MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Hutt News, Volume 1, Issue 6, 28 June 1928, Page 7

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

LOWER HUTT MEN\S CLUB.

The .fifth round o.f the A. Grade. Inter-club Competition was completed last Thursday, when .the Hutt anil .Aotoa met on the lattex's xangc in the V.M.C.A. This match was expected to .be a very interesting one as .both teams .had been shooting consistently throughout the season, and nobody was disappointed as it was a close finish, Hutt eventually winning by foiii points. Following are the scoxes: — Hutt. H. H. Morris ..'.... 69 P. *B. Goldfinch 6£> F. W. Ching .. r -•- 69 . L. Hare .-•- 69 J.Ross - ,-- 6S I. Kershaw (senr) —... 08 F. Kershaw .(jjxr) —- .. — . 67, V47i) Aotea. IL Chapman ..... . <59 O 'Donnell - 69 Peterson - • 68 Dunn -■ .... 68 Pitt „• • 68 T. Chapman '.. -■• 68 Jamieson -..- 65 475 The following is a list of matches fired by the club this season in all grades.: — A. Grade. Hutt v. Harbour Board. —Hutt 475, Harbour Board 467Hutt v. Public Service —Hutt 481, Public Service 470. Hutt v. Potone Working Men's Club ! —Hutt 476, P.W.M.C.. 463. Hutt v. Suburbs —Hutt 477, 'Suburbs 458.

Hutt v. Aotea—-Hutt 479, Aotea, 475. B. Grade (B 1.) Hutt v. South Wellington—Hutt 468, South Wellington' 4H2. Hutt v. Hutt Valley Ladies —Hutt 456, Ladies 442. Hutt v. Hutt Ladies —Hutt 407, Ladies 447. B. Grade (B 2). Hutt v. Wellington Working Men's Club—Hutt 453, W.W.M.C.' 470. Hutt v. Brooklyn Ladies.. —Hutt 435, Ladies 443. Hutt v. Public Service Ladies. — Hutt 457, Ladies 452. C. Grade. This team is comprised oi! all first year shots. Hutt v. Public Service. —Hutt 448, Public Service 436. Hutt v. Aotea—Hutt 453, Aotea 424. Hutt v. Hutt Valley Ladies—Hutt 458, Ladies 420. Hutt v. Peto.no Central —Hutt 460, Central 421. The eiub 'wishes to thank the following for their kindness in donating trophies this years:—Messrs Teagle, Witcombe, E. Prior, C. C. Odlin, V. Riddiford and Sir Alexander Roberts.

At the beginning of the season the club entered a team for the Osmond Shield in which ten teams competed, the Hutt winning by ten points from Aotea. This is the second time the club has won thitT shield.

At the Wellington Championship meeting held on the 4th inst., the club did remarkably well. P. B. Goldfinch won the Championship with F. W. Ching, L. Hare and F. Ivershaw tieing | for second place. In the shoot off F. I Ching was first, L. Hare second and F. Kershaw third; thus placing the four Hutt men at the top of the list. D. Haden won the B Grade aggregate with C. Lambert and T. Warburton tieiiig for second place. T. Warburton won the shoot off. An A and B team were entered for the Teams Match which was won by the A team with the B team second. LADIES' CLXTB. The third shoot for the Championship and Trophies was fired on Tuesday, 19th inst. Following were the j best scores: — : ' . Mrs Skipage 68 Miss Ching 68 Miss Donkin .68 Mrs Futter 66 Mrs Newall 66 Mrs Cameron 64 Mrs Forsyth •• • 63 Mrs Donkin T • 62 Mrs Haydn 63 Mrs Ching 59 . The club wishes to thank the following for so kindly, sending donations:- — Mesdames Kiddiford, Cooper, August (senr.), August (jnr).