RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 395, 2 January 1909, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

DEFENCE RIFLE CLUBS' ASSOCIATION. EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING. \ - The eight annual meeting, of the Welling- ] ton District Defence Rifle ciub's Association. j was held at Trentham Rifle Range yesterday, 1 under difficult weather conditions. The list of entries for the various events totalled 51 — eleven less than last year. This falling-off was principally duo to the fact that there''were . fewer entries from the. TJpper Hutt district, i owing to the holiday season. The number of entries was therefore considered to be fairly satisfactory. The programme for the meeting included four range matches —the' "Karori," at 200, 500, and 600 yards; the. "Pe- I tone," at 500 and 700 yards; "Upper Hutt," . COO and 600 yards; and "Opaki," at 700 ' yards, the first: three being seven-shot con- ■ tests, and the last a ten-shot single range i event.' There were also added four: aggregate competitions—the "Kolaporo Cup," decided on all scores at 200, 500, and 600 yards in the range matches;'the "Grand Aggregate" and championship medal, on all scores in the four range events; Teams' Match, on scores in matches -1, 2,-3, and 4 ; and the "Licensed Victuallers' Silver Cup," awarded to the higiest grand aggregate scorer in the first two matches. ' : SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS; 1. Karori Match. —Rifleman Henry, Opaki, 95; runner-up, Corporal Jones, Post and; Telegraph Rifles, '91. .■ ; . 'v „ 2. -Petone ;Matcli. —Rifleman Karon,' 7 60;:-runner-up, Rifleman Bairstow, Opaki, 59. • - ', : 3.; Upper Hutt Match —Rifleman Hyde, Opakij 62'; runner-up. Rifleman A. Turner/ Linton, 61. ' . ■ 4. Opaki Match. ; —Lieut. .Hawthorne, 41; runner-up, Rifleman Halliday, Karorij-40. 5. Kolapore Cup.—Corporal Jones,y Post and. Telegraph -Rifles j.'.runneirrup, ;. Rifleman (Henry, Opaki, 180. . 6. TeamsV Match.—Won by Opaki. ; 7. Licensed Victuallers' Cup.—Corporal Jones, Post arid Telegraph Rifles, 147;_ sec-ond,-Lieut. Hawthorne',: Civil Service Rifles, 145: third, Rifleriiari Halliday; Karori, 144.-'. ■ The weather conditions- were exceedingly. difficult; ' A 'strong 7-degree fish-tail wind, blew down the range arid made havoc of the scoring. The-light, too, was alternately dull and bright," arid,. altogether, the marksmen had'enough; to do' to/find'.the-jtarget sdmetimes. y ' ;' /, ' V. THE SHOTTING. . The' .shooting, .as might, therefore be expected; was 'by: no means brilliant. Inthe opening : stages / of .the Karori • Match, tno highest 200yds.-rwas 133, made by Col.-Sergt. ' Baker, . Hutt' Valley;-Rifles (4555554): Corpl. Kells, Palmerstori . North Rifles (4554555) Rifleman' Marshall, Karori, (54554-55).; Rifleman Burns, Karori (6554455);; Rifleman' Hyde, Opaki (5545545); Rifleman Evans, Opaki (5545545); and .Rifleman; Kitchen .