RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 402, 11 January 1909, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

;, ~. MAT3HES AT TRENTHAM.v , ' ;. '. THE .''SOtJTEERLt'S" VAGARIES. Tho -weekend 'shooting-competitions o! thfe Wellington Garrison corps; and rifle-club men, MverV resumed at' TrenthaW on Saturday, there being, for the season of the year, a very. good, musterofmarksmen'. The'vagaHos of a strong southerly made shooting.'very;.difiioult.... Tho Mowing, is the strength"of the various.corps, represented-.-Engineers, 27;' Zealandm. Klues, 31;.Hutt Valley Rifles,. 12j Karori Kifle.Club, 3i; : Jleretannga Mounted Rifles,.l4; Wellington Guards, 38;:Post'and Telegraph Rifles, 32; Permanent Force Rifle: Club, 9; City ■■Rifles,- 27; Kelburne' liifles, 22; Civil Service .Rifles,- 16; Highland liifles, 34; Staff* 2; total, 298. .' ' The Engine'efs were detailed' for rimge dulitis ;■ Lieutenants Gibbs and Chappie were range-• office-re;;.and. Staff Sergt.-llajor Rose, trenchofficer ;'.-■ ■■•' . ■ , ■ '■; , ;., '■;'-■ ■ , Tho. following '• are the' results of the various; matoliesi— ■■';- • ... •:•*-■' ...■;■■■-'.'■>■:■ ' : -:.■-■■'::"■■; city rifles: ':';, y'y : ■:';■'■;, ■ Competition for company trophy! seven shots at 200 and 500 yards; handicap. -■•' .-.. : .... -200 500 ..... . -.' .- . . , yds. yds. H'p. T'l. •Corp.Foasey. ■...."-.... 33 ,27, ; 0 GO ♦Pte. Given ... .... '..A '32., .27 .1'.... CO Pte. Pitcher ... ... ''~. .30 23,. -%... CO Col.-Sergt. Davis ... :..'•"&'.■ 28' 6 ;.60. Pte'.Edwards :.. i ; . ...' 25 : 25 ; 60 Pte. 'Price' '•';.-: " •.:;■' V.I 27 ' 23 10 ' GO ' ■'■ Pte; -A-. J. Jackson (33-28-6), 59; Pte. Strangemuir Pte; Hannon! (28-18-12), 58 j.' Sergt. Lang (27-28-0), 55; Pte. Jackson, ' sen.: (29-2G-0). ■ 55; Pte. Dodd' 55; Pte. Wiren (29r-25-0)', 54; Pte; Turner (2951 j Pte.Nieass (29-22-0),.51; Pte.'Tarr (23—22—C), 51- . ;••' - ■ .'■ -:-: ■" .-■' '; . *Ammunition prizes. : '....■'."■.■.."■■.■■'"".'.■■■ y -POST AND -TELEGRAPH ftIFLES. f ■ :■ Seventh inatch (It) shoti at- $00.yards).of thei competition /for. company ' belt and ; class ti-ophies; '-'The first' three in each olass take ■topte." '■.'■■■ ■■■; '.:'■ •■'.■'; ■ V '. ; . \'.-. ; '■ ■"■; ;, : -'-y "■■' ■ : Aclasis. ;: ':':' .-;: - ■■.."■;■ '-\.<- ■':-'■ ■■■■•-": ■ ■••■■• ■.-... ■ 800.'■'•■. ■■-■; ' •!.' ':■ ■'■''■■ "'>•■„;' •■-■' " : -.-■■■•. ;, ' "fi'p-T'i-Hoh.-taembeir Holme; ... ' ii. "28 8 36. Sergt.. Wakelin . ...'... ...35 0 35 Bieut: Bolton:. '. :;...: ■ ...:'... 85. "o 35,. ■Sergt. Williamson ... ... : .:.' 33 .''o " S3 ■Sergt. White ■.!.•■: ■ .J ; L ■&:■',: i.ysi ■liieut; Beamish ■ ■•'..- v ;.v;.27 --'4 ;>: 31 ; ; Corp. Jones : (27-0), 27; Pte. 2p;- Lieut. , Collins (23-6), 23r : Corp. : H. : t). Smith (22—0), 22; Hon.-ineitlbei' CartWrlght (13— 8), 21; Lce.-Corp. Hamilton (18-rO),' 18; Hbnmeinber Faber. ; '.': .. ':/■.;]■ <' .... "■-;-■"■/-■"-"-"-i;-;. \> ■:.:-,'.;..B:Gltiss. ■ ' : - : ■'■' ■ - : '"• ■■ ' ■i, .-.%-:-s-.v.t ; -.;•••-■•-.■ .-.. ■ goo ■■•■■;■■-■■:■ :t>\\ .■.■■-. ' -.<■■■;■:::■■ .. ..-.'