RIFLE SHOOTING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 76, 17 March 1930, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING

WEEK-END FIRING OKAWA DEFENCE CLUB RIVERS CUP SERIES At Roys Hill, during the week end tho Okawa Club completed the River’s Cup series, with the third aud final round, which called for ten shots at 500 and 600 yards. The wiud coming in from the left was variable, and a hazy light made sighting difficult. Under the conditions, Rifleman Mathewson, with range scores of 44 at 500 and 45 at 600 yards, was a good shoot. Other prominent range scores were; President Green, 42—46; Rflm. White, 42—45; Rflm. Hallagan, 44—42. Detailed scores are as follow:—

NAPIER DEFENCE CLUB. On Saturday afternoon the members of the Napier Defence Rifle Club fired the first senes for the trophy presented by Mr E. W. Storkey. It was a good day for shooting, but a day off for members, as only nine toed the mark. Deputy-President Nicholson registered the highest score off the rifle, and takes the ladder badge, and Sergt.-Major 1). Wallis wins the first leg in with 95. Following are the scores:—

WAIPUKURAU CLUB. TROPHY SHOOTS HELD. During the week-end the Waipukurau Rifle Club tired the final round for the Limbrick Cup, Hunger Shield, Hodge Cup a..d Haldaue Trophy. The weather conditions were not of the best, a fish-tail wiud causing many downfalls. In the shoot for the Limbrick Cup, McVicar topped the list with 65 out of 70, followed by C. Woodward with 62. On the shoot-off McVicar won the cup. In the Hunter Shield, Hodge Cup and Haldane Trophy, F. Fryer put on a good 94, followed by E. Haldane with 93. Haldane takes the Shield with an aggregate of 283. Fryer takes the Hodge Cup with 284, and C. L. Monckton the Haldane Trophy with 281. Details: —

TROPHY SCORES. The following are the leading scores m the trophies now decided:— Hunter Shield: E. T. Haldane 283, F. Fryer 279, W. G. Bryce 277. Haldane Trophy: C. L. Monckton 281, P. W. Robertshaw 279, J. R. Atkins 278 „ , Hodge Cup: F. Fryer 284, E. Haldane 283. G. L. Monckton 281. Main Aggregate Belt: E. T, Haldane 386, IV. G. Bryce 383, T. Sullivan 377. Main Cup. W. G. Bryce 454, E. T. Haldane 446. !’■ W. Robertshaw 444. Limbrick Cup: C. Woodward 126, F. N. McVicar 126. E. Haldane 126.

— yds. yds. 500 600 Tl. J. D. Mathewson (2) 44 45 91 J. F. Hallagan (4) 44 42 90 W. J. Green (scr.) a • « a 42 46 88 J. Sim (9) 40 39 88 F. T. White (scr.) 42 45 87 F. E. Humphreys (5) 41 39 S3 W. J. Burton (2) 39 36 77 RIVER’S CUP SERIES The following are the leading scores in the above series:— J. D. Mathewson . 91 91 182 J. F. Hallagan ... 86 90 176 J. Sim 88 88 176 F. E. Humphreys .... 88 85 173 W. J. Green 83 88 171 F. T. White 83 87 170 W. J. Burton 92 77 169 F. Schroder 78 89 167

300 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. D. Wallis (12) ... 27 31 25 95 Hep.-Pres. Nichol son (scr) .... 30 32 32 94 R. Mundy (4) ... 29 32 it 92 L. Proffitt (scr) .. 29 32 30 91 Pedersen (scr) .. SO 31 30 91 Hawkins (10) .. 25 29 27 91 P. Eddy (scr) ... 29 33 28 90 Mansser (scr) ... 25 28 30 83 Pres. Maney (3) 21 29 30 86

LIMBRICK CUP. 800 900 Tl. yds. vds. F. N. McVicar (scr) .. 33 32 65 C. Woodward (scr) ,, 32 30 62 E. T Haldane (scr) . . 28 33 61 T. Sullivan (2) 27 28 57 J. R. Atkins (6) ..... 28 21 55 J. McBride (10) 26 18 54 27 51 J. A. Chambers (2) ., 20 29 51 N. Sullivan (12) 28 11 61 W. G. Bryce (scr) .. 25 23 so L. Renner (8) 20 20 • 48 HUNTER SHIELD, HODGE CUP. AND HALDANE TROPHY. BOO 500 600 vds. yds. yds. Tl. F. Fryer (1) .... 32 29 32 94 E. Haldane (scr) . 33 30 30 93 C. Woodward (5) . 27 30 30 92 J. R. Atkins (9) .. 27 29 27 92 P. Robertshaw (11) 22 30 28 91 C. Monckton (6) 28 32 21 90 T. Sullivan (2) .. 25 28 32 87 J. Chambers (5) 27 31 24 87 F. McVicar (scr) 31 31 24 86 S. Armand (12) .. 29 25 20 86 W. G. Bryce (scr) 28 28 29 85 W. Bird (21) .... 25 24 15 8o S. 1. Peacock (10) 2 21 31 84 M. Casserly (16) 16 24 27 83 N. Sullivan (23) 11 25 23 82