1 Is. trophy.