RIFLE SHOOTING
THE RENWICK CLUB. / The final stage of ihe Omaka Cup .'I 00111 P loted on Saturday under .•uiitnyorable conditions, th'e wind 4>lowing at hurricane force. J. Parsons «ncl A. Green, with 90 points each, wcrt ohn liighest scorers. Tho dot«ils a ro: —
A CLOSE FINISH. ^le 9ondjtdons for the Omaka Cup ' ! J£!zes w°r« three shoots at 500 Y'," } yards, the two best to connt. ie results are as follows: F. SharV1 i-J. ' 3 Parsons 177, F. Morri- } '3- aad J- Ev«^ 174. 1 n the tnn i °'r the Cup (three shots at : 1 ards) F. Sharland seored 5,5,5, V L 1; and J* Parsons 5,4,5—14. • > -narland holds the cup for oue •rf 1 ' i31} Parsons, Morrison, and T',ves takes the three elub prizes. Ihe final results are
THE MILLS CUP. The first stage was also fired on Saturday for the MiUs Cup, Mr G, J erry's miniature and three prizes clouated by Mr Jas Jeffries. The conditions were : Three stages, two best to oount ; 7 shots at 300, 500, and 600 yards. D-uring the 300yds. range the wind was so severe that a shelter had to be erected io sa've the targets from being; blown to pieoes. J. Parsons, 95 points, was the top score. The detailsi are: —
Ihe second stage wiil be hred next Saturday with 7 shots at 300, 500, and 600 yards.
Yards. .. 500 600 Hep. TJ. 1 arsons 41 45 4 90 77' *yreen 3(i 39 13 90 '• Wiarland .. .. 44 44 scr. SS 7" 1:Drlor 44 41 3 SS V.'.Tenkins .. .. 35 35 17 8j Morrison .. .. 36 38 12 86 H. Reeves .. .. 39 43 3 85 / Eves, 41 8 85 a. Reader. ... 43 30 3 k u xr„ 15 "-J -y. -Newman .. .. 38 * 3 41 Jfk.son 34 * 7 41 Did not shoot at 600 yards.
Stages. I,-, , 1st. 2nd. 3rd. / J • Sbarland ... 86 89 88 177 yarsoas 86 87 90 177 1 • Morrison ... 90 84 86 176 Tves ; 85 'S9 85 174 V • 84 87 87 174 1 Axre?n ■ 81 90 171 A- Reader 85 79 85 170 L Fowler 85 85 — 170 H Reeves 84 79 85 169 M. Newman ... 86 79 — 165 Joi'dan 78 85 — 163 t dac'fson — 88 41 129 L. 1 aylor _ _ 88 88 B. Brydon 83 — 83
300 500 600 yds. yds. yds. H, Tl. J. Pax-sons ..." 29' 30 31 5 95 H. Reeves ... 32 28 31 2 93 F. Sharland ... 28 32 31 scr. 91 L. Taylor 29 29 29 4 91 W, Jenkins ... 21 30 23 17 91 J- Eves 26 27 27 8 88 S. Jordan .... 28 26 26 8 88 A. Reader ... 23 32 28 4 87 G. Sixtus 18 27 23 19 87 F. Morrison ... 20 26 27 13 86 A. Green 10 22 26 18 76
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Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 229, 28 September 1926, Page 3
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