PETONE CLUB
The Petone Rifle Club fired the fourth and final match for the First Short Range series and for other club competitions at lrentham on Saturday, ranges 300 and 600 yards. A gusty rear right wind with changeable light gave the marksmen plenty of scope for their judgment, often to find their shots go astray, as the changes were sudden and varied. There was a strong attendance in all grades; but it appeared impossible to "keep in the bull" and only 6 members, out of 32 who.completed, averaged inners and over. At 300 yards V. Kershaw led with 44 off the gun, E. Ballinger and H. Dickson being next with 43 each, and W. Currie, W. Jackson, and L. Rule with 42 each. At 600 yards the conditions often beat the gun, and "inners" were looked npon as good shots. T. Warburton and W. Currie made 42 each at this range, followed by E. Ballinger, W. M'lver, F. Williams and R. H. Nicholl with 41 each. The aggregates off the gun were far short of the club standard of 89, the highest being W. Currie and E. Ballinger with 84 each, W. M'lver, T. "Warburton, and F. Kershaw with 82 each. The spoon-winners for the day were: A grade, W. M'lver and E. Ballinger; B grade, W. Scambary and L. Wales; C grade, G. R. Bull and E. L. Evans. In the team competition, E. Ballinger's team was top with 320 points (E. Ballinger 84, W. Currie 84, F. Williams 76, G. R. Bull 76), T. Warburton's team 315, H. Diekson's team 307, W. M'lver's team 303, R. H. Nicholl's team 253, W. H. Ballinger's team 271. Next Saturday the ranges will be 300, 500, and 600 yards (7 shots), the competition being the compulsory shoot for the Rough and Co. (Longfield) Aggregate. The following are the scores:— 300 600 • yds. yds.' hep. Tl. W. Currie 42 42 "5 89 G. R. Bull 38 33 13 89 R. L. Evans 35 31 19 SS W. Seambary 37 40 S 85 E. Ballinger, 4341-0—84; L. Wales, 39-38----6—S3; T. Warburton, 4042-0—82; W M'r.ver, 4141-0-82; F. Kershaw, 44-3S-0—82; A. Scott, 34-34-13—81; P. Stewart, 40-32----0-81; J. R. Johnson, 40-27-14—81; F. Wil-. Hams, 35414—50; H. Diekson, 43-37-0—80; W. JaJckson, 42-35-2—79; C. Lusty, 38-35-6 —70; If. AVarburton, 39-33-7—79; A. O'Donnell, 3840-0—78; L. Rule, 42-34-2—78; R. H. Nicholl, 3641-0—77; J. Hunter, 40-32-6 —77; F. Palmer, 36-24-17—77; T. Chapman, 39-35-2—76; W. H. Ballinger, 40-35-0—75; A. Balliuger, 41-34-0—75; G. Old, 34-34-7 —75; R. E.. Flaws, 35-31-9—75; A. B. Eales, 28-28-19—75; E. Veiteh, 35-33-6—74; R. J. Wright, 32-30-11—73; N. Solomon, 38-31-3—72; O. Pedersen, 37-34-0—71; E. Fuge, 37 (did not complete). The final leading positions for the first short-range series (handicap) completed on Saturday, being the best three out of four days' totals, are as follows:—G. K. Bull 268, W. Currie 266, T. Warburton 265, h. Wales 262, G. Lusty 261, J. R. Johnson 1 260, P. Stewart 259, F. Palmer 258, W. H. Ballinger 257, W. Scambary 256, H. War- j burton 256, E. Ballinger 254. Saturday's shooting completed the short range shooting for the club championships (best six out. of eight short-range scores, plus best six out of eight long-range scores), and the following are the leading short-range aggregates in each, grade:—
A Grade: T. Warbtirton 269, W H Balhnger 257, E. Ballinger 254, F. Kershaw ;'• T B Grade: L. Wales 245, J. Hunter 244 L. Rule 243. C. Lusty 241. C Grade: f oni Tle m' H- Warburton 232, P. Stew-
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 7
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