RIFLE SHOOTING

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 516, 20 November 1928, Page 12

RIFLE SHOOTING

AKARANA CLUB RESULTS Members of the Aka-rana Defence Rifle Club completed the final series for trophies presented by Messrs. V. Coombes, E. J. C. Reston and J. R. Draffin over the ranges of 800 and 900 yards at Penrose rifle range. Although conditions were not favourable for high scores some good shooting was recorded. As A. W. Powell and J. R. Draffin have an equal number of trophy points they will be required to shootoff to decide the winner of Mr. Coombes’s trophy. The following members won points in their respective sections: —A section: A. W. Powell, 4; J. R. Draffin, 4: S. Elliott, 3; T. Elliott, junr., 3; J. F. Atkinson, 3; A. C. Crossan, 3; C. A&hlev, 2; D. Calder, 1; A. G. Devore, 1: F. Wakefield, 1. B section: A. M. Richardson, 11; D. Ashley, 6; A. Elliott, 5; T. Elliott,

senr., 1; C. Marett, 1. C section: A. G. Smith, 11; A. Sampson, 6; G. L. Johnson, 4; I. Hammond, 2; T. G. Sauvarin, 1. The following members take silver spoons: J. F. Atkinson, Don. Ashley and A. G. Smith.

Details of the shoot are as follows: A Section (Mr. W. Coombes’s trophy). —J. F. Atkinson, 45 at 800yds, 47 at 900yds; total, 92; J. R. Draffin, 47, 43 90; A. C. Crossan, 45, 44—89; H. Dicker, 41 .46—87; K. Wakefield, 44, 43—87; G. G. Ashley, 44, 43—87; A. Shove, 45, 42—87; S. Elliott, 45 42—87; A. G. Devore, 47, 39—86; A. H. Dixon, 46, 38—84; A. E. Hughes. 40, 37—77; A. W. Powell, 42, 35—77; T. Elliott, 38, 36—74. B Section (Mr. E. J. C. Restons trophy).—A. M. Richardson, 42, 44 —86. Don. Ashley, 46, 38—84; C. Marett 44, 38—82; A. Elliott, 14, 21—35; T. Bevan, 10, retired.

C Section (Mr. J. R. Draffin’s trophy). —A. G. Smith, 32, 48—80; G. L. Johnson, 31, 22—54; A. Sampson, 28, 25—53; A Walker, 17, 32—49; T. Rashleigh, 20, 1939; W. Richie. 2. 19—21; J. Sampson, 7. 13—20.