RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19163, 21 November 1927, Page 12

RIFLE SHOOTING.

SUCCESSFUL MEETING AT BEDCLIFFS. Tho annual rifle meeting of the combined defence area* 10 "A" (Cliristchurch) and 10 '•B" (North Canterbury) was held at the Eedcliff3 range on Saturday, there being record entries in every class. The weather was perfect till the late afternoon, when heavy rain prevented the firing of the Lewis gun match. Some excellent shootin<j was witnessed, particularly by Corporal C. G. Sandford, who won the grand aggregate. The meeting was divided into three series, "A" for Territorials, Reservists and Senior Cadets, "B" for Senior Cadets under 17 years of age, and "C" for Lewis and Tickers gun teams from both cadets and territorials. - Those in charge of the meeting were Captain M. A. Stedman, Captain L. G. Brown, Captain W. Murphy, and Captain K J Walker. Those watching he shooting f included Colonel-Commandant M. M. G-ard'nex and L-ieut.-Colonel N. W. B. B. Thorns, the former presenting the prizes later in the afternoon. The prize-winners and the amount* were as follows: MATCH 1 (A series), 200 yds, slow practice, small targets, seven rounds, two sighters. 17s—Sergeant G. Rainey .. ..20 17s—Trooper W. Sandford .. ..20 17s—Corporal Ensor .• •• ..20 17s_Gunner R. A. Weston .. ..20 Sergeant Thomson, Cadets L. Roberts, E. Stewart, G. Duff, Lance-Corporal E. Lindsay, Cadet E. Rhind, Gunner H. W. Edmonds, Lieut. E.' W. Logan, Cadet L. D. White, Trooper G. A. Tattle, Sergeant D. H. Garrett, Private A. R. Sharplin, Corporal L. Cornelius, Corporal West, Cadet S. C. Richardson, Sergeant A. C. Wade, Second Lieutenant Caldwell, C.S.M. Malcomson, Sergeant C. W. Johnstone, C.S.M. R. N. South, Sergeant C. R. HcCallum, Sergeant J. L. Forbes, and Captain J. W. Crampton, with 19 points, won 3s each. The first four competitors all scored possibles and in the shoot-off, Sergeant G. , Rainey (St. Andrew's College) won the match. MATCH 1 (B Series). Application. 25yds. lis—Sergeant G. Blood .. ..20 llo—Cadet W. Brizley .. ..20 lis—Cadet D. Shaw .. .. ..20 Cadets A. C. Caldow, S. Ed*r, and Q.M.S. K. Lindsey, with 19 points, 4s each. Cadets D. A. Arnott, C. Chaplin, Sergeants J. Campbell, H. J. Carter, Cadets R. Dunlop, R. G. Goldstone, A. D. Handisideq, D. B. Jones, D. . Kemp, Lance-Cor-poral Kemp, Sergeant G. Lightfoot, Cadets K. McCartney, A. Nioholl, I. Page, Corporal E. Kateliffe, Cadets M. S. Rudkin, W. Tabley, C. Urry, Corporal R. N. Crampton, and Sergeant W. D. Dallard, with IS points, 3s each. The first three competitors named all scored possibles, but in the shoot-off Cadet Shaw (Technical College) won the trophy and Cadet W. Brtzler (Fourth Cadet Battalion) won the second prize, a book. MATCH 2 (B Series). Snapshooting, 26yds, five rounds, lis—Corporal F. T. Cowper .. ..19 lis—Sergeant W. D. Dallard .. ..19 lis—Cadet T. J. Edmonds .. ..19 The following, with 18 points, won prizes of 4s each: Cadete M. Devereaux, B. W. Preston, and P. Ratcliffe. The following, with 17 points, won prizes of 3s each: Corporal P. S. Franklin, Cadets G. Giles, B. McNair, and I. Page. The following, with 16 points, won 2s 6d each: Cadets S. Bailey, R. Bradford, A. Canning, Sergeant H. S. Carter, Cadet A. N. Donnelly, Corporal H. W. Ensor, Cadets R. C. Goldstone, A. A. McGibbon, K. McCartney, E. J. Parry, J. Strachen, D. Sandford, Sergeant C. V. Wilson, and Sergeant J. Wain. The trophy went to Sergeant Dallard in the shoot-off MATCH 3 (B Series). 25yds. Five rounds rapid. 12s 6d—Cadet H. J. Collier .. ..20 The following, with 19 points, won 4s. each: Q.M.S. K. Lindsey, Q.M.S. S. Bailey, Q.M.S. S. Loder, Q.M.S. M. W. Patrick, Sergeant M. Peterson, and Cadet P. Scott. The following, with 18 points, won prizes of 3s: Cadets J. Adams, W. Bendelph, C. Chaplin, W. R. Cross, Sergeant J. Goldstone, Cadets R. Goldstone, H. C. Hitchcock, E. T. Harris, J. R. Howarth, W. D. Mitchell Sergeant R. Pickford, Corporal F. Ratcliffe, Cadets M. S. Rudkin and A. A. McGibbon. Tho trophy was won by Cadet H. J. Collier (Lyttelton). B SERIES AGGREGATE. Corporal F. Ratcliffe. and Sergeant W. Dallard (Boys' High Sohool) tied for the aggregate, each winning a prize of 15s. Only Matches 1, 2, and 3 were counted in the aggregate. MATCH 4 (B Series). Snapshooting, 25 yards. Five rounds. 12s 6d—Sergeant R. Pickford .. '.. '26 12s 6d—Cadet J. C. Dunstan .. ..25 The following, with 23 points, won 4s each: Corporal A. E. Collins, Cadets A. E. Brightling, R. Dunlop, C. V. Wilson, A. Rosswell, Sergeant D. G. Mcllroy, Cadets S. E. Loader, L. Fulford, A. D. Arnott, and G. Mansfield. Tho following, with 19 points, won 2s 6d each: Corporal A. Canning, Cadets A. Luxton, C. Piper, Corporal W. Thorn, Cadets R. Smith, R. W. Parsons, Sergeant.D. K. Walker, Cadets J. R. Howarth. W. J. Harvey, R. Goldstone, C. H. Gyde, R. M. Fail, W.- Mitchell, and J. Adams. MATCH 2 (A Series). 200 yds, snapshooting in the open. (Territorials.) £1 10s—Cadet C. G. Sandford ... ..80 £l—Sergeant A. C. Wade .. -.27 The following, with 24 points, won 4s each: Cadet L. L. Crosswell, Sergeant L. R. Mooro, Corporal A. K. Murray, Lieutenant S. R. Cumming, Cadets R. Husband, C.S.M. R. M. Smith, and Private H. Judkins. The following with 21 points won 3s each: —Captain J. W. Crampton, Lieutenant 0. W. Rainbow, Corporal W. A. Grieve, Troopers G A Tattle, L. G. Harper, Sergeant O. R. McCallum, Private N. Herrick, Corporal L. West, Sergeant J. G. Tapper. The following with 18 points won 3s twn: —Cadet O. G. Wood, Sergeant E. G. Hancox, Private G. R. Sharplin, Corporal York, Corporal J. L. Green, Trooper C. Monk, Lance-Corporal W. Sandford,. Cadets L. Roberts, L. White, Sergeant J. L. Forbes, Corporal A. D. McGregor, Gunner J. Barnes. MATCH 3 (A series). 300 yds, rapid, 12 rounds, 2 sighters (Territorials). £1 10s —Corporal 0. G. Sandford .. 33 £l—Sergeant R. 0. Rainey .. . • 32 Cadet L. Roberts and Sergeant J. W. Cooper, with 30 points, won 10s each. The following, with 27 points, won 5s each: Corporal R, C. Taylor, Sergeant G. Rowland, Sergeant E. G. Haneox, Corporal J. Little, Sergeant O. Thorn, Sergeant T. R. Paterson, Lance-Corporal K. P. Tapper. The following, with 26 points, won 2s each: Sergeant H. Thompson, Private H. Judkins, Trooper A. R. Henderson, Corporal Cornelius, Sergeant C. R. McCallum, Sergeant A. C. Wood, Corporal York, Sergeant J. L Forbes, Corporal West, Sergeant D. H. Garrett, Sergeant V. Makinson, Private N. Herrick, Corporal A. D. Nieholls, Lieutenant A. C. Rainbow, Quartermaster-Sergeant R. M. South. i