-yds, H'pvT'l.. Pte; Sclater'■... ~,., -~;.- r'.i.. .38 i .40 Ete. Pearce , ... ~.'. ... \ . ... 33 •:, ■ 7 ..40 -Pte.:■ Gamble ... '"i.v '».'...; 30 10. . ;..4O Ute; Collyer ... ..: .>..:.;.. 30•'. 10 40 Bugler Lippitf. .i. ■-'.;.,.... 24 . IG 40■Oorp: : Rutheffbrd '-..; . L.. ..'•..:-21 IG ; 37 SeVgt. Hulbert (26-8)* 341 Pte. Pindlay (15;15),:,27j. Pte/.Davidson' (10-,0),10. . .;.■■..■'. ■ :. ' ,:■;;..*:: KEIBURNE; hIFLES. - : '■; ''\ ■ Competition ■. foi , '- .coinpany trophies, seven shots at.200 and.soo.yards; handicap, i •: ■..'/, ■■ '■;■ : :."S.:,\ : : ; ;A-ciass>- ;^v .'- ■■•■■, ■■'"■:■-.■- :■:■ ..,■...■-;';:.; :- ■ ::-v. -200.■ 500:.- . - ;•" .'■ ■,'•""•'■'■".■'■-' ":''-v'- ; :' :',-' '•"■ yds; :yds. ; H'p.T'l; dorp. -Taylor. ... ; 'J, ... 26 ■■ 25,.' ..3 .54 Sergt. ; Macauley ",;.. ' V ..-. 31 '" 22 - 0 53 Pto. :Pettigrew : ... ... ■ 29•"'.; 2a' : " 0" 51 Lce.-Corp. Colley ...\ ...'2B. 20. 3 51 Lce>Coi'p. Hai-t .... .„ ?0 ■'.■' TO. . IV: 'p Pte: ■-■ ../.'■;...• :17 , S 44; .T.te. : Munro.(22-10T4),'.«.;; ,' ■~■':. • V'.w; ;',- ; '\- ■■■/B.ClasSi-: ;':--'/-."v;. ■ i;!.: '■■; .-■-.'. .:■■ .■:,.:■■: ■:' 20O> . 500 • >■ •- ;':'(■ ;.''■'■' -.'.■';■ ■;.-';■;■''.' yds. ■yds,.: H'p.- T'U ■Pte."- gtidolpli , '.■■..'.:' . '■... 26. ■ 17,.. 6,... ,49,. $!*.' Willman:: , ■'■ ...'•:.■• VJS'v', 14: ■ 10 .•; 4a Pte'. , Tblley ; :.:\ ... ....:.24". 11. ''fi,; iO. ■;>,...; 22, 13 ~ 0:': jJu; l'ite./Ari-owemith- :;..;... U : Iβ. 8 ~'35 ;ptey'Wado'. ■.■::'*';:. '>'■%■:: ; i5. '~'l2 : -4-;-31 \.Pte';'Ballirigef 7 31 ,- : .P.te'.' Chote 31. :; ; ' ■ .. - : : :;-:-..: ; W; ; - ENQI>4.EBRis«' '~.-.'■:; y. ■,-!.; '■•■'■' : Cotopetitib'tf for..company-tWphy-'j seven Bhqts' at SQO -and- 600;".yd5.,; handicap.- •' ■' '.'/ _.'•''■''■■ :y.y\ ■"■': "■::'-■ k-Q^.y"^,'.:./'.-^^ }-\M: '■;'■.; -■:' ";* -. ."^00 : ./ i 600 ■"-'■■' ..'■..' M ;, U.y-,;-. T -'V /■ •,■■;:.,;' yds.-.-'-yds- H'p.T'l; «tpper '■ Rogers-■-■•.: .; ; . ,'•' .:;■: 30'. .23 . : O.v 59: "Snrgt. Barker ~ ...'..; 25 26 -3-54 ■■StirgV-'EUiotf .••....;.■;■■.:■.•, 28> .17 . ~8 -■"■.53 :Sorgt/Mitchell -J U ; '.■''...•■ 29. : 20": :2. -51' Sergt.-ilajor Homer:■' ■': •.;;,-24 .: 22'. -0 >46 ■Lieut. Chappie ..!•..V ■,-.. ; 20. : : iLce.-Corp.... Radcllffe . 40; - Lieut. ,&bbs .., ,' ;':- ;•.;'. ~ -,>; ■'+:;<{■ '■"" : V"3-'Class. ■[■!,.: ■■:■■'•: -c, ■■■ !"■■■.:■ '. : ''.. ■ ■ - sob . 6or) ■-.-••. ■<■■!''<-■:'}■ ■'-:■' .\:'-:>- r yds. yds. -H'p.T'l. Sapper Carter- '-. ';..- .;. 23 22.,:-10—55 ■Sergt. Grainger ■'.'... ... '26 22.-".' 5 53 SipperLong ...... 12 14 ,26 52 B\igler Johnson . '... - .'..: 12; 11 22, .'45 Sapper■■Kfylchrist ■:.. ... 5-: ■ I 7 23 , 35 Sapper; Corletti; .;.-.. ; .1;. 4 ■•'■■l9-'.-' U ' _84 ' :'; t--;/ ZEALANDIA RiFLE'Si '■■■ ' '■: ',■ 'Competition for' belt" and fcoiiipany-.trdphies; seven' shots .at : 500 and COO yds!; handicap. ;: ■. ■ ■'-■;■•''-'-v. '■• ■••'-. v >'■",' '.■,■•■■■■ 500" G00 .:.. "■ ; :" i: ' .'■■■;'■>. ■'.' '■ -'\ ■ :■': '■: '■' "-V' ■■■•yde'i'- 'yds;* H'p.eT'l. , - Bergt.-Buhokenberg v ' -i.; 80 ; 28 -0 68 Sergt.:aiartiu .'