RIFLE SHOOTING

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 58, 2 December 1907, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING

'. .TRENTHAM. ; Owing to the fact that the Wellington Rifle Battalion was engaged in .field tactics on tho hills near Newtown, there was, .a very, small muster of riflemen at Trontiiam on Saturday, only four corps being represented. The' weather was perfect, and'some excellent shooting was done. On the 200 yds. range', Gunner Plimmor, of the D Battery, made the possible, 35 points; Rifleman Burns," of the Karori Club; made 31 pcints, and Corporal. Piercoy, of the Engineers, put up. 33 points. At 500 yds., the best scores were made by llifloman - Marshall, of the Karori Club, 31 points; Gunner Plimmcr and 'Bombardier Wickcns, of tho D Battery, both scored 34 points; Sergt.-Major Skelley, of the D Battery, and Lieut. Ifay each put lip 33 points. The shooting of the Karori Club was remarkably steady, the first ten. men averaging .03 points''out of a possible 70 points off the' Captain Petherick, of the D., Battery, acted as range officer. . The following is the parade state:—D Battery, 15; Engineers, 30; Hutt Valley Rifles, 27;' Karori Rifle Club, 30. ' ' ' RESULTS. ENGINEERS. ' First Competition—third match, at 200 and 500 yd. ••' i A Class:

D. BATTERY. Practice Match at 200, 500, and GOOyd A Class. ■"'."'

KAEORI Kll'LE CLUB. No. 2 Competition, second series, for trophies presented by .Indite Rawson. Messrs. J. 'P.Mills, \V. J'. Blundell, and G. Gapes. Tho club's trophy for the hißhest .score of tho clay was awarded to Rifleman .1. Burns, who made OG points. Rifleman H. Marshall, the runner-, up, with G5 points, won the ammunition prize.

On batnrday next two teams will Ims picked to compete with the I'c.tono Rifle Club and -the Upper JTutt Rifle, Club. The scores in thesa matches will count in the current competitions. Members arc reminded that they can. travel, it they desire, by the 1.20 p.m. train, instead of the volunteer. " special," leaving at 1.40 p.m. . .HTJTT VALLEY RIFLES. The Hutt Valley Rifle Volunteers fired in the competition for the ■Championship snield find Company, trophies.; There was a slight breeze. B ■ Class A; ■

WELLINGTON NA|7,U&--! \/ '' The Wellington ■ Navals lipid , their soconfi competition tor the Company's Belt and trophies on Saturday. The conditions wore seven shots at 200 and 500 yds. Fifty members were in attendance Gunner Boon' won ihe'A. Class Trophy outright, Gunner Uibbs securing a leg-in for B Class Trophy, and P.O. Howard a leg-in for C Class Trophy, and Gunner Martin winniuglhc Special Trophy in C Glass. A Class,

• ■ *Leg-in.- "Trophy -outright. The Navals parado at ! tlie'Forts ; next Sat»r- '> day. ■ . IMTCH 'AT " • A friendly match-, w,as .fired, at Palmerston North oil Saturday, byva team frpift tho,Per-... .-. monent Force Rifle Clu.which jo.urne.yed Ujr to , •meet .the l'almerstbn Guards.' The "match; wis . fired in beautiful weather;- arid was won by tho visitors by 43 points.. The scorcs were as. follow , 1 • ■'•

PETONE: v. ..D'PPER HUTT. The annual match between the retone and Upper ILutt Ride Clubs was held 01: tho Wai. wcta ra litre last Saturday, ■ and resulted in s win for Petono by the margin of ! points. The conditions were:—Seven shots at 200, 500, and GOOyd. (ten men a-sidc). M'Lacl* lan (I'ctone) and Wilklo (Upper Hntt) werf the. highest scorers of tho day, with 98 points each, closely followed by,o. Hawthorn (Potone) with 97. Wilkio and G. Itaw'thom each made the possible at 500 yd. The following were the' 8001CS ' PETONE RIFLE CLUB. :

. . 295 IiOS . 2SO SSI The following will represent the PeionuClub against the Knrori Clult atTrenlhant next Saturday :—Ballinßer. (2), Hawthorn (-), Roberts, Carter, Thomas, M'Lachlaii, F.dliuand Drummond. - :: ' .