(5454555). The 32-point mark was reached by .Corpl; .Jones, Post arid Telegraph Rifles;'' Pte: I Guy, Nelson' Rifles; -Rifleman Mawley, Ppakj; .Rifleman Turner, Karori;, Lieut. Hawthorn,, Civil Service Rifles; Sorgt; Hood, Masterton Mounted Rifles ; Rifleman Mollor. ■ Petone; ■ .Rifleman Thomas, . Petone j and Rifleman'Tarr, Karori. , : On the 500 yds. mound, in the same match, tho'.. best range .score'was 33, made, , by .the following: " Rifleman W;-Judd,. Karori, 5544555, L ,/ Rifleman M'Leay, Opaki; -4555455. ,x" : ' Rifleman - Henry, Opiki, j 5355555'.' : ,;• Jones, of. the "P. and T'.'s," .Tirinoy (Guards), Guy /(Nelson), arid'--, Marshall' (Karori) each'made 32., There was orily ono 33<;at -the' 600 yds :; range of this match-rßifleman Henry, Opaki (5545545); The next : best scores Vere Rifleman Bird's (Petone),) 30—4555353 —and Halliday's (Karori), 30—4553535. "=;The Petone' Match—soo: and 700 yds.—was marked ' by " good,.,'shooting at ; 50Qyds.//by - •Jones (P. and ,T.'s), '5445554- 1 -32; Guy. (of; Nelson),-' 4555555—3 4;' Hawthorne (of Petorie);/ 4545545-r-32; Bairstow-''(Opaki), - a possible^-35.;Mc110r • (Petone), r 34;/'and /'-Baker - '(Hutt '• Valley Rifles); '4545555—33. At .-700,v?15.' .Halliday's score/of .30 (3455356); -.and''a siiriilar/effort bv Henry, of Opaki' (4453455), wcrd/thb'-.bo.st ;of av'someii what, ragged result. , . - Top. /score .'.at thq '500 yds. stage . of the Upper, Hutt .Match was .notched by. Gunner •Plimmer; 'of the Battery," who secured 'a. useful 5455455 —33. 32's were totted up by Kells (Palmerston North),, Marshall (Karori), and Jones:(Post and; Telegriiph' Rifle?). At the longer, range—6ooyds.—Hyde .' got 33— 5554455; Halliday and Moore' (Karori),, .and Turner (Linton), each secured 31; The: final- match of -the grand series;, was;\the. "Opaki,"' a,.- ; ten-shot 'eontest; at 700 -yards. Lieutenant .Hawthorn?.' led; with' r a : 'yery good score of 555; Halliday secured ;- while Kitchen,' 'Upper Hutt, and Hyde, Opaki;' secured 38 and'-37 respectively'.. THE PRIZE LISTS. ■ ; The, following are the. results of the' various events: —;■ ■- No. 1 KARORI MATCH. Seven'shots at, 200, 500, and .600' yards. Prizes:—First,' £2 25.• second, £1 10s.; third, £1; four of 15s;'; six of 10s. Tyro prizes,:—First, 155.; second,-'-10s.; four of 55.: Total prize-money, £12 17s. : Rifleman -.-Henry, Opakiy : £2 25.. ... 95 Corporal-'Jones, Post - and . Telegraph ■■• v Rifles, £1 10s. - ; i.i ... 91 /Rifleman. Bird, Petone,. £1 ... ... 90 155,, prizes I—Sergt., Tinney/Wellington Guards, 90; Lieutenant Hawthorne, Civil Seri vice Rifles, 90; Rifleman M'Leiy, Opaki, 89; ■■ Pte. Guy, Nelson' Rifles,B9. .- ■■■.