. .v. : . V.v 28 -: 23 : 7 58 Sergt. -Hugo .•.-:■,.....■/■... 32 ■ '.24 :.O 66' ■Pte..Euut '■ ... ..... ..... 28. 23 4 ■'•■6s' Col^ergt...Frandi'...v: ':.,: SO v,; 18. : : 7 v . : '•Pt'e. Ddlfon .■...:' .-./■• .... 21 ; .24 ■ ',6 ■■ 54- ' •■'• tce.-Gorpi;Edwards 53j.C6fp;.Bar-' ■chain (23^26-i)y: 50;.;.Sef|l. '•■ Eankin' (27-16-6),' 49; •Pte. Ebdgws (22-7—18), 47; Pte. Eowberry 43; Pte; C. Hugo;(24^-8-8),;40. : ,. .;.v;' PERMANENT FORCE RIFLE CLUB; -: Competition.-' for ' Messfe.'", Whit.combfl and. .'limbs' -'trophjj'.-spfrejK shots at 200 ( 600, ..and 6011yd5.,; handicap. , .'!' ... ■■'.:.' .■-.:.;■ '-:■'■ ■ .VV- •:;■-:■-200 : 500 :■''6o0 -■• : ' ">' ; V : ../-•"■/.:-' ■"■' -"• -yds; >-yds; yds.-^E'p;?'!;-*tiiinnef llilroy. . ...' 30. 26:'- 28'-' ~-i : ''SS • -.Gunnei-'-May'■.•>'•■■',):.:: 2l ; ; v28' : - 23; -85-" Gunnei- Jackson .' ...-27 •; 26 -.19 ■•13 ■: • 85 : Gunner:G'o\ver '.■.' "....32 ■ 28'- 21 .•'•■■ O'->- 81 : Gunner" Otten.. i.ii :22 .20, 20 ■ 10 72 Uunhsr- Klee . : . ■ V.. ; .-'BO. ■■■■ 12 ~; 12 , ' 13 -. 67. ■'..::;•■■"■ ...* r *?rize : ffiriner.' : ; ; ; -:: , '■[• . -; .:■: :6IViL SERVI'CERiFLES. ; ' i .'. :-' Competition. f6r v ' company.'.' trophies; ' seven shots at 200. and 500 yds.) count in belt and shield aggregates..- ' ,' - - i ■' ■ '.. '■■ .■'. 'r A Class. •■' ! : : -.- . ■-■ ■ ■"■ - z ; ::■'::"■■ ... ■■'.'•■■'• . 200 '500 '■ I -!v. ; - L ; ■;■•:■■ ■'-■■ v "'yds. , yds. H'p. n. Pte. Low- ..i- .V, ..: 26 27 ■:■ f- hi Pte.'-Joplin■■'■;.,;-....■■-.<;.. 28 25. 4'. 57 Pte. Fisher ■■...'. : U. ■' ~, 30; -24 2 "56 I Corp. Joplin '....... ...-23-. 24- 8 1 55' Pte. Falconer ....: . ... :■.;. 20. '■ 23 8 ■ 51 Pte.'. Cri.bb . .;.: ... .'.... 24, . 21 !.i' 5.. -50- 1 ;. Sergt.'; Butcher 46;'.:Lce.-Corp;J ■Abbott 42.,-. ;-.•.:■;.'..;., .;.; . ■ ■ | ;: '-/:< '';-■'■'■"' v''i- v ' B '. cl^s.': '-^; ; :■:-;■;:' ; '- : 'U ; - i : '/-:-' ; >V ■■'■':':: ■'' ; : ■■-■ '■; 200" .500 ' •' ; -- : . '■;• r - --7 r;--i; -: ; v-'J:-.yds, yds.- .Bt'pj'T'^ Pte. .H01me5....-: ~.■.■•■■;.,: 23,-19 14-'- Sti Pte. Caldicott ;'!■. ......'i. ■.■...■ 24 -;.i5 '.'lO :.-49Pte. Ovefton '~.;: ',■■;.. ) ~.' 29.■■"; 12-,. ... 0 ,-'4 l' .;..! :-t •; HUTT VALLEY RIFLESi ' • j :- Competition fbrphatnplonship ehield and han-' | ■:dicapjiggfegate. •; ■ ..■'-■, . ■; -■■:-' ~'-:■ -• S'.-AVOlass,-'-'".' ■■'■■:•- :.'•- "-' • ■■■'■:■..;■■; ■'■■-■.:<: . '.-:"'' . 500.- Goo' ,"•-" ! -J, ■■■■■ ■■<:■■ ''.'!.. yds./::yds.' H'p. T'l.' : *Pte.,Boutley "■■-.■..■. -...■ 30. . 25-..,.'0.' 55 .•PLo.-Wood. V..' -.i.'i'Jy'.- ■■.-,.-. 80- \M '-.- -1 - •' •■ 65-Col.-Se.rgt.' Baker -...,:: ...- 28 ' 20 0 ' 54 Lawtqn : ..... .'■„:.■. It : '.. 25 '•'. 2.", 54 'Corp. Glennie ■ -~. ' ... : . ij\ ; 23" :;8 .40. Lce.-CorpVJao.lisdn'..;',;.,..' 16 ~ ','23 '5 .''44 -■ : - •'-: - ':.'.' .' :.B.'Class. \'- : ■'.*',"■.-'■■■\ ;■'■'' ': -- - ■,"/■■'. , : :' :■■■'< '500 GOO \ '' : '•-' .'■-■• " ; yds. 'yds. H'p.T'l. *Pto, Walsh-... ■ , ... ..; 35 ,22. 1 58 »Pte. Bowers-».'■... .•'...■-Iβ 13 - -31 ■ 40 ;Pte..'.Sa'lll.: -."■■'... '..."■■'••.'.. '19 .' 9.8'- 86: ■pter'Eyerton .