RIFLE SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24226, 19 February 1940, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

KIWI DEFENCE CLUB On Saturday the members of the Kiwi Defence Rifle Club flred the third and final competition of No. 3 Match on the Pelichet Bay range over 300. 500. and 600 yards, seven shots and one optional sighter being fired at each range. Weather conditions wex - e not conducive to Rood marksmanship, and high scoring was out of the question. Top score off the rifle was obtained by T. Quinn and H Whitehead, the former winning on the count back. Quinn had the distinction 6f being the only member to secure a possible, his 35 at 500 yards being an excellent effort. E. Adams. D. Parsons., and W,. Crimp were the prize winners ■in the A' Grade, while N. Waugh _ A. Begg, and JThomson were similarly placed in the B Grade. Following are the scores, with handicaps, also prize winners in each grade:—

A Grade SOP 500 600

The members of the club are reminded of the annual Women’s Day. which wifi take place on the Pelichet Bay range next Saturday.

T. Quinn yfls. .. 31 yds. 35 yds. Hep. Tl, 31 3 —100 D. Parsons ,. 30 33 30 7 —100 H, Whitehead 34 33 30 — — 97 P. Fennessey , 31 31 31 4 _ 97 A. Gillespie , 33 34 29 , — — 96 R. Johnston , ,.32 30 32 2 — 96 W. Mills .. . ..30 32 29 4 — 95 H. Stinson ,.32 30 25 6 - 93 W. CHmp .■< 31 32 23 3 — 89 R, Bowie ,. 29 30 26 4 — 89 R. Bruce » . 29 29 22 4 - 84 N. Waugh B Grade .31 32 32 3 — 98 J. Thomson . . 31 33 29 5 — 98 A. Eegg .. . . SI 30 31 6 — 98 — Murphy . . 29 33 27 9 — 98 J, McKinley . . 3J 31 25 11 — 98 J. Porteous . . 29 31 31' 6 — 97 D, Kilgour . . SC 32 28 7 — 97 P. McEwan . . 29 32 28 8 — 97 H. Butel .. . . 31 31 31 1 - 94 S. Smith . 27 2$ 26 13 - 91 Prize Winners A Grade

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E. Adams ; .95 97 — 10 — 202 D. Parsons .. 91 — 93 14 — 198 W. Crimp 95 96 — 6 — 197 P. Fennessey 96 — 93 8 — 197 T. Quinn — 92 97 6 — 195 H. Whitehead 94 — 6 Grade 97 3 — 194 N. Waugh .. 95 — 95 6 — 190 A. Begg 94 94 — 8 — 196 J. Thomson .. — 91 93 12 — 196 J. McKinlay — 92 87 17 — 196 H Butel 99 95 — 1 — 195 P. McEwan .. 93 — 89 13 — 195