>■ - lOs. prizca:—Gunner Plimmer, D Battory, ' 88; r Rifloman Hyde, Opaki, 87 ; . , Rifleman Welch, ' Opaki, - 86; Rifleman; Marshall;;-Ka-rori, 86 ; Rifleman Judd, .Karori; : 86 ; Rifleman: A. Ballinger, Petone, 85.. - - ~; /' S", ] . Counted - out:'—Rifleman Kitchen, .-Upper, ; Hutt, and Rifleriian W; Kemp, Karori. ; ; - Tyros':— : : ■/■ Private Ifcoutley, Hutt-Valley Rifles, :" < 15s ' . ... : : :' ; ','...';:'BB' : ':. • Private Wood; Hutt Valley Rifles, 10s: • j.:-, 82.'1. ss. prizesColonel-Sergeant Baker, Hutt i Valley Rifles, 82; Rifleman Evans, .Opaki, 1 79; Private .Davidson,-Post:and Telegraph ■ Rifles, '79; Sergeant Hood, Masterton -Moun- ! ted Rifles, 79. ' . ' NO. 2 PETONE' MATCH. . .. ! 500' and* 700 yards—7 i shots... Prizes—First,' i £2 ; second; £110s. ; third, £1; four of 155..; i six.of ; 105..;, Tyro, piws—pirs.t,,,.l§s.; ..second, '• 10s.; four of- ss. ' a. .v . ; Rifleman Halliday,. Karori, £2 . 60 !. Riflemau' Biirstow;,. Opaki, i £1 • 10s. . ...., 59 : Private-Guy,. Nelson,'£l ... ... . ... 57. ' - 15s. prizes—Rifleman MiLachlan,.-,Petone, 56; Corporal Jones, Post .and -Telegraph ; Rifles, 56; Rifleman Jlellor, .Petone, 56,;' ■ Lieutenant Hawthorn; /Civil- Service Rifles; iOs. prizes—Rifleman ' Marshall,. Karori, ,54Gunner Plimmer, D Battery, 54; Rifleman : 'Feist, Opaki, 54;; Rifleman;'; Butler,' Petone,I 54; Rifleman J. Turner, Ikuriri, 53; Rifleman; s A. Turner, Linton, 52. : ■; '.. , t : -Counted .out—Riflemen G. Hydo and t Henry, Opaki. , . ■' 5 Tyro prizes:— •!.'./■ 5 Private Routley, Hutt Valley Rifles, \ , 15s. ... ... / "... I ... . ... 53 ■ Colour-Sergeant: Baker, Hutt Valley / .Rifles; 10s. ... ■ . ... |.v.. - . .... 48. ss. prizes—Private Davidson, Post, and 3 Telegraph Rifles, 46; Riflemaii Fogden, Up--1 per'Hutt, '44; Sergeant Hood; Masterton r Mounted Rifles, 42; Rifleman Moore, Ka--1 rori, 42. ■ . |: ■"■' - - I , UPPER HUTT MATCH. / . 500 and 600 yards—7.,- shots. . Prizes :— j First £2; : , second, £1 10s.; third, £1; four 3 of 155.; six of 10s. : . ' '' a Rifleman Hyde, Opaki, £2 ; ... ... 62 - Rifleman A. Tumor, Linton, £I,los. ... 61 1 Rifleman Halliday, Karori, £! -.). 60 3 15s. prizes—Rifleman Feist," Opaki, 60';- - Rifleman C. H. Bird, -Petone,ls9; Corporal 3 Jones, Post and Telegraph Rifles, 59; Cor- ,: poral Ivclls, Palmerston Nortli Rifles, 58. 1 lOs., prizes—Rifleman Petone, 57; - Rifiaman Rabe, Karori,,s7j Mar-