-... ■ ... ■■-~'. 20 9 : ,G .■■- 35 :\■•'.-. -'. : '^Legs-in■ for company trophies. . -' ■;.-. ,i ■'■ WELLINGTON, GUARDS, • ■':■•'•■ :■: 'Final match' of No. 2 .competitiori"(five -iriatches.'four ■ to' ■count), for, class : trophies. ■ Seniors.' seven shots at 800 and iWOyds.';' juniors,' . sqvciv shots, at 200 and 500 yds. ...'.■' ■•■,.'; ■j. '■'• : , '-. A Class. ■ '■', -..■.. : ." .: ■.'■"■•■" '. - : -800 noo ■'■ ' .1 •".••'"•" " :'.,'■ yds., yds. H'p.'.T'l. ■ Pte. ; Barnes .;. : "... ~."34 22 0. sfi Pto. Dowman ...... 29. -22 ~.4,, 55 .■Pte/.P , . Tinney ~' ~ ..'. 31'., 21, , 2';,54 Sertfi. G. Tinney ... :..-30 22 0 52 Sergt. Sneddon ... ■ *.. .22 ■ 23 46 Pto, K.eal m. «v- in 32 K a, iS.,

»o S<?r o^,? el ', llßh^ m (32 r 10 - 2 '-«; Pi", wiison (22-20-1), «;■ Corp. ftraart (28-11-snr.), 39; Pto. Eegleston (23-ti-i), 33 j Pte. Aamodt (21-^ 9 —l)j 01. ■ ■ '■'■■■ , • ■"•' . .'B Class. :,-■•' ','.' " ' '■■ '■'•■■ ■'■ 200 500 ■ ■■• . ' r,, • n .. ' ■ yds. yds. H'p. T'l; Pte.Hiif.ton ... .... • .... 27 ■ 23 6 56 Corp,.-Bailey ... ..,..,. ... . ](). Vi . se ~. ■;..., ..... 31 . 21 0 52 Pte. Troziso ... ... ; . ... 27 , 20 •'.' 4. 51 Pte. Powor ~ ...;. 21, 13 12 . 19 *Pte. Casserley. .. ... ... -23 . 25' '■". 0. 48 . Pfe. Parkinson (20-H-1S), -16. . ' . ' ■ ' *Eaiige. : ' -, KARORI RIFLE CLUB. . . Seco»d:£erie3 of matches for prizes presented to tho'club.by Messrs. W. H..Field, M.P. Hnlliday, and Pearce. ' •" 500 600' f ,,', . .'■ . . yds- yds. H'p. T'l. J, Eabe ... ... ;... ' ... 31 30 0• • (!1 J.. Burns ... ... ... 32 27 .0 59 W, Aston ~.'„. , -33 25 0 . 5S W: Kepip- ... '... ..; 30 27 0- 57 V.. Moore ... ... ... 28 26 2 56 W.'Judd - ... .... . ...' ap 2g p 51 B. Eandell 54 j H. Marshall {28—25 -0), 53; T. Standidge (29-23-0), 52; W. Harris (33-19-4)),: 52jE. S. Wilson (28-21-3), 52;' C. HodUer (28-23-0), '51;. A; W. Kemp (23BO'; Q.K. Chanmati. " 44i k. C. Maisey. (27-21-0), 48; W. E. JacksOn (2820—0), iS; W. Tarr (2S-19-0), 47; A. Prance-, 46;. G. Halliday (28-18-0); 46); H. ißulford (20-25-0), 45; 3?. Beazant (2i-15-4), «; A: Guise (17-20 0), 37; G. P. Brown (18-13 -G), 37; H. O. Brown (20-7-6), 33. '. .WELLINGTON HIGHLAND .'•'•dn Saturday afternoon the. first of a; series, of shoots for No.' 3 competition was started. The scores also counted for tho company belt, M'Diarmid Cup, Bannatyno Shield, and-the slag's ,head. presented to the company \by Mr. Forbes, of-Waiiganui.. ■ A: very tricky. Avind played havoc witli the. scores at 500 yards. Pte. JU'iean—the. ■ company's .;■'. veteran—however , , managed to put on the fine score of 32, making top score.for, hie.company on the day's shoot with a total of 62. Pte. Eves came second with 59, making 33 at the 200 yards, mound,: b.ut the" wind at 51)0 yards baat hirer somewhat. Following arel the- individual - scores i— ■ .■■ ... "'■•• '■■ ■■'■'. ■' ■ A Class , . •■". ■ - : '' '' '■.:■'. '■!■"■■■' 200' 500 . , '' " ..yds. yds. H'p. T'l. Pte. M'Lean ...".,. '....30 -32 ' 0 G2 Pte. Eves -. ■ ... .33 . 26 0 59 Corp. Dobson ... ... ... 26 27 4' 57 Sergt. Gardiner , ... ... 