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Rifle Shooting
Surprise
Collingwood 9 s Unexpected Defeat
By "MARKSMAN"
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Ihe hi^u ^rpriie of ihe day ni the drfcui
of rolhtijrwood i,j,n m ti^ dumuion gnat.
tjOin«j»«ood have been defeated uily twice in
JJ; 'JJ UiT'jli wt born*t«ra
I^kI Msiuniny Colliuewoud wmt under to
f,„(a| in«,t
HeWitcb, [ !oi;»t.*1 Army uilb
(•. 1- Kills beaded the column for Oiling
wood with < ii liv a remarkable coincidence,
the only couibinatlci equal to defeating Colllufwood
in the put two fear, were thetnaelvc
relegated to the beatm divulon on SaturiLiy,
when Fttrro;', acore of jioint, waa 17
ahead u( llawthorn'a.
Victorian Hinj?'» uiiim
Uayheir. I9!«
hiffheat In thia
IL OargeU'a
of Si. nflda by S49 to ~S3£.
Collinirwood had In the "A" dlrl-
,ion of rhta competition by lowerinf the colora
of Northeote. n»rinf 844 to ao». Another particularly
eaiy vlclory waa credited to Rich-
ANDERSON TOPS THE (CORE
mom! In the "A" dau, when thf, club defeated
Cohurg by the bl( mirrin of te.
The highen irdiridual acorer of tit, day
Andenon of jhe Poatal Intlltnte club, who
Kored 41. HI. ahoot marred only br a
cnainiie on hi, fifth «hot. THe conaistent
Conatable headed the Hat lor Camberwell
corinf « i6.
Vo. 1 District Rifle Club Union held a ancaalul
meeting U.I week on the Hnrahim ranite.
he Union championablp, vith which goea the
.R.A. rild medal, wa, w« br M. Hilla, a
opnlar florahara Hub markemcn. Mill, acorrd
n arrrente total tor the two flajy abnotlnir
'5* J2?. in, . , / «"'»hwl four polnta up en
/. a. ctirell. Rouber, club recreurr U J.
. Aurtln (Murtoa) and Thou. Rill (Roraham)
ere together neit, earh with It),
Wllliamatovn range on PatnrdiT v„ gi.-en
rrr to the cnnrludlng matdie. of the UUItla
orcea prlre mectlnr. The rirlllan eluU at.
arti.d to Ihe range (rail a round of tlie HrKay
ercnt for aix riflernan and tour I'll guiinera,
v-a« won by a team ivpreMntliif; the 20th Infantry
Battalion. The Nary team
position. 'No. 2 team of the 6?th Uaitalion waa
third.
Shooting condition, for the civilian marfcem"*!
engaged in the McKay competltiona wen
not altopetlier ri«v. The heat waa aomewhat
tiring, arid the mlngc and wind uvre difficult
to gauge during the afternoon.
ESSENDON "A" 7S7
In the handicap aectlon Xaundon "A" team
recorded 707 off the rifle, and. aided with a
handicap of 7fl points, flolahed on top for the
day. ' Pootacray "A" were one point ahead of
Eaaendon off the rifle, and. with 78 handicap,
flftiahed with the aame total aa Eraendon.
Klrven points further ^behind on the da.v"a
shooting were tl.C.C. "B" with gi» poUita, The
"A" team of this club were neit with Its.
Melbourne "A" followed wllh 821.
Top aeort (or the day off the rifle waa made
by M.C.C. "A" with 778 polnta, Footacray
with 706 were next, and (hen Kawndon
707. Melbourna followed with
76R,
Brilliant Indlrldual efforts charsderlMd the
allemoon'a aport. A. J. McDonald (junior),
son of Ihe Pootactay captain, came out with the
bert aggregate — 101 polnta out of lot. Scoring
86 at 100 and two 84'* at £00 and S00
yard,.
Tlie veteran- Stan Vdwarila <M,b.O.) way
neat with lot. JlnWiIng with 10« polnta at the
fhial range. (. S. ffatann fM.R.r.l. duaj King's
winner and renowned oentury maker; wa. naxt
lo Rd wards with 101. .
Other, to aeon the' rentnrr were W. R.
Powell (Rasendmr) 101. P. WIU® CWIIIiamatown)
100. L. Rlghettl (M.C.D.'I 100. anil W.
Hilton (V.R.I.) 100. Several marlumes mlaaed
*he century br one point
H.C.O. "R art leading the VrXay laam>
wllh rtoa point,, Ilia pennant sggragate la
prayldlng a It era fight, and • after Saturdar'a
rtiontbig M.aO, "A" retain the,lead.with -IRKS.
Velhnume «»A M are ne»t with 58IS. Then
follow CaulfleM "A" Hill, M.O.C. "B" »01.
V. Railway. Inat. f»1t>. Vimtacmi *8itl. FaaeniVm
5SII. and Oajlfl.M "B" JdlT.
Keit Raturdav cluh. will ;h-ot,st Port lleluaime
over ton yards, whit, at Willi,mat own
nother round qf '.the McKay team, will be fired
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