RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

GARRISON SHIELDS COMPETITION CITY RIFLES WIN THE-SENIOR SHIELD. For the: final round of the Garrison Teams Shields Competition, the weather at Trentham was just that degree short of perfect which place's good marksmen oh their mettle, and contributes that necessary element of uncertainty, which supplies the flavouring essence of excitement to the sport'- of rifle-shooting—in .faot, to ..all/ sports.: Added to that, interest in the final was; sharpened: % the fact that three of ; the four competing ;'teams in the senior- competition.. were,; running'n'eek. and- neck:^for:firsti place, hayingtied in points oh the results. of the_ first-two rounds; -in l the "Junior A" competition,' the Zealapdias : had . a fairly safe lead,.' while the Artillerymen were' also fairly' secure. ' :, When ' the teams assembled at the range on Saturday;' tlje position' of affairs stood thus (points being awarded in each matoh on the basis of three' for -the- fir6t.team, two for the second, and one for third);— : . /.•••.• Senior. -' ; V i, . .. No, 1 No. 2 Match. Match. T'l. Cit.v 'RiHes ... ... ... ... 3 X.. 4 Highland Rifles' ... " 2 '- 2 ■ -4 Guards ... ... ..: ... 1 3 -4 Post and Telegraph Rifle 6 (1) ... — — — D Battery ... ... — - — Juniors A. .'> . ' •■■•..- . No. 1 No. 2 ■ ■ Match. Match. T'l. Zealandia Rifles ... . ... ... 3 ; 2 5 Civil: Service :Rifles, (1) . .......2 ; -. v 2. Hutt Valley Rifles ... 1. 1. -2 Engineers ... : ; ...,.', ~ .Post-and Telegraph' Rifles ...• .. 3 ... 3 Juniors B. • '-•'v• 'N0..i;.N0. 2. " \ " _ Match.'Match. T'l; Permanent Artillery .;. ••• 3. 3 6 College Rifles . ... . .... k.. . 2..1- 3 Cycle Corps ... .1 2 .3 Civil' (2) ' ■"... -7At 200 Yards, ■ There . am.thr&y.r'ahges. in" each" .'rtiind-7-200,' 600, and 600 the threeleading',teams,; Highlanders, 'City Rifles,' and 'Pbst and -Tele-' graph : Rifles, were 'out for high 1 scoring; i-'The, result of the. firing at 200 yards gave, the City Rifles at lead of- eight.■ points- from ' tho Post and Telegraph' Rifles, .who, turn, camp, out ton points ahead of -the Highlanders, tho Qiiards being-three points behinfi .-the Highlanders,, The aggregates: stood .thus .. ~ City, Rifles. . • .... . ... . ... .102 .Post and Telegraph Rifles ... 234 ■ Highland. Rifles ...'' ... ■; ... 284'- ' : Guards ... ... ... ... ••• 281 At 500 Yards, TMn they went at it again, on ,'tlie'.,soo i: yards' mound, after which- the position ;■ was as folv lows:— . iV--I -. 200 . 500. • • •■■■.- . yds. yds.'.T'l. City Rifles H;.;, " 608' Post: ap4 -Telegraph" Riflea" 294■ .276 570 Guards ... ....281 281 562 Highlanders. .;, ... '2-34 264 548 ' Th,e':positi6n 'of' .the' l ea d In'?'- team s—Ci ty'Rifl es and P. and T.'s—remained unaltered; :'except' thri.t. the points between, them had' itfouhWd up;.' "City'ii":riow-ihaving a -'margin; <Jf '" thij-tyioierht-nointsfethe ..Guards improved, "their. »p'osifioni\ beat; : tlje; .Highlanders : by.. poMtfli.iat;i this-range,' and slipped into,-.tho ihiTd''p|isce.