RIFLE SHOOTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 189, 31 October 1927, Page 11

RIFLE SHOOTING

CITY AND SUBURBAN CLUB GOOD MARKSMANSHIP The final shoot for trophies presented by Messrs. J. B. Johnston and A. G. Poison was fired at 800 and 900yds on Saturday. There was a good attendance, and although the weather was good the wind proved troublesome, especially at the longer range. In A grade H. J. Verrall again proved himself one of the finest marksmen in Auckland over long distances by registering an excellent 92, while in B grade J. L. Fraser, a young shot of great promise, cleared right away from the opposition and won by a margin of nine points. Trophy point winners in the series are; A Grade. —Pieterson 5 (J. B. Johnston’s trophy): Pring 4, Patrick 4, Thompsons, Verrall 3, Russell 2, Watson, Hughes and Clark 1 each. B Grade. —T. Spry 5 (A. G. Poison’s trophy); J. L. Fraser 4, A. R. Fraser 3, H. W. Cousins 3, L. F. Verrall 3, C. C. Watt 2. G. G. Kelly 2, R. Matthews and S. Griffiths 1 each. Saturday’s scores are:— A GRADE

Spoons were won by H. .T. Verrall and j. l. Fraser in their respective grades. THAMES DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB (From Our Own Correspondent) The Thames Defence Rifle Club competed on Saturday for a trophy donated by Mr. Labarre. The weather was ideal for shooting, and R. Cameron put on 94 out of a possible 100, winning the prize, which he generously returned to the club for a further competition at a later date. The scores were:

THAMES GUN CLUB

SATURDAY’S EVENTS (From Our Own Correspondent) THAMES, To-day. The weather on Saturday was almost perfect for shooting, and at the weekly shoot of the Thames Gun Club some excellent shooting was witnessed. The principal event of the afternoon was the competition for the cup donated to the club by the Colonial Ammunition Company. In this event Dr. Tiggins, G. Shaw and W. Sparks shot the possible (10 birds), and in the shoot off Shaw won on the seventeenth bird after a keen contest. The results of the various sweepstakes are: No. 1 Shoot, 6 Birds.—S. Miller and G. j Thompson shot the possible and divided I the stakes. No. 2 Shoot, 7 Birds.—S. Sparkes and IS. Miller obtained the possible, and ■ ' divided the prize money. ■j Colonial Ammunition Cup, 10 Birds. — ;! Dr. Tiggins, W. Sparkes, and G. Shaw, ; | got the possible. In the shoot oft Shaw | Gimcrack Shoot, 7 Birds. —Dr. Tiggins ,; and E. Thornton again shot the possible, * | and the stakes were divided. G. Thompj son was third. Quail Drive. 7 Birds. —E. Thornton, 1; Is. Miller. 2: G. Shaw, 3.

H. .T. Verrall .. .. 47 45 92 A. T. Patrick . . 44 4 5 89 (’. J. M. Clark .. . . 44 44 J. A. Spry . . 45 45 88 A. C. Watson .. .. . . 44 42 . . 44 39 S3 P. J. Pring . . 45 56 A. J. Pieterson .. . . 4.S W. H. Thompson . . Ut> t J G. H. Hughes .. .. S f L. Cradoclc .. .. 46

B GRADE J. L. Fraser, rec. 6 44 46 96 g. G. Kelly, rec 1 s. Griffiths, rec 4 H. W. Cousins, rec 6 31 C. C. Watt, rec 11 31 N. D, Porritt, rec 6 42 L. F. Verrall, rec 9 46 FI. W. Verrall, scr 33 R. Fraser, rec 4 G. W\ Long 1 , rec 11 Wilson, rec 12 .. 26 23 14 55 49 J. E. Ray, rec 12 .. I. Spry, retired ..

•200 300 hep. TI. R. Cameron .... 43 49 scr. 94 A. E. Pearson 41 46 5 9P. Trebilcock 41 43 5 92 O. Cameron 44 45 2 89 R. Pearson 43 38 S 89 S. Ingles 39 35 15 89 R. Brown 39 35 15 88 .T. Morrison 42 41 2 85 A. Sommerville 39 39 3 81