31.',. 19 1 . hi ' Sergt. Marsden ' ... ... 32 . -23 0 55 J?te. Corbett ... ... w. 28 24 3 55 L.-Corp, Shannon■ ....:...-29 ■22 ■ 3 51 •Sergt; Connibear ..'. .... 31- :20 0 51 |Sergt...Ji-'Douald ..:;- :.. 29;, 18 ,-,,'. 0' ' .47 ;'; ';' •■> .'.... B.'..Class.'.- .(.-■>■. ,■' ■' Thomson '',•-'.. \ ... ' '....'2B -27 0 55 ■Pte. Smith- ... .... ..;• 26 / .11 10 • 47 Pte.' St'Claif '"' .:.' . .'.: 23 '..'■' 9'■'•:■ 10 ' 47 Xiieut. Willis ... 13 24 -7 '44 Pte'.; Morgan':.. .ii'-'.;. 25 12: 7. a , Pte. Boyle (28-4 MO), 42; Pte.-.Seali3S.(l4— I'O); .41; Pte. M'Clellaa .(16—14-10), 40; Pto; Moloneux (21—9—10), • 40; Pto. Lawrie (14r-15— 10), 39. .'. . ■ : ... , . ~;. :f : y PETONE RIFLE : 'CLtiB. ,';: : ' :The Petone Rifle.Club oqntimied its competitions for the Championship Shield aggregates and club trophies. The .weather conditions wero ■anything.but good, especially at 800 yards,' The southerly breeze kept fairly steadv at COO yards, but on ; goingbaclc td 800 it varied from, dead ih.to 10 right with fairly.quick changes.' Besides this the last-men..to finish'had to shoot ih semi-darknoss. 'J. Carter put üb'the pood shoot, of Uat both rangjs. The conditions were 10 shots at GOO and 800 yards. .Scores':—.'. : : -'•.-' ; '. ■ ■■';■■ ■•'■■'■■.: A Class. : '■■ ■'•,'.' : .-'- "' :■■:•.; - > ■■'■ ""■■ . GOO-'BoO'v '■' : ':■ ' ■■,„ ,'. '■'■"■•■ . .'yds. yds. H'p. Tl' J.'.Carter - .'.."■ ■ ...',... :'4i ..4-t. .0 as A: itenderson ..i. ... ... 43- 40- -5 -83 O-"VV. Mellor ... - ..;. .... 45 42 0 '87 A.'Ballinger. ...'.....: ... 45 JO . 0. ;sS : G. Laoey ■ ..1. '.;..; .•.;.' 39: •■. 33 ."4' '78 ,' ' W.-.'Thamas (3t-38-scr.),'. 72; C. j. Hbllard (38-32-scr,), 70;' 6. Druramond (30-32--5), 67; B. Bird (32-26-5), 03 i j: M'Lachlan ■l),.'Sßj p.-Bird.(42-12-3), 57: ■ '>:■ ■; /; ;:' ■':':■'■■ ',:.■;■;•:: b;class.' '•■■''';■''•■ : . . ■■'.■ .-...■•■-■ •;■ ■'■ v . ..c 00 e'oo .■■ : ■'• '■'. t Vii iV "-'Vv -yds., H'p.'^h. h Callwell; ; ... .<.,. ,'.'. .„■ 33. .31 ','■. ;6';,. 70 ;W. Tatilknor ;.•.',...-. ■'■;.., "3a: :30 . . '3 "" G5 ,'Ji. Johnson' ...;'. ........ 3i- 30 '3. '64' J. Ingram. ■...•, ,"...-■'.,.-' 21 v 27,"16 : Gi ~;H.\.M019 S.-Knight JFi'o iP7- '.o°*- 'WW'Bartlett": (0-26-C),,32; \Y; Maud (23-0-8), '31. , "■■ ■ ■" ■On. ■ Wednesday,-th'e ranges' .will t>6 SOO and GOO yards, 10 shots.and next Saturday 200,'500, and : 1)00 yards; 7 shots at eaoli-'range}- , - .■*■-..>:•!, .' ';: ;■ ' RICOCHETS; v -,, -v. : - : ;-{. : : : v . (By EohJ3lok;J '■;' '■■ ;,' When a southerly' wind blows, the conditions for. rifle-shooting at Trcnthain are very 1 fai' from satisfactory.", A nor'-wester'is not so bad for it leaves the hills west of the Hutt Eivei-: some distance from ■ the range, , and in its race ■ across,the,valley towards the Trentliam Hills has time to steady itself down, and declare' its intentions, one way or another."Not.so with'-the southerly, which: comes ; careering pyor 'tho Trontham Hills,; divides its forces, frbii.es skittishly,, aniong- the gullies,, where it develops, "oorkscrews/ zig-zags about the