SHOOTING.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 March 1916, Page 2

SHOOTING.

OPENING OF HELENSVILLE

RIFLE RANGE

THE opening of the above rifle range took place on Saturdayafternoon last, and the event was a decided success. The public were invited, and treated with the utmost hospitality, everyone having a practice at the targets, wMle the ladies dispensed afternoon tea. The members of the Rifle Club had their photos taken < in one group, while the ladies ' were taken in another group, with the rifle butts as a background. Slight showers of rain prevailed during the afternoon, but this did not interfer<^j|cany way with the shooting. opening was in the fornt^of a shooting match, between President F. Stewart's team and Lieut. • Garry's team, the latter winning by 12 points. The best shot was ■. Mr J. A. Wilson, who made 35 — 10 shots at 200 yards ; Stewart and Scott coming next with 34 each, out of the possible of 40. The , totals were : President's team, 502; Lieut. Garry's team, 514. Later on, the ladies had a shot at the target, Mrs Garry 1.. winning, with Mrs Vercoe taking \>/ second place. Following are the scores :— President F. Stewart's Team Stewart ... ... 34 Dye v ... ... 32 Becroft ... ... 29 '^fcf Constable ... ... 20 Scott ... ... 34 Bennett ... ... 25 McLean ... ... 29 Jordan ... ... 33 ; Hirons ... ... 19 Snelling ... ... 32 Field ... ... 26 Henley ... ... 19 Fosbroke ... ... 17 Lambert ... ... 31 Coulter ... ... 15 Lions ... ... 29 Porter ... ... 13 Sinclair ... ... -22 Smith ... ... 20 Johnson ... ... 23 Total ... ... 502 'Lieutenant Garry's Team Garry ... ... 24 Eyes ... ... 31 Handling ... ... 32 Vercoe ... ... 31 \ Koller ... ... 31 Andrews ~ ... ... 28 Murphy ... - ... 31 Cox ... ... 30 Hitchings ... ... 24 Cameron ... ... 16 Osborne ... ... 20 Sim ... .... 30 Wilson ... .... 35 Osbaldiston ... ... 33 Kiri ... 21 McLean ... .... 24 Scott ... ... 25 ' Reyland ... ... 17 Henbv ... ...■ 25 Mackenzie ... ... 6 Total ... ... 514