RIFLE SHOOTING.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5474, 13 September 1929, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

PAEROA’S MINIATURE CLUB. A. COXHEAD’S TROPHY SHOOT. The most interesting, exciting, and closely, contested handicap competition that has yet taken place under the auspices of the Paeroa Defence Miniature Rifle Club was fired on the miniature range in the local Drill Hall on Wednesday evening for a trophy donated by Mr A. Coxhead. Twenty members took part, and the shooting was of a very high standard throughout. The conditions were 10 shots and one sighter, the limit with the handicap being 100. In the original shoot nine members reached the 100 mark, and no less than five shoots-off had to be fired before the winner was known. H. V. Cocks was the winner, and a deserving one, with A. Simmonds a good second. In each shoot-off the handicap of each member was reduced to the difference of his previous score off the rifle and 100. During the evening possibles were registered by A. Simmonds (twice), R. I. Roberts, and T. * McCormick. The scoring was as follows :—

Nine of the above reaching the limit with their handicap, they were re-

Five of the above not reaching the 100 were eliminated, and the four remaining again shot off, with the fol-

This result left only H. V. Cocks and A. Simmonds in the running, and between these two there followed the most exciting and tense struggle that has been witnessed on the range since the formation of the club, they having to shoot off three times before one was defeated. This performance would do credit to any club. During two of the shoots-off A. Simmonds, a ' lad of 16 years,> registered the possible twice in succession. Their first shoot-off resulted : —

Score Hdcp. Tl. R. I. Roberts 100 3 100 T. McCormick 100 3 100 E. Turton, senr. 99 2 100 H. Lewer 99 5 100 M. Simmonds 98 3 100 H. V. Cocks 98 3 100 A. Mellor 97 3 100 A. Simmonds 97 3 100 A. Goldsworthy 95 6 100 Capt. H. Simmonds 99 Scr 99 R. W. Roberts 96 3 99 M. Charlesworth 94 5 99 A. A. Jenkinson 97 1 98 F. Patterson 96 2 98 E. Mead 92 3 95 A. Coxhead 91 4 95 D. Currie 90 4 94 C. Millar 82 8 90 E. Turton, junr. 75 10 85 J. Perston 71 10 81

quired to shoot off, the result being : E. Turton, senr. 99 1 100 H. V. Cocks 99 2 100 A. Mellor 99 3 100 A. Simmonds 97 3 100 M. Simmonds 97 2 99 T. McCormick 97 Scr 97 H. Eewer 96 1 97 R. I. Roberts 94 Scr 94 A. Goldsworthy 69 5 74

lowing result H. V. Cocks 99 1 100 A. Simmonds 98 3 100 A. Mellor 96 1 97 E. Turton, senr. 95 1 96

A. Simmonds 100 3 100 H. V. Cocks 99 1 100 Their second contest resulted : A. Simmonds 100 Scr 100 H. V. Cocks 99 1 100 The next round decided the winner, Simmonds dropping his tail: — H. V. Cocks 98 1 99 A. Simmonds 95 Scr 95