RIFLE SHOOTING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20057, 2 October 1939, Page 12

RIFLE SHOOTING

HANDICAP MATCH GISBORNE DEFENCE CLUB A. THOMAS GROSSES 96 The Gisborne Defence Rifle Club held its first handicap shoot of the new season on the Mangapapa range on Saturday, with a good muster of marksmen. The practices consisted of !0 shots each at 200yds and 300yds, and some good scores were registered, despite somewhat tricky conditions. At 200yds T. Dolman registered the best score of the rifle, with 40. others who made similar scores and were counted out being N. Taylor. A. Ford, and F. J. Jeune. The highest tally at 300yds was returned by Jeune, who got 40 of n possible 50, Taylor being second with 47. With a handicap of 8, A. Thomas carried oIV the handicap match, his gross score being 90. F. J. Jeune was second with 95, scored from the scratch mark, and N. Taylor, handicap 2. was third with 95. Details of the best scores were: — A. Thomas, 200yds, 44, 300yds, 44, handicap, 8, total 90; F. J. Jeune, 200 yds, 40, 300yds 49, (scr), total 95; N. Taylor, 200yds, 40„ 300yds, 47, handicap 2, total 95: S. Pirie, 200yds 44, 300vds, 44„ handicap 7, total 95; K. Harris, 200yds 44, 300vds 43, handicap 7. total 94; C. Lloyd, 200yds, 42, 300vds 44, handicap 7, total 93; P. Foss, 200yds 43, 300yds 43, handicap 7, total 93; R. Bull, 200yds 45, 300yds -15, handicap 3, total 93; A. Ford, 200 vds 46, 300yds 38, handican 7, total 93; G. Martin, 200vds 45. 300yds 41. handicap 7, total 93; T. Dolman, 200 yds, 46, 300yds 39, handicap 7, total 91; N .Jackson, 200vds 39, 300yds 38, handicap 13. 90; L. Grey, 200.vds 44, 300yds 40, handicap 5, total 89; Williamson. 200yds 38, 300yds 36, handicap 10, total 84; Barrow, 200yds 35, 300yds 35, handicap 13, 83; Shaw, 200 yds 40, 300yds 29, handicap 12, 81: Cumming 200yds 34, 300yds 29, handicap 15. total 78.