RIFLE SHOOTING
SUBURBS DEFENCE CLUB On Saturday the Suburbs Rifle Club fired the second match of the championship at 70 and 800 yards. The conditions were verv. bad for good shooting. T. Goodnll, with 42 at TOO and 40 at 800 yards, was top score. Ho also won the first scries. Following are the detailed
KARORI DEFENCE CLUB The above club commenced their cham-
pionship series on Saturday at Trenthara, the match being 10 shots at 300yds and 10 shots at 500yds. Despite the effects of a choppy southerly, which necessitated frequent changes in windage, some excellent scoers were made. At 300vds F. Ching made a possible and Deputy-President H. V. Croxton and A. V. Swanson only failed to gain the same honour by one point. At 500yds F. Ching scored 46, while H. V. Croxton and A. V. Swanson each scored 48, their totals being 07 out of a possible 100. This match concluded the club’s second fortnightly competition, the results being:—Scratch men: A. V. Swanson 190, H. V. Croxton 1?4, T. H. R. Boon 353. Handicap men: H. C. Boon 181, G. W. Boddv ISO, M. McWhirter 177. Details of Saturday’s 6hoot are as fol-
700 SOO yds yds Hp. Tl. 12 •HI se — 82 3S 30 13 — 81 Bflmn. li. O'Grady 3t 31 IS — 80 IBran. H. It. Hunt 39 39 Rflmn. B. Wilscn 11 — 19 Itflmn. O. Milrov 2 — i IBran. R. Mottram ft — « * 3S 35 Rflrnn. H. Myerscough.. 39 2. y •” i T).-P. \V. G. Fellmgham 35 33 5 — 73 Htan. H. Peat 35 27 11 — i3 Bflmn. .T. Bitters 6 — «2 Bflmn. K. Aston 32 3 ■“ * 0 Bflmn. S. J. \\ into 14 — 03 11 — 60 Bflmn. A. Wells 30 42 a — 4o 42 13 24 — 59 Following is tlio result of the hrst H. Myevscough, 261; B. Wilson, 262; T. Kidd, 260.
lov :UK> 300 vds vds Ht>. Ti. Swan<nn 40 48 0 97 li. V 49 4$ 0 97 r. Chine *> 46 0 — 96 \v X . Matthews ... 44 4$ 6 — 93 n. c. Boon 41 40 11 — G. \v . Boddv 42 42 t 91 A. s T. Butler 46 44 0 — 90 11. Caughley 46 44 0 — 90 Pr evident AY. Judd 42 46 0 — ss w. , C 44 44 0 — 88 c. f. H. Frankland .... 44 44 0 — 88 M. McWliirter 36 43 9 — 8S C. L Morrison 41 6 — 88 .T. i.\ 44 38 S — ss H. ,T. Kussell 44 43 0 — 87 G. s. 42 42 3 — 87 ,T. C. Low 42 0 — 87 B. A Caldwell 44 0 — 86 T. H. B. Boon 41 0 — 86 F. T. Freeman 42 6 86 n. Henrv 36 :w it 86 ,T. W. Gibson 35 42 6 83 K. w. , .Tepson 37 6 81 11. 8. Andrews 38 32 11 81 J. w. '.McGill ‘>7 3S 11 76
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12604, 15 November 1926, Page 9
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476RIFLE SHOOTING New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12604, 15 November 1926, Page 9
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