GRAND AGGREGATE MATCH. Corporal C. G. Sandford (Corps of Signallers), 80 points (First Battalion Canterbury Regiment Challenge Cup, Miniature Cup, and 10s) .. 1 Sergeant A. Wade (Boys' High School), 70 pointß (engraved trophy and 4s 6d) .. •• •• •• 2 RECRUIT AGGREGATE MATCH. Trooper L. G. Harper (C.T.C.), 56 points (Bachelor Challenge Cup and 15s) .. 1 Private F. R. Sharplin (Ist Battalion Canterbury Regiment), 65 points (10s) 2 MATCH 4 (A series). Knock-out competition (Territorials). No. 1 Team, Southern Depot (N.Z.) Corps of Signallers (Field Artillery Challenge Cup and £2 2s) .. .. 1 No. 3 Team, Ist Battalion Canterbury Regiment (£1 4s) .. .. S Fourth Cadet Battalion (18s) .. 3 MATCH 5 (B series). Rapid, 25yds, ten rounds. Time, 80sec. 15s—Cadet W. E. Brizley .. .. 39 Sergeants J. Wain, J. Goldstone, M. J. Peterson, 37 points, each won 7s 6d. The following, with 36 points, won 4s each: —Cadets F. Ratcliffe, M. Devereaux, A. W. Stark, A. B. Brightling. The followinj, with 35 points, won 3s 6d each: —Cadets J. S. Rudd, J. R. Howarth. Thirty-four points, 3s each:—Lance-Cor-poral W. Charters, Cadets M. Rudkin, R. Smith. Thirty-three points, 2s 6d each: —Cadets E. Dver, G. Falloon, J. Nicholson, L. H. Robinson, A. Wilkins, 0. S. Sutherland, D. Kemp, D. Tapper, R. Goldstone, A. Rosswell, LanceCorporal J. S. Norrie. MATCH 7 (B series)'. Cadets, fire direction practice. Lance-Corporal P. Scott (Technical College), 36 points (£2 and cup) ■- 1 Sergeant C. W. Wilson (Boys' High School), 32 points (15s) .. 2 CADET TROPHY MATCH (B series). Technical College No. 2 team, 217 points (Christchurch Defence Rifle Club Cup, Cadet Challenge Shield and £1) .. X St. Andrew's College No. 2 team, 211 points (10s) .. .. 2 MATCH 5 (A Series). 500 yds, slow, six rounds, one sighter (Territorials). 17s—Driver A, Mackinson .. ..19 17s—Trooper J. N. Francis .. .'.19 17s—Corporal B. Little .. .. 19 17s—Corporal C. G. Sandford .. 19 Eighteen points, 4b each:—Lance-Corporal W. Sandford, Driver A.- J. Caithness, Quarter-master-Sergeant R. M. South. Seventeen points, 4s each:—2nd Lieutenant E. B. Diehl, Sergeant $i Orchard, Trooper R. J. Davidson, Gunner V. B. F. Collins, Drivers R. A. Hay, P. J. Bell. Lieutenant G. W. Lyons, Corporal R. C. Curtis. Fifteen points, 3s each:—Trooper G. A.

