SMALL-BORE RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 134, 8 June 1937, Page 16

SMALL-BORE RIFLE SHOOTING

TISDALL CUP RESULT

B.S.A. MATCH PRACTICES

The following are the fixtures for next week: — A GRADE (Third Round). June 14, Monday.—"Evening Post" v. Aptea. June 16, Wednesday.—Harbour Board v. June Bri6 WyWedhesday.— P.W.M.C. v. Public JuneSei r 6 T! CWednesday.-W.W.M.C. v South June 17, Thursday.—Petone Central v. Hutt. C GRADE (Section 1). June 14, Monday.—"Evening Post" v. MuniJune 0 15," Tuesday.—Onslow v. Brooklyn 1. June 17, Thursday.-Petone Central v. Public ■Service. June 18, Friday.—Hutt v. Aotea. C GRADE (Section 2). Juno 14, Monday.—Hallway v South. June 15, Tuesday.—Kirerbank v. H.V. Frontiersmen. p .,.,, r June 17. Thursday.—Brooklyn 2 v. P.W.JI.U June IT, Thursday.—P.N. Ladies v. Petone Ladies.

A GRADE RESULTS.

Hutt 475 v. South 470. ... Brooklyn 474 v. Aotea 470. Harbour Board 467 v. Petone Ceritral 407. ■'Evening Post" 462 v. Public Service 444. PW M C 466 v. W.W.M.C. 465. The shorting in the A grade for the second round showed a lower ajeraee than the previous round, the figures being 68.31 as .as"™' 66.49. The Hutt team had the best scora with 475, and Brooklyn with 4,4 were the next best. The best fc combined" score.was the Hutt v. South match, with 045. The I udhc Service Club were unfortunate in their niatcl. were six possibles, ten 69's, and thirteen oss Harris (Aotea), A Buntlm: V*'??s?kc) -gyirilare an 6d 9 , AH, PH Ol|« MC C Lan, heft 69, A. D. Brown 08, H. Keens- 6i, F. ££&»/•*»** "'•■/ven^fpSs^-iIS^U 69. X MacDowall 6-t B. Jenkins 68, H• «s 66' M" Doian 69%. Lufty 67, 0. Burt.6s; S. DawD.'Alabaster 66, A. McCarter 66. POSITION Op TEAMS. TVf W L. Pls- AT!!To; o■ 4 63.07 Brooklyn £ ~ 0 4 66 .57 Harbour Board .... I 5 " 4 6B 2] "Evening Post .... - - " 2 67 07 Hutt • o' 1 1 2 66.93 South ..-■ ; i i 2 65.83 P.W.M.C. I 1 1 2 65.50 Public Service .... £ £ J 0 6685 Aotea. * X 2 0 66.43 W.W.M.C. ; " 2 0 63.07 Petone Central ..... 2 v * » C GRADE RESULTS. SECTION 1. SECTION 2. Railway 460 v. P.N. Ladies 398. , ""here was a decided improvement. in the shooUng for the C grade to- the second round <ha individual average being 61.12. The Best earn score was made by the Railway. Club with 460, this beating the next best score hv eieht points. The best combined score was the Brooklyn 1 v. Public Service match lr i,i, ons; n Finlay (Petone Central) was topVcorer ß? ior the C°S with 69 with W Fettes and O. Dormer (Railway). C. Allen (Hutt). and iR. Clayton (Brooklyn) scoring 68 There ivere five 67's and twelve 66's in this round, "here were twenty competitors who shot less lhHuU.-C. Allen 68. D. Willis 66. J. WHUs 64, R. Brown 63, A. Page 63, W. Green 63, C. . 'tSnk^Sleß, Mrs. .Fullford 63, -Mrs. -Mason 63, Miss Koutley 81. Mrs Rushton 59, .Mrs. . Pomfrey 59. Mr. Fullford