200 500 yd. yd. H'p. T'l. Lieut Hav .'.. ... ...'32' 33 scr. 05 Corp. Picrcey ... ... 33' 27 scr. CO Scvfft.-Major Gibba ... 27 '2!)' scr. 50 Corp. Mitchell ...- ... 20 20 1 50 Sapper' Hadcliffo 27. 27 .2 50 Sapper Elvinos ... ... .23 22 2 47 B Class. .

■ 200 500 vd. yd. H'p. T'l. Rapper Fleet 23 21 '■ 6cr. 44' Sapper Kceblo IS 23 2 43 Corp. Collott ... ... 21-19 2 42 Serpt. Double ... ... 18 ! . 21 scr. 30 Sapper Corlett ■ ... .'.. 16 .. Hv i 3t

200 -500 000 vd. vd." vd. T'l. Gunner Plimm'cr ■ ...' ..'. 35 31 28 97 fiombr. WickoiiS' ... ... 31 31 29 94 Sw-Rt-Mnjor-Skellcv- ■■ ...'32' 33 27 92 Cant. Potlierick "< ... 28 ' 31 29 S8 Gunner Suddaby 26 20 32 84

B Class. 200 500 000 , yd. yd. yd. T'l. Gunner Cotterill ... ... 27 31 20 78 Gunner Smith' ... ... 1G 22 G 41 Gunner Clark ... ... H 20 7 ; 41 AllKrogate scores, the best four out of five matches :— Sei'st.-Major Skelley 355 ■ Jtombr. Wickens ... ... ... ... 351 Gunner. Plimnier ... ... ■ ... ... 318 Capt. l'ctlierick . .... ... •••', - 317

200 500 yds. yds. H'cp. T*L J. Bums 34 32 , .scr. C8 H. Marshall 31 34 scr. G5 6. II. Chapman 30 33 2 05 W. Aston 32 30 3 05 A. W. Kemp 27 30 8 05 F. Standidge 32, 32 . scr. : 04 J. Knbe ... , ... 30 33 scr. 03 G. Halhday '.,. 31 32 scr. 03 >}■ 0. Lower ... ... ... 30 32 . scr. G2 fr ""'Wer, 2S, 33 scr. Gl JI. liulrord .... ... ...: 29 31 : 6cr . CO J. Greenwood... ... ... 31 29 scr. 00 1 • ,' la , stl "K s •■■ ' 25 29 0 00 li. P. Brown ... 25 25 10 GO }Y. larr ... ... ... 30 28 scr. 58 !•. Bozzart ... 25 22 . 10 57 A. I'ranee ... 27' 2!) scr. 5S }}.■ Hnj'l'is 30 20 scr. 50 J,V ,, 'I . - •'•• - 30 - 6 ' scr - 6 G «. K Jackson ... . ... 31 21, scr. 52 ;V i 3 "!?.", 2C - 5 <*''• 51 t. S. Wilson ... 19 23 8 50 K. Hamlall 29 20 scr. 49

200 500 ■■' ; "•'";■' tCol.-Sergt.. Baker :„ ,;, 29 ■ .28 scr. 57 TCorp. Trovetlnck ... : ... 20 % • 11 57 Pto. Routley ...:.... .... 20 27 8 55 Jjco.-Corp. Jackson 26 15 .8 49 ■ Lce.-Corp. Broad ... .... 13 go "10 " 48 kergt. Smith ... .-•,..-.■.■ ... 22. 13, 8' 43 Corp.■lurncr ... ... ... 10 15 < H 36Corp. Domney ...... .;. g . 10 .n 23 Class B. . ., . : 200 500 tPte. Bolton 24 14 5 43 KJ e ' pon nell y •«• ... 6. 18. 8 32 1, u-n leS - - - 26 0 4 30 Bug Hill ,.. ...... ,., 9 13- , S; . V ..3 0 , ... ...20' 9 ' scr. : 29 Pto. Glennie ..■■■ ... 2 ..16- ,7 25 1 °' T Fal . y ,- •■•—•10.' 4 7 ,, 21 l J tt Ledbrook' ... .•„ 12 2 7 21 i'i B - ?,?"£ '"- 10 8 2 20 Pre \\. Patterson .. v ....10. ,5 5.. % Pic. Patterson, ..:'. ... ,4,~ '4' 8 l' tQualifiod for company trophies. Scores off rifle to count for Shield.

