MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Star, Issue 22443, 14 September 1936, Page 7

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

SOUTHLAND V. OTAGO The return matches between the newly-formed Southland Aliniature Rifle Association and the Otago Aliniature Rifle Association was fired on the Drill Hall range on Saturday evening. The conditions of the matches were: A grade —l2 men to shoot, 10 highest to count; B grade, 12 highest were to count. The A grade was won by Otago by 21 points, and in the B grade the Otago No. 2 team beat the Otago No. 1 team by 11 points, with the Southland.team a further 16 points'back. Several of the visitors were the guests of the Otago members over the week-end. Air Graham, the organiser of the Southland invasion to Otago last August,. has generously presented a valuable cup to Mr Davis, the president of the Southland Association, for competition between the two associaitons. These matches are to be shot at Invercargill and Dunedin on the same dates as the interprovincial Rugby football matches played between the two provinces. The following are the results: —• A GRADE. Otago.—R. Bowie 80, W. Graham 79, G. Wyllie 79, E. Pearce. 79, C. Gamble 78, J. Pullin’7B, D. Marr 78. W. Aitken 77. R Bruce 77; G. H. Smith 76total, 781. . Southland.:—R. Graham 79, J. Henderson 79, S. Wall 78, J. Doake 78, J. Archer 76. N. Alarshall 76, Airs Graham 75, W. Webb 74, E. Ramage 73, Mrs Archer 72—total, 760. Counted out: A. Al‘Donald 76, A. Thompson 75, S. HilHs 67, A, Pomeroy 58. B GRADE. Otago No. 2.—C .Al'Nish 79. J. Porteous 79, J. Harrison 79, W .Burt 78, H. Fortune 78, V. Fenby 78, W. Goudie 78, R. Leslie, jun., 77,'H. Tattersfield 77, K. Millar 77, R. Pinder 76, J. Alalcolmson 74—total, 930. Otago No. I.—T. Quinn 80, J. Baker 78, R. Souter 78, J. Armstrong 78, A. Gillespie 77, P. Fennerry 73, J. Judson 77, E. Calton 76, H. J. Hudson 75, H. Milne 75, R*. Gillick 75, R. Johnston 77 —total, 919. Southland.—J. Ronald 78, D. Bain 77, D. Davis 77, H. Alason 77, V. M'Farlane 76, G. Alason 75, E. Humphreys 75, T. Gaudion 75, J. P. Quilter 74, R. Aitken 74, O. Fallows 74, O. Davis 71—total, 903. Counted out: G. Adams 70, H. M'Kechnie 70, J. Wilson 70. LADIES’ NATIONAL RESERVE. The following were the scores of the C grade match, Nees versus Ladies’ National Reserve, fired at the Drill Hall on Monday evening:— Ladies’ National Reserve.— Alisses E. Whyman 78, R. Henderson 76, A. Edmond 75, Airs Hay 74, Aliss A. Whyman 72; total, 375. Counted out: Airs Taylor 72, Aliss L. Plunket 68. Nees.—Davis 77, R. Shannon 77, G. Ritchie 74, A. Holdaway 73, AI, M'Donald 73: total, 374. Counted out: L. Al‘Phai’l 73, W. Buckland 72, L. Andrews 57, R. Tilleyshort 59. FIRMS’ MATCH. The following were the scores in the match Ross and Glendining versus D. R. and G.—J. Fleming 79, H. Chapman 77, L. Malthus 77, J. Ross 77, K. Pryde 75; total, 385. Counted out: H. Harrould 74. L. Perriman 74, W. Scott 72, D. Porteoiis 65. :Ball 77 ’ C - Moodie 75, AI. Wyber 75, K. Johnston 73, F. Alouat 72; total. 372. Counted out: J. Winefiekl 72, I. Armishaw 66. RAILWAY NOTES. B Grade Alatch.—During the week the B 11. team defeated D.S.A., the individual scores beingßailway B II.: Olsen 78, AUDonald 78, Alorrison /8, Porteous 78, Cardno 75, Noonan 73, Malthus 73- total, 533. D.S.A.; Gi'llan 80,' E. Ridley 77, Baker 77, Loraine 76, Weir 75. Aliss Adair 66, A. Cameron 66; total, 517. The handicap shooting for the week is as follows:—Pearce, 79—0—79; Burt, 78—1—79 ; Gillespie, 78—0—78 ; Campbell, 80—1—80; Adams, 80—0— 80; Quinn, 80—1—80; Andrews, 80— 1—80; Porteous, 78—1—79; Leslie, 78— Peat. 78—1—79: Brady, 79 3—80; W. AUGregor, 77—1—78; E. Adams, 78—3 —80; Hughes, 76—2 78; Lysaght, 78—5—80; Malthus, 67 4—71; Airs Johnson, 79—1—80; Aliss Parker. 78—2—80; Miss AUDonald l , 78—3-80; Aliss SkiUbeck. 76—3—79; Aliss Smith. 74—4—78; Airs Wilson, 72—4—76; Aliss J.. Thomson, 74—5 79; Miss Sutherland, 69—6—75; Aliss Aleinung, 62—8—70. In the shoot for the Drummond Trophy Aliss Parker, Aliss AUDonald, and Airs Johnson, with 80 each, are leading, closely followed by Aliss J. Thomson, Aliss O. Smith, and Airs Twise, 79 each.