MINIATURE RIFLES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10610, 8 June 1920, Page 6

MINIATURE RIFLES

BROOKLYN CLUB. INTERESTING COMPETITIONS! TIIO monthly competition of the above club ending May 22nd resulted in. a win for A.’ Paterson in the A class and IB Beavis in the B class. A. I‘ato.rson rs ■leading for the Perkins Cup, being one poirit above 11. Boavie. Laist -wiaek the olab .cmnmeudca pits inter-club matches, keen interest being iixken in them. Some very good shooting was done, especially against South A2, when the Brooklyn A team put up the fine score of 342, or only eight loss than .the possible. In the first match ’against East Al the match was won on . the last shot,. Brooklyn having to register a "bull” to win. The club entertained the Wellington Ladies Llub . after their match on Wednesday last and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Vice-president Mr Ramsay, welcomed the ladies on behalf of the club, they being the first ladies’ club to shoot on the Brooklyn range and shooting under conditions they wore not accustomed to, I put up a very fair performance. Following are the full scores of matches fired

Week ending Slay 29th, fired on Brooklyn Range.

Brooklyn A.—Worsfold 67, Alabaster, senr., 67, Graham 67, Paterson 67, Spencer 67; total 635. East A.—Pointon 66, Haase 67, Harris ■63. Smart 65, Pellingham 68; total 334. Fired on Brooklyn Range.

' Brooklyn. 131.—Alabaster, junr., 63. Abbott 65,, Wilson 63, Oates 65, Parkin 66; total 324. _ Hast B.—Lyon 62, Roberts 62, Isaacs 68, Scott 64, Matthews 59; total 315. Fired at Buckle Street.

Brooklyn B3.—Wannell 64. McDonald 67 Ben vis 65, Handyside 67, Hunt 66; total 339. _ . AOC B team.—Robertson. 63, Sherbrooke 67. Withey 59, Watt 61, Anderson 6-1; total 314. , _ . Week Ended June sth, Fired at Y.M.C.A. Brooklyn A.—Worsford 70, Graham it), Paterson 67, Spencer 67, Alabaster, seur., 6S: total 3-13. „ „ South A2.—Ahlers 61, Turner 68, Dement 66, Congrease 69, Henderson 67; total 337. Fired at Fetone.

Brooklyn 81.-Alabaster, junr. TO, Abhiott 70, Oates 67, Parkin. 66, Wilson 04; total 337. ... P.W.M.C. B team. —Rushy 65, Smith .Vi Thompson 62, Porter 53, Arnold 66; total 301. „ , . Fired at Brooklyn.

Brooklyn B2.—Wannell 68, Handysidc 69, Riun.say 65, Beavis 67. McDonald 66; total 335. ■ , r . . , Wellington Lathes.—Miss Anderson 6), Mbs Clough ton 39,- Miss Conmgham 58, Mrs O’Sullivan 60. Miss Tricker 64; total 306. SHOOTING COMPETITIONS. The second round of the inter-club matches under the auspices of the Wellington Miniature Rifle Association was partly concluded last week; the matches drawn, to be fired on Juno 3rd being postponed until the end of the season. The Jesuits are as follow : A Grade. Railways A 1 339 beat Wellington East A.2 335. ’ Railways: Muir 69, Dayman jliD, Richards 67, Ewart 68, Cooke 66.

Bast: McDonald 66, Longman 66, W< Staples 66, W. Spencer 70. G.nvith 67. Fete lie Workingmen’s Club 330 beat Railways A2 308. P.W.M.C.: Myers 65, Nicholas 67, Childs 65, McKee 67, Burk 66 Railways: Porteous 67, Nelson 65, Millings 45, Watson 63, O’Connor 68. Brooklyn 343 beat Wellington South A2 337; Brooklyn ; Graham 70, Worsford 70, Alabaster, senr. 68, Paterson 67, G. Spencer 67. South: Aiders 67, Turner 68, Dement 66, Cbngrieve 69, Henderson 67.

Wellington East Al 328 beat Harbour Board 324. East: Smart 66, Haase 68, Bellingham 64, Harris 66, Pointon 64: Harbour Board: Wrigley 68, Gibbs 65, C. Prince 65, C. McDonald 61, Russell 62. B Grade. Railways El 336 beat Wellington Bast 323. Hallways: Hooper 68, Dow 67, Grant 66, Lcvick 66. Robieson 69. East: Hyde 65, Matthews 66, Isaacs 67, Scott 9, Roberts 56. Brooklyn B 1 337 beat Petone Workingmen’s Club 301. Brooklyn: Alabaster, junr., 70, Abbott 70, Oates 67. Al. Parkin 66, Wileon 61. P.W.M.C.: Rusby 65, Smith 55, Thompson 62, Porter 53, Arnold 66. . , Brooklyn B2 335 beat Wellington Ladies 306. Brooklyn: Wannell 68. Handyside 69, Ramsay 65, Beavis 67, McDonald 66. Wellington Ladies: Miss Anderson 65, Miss Cloughton -59, Miss Conningham 58, Miss Trioker 64, Airs O’Sullivan 60. Harbour Board B 3 326 beat Railways B2 302. Harbour Board B2: Forbes 66, Reed 64, C. Williams 63. H. Prince 69, Waters 64. Railways: Roberts 55. Gallagher 57, Lundou 61, Cameron 64, Birchfield 6p.