Bpnrs, and generally speaking, becomes a regular ■ nuisance. The wind;on Saturday. vs.s a southerly, a.southerly, of moods.; .On.: the-loiig range, for example, it would.suddenly doihand a deffectioh ,'of 18 degrees "right; then it .would oliange'.iia mind;: and. decide, that 12 ' degrees left would ( perhaps, "be better; So tho littlo range flags on the tops of their tall poles fluttered this way aildthat way, while the outraged riflemen made rude remarks , about, them. .. .■- ■'.■• So much,for.-the "windl now for its: handiwork. The P/and.T.'s 6enior.men engaged the targets' ina:ten-shot match at 800-yards, and nearly.ruined their reputations. .The possible an a .ten-shot match is 50 points, but the best score Off the riflo was 15 points below that; Sorgt. Wakelin and Lieiit. Bolton, both scratch men, each got 35. : A useful 33 was scored by Sergt: Williamson, from scratch. ■■ The others were .anything fr0m , .28 down to li, off the rifle.■'■',! Corp- Jones and Lce.-Corp Hamilton, who each did doughty deeds' at the two rifle pnie meetings during .the..holidays, made 27 "and. 18 respectively. • . Some of the company's junior, men did. considerably better, while one did .considerably worse. 'It was a i; bad d'ay : for reputations, ns. j'-have al'ready': observed. Pte. Sclater; av promising 'junior, made' the best ecore of.-'either class, rattling, up 36 points/, and.getting 'another I for his handicap. Young Davidson, who had a;lead''of 9 points, for the bolt* • only made 10, afld he 'haa' nb allowance. That's the worst of having, a reputation. The. ins and outs of target luck usually average, in favour of the steady consistent shot,-and-Davidson need not yet 'give, hope, , for '■ his previoua. shooting has been ;of;>a : most; excellent .quality....; .. . ■ .Another- corps;\vhich v -tried' its luck :at the long , , ranges was the Guards, the quality' of whose marksmanehip'reached a higher standard thairtbe corps just.previously mentioned. Pte. Barnes,- from sotetCh,'made, 34 at .800 yards, and '22. to 900. yards Corp. .Fellihgham (82),' ahd,sPte..NeaL(32), : and Pte. :F. Tinney (31), all: shot vety well at 800 yhrds..Thebest range score' .'at 9.00 yards was Sei ; gt.. Sneddon's— 23,, The 'result, "of the .'shoot.,on Saturday—th€.final or the second; spries^—brbught but the leading men; in,the senior as-.follow.:— - ; ;; Sergti; Tinney ; ; :...-: ...:..:' .237;.' V Corp." Smart ■'..' >... . .... , ; . -.;. 233 . ("Pte. .Barnes.,.;':... ; ; ...!:..■.'';;,.; 233 .... ■ K 'shoot-off .behreen Smart aid Barnes, who ■tied in'.points, for the second place, .resulted in favour bf Smart. Pte.:,':Bai'n6s and. Sergt. Sneddon were..each .awarded i cash, prize, donated: by ex-Sergt. ,Guy.(now of Ndisob), .for,'the. best' range'sbore 'of the. niternooh;: The B Class, men of the'cOm'pafiy 'fifed '.it 200 aid 500' yards' ranges, the-'best Score off the rifle being.s2, by Pte. 'Newtdwn;. Casserley topped ' the range ■scores.at 500 yards, with 25. : Each was'awarded. -a'-range'prize.-. The-iunioi 1 aggregates to: date are-as , Tindor:—, ,■—.