RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 144, 14 March 1939, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING

Saturday’s Results From The

Seddon Range

CONDITIONS DULL (By ArEniUKE.) Shooting on the Seddon range at Trantham on Saturday took place on the 300 yards range. Conditions were dull and overcast, with a moderate wind from the south-east. The honours list for Saturday is:— Highest double-range scores: Riflemen W. 11. Ballinger gud IV. H. Nickless (Petone), 95 each; O. Pedersen (Petonelj L. Wilkinson (Suburbs), P. W. Congreve (Old Navals), 94 each; 11. H. Nicholl (Petone), 93; K; MacDowall and S. C. Higgins ' (Petone), P. C. Coote and B. Moss (Old Navals), 92 each. Highest single-range scores: Riflemen W. H. Ballinger and R. H. Nicholl (Petone). 49 each ; K. MacDowall and W. H. Nickless (Petone), R. W. Jenkins and L. Wilkinson (Suburbs), and P. C. Coote (Old Navals). 48 each. The range on Saturday, for all clubs, will be 800 yards. The formula for the allocation of squadding numbers will be number 5, and the squadding numbers for each club will be: Old Navals 1-4, Suburbs 6-9, Karori 11-14, Petone 16-21, and University 23-24. Petone Club. The Petone Rifle Club fired the first shoot of the fourth series in Trentham on Saturday, the results also counting (or the Burridge and Longiield aggregates. Because the shoot at 300 yards a fortnight ago was counted for the club championship, last Saturday's results will nut couut in that aggregate.

S. C. Higgins, J. Mitchell, W. M. Jackson, C. Lusty and A. Weir, 82; D. E. Cameron, E. P. -Gilder, W. G. Seambary, H. Pelling and 8. Nicholl, 91; T. McNab, J. H. "Whyte, G. W. Weeds, It. S. Owen, N. E. Gregor and C. Weddell, 90; 11. H. Whiteman, 89; H. Diekson and J. C. Ashman, 88; A. Cronin, 86. Visitors from other rifle clubs who are members of the Snipers Platoon now undergoing a course of training at Trentham camp, had the results: 300 300

Suburbs Club. The Suburbs Rifle Club fired matches for the extra series at the 300 yards range in

O. Whiteman and N. Kitchen, SO*; W. Hutcheson, 881; H. V. -Smith, 88; I. Kendrick, SGI; J. it. Blewman. 86; A. C. Bellamore, 85j; A. Martin, 85; L. Ledbrook, 83). Old Navals Club. Members of the Old Navals Club Ji red their championship series and the first shoot of the fourth series competition at, the 300. yards range In Trentham on Sat-: urdav, the results also counting for the President’s Cup competition for the best five single-range handicap scores at this range. The competition for the Martin Badges was won by the team comprising Riflemen P. C. Coote 92, B. Moss 92. 11. Chapman 88. and F. Monk 86—total 358. Saturday's scores are: —

11. Chapman. 91; W. Mcßain and D. Robertson, 90; A. Sowerby and G. Murrell, 89; F. Waterworth, F. Standidge and A. Smith, 88; F. Fraiiklyn and F. Monk, 86; K. G. Cropp, 84; 'M. O'Grady, 79.

Saturday's scores W. H. Ballinger .. are:— 300 300 yds. yds. Up. 'J I. 46 49 0 95 W H Nick less .. 47 48 0 95 47 47 0 94 K ’ MeDowall .... 48 44 94 44 46 4 94 R. H. Nicholl .... 44 49 0 93 A. Page 42 43 8 93

yds. yds. Hp. Tl. L. Ferguson .... 14 47 — 91 Pomery ........ IS 13 — 91 «T. Bishop •••••••«.< 4-i 45 — 89 J. J. Connell ■ 115 11 — 87

Trentham on Saturday. Saturday’s scores arc: — 300 300 •» yds. yds. Hp. '1’1. it AV Jenkins 43 48 8 99 Fj Wilkinson ........ 48 46 £>6 B. Dunn ......... 42 46 iU 031 C 1 . iMilroy ............ 445 42 34 91 i L. Walker 45 45 0 DO J. Sbannen 41 41 5 90

300 300 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. 1>. W. Congreve .... .... 41 47 — 94 P. C. Cootc .... 48 -J 4 o 94 B. Moss .... 41 1 93 M. Hugo .... 44 415 2 92

8. 31. Hope 4<1 45 1 92 A. Russell 42 39 11 92