BUSY MARKSMEN

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 575, 30 January 1929, Page 14

BUSY MARKSMEN

SHOOTING AT PENROSE RANGE CLOSE COMPETITION Close competition continued, until the end, last evening, of the Auckland Rifle Association’s annual shooting meeting at Penrose. , l>ater in the day, over the longer ranges, sun-glare troubled the marksmen more than it did in the morning. A. T. Patrick, of City and Suburbs, did not have his morning score of the possible number of marks beaten in the late matches. Five matches, in A and B grades, for the first time, a service match and a teams match, were decided. City and Suburbs Club took most of the honours in the aggregate counts. Additional results are: AVONDALE MATCH (Seven shots at 600yds.) A Grade—M. J. Atkinson (Akarana), "4 points, £2, 1. Avondale Trophy and Van steveren Trophy . S. C. Hubbard (Paeroa), 55 points, LI ss, 2; I. Spry (City and Suburbs'), 33 points, and K. Griesly (Mor- : insville), 32 points, 15s each, 3. Fourteen won prize money. The prizes of ea?h went to W. Colquhoun (Akarana). 32 points; A. W. Powell (Akaranai. 32 points. A. J. Pietersen (City and suburbs). 32 points; and A. T. Patrick (City and Suburbs). 32 points. B Grad** —A. Will cocks (Whangarei), 34 points. £1 5.-. 1, and Miniature Patrick Cnp; G. D. Blrk**s (City and Suburbs), "■2 points, 15. 2; R. M. Poole (Tauranga), 31 points, 3. Thirteen won prize money. Prizes of 7s t>d each were won by H. W. Verrall (City and Suburbs). 31, and M. Stewart (Whangarei), 30. B Grade—H. W. Verrall (City and Suburbs), 33 points, £ 1 ss. 1, and Miniature Cup: S. Scarborough (Akarana). 32 points, 15.5, 2; T.j Floyd (Tauranga), 31 points, 10s, 3. Thirteen won prize money . Prizes of 7s 6d each were won bv II W. Cozens (City and Suburbs), 31, ;*nd W J. Armstrong (Tauranga), 31.

TEAMS MATCH • S* ore aggregate in the 500yds and 600yds matches) T'tM.-.ingm - -City and Suburbs A. 253 pom*.*, 1, Got don Challenge Shield and

Waihi Rooster; Akarana A, 244 points. 2; City and Suburbs B, 243 points, 3; City and Suburbs B, 242 points, 4; Whangarei, 230 points, 5; Akarana B, 23S points, 6: Paeroa, 232 points, 7; Tauranga, 217 points, 8. ONEHUNGA MATCH (Seven shots at 800yds.) A Grade —W. Powell (Akarana), 40 points, £2, 1. Onehunga Bowl and G. G. Ashley Trophy; A. Crossan (Akarana), 40 points, £ 1 ss, 2; A. G. Devore (Akarana), 48 points, and D. Calder (Akarana), 48 points, 15s each, 3. Fourteen won prize money. Prizes of 10s each were won by S. Elliott (Akarana), 4S points; W. McFarland (Rangi tikei), 47 points; A. Shore (Akarana), 47 points; and J. T. White (Whangarei), 47 points. B Grade—A. G. Smith (Akarana), 47 points, £1 ss, 1, and miniature cup; H. W. Verrall (City and Suburbs), 47 points, 15s, 2. J. Norris (Whangarei), 47 points, ‘los. 3. Thirteen won prize money. Prizes of 7s 6d each were won by H. W. Cozens (City and Suburbs), 47 points, and I. Spry (City and Suburbs), 46 points. CITIZENS’ MATCH (Seven shots at 900yds.) A Grade—A. G. Devore (Akarana), 47 points. £2, 1, Holton Cup and Milne and Choyce T -ophy; R. C. Wells (Paeroa), 47 points £l, ss, 2; P. J. Pring (City and Suburbs), 47 points, and H. Simmonds (Paeroa), 46 points, 15s each, 3. Fourteen won prize money. Prizes of 10s each were won by \V. Colquhoun (Akarana), 46; P. J. White (Whangarei), 46; C. J. M. Clark (City and Suburbs), 45, and F. J. Atkinson (Akarana), 44. B Grade—A. Johnston (Tauranga), 44 points, £2 ss, 1, and miniature cup; H. W. Verrall (City and Suburbs), 44 points, 15s, 2: G. P Birkes (City and Suburbs), 43 points, 10s, 3. Thirteen won prize money. Prizes of 7s 6d. each were won by M Stewart (Whangarei), 43, and A. Walker (Akarana). 43.