shall, Karori, 57; Rifleman B. W. Bird, ketone, 56; Rifleman Kitchen, Upper Hutt, 56; ilifleman Judd, Karori, 56. Counted out—Private Guy, Nelson Rifles. Tyro prizes:— :/ Rifleman E. Ballinger, Petone,. 15s. ... .58 ' Private Wood, Hutt Valley Rifles, 105..' .54 ss. prizes—Rifleman Moore, Karori,.*s3; ; Rifleman Evans, Opaki, 52; Colour-Sergeant Baker, Hutt Valley Rifles, 51; Sergeant Hood, Masterton Mounted Rifles, 51. j ... ; '/ i , OPAKI MATCH. '/ ■' 1 Ten shots at 700 yards; Prizes:—Fixst, j £2; second, £1 10s.; third, £1; four of 155.; six of 10s. . . . Lieutenant Hawthorne, Civil Service-' ■ ' Rifles, £2. ... . ... ... .... 41- , Rifleman Halliday, Karori, £1 10s. 40 J Rifleman Kitchen, Upper Hutt, £L 38 -| 15s. prizes.—Gunner Plimmer, D. -Battery, ( 38; Rifleman Hyde, Opaki, 37; Private Guy, , Nelson "Rifles, 35; Rifleman Henry,- Opaki, , 35. ' ./;- , j 10s. prizes.—Rifleman Welch, Opaki, 35; j Rifleman' Butler, Petoije, . 34; Rifleman ' Thomas, Petone, 34; Lieutenant Holiavd, i Hutt Valley Rifles, 34; Rifleman Ballinger, j Petone, 33; Rifleman Feist, Opaki, 32. s Tyros:— ■ ' . ' ■ Private Routley, Hutt Valley Rifles, I . 155.. ... ~!;--34 ; : Rifleman G; P. Brown, Karori, 10s.': ( 34 'ss. . prizes.—Sergeant. : Hood, Masterton j Mounted Rifles, 28; Bugler E. -Ballinger, Nelson College, 26; Rifleman Evans, 'Opaki, 26; Private G; H. 'Wood-, Hutt Valley/'Rifles, • j CRAND AGCRECATE. Scores in matches"l,l, 3,'.-and 4 to. countRiflemaii G. Halliday,-Karori, gold , ■ . medal presented by Mr.-W'. -H.:,-, ' /Field, M.P., and £l: . ... 244/.■ .'Rifleman H; Marshall; Karori, W. . ..H.,-Tisdall's -trophy .and, £1 .... .240 ■ Rifleman. G. Hydo, Opaki ...- ... ■ 238' ■ Lieut.- Hi Hawthorn, C.S.R. - - '...' 238 Riflemaii Hmry;'Opaki - '. ... 237" . Pto. C. Guy, Nelson 237.. SENIOR KOI?.PORE AGGREGATE. For scor.es.-.at ranges,. b,etw;een-200 and .600 yards. ' "•••■ Corp; H. C. Jones, P. and T. Rifles -182 ~ Rifleman W. J. Henry, Opaki' ... " ISO : Pto. 0. Guy, Nelson ..." ..... ; 179 ' Rifleman . Hydo,.; Opaki ; . : .178 TYRO KOLAPORE AGGREGATE. . ;.A .;prize' : of v '.£l,ls;' was .allocated ' for ,:.the / winner of. this aggregated /, .'-•'/-. '... ; '•Pt-e.'.Routley,' Hutt: Valley ■ 168 Col.-Sergt.' BakerVflutt'Valley Rifle's /166 : ' : Pte. G'.: H. Wood,/Hutt:Vajley Rifles 162 ■'' r Bugler; E: 'Ballinger, Nelson ..; 155 . •;Serg^^':H<»dJ-:'MaSfert6ri-;;M'.'R.-; 1 .'.. ;: M53 TEAMS MATCH. -' Ojpaki r Club .... , .... ... : ... 1133 Petone Club ..... , ... ... .1076. Karori Club : '. .../. ... 1054 . : Lieutenant H. .V- . Smith,, active- list (unattached) ;-:was range-officer for tho day, and Private'C. <H. Aamodt, of the Guards, was s'eoretary. Some delay occurred,:in the-fore-noon, .throughj tho -lato arrival of the Opaki men, whose train' was held'lip. at-.the'Summit for some.time.by the race traffic. -.During' the" daj', Dr. J. M. Mason, president of -the , 1 association,:', visited '.the range. - •' './' : . -The Executive Committee desires to record' its'appreciation'.of the'.'work of the nlarkers, which was highly satisfactory,.; v . .;:' /', //. CITY RIFLES V. WEREROA. . : The eight' annual teams:; contest 'between' the' IVeJlington City -Rifles• arid ' the,'.Wereroa ■ Rifle; Clul), was/ fired at Parapai;aumu - yesterday, tlio-p/ty Riiies 'wiiinin^'by",2s point's;'. : The. conditions" were/seven ; 200,; < spo;t -iind 1 ; 600 yards,; the' spores/being/■'. ' CITY RIFLES "" "/• 200 500 600 ; . ' yds. -yds. yds. . T'l.. Pte. Wiren ... ... ... : 27' ! ;M. 32 93 Pte. Turner ... 