Tattle, Sergeant J. McKenzie, Sereeant D H Garrett, Trooper Killner, Sergeant E. G Han! cox Trooper B J E Jenkins, 2„d Lieutenant A. Farrar, 2nd Lieutenant Caldwell. VICKBRS GUN COMPETITIONS. Team* of *„v °' X team ( Loniß soa Shield and St. Andrew's College (£2) .. ** , Boys' High School No. 2 (£1 10s) | A match wag fired at the Kaiapoi ran?a />» Saturday afternoon between the Kaiapoi r>£ fence Rifle Club and the Sydenham Glut which resulted in a win for Kaiapoi by g points. The conditions were seven shnt« at 300 yds and seven shots at 500 yds. team* of ten men a-side. ' ™ The following were the scores:— KAIAPOI.

H. Edwards 800yds ..33 500yds Tl 33 « H. James ..30 34 64 63 60 60 59 59 67 54 F. Richards .. 29 34 T. Thompson G. Stark .. 27 .. 28 83 32 G. Bryden J. Ball .. 30 .. 31 29 28 W. Heney J. Cook .. 28 .. 26 29 28 L. Oram .. 26 27 53 Total SYDENHAM. '•• 605 W. Wilson ..32 82 64 62 61 59 59 59 57 W. Barrett .. 30 82 0. Jessop ..28 83 H. Barker .. 26 38 J. Clark .. 29 30 W. H. Cociroft .. 28 31 A. Barker .. 23 84 T. Hay .. 30 27 57 56 53 h. Pimm .. 28 28 A. "Webb .. .. 27 26 Total #M ».» £8?