With many shooters away at the District Rifle Associations Champion of Champions, and Country versus City teams match in Sydney, local competition was again drained of much talent and the results of the final round of the C R Kelly Cup were dismal to say the least.
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The weather was bitterly cold and the south south-west breeze made the result much worse with the extra 100 yards accentuating the errors. Katoomba visitor Ray Wilson returned to try out at the long range. He was the standout shooter, topping the first stage and then sealing the Cock of the Walk with a very tight 49.04 second stage.
Of the local shooters John Coghill’s demise deepened with two disastrous stages with the very occasional centre bull’s eye. Coghill’s insistence on using his suspect ammunition brought about his down fall.
Robert Wallace back for a second tryout at F class target shooting was tested by the 900 yards but held his own. His scores of 48.1 and 47.0 were admirable on a difficult day. Lavelle won the C R Kelly Cup by four points over Shepherd.
Scores: G Shepherd TRA 89.05 (7 ½) 96 ½; D Lavelle TRB 86.08 (7 ¾) 93 ¾; J Coghill TRB 71.03 (12) 83; R Wilson (Katoomba) TRA 94.07; R Walker FSB 95.1; C Mills FS0B 48.0; A Smith FSB 42.0