■..■:-. '.-■..::■''..' .' • - " Pte. Trezise' : V. ; :.-,.;•' .•.;:•" .-.' J- 211\':' -■•■ Pte.-'Hutton. "••..;■■'.;.■ "»■ --i./'JOe''" ;. Pte. Trevor -...■■:■;• .;. : ..^: , 202 --. ■ The Gity Eifles fired'at' ( 2.oP and'.soo yards' rdngesi "and:.scored, iii range totals,' niiythinß fi'om 23 to' 33 at 2dp; yards, and .18-to 28 at' 500 yards. Corp. Feasej'i'Pte. : A. J. Jacksohj and: Pte. ;Dodd,- eaoli -secured ;'33 : at 200■ yards, while-Pto. Given, reached .32, At' the-longer range, the .best .score ; .was ,28—Pte. : Pitcher, Col.-' Sevgt. Davie,;and iSergt.Limg.,- :•. -.. ~-■,,.•.„,, •Sergt. Macaulcy's 53, from scratch (31—22) ■was the besb score-for the Kelbnrne Rifles. ■C6rpv';Tayloiv.;with--25, (lid rather .'better at 500 yards,, hut there was nothing brilliant about any of them,: ns a'matter, of fact.-,. The best jijmor - .BoorD was Pte.;Si(lolph's,. whose 43 (26— 17) :would- have . topped., tho list, in B ...Class even. had.'he not received an. eitr,t C.-points for handicap allov.once- The .following are the leading\aggre'gates'!in, thfl'curfehf cgmpeti'f.iqn (one ■ 'match to. be ' ni-eu) '.' .:;r ■- ' ;:'; '. Pte. Pettigrow ... ... 326--, .■■ tiergt. Macnuley ... ... 315 Corp. Colley ... .« 296 .Cftt'Ei 'XmkX. us. m ... ul 850

; The Engineers elected to shoot at 500 and 600 yards. Sapper Bogers (30-29) headed the A Class men, with a score of S3, from scratch. The'best junior score was put up by Sergt. Oranger-4S (26-22). The juniovs showed up rather weak.—at 500 yards the scores ranged from- 4 to 28, and at COO yards from 7 to 22. . : The Zealandia Rides" bcore-card reveals nothing of' a sensational nature. The scratch men, Bunckenbiirg and Iliigd, made .58 (30-28) and 56 (32-24) respectively at 500 and COO, yards. With the. assistance, of.' a modest, handicap of 10, Corp. Edwards recorded '53 points (11—3—40).' Barbham (23-2G—l) SO, hnd an off day evidently;- taken all round, Barcham is not, shooting so well this y<,ar—ho is in and out. '. ■;■■.■ ■;,. ■..".. Three ranges, 200, 500, ; and 600 yards; wero taken "by the B.N.Z;A. men. , Milroy, 88 (30-20 -28-4), and GoweV 81'- (32-2S-21-scratch). were.the two best. Gower joins the Post and Telegraph Department to-day, and will, no donbt, cast in his lot with the P. and T. Rifles.' ;'. ■•■-■■■.■ .■.'•■■ Pte. Fisher, of the Civil Scrvico-Eifles, made the best score-.off the. rifle for his company, securing, at 200 aiid .600 yards,- 54 (30—24), to wluch was added two points handicap allowance: low '(2G—27— i)' and Joplin (23—25—1) ivere more libonlly. ha-idicapped, and preceded Fisher on the list.. Tlie B Class men were a modest trio, of which the best off the vine was (ia-W>, one VieUeJ t\i»u \Vib scratch man,-Overtoil,.4l .(29—12). It was among the\Hutt 'Valley, Rifles that, the elusive possible was scored on Saturday. The company fired'at'soo aiid 600' yards, and Pte. Walsh, a'junior shot, made 35 at 500; yards,' also heading the'list of juniors at-GOO yards with.-.22. ; - ,-■..', .' ' •"■'.' •; A JUNIOR'S "POSSIBLE." :.■■•■