Petone Ladles.—Miss .M.1 Barr 64, Miss A. Bradley 63, Miss SI. Wilson 61. Mrs. Porter 61, Mrs. Scott 60, Mrs; Cornmck 58, Miss 'Brooklyn I.—B. Clayton GB, A. Hobbs 65, C Gray 64, A. Woolcott 64, R. Hendrtcksen 64, g: Miller 64, 'A. Ramsay 63.Public Service.—Miss Cook 66, E. Diekson 64 E Vousden 64, C. Sandlant 64, Mrs. Crorton 63 Miss Ellison 63, 3. Marshall 59. Petone Central— D. Finlay 69, G. Thompson 68, W. Johnson 66, P. Taplin 66, K. Marshall 64, T. Pearce 61, W, Sanders' 60. /ntea.—Mrs. Dawson 66, K. Blair 63, H. Martin, 63. G. Renner 63, F. Mead 61, Mrs. Young *61, V. Walker 61. Onslowj—W. Elton 67. K. Bradshaw 67, A. W. Thompson' 66, Miss P. Butt 65. J. Dudgeon 62, A. Butt 57 C. Deedman 54. "Eventnc Post."—Mrs. Nickless 66, K. Mailman 62. Mrs. Massey 61, W. Urquhirt 61, K. Pumfrey 61, Miss V. Violich 58, Miss Brown 54. Railway.—W. Fettes 68, 0. Dormer 68, C. Garner 67, G. take 66, A. Scott 66, Mrs. Cook 65, C. Maddock 60. P.M. Ladies.—Miss Mclndoe 64, Miss Minr nis 63, Miss Cameron 61. Mrs. 'Ryan 59, Mrs. Nielsen 52 Mrs.'Mclndoe 50, Mrs. Harfoot 49. Brooklyn 2.—Miss Chalk 63, Cook 63, Sprafrue 62, Trott 62, McLeod. 61, Miss E. Harrison 57, Miss Harrington 47. H.V. Frontiersmen. —J. McKelvie 67, E. Parrant 67, F. DarUs 66, J. Pantall 58, P. Harrison 62, C. Bullen 58, A. Henderson 51. TISDALL CUP. The Tisdall Cup, which is the first teams' match of the season conducted by the New Zealand Miniature Klfle Association, was won by the Christchurch W.M. Club No. 2 team, with 489. The Brooklyn- Club (Wellington) tied, with the same score, but lost wfien the graduated gauges were applied, Christchurch gaining' three points when the .25 gauge was used. . The following are the team scores:— Christchurcb W.M.. Club No. 2 team .. 489 Brooklyn ' «9 Sydenham 4S° United ■• 486 West End •• ••• «5 The : others were:—Sumner-Redcllffs 484, Tlmaru A 483, Cashmere 482,. Westport 482, Sandon 481, Pleasant Point. 481, Sydenham (21 481, Wellington South 481, "Evening Post" 480, Taumarunut 480, Aotea (1) 480, Timaru (B) ' 480, Napier 480, Longburn 480, Willowbridge 479, Glenavy 478, Petone Central 4TS. Public Service 478, Aotea (2) 476, Wellington Harbour Board 476, Cashmere (2) 474, Christchurch W.M. C. (1) 472, Lower Hutt (B) 471, Ranfurly 471. The Hutt A targets. were not completed. Christchurch 2, Irivercarglll, Defence, and South Featherston did not return targets. The winning team's score was: — ' . .22 gauge. .25 gauge. . T. Graham 93 99 It. Davidson 98 89 ■R. Smith >.....:.. 99 99 W. Glue ...... .. 98 93 G. Smith 96 97 . .'.'.". 489 492 The Wellington scores were:— Brooklyn.—H. Dore 99, E. Bunting 96, V. Abbott 100, A. Westwood 97, P. Chandler 97. Wellington South.—P. W. Congreve 98, C. Teal 97. R. Boddy 96, W. Creswell 95, R. Conjjreve 95. "Evening Post."—A. MacDowall 98, K. MacDowall 98, H. Nlcklefis 93, R. Gapes 95. G. Aotea No. I.—R. Dawson 98, R. H. Hunt 97, W. G. Scambary 97, J. Pitt 96, P. Stewart 92. Petone Central.—J. Devlne 98, H. May 98, A. E. Ffrost 96, J. Ashman 94, W. Warrlngton 92. Public Service.-^W. A. Nicholson 98, F. Field 96, L. R. .Poutawera 96, A. V. G. Wilson 95, H. V. Croxton 93. Aotea No. 2.— T. Grace 97, T. Gooflall 96, O. K. Jeffs 96, J. Hunter 94, M. O'Grady 93. Wellington Harbour Board.—M. H. Reid 99, R. H. Nicholl 97, A. Stewart 96, L. Rush 95, T. McGill.B9. Lower Hutt B.—F. Cropp 96, H. V. Caldwell 95, H. R. Keene 95, J. W. McHolm 94, C. Allan 91. WAIRARAPA V. WELLINGTON. Nest Saturday night the match against the Walrarapa representatives will commence at 8 o'clock at tho association range and all members selected aro requested to be in attendance.' . . ' B.S.A, MATCH. Excellent practice shoots were, registered on Saturday in the 'qualifying rounds for the final match selection. This .year the team is being selected from the leading scores over a series of four ten-shot shoots. It is important therefore that every competitor selected for the test should put In an appearance next Saturday afternoon or evening. The leading scores recorded on Saturday were'-—H P. Dore and A.. E. MacDowall 200. EL. Coozs and W. H.~ Nlckless 109 A. Stewart, A. J. .Westwood, and C. T. WHMams 198. M. H. Reid, A. V. G. Wilson, and R. ■». Abbott 167. L. Anderson. B. Keys, and C. Teal 196 W. T. Creswell and P. Stewart 195. Competitors selected for the test &ro as