32 :33 28 . 93 Sprgt. Lang ... ' ... 29 ~31. '.' 32. 92 ■ Pte., Dodd . ... ....29 . 32,-. 30- 91 'Pte - . Given 31 30 27 -88 ; ;Bte. A. 27'- ; i/32 - , : - ; ;28* - 87 / ;Pte;cNieass -i.i. ." ... '29 ' '33 ""' : 23 ; ': 85/ . Corp. Chandler ... 29 / 24 .17 '70 Aggregates. :' , ' .... v ../' ,233 / 249 - 217- 699 WEREROA RIFLE CLUB. ■ ,:W' : V .• ■ ■ '200 :500 - GOO- . ■ ■ ■ .yds. yds.- yds. T'l. J. Whiting ' ... ... -:..r-30 ; 30';- .32 ■ 92 J. Field ... ...- 29 '30 30 89 C. Whiting. .... ... ... 32 23 27 -87 Cordukes . ... .... -... ,31 28 27 -86 L. Lynch ' -... 24 -, 29 , "-85' C. Dowsett ... ...'-, ..; 30 '23 24 - 82 R.- Kelson .... ... ... 30 21 • 27. "81 Capt. U'Lean ... ... ... . 31:'.19 23 . 72 Aggregates ' ... ' ... 237 219 218 ': 674 > - iHICHtANDERS AT WANIGANUI. > - .c'o'BKESPONbEKT:) . Wanganul, January 1. .. The .Wellington -Highlanders won--/'their ■match' against:Wariganui,by,49. points.- The match/was. ,v?ry exciting, the lead . being' nearly all obtained on/the' last range. Onlytwo scores over ninety (were-registered—Ser-!geant! Marsden''96,/ arid Captain; MacDiar- • mid, 93.,, -The- ranges were. 200, 500, and 600 yards.' The Wellington men; left.,.the city by the 1i.20, .train. on Thursday, nighty arriving at'Wariganui after a tiring, journey at 8 a.m. They spent the • whole ..day. on .'the i range.: .The weather was bright, the ■ wind i. varying from Bft.. tb 12ft;. right; ■ The': High- : : lariaer.B- were entertained at i./banquet tonight, arid a'trip.up the river "is to, take i place to-morrow. ' '' , j AUCKLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. : int Tst-Epmra—ruEss association.) Auckland, January 1.. I . The. _ Auckland ; ; Rifle; Chajnpionship: Meeting: opened to-day /at -Penrdse.:Regults:r-: : "''K./i-"- /-:.-' /■Patrons'/Match, (seven- shots'-at'.2oo yards and/500 yards).—Private W. Cox, Victoria Rifles, u -66; Sergeant D. Clarke, Pukekoho Mounted Rifles, 65; Private S. Clark; Ohinemuri,Rifles, 66.- --.■ .-: ">• •'. :/. ,:, Vice-patron'?. Match; (severi shots ; at' 500 and~'6oo).—-Private- . J;. Carlson, ■ Victoria Rifles; 66; Private J. R. Preston, Victoria Rifles, 65; Lieutenant .F. J. Atkinson, Auck- ,, land; Mounted Rifles, 65. - . President's Match - .(seven, -. shots 'at /. 200, b 500,; and' M.' .N. Atkinson, , No. 1 Native . Rifles,;'lo.o; .-Trooper. H: : G. l Kempton",/ Franklin Mounted. Rifles, ■ ■ 95; ; Rjfleman; W. ,H. Moslem,; Kalo/ Rifle. Club,- ■ 95.. ' ;. -. ... '•'''' : ' '' •■