■<-: 200 •' 500 • , ' yd. yd. T'l: Gunner Boon** 29 30 59 C.l'.O.. Martin „ ... 30 ., 2S 58 P.O. M'ICay ... ... 2S ; '29 57 P.O. Ross ... ... ... ... ,28 27 55 Gui.ncr Day . .'. ' ... '29.::: 20 49 . B Class. 200 500 ■ ■■ yd. . y,d. T'l. Gunner Gibbs* ... ... . ... 27 , 27 5t Gunner Fellows ' ... ... ... 27 ! 23 50 Gunner JafFray . 20 22 , 48 - P.O. Hepburn ... ... ... 27 20. ( 47 Gunner N. M'Leod 23 " 20 l 43 Gunner Burns 23 .17 40 C Classl 200' 500 " ' ' > yd. yd. T'I.\ P.O. Howard* , 29 27 50. Gunner-P. E. Martin" ... ... 28 24 .'52. ■ P.O. Bishop ■■■■' : ... 29 i 23 52 Gunner Brindlc ... 29 21 50Gunner Atkinson ... ,... •... 25 . . 23 ■ 48, Gunner P. M. Campbell ... ...'22' 22 fi Gunner Burrant . ... ... ,18 .'25 '43 Gunner M'Gartliy.' ... ..: • 22 21 '43' Gunner Parker ; .... - '... ... 23. - 20 ''43.■ Gunner M'Arthur 20 22 42 P.O. Burgc ■ ...' ... • ... . ,;.: .24- .". 17" 41i Gunner Forsyth ..... ... ,...,14. .24 38

PERMANENTS. ■ ■ - . 200 .500 ■ - : .yd.v. yd. T'l. Gunner Watson .. 27,' 2D- • *56 • :'. Sapper Williams ... 30 2G 5G Sappor Gowcr ... ,28 21 55 Sapper Milroy .'' 29 25 51 Bombr. BrisUw ... .;. '...,'24 29 53 Sapper James ...v 24 . 29 53 Gunner Prestney. ...,, ... .... 29. 20 . -49 - Gunner Douglas ... ..'.* ..'. '20 28 48', •, Gunner Cramptoa ...' ... 21 22' 43 " , Sapper Jackson- ... ' ... ... 20' 13 39

; ' 252 251 508.. i PALMERSTON. GUARDS.' .200 500 : yd. yd. T'l. Sorgi Kennedy ... ; ... ...• 25 ..%80 ..55 • Scrgt. Capp ... 25' 29 51 Capt. ■M'Murray ... ... ...,28. 28 51. Pie. Stratford ... ... ... 23' .30' S3 Covp.' Matheson ... • ... ... '28' "-21 .49. Pto. Armstrong 23 21 , 47 T'ts. Downy ... ... ...' ;.. 17 • 29 46 Pto. Bichtor ... ... ... 19'- 23 '41 Pte. Brough ... 1!) .20 39 Pt). Vincent ... 17 8 25 ' 222 241' 463

200 500 GOO . '' ' yd. yd.' yd. T'l. J. E. M'Laohlfttt ... ... 31. 3t 33 08 G. Hawthorn ... .../ 31 35. 31 97 •II. Hawthorn • ...' ... 31 ' '32 23 31 J. Roberts ... 26 - 33 32 01. W. IT. Thomas. .... ... 29 30 30 89 W. Edlin ... .33 ..28 28 89 J. Cartor ... 82 33 - 24 . 89 G. Drtimmond ... ... S3,. 30 2.5 .88 A. BalliiiRnr ... 29 23 32 84 C. E. llollai-d , .... ... 23 • 27 J3 j3 301 305 28G 832 UPPER HUTT RIFLE CLUB. ■ ' 200 500 G00 ' yd. yd. ."•yd. T'l.F. Wilkio .' S.. ... ... 31 .15 29 -88 IT. Whitcman 27 33 31 . 91 Lulio wiiitnman ... 31 33 27 91 Fivil Whitoman ... ... 80 29 30 89 C. Whitcman ' . . 26 29 33. S3 ■F. Whitoman; son. ... 29 30 28 87 J - . Whitumau' ■ ... ... 27 29 29 J. M'Kay." •• - - 29 30,. 26 • 85 F. Whitcmanf jun.- ... . ...: 32 31 22 85. L. Kitcbcu • ... .... ,30 - 29 25 8V