•I -.- ...;■.. .■.■■•■■. ....~rr: ; ... : ..., . ; .... : jrivDito. Walsh, Hut* Valley Eiflos, 7 Allots at : .■.;•.;■, ■.. ■;•..' .. . 500 yards. : /■■' . . i Anion" the seniors, the scoring at 500 yards, was anything from. 15 .to. 30, the. latter -.nguMa Using reached by Ptes, Eoutley. and Wood. -Ihe former;'from soratch, topped the senior scores i.AVith 55.. Col.-Sergt. Baker was below form.with; I The 1 Ka'rori' riflemen nred: at; 500 .••and -600. yards-in'the final for No. 2 trophy competition. The- scoring ;vas' very close, and the. result was in doubt.till-- the last ■shot was , fired. v Rifleman' J. Burns won.-the first .prize.-, with,., an [.'aggregate score of.-223 points,, taking Mr. A.. C.-Eearce's itr.qphy. Assistant-Secretary G. II; Chapman, won,.Mr. field's. "trophy•: wltlr 226, while;'the third pvize, presented by ■ Mr. Halliday; fell to KiHemaii. J. Eaboy-with._22s points—three •- points thus; separating . the first three": nioQ. The championship and. Kolapore •.aggregates showing the position tt> date'are be-, ing . mnde. -up,. and . will, appear lator. At: 800 yards, good shooting 'was dene .'by Aston and Harris (33 points each), Burns ,(32), and Kabe. and -EandeU <31). At the longer range, Eabe topped the score with 30, and his aggregate Qf 61. from scratch was a very good- display of lnarkslnanship.. ■ ' '.;'• ■■.■■■■::"- ; . ' '..,:.- ■'The' Battery will::he. absent, from thoran?e until:about the end of the, month. Their, anltual camp.:of instruction, commenced nt; the Hutt Park on. Saturday.'aftevhobn, when tents were pitched, and .everything' smigged down in anticipation': of, some ' dirty weatlier,. wluch threatened from the south. The' last four days, of .■the' , 10-day, instructional*period will./;e spent, at Pigeon Bu'sh, whither. thoMJattefy will pro.-ceed-Dy.'epeoial-.ttaiii, in order to.carfy ; o\it its, annunlj,class : firiag, under .service conditions. The-Battery-is ov.er 100 strong-just.now s and; in high'-state;.of..efficiency.*■■ It.should have, a' very good.ohance of not only retaining 1 the effioionoy shield, Avoii'last year, but of capturing from' its Duncdin .• Battery—tiio Ehodes Challenge Cup for shooting. ~- „ . iThe College Eiflcs .elected, to.': visit Polhnl dully on Saturday for instructional practice. ■ • v.The Wellington -NdvW^yiU.- probably, canyon'.their weokly oompetitions at Trenthara.next year. The company.'finds.that.the expense ot 'keeping, up .the range; at Jliram'ar ■ and/paying. •rbht, rather outweighs thft-convsnienco of hav.iiifr a shoofcig ground close ■at 'hand: ': ', ■,In view of the probability of the AVelhiig'tbn:Navals'relirimiishing their .private range' at '.Miramar; the., idea Ssiggests' ltsielf . that this shooting-ground/ convenient t6. : the oity,-.might' be taken pve'i , , either by the \Wcllington Ednca,tipn' Boatd or -by -the:' citj' .school' cbminitteeSj as a rifle range for the"sohool cadets.' The l rjSijtalrl , bolieye, is a very moderate'one,- and' (the 46tnl expenses; apportioned aiubng theiany; 'terested schools, would amount to .very .little..