RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 84, 3 January 1935, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

Small-Bore Club Competes With Naval Men

The Wellington Small-Bore Rifle Club entertained a team representing H.M.S. Laburnum v. H.M.S. Leith on their now range at Miramar on Saturday afternoon under perfect weather conditions. This was the first occasion the navy team had had a shoot at 50 yards with their 22bore rifles, and, were consequently at a disadvantage; nevertheless some good scores were registered. The conditions were two shots at .»O vards, first shoot with own rille, second shoot change over the W.S.B.R.C. using the navy rifles, and the navy using the W.S.B.R.C. rifles. Following are the scores:—

WELLINGTON. Own Navy

The first eight to count tn team. Small

Rifle. Rilles. Total T. Chapman II. Dore II. Feast 1)2 93 82 77 50 61 109 143 113 W. Senn bury 1)0 4<9 139 135 T. McGill 90 45 H. Drake 1)0 40 130 A. Morrison 89 84 90 38 Jansen E. Bunting 117 p. Stewart 80 117 IV. MeBnln It. Potauera 88 73 13 20 101 1)3

Own Bore mile. KI lies. Total S.T.O. Millward .. 74 S7 SO TE.L Pascoe ... 44 79 123 S P Q f’omhs .... 73 47 120 L.T.b. joins •••• 30 74 113 L.S.T.O. Collett .. < t_ (JO 112 A.B. Sticlicom’bo . 14 78 STO Martin .... 10 (>3 79 S T 0 T n pi 7 02 09 S.T.O. Deacon ... 22 47 09 S.T.O. Higgles ... 9 45 54 7 39 Wellington team, 1113; Navy team, 952.