-- .j, The Finish. , ' " 1 The ..finish now. looked., a; certainty -for-.'tho-City.'Riflps, bnt, will be' seen, from the-re?', snip of' tjis - firing at' 600,' yards, had the. Guards ■been in,'a-*:bettfir. position at.'tJu>. conclusion!!. Of. the 200 'yards' shoot, the City Rifles would pr'ob-' : 'aHy. ; have':'lost;'.;,The ; ioralt;\vaS';as. follows \f; : ''''3.7-- : '200'.'• 500 cod /' ."-'V;,yds. yds. yds. T'l. City Rifles - ... 302 " 306 263 -871 Guards ... ... 231 281 ;.:' 277- ' 839 P. and T; Rifles .•»' v 294 '< •270 " 252 822; Highland Rifles : ... 284 264 " >288. ' 806 •1 . Mngregate.Points. No 1 No 8 No 8 .! .v:: V'. >' f: •'M'oh'. T'l. ! City Rifles < . 3 I 3 7 Guards - ..; ... ~. 1 3 • 2. • fi Highland Rifles ... ... B •• ■ ? . .— 4 P. and T;-Rifles- : -—- - — k-!-. 1Aggregato Scores.. » . ■ ■( .- No. 1. N0.:2 No. 3:. \ M'ch M'ch M'ch. T'l City Rifles^..... . ... .838 . 798, ,871 2507 Guards 1 :* ';;.. ' ' ..V 822 - - 843'!- 839 - 2504 Highland Rifles... '... 825 : 803 806 ' 2434 P. and T. Rifles ... 818 781 .822 . 2421 *D Battery ... -811 763 — ... •;"Retired. .. ■ It-will,-thus be seen iha,t : the. City-Rifles jiav® .won on points, with" a margin of one, .and-also, on.; aggregate scores by'.a margin of three.' . The coinpetitioji was'a'very good test of the shooting efficiency, of the teams, So far as'the firsttwo' teams are concerned, all round are fairly eren-jthej,are .tjotl) strong teams, and it-:Was;<']tist-ithat little' 'element *of -Inck-'which tipped the v scale in ..favour-of . the,, City Rifles, whh" JiaEel-'hoW; woni' the' thriSs- : times out of four.; They wori-it fourth.' years'; -the : it ifp:tniS' second._year.; ..The trophy. jnust be won threo times in . succession, " or five, times . at , intervals, .tefore-'it', can-come' fato-: the .permanent possession; of . 'any of -Ithe garrison ''oompames. If; the City_ Rifles win . the competition next year ,the. shield wi11,4- the'reforej become thoir own property. . . The. Junior Shields.- . : The following were the results of. the final for thp jumor. . . i Juniors,A. . ■ -.' : A'v ". • ft'H) .' 500 600 * ' ' v ' yds.' yds. . yds.' T'l. Zealandia Rifles... "297 291 231 819 P. and T. Rifles 2G7. ,2-SS. . 235 . 788 Hutt Valley Rifles 266 268 229 755 Civil Service. Rifles (1)' 265 - 247 . 232,..'; 744 . The Zealandias proved .to be: the stronger,' team >t th'e first : two'ranges, > but.! fell ■ away slightly.at ,600"yar'ds; they emerged .-yntK a safe,lead of 31 :'ppjiits.,.■'—, .: Points. •' .j.■ No.'i , No'. 2-' No. 3 : ' - ' ■ M'ch M'ch M'ch T'l Zealandia-.Rifles -... : • ;.. : 3 '- 2 :- J[.'.-.3' ■■ .8 P; : and. T.'- Rifles (2) ... — -3 . . '.;2 5 Hutt, Valley' Rifles ■: • i.'. 1, . I'■1'■ 3. Civil Service -Rifles (1) ..2- '? ''2 Aggregate Scores.. . , No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 M'ch. M'ch M'ch T'l. Zealandia' Rifles ' ... "741 ; '749 : 819 - 2309 P.- and T. Rifles (2) ... 647 - 791 ■ 788 2226 Hutt Valley Rifles. „. 679 731 755 2165 Civil Service Rifles (1)... 738. 1 ' 715 744 2197 The aggregate- -scores - reveal the' interesting fact- that though the Hutt Valley Rifles, were awarded third.place'on points, they were' really fourth; on the'list of aggregates^-.. " Juniors B. : .In. tho final for tho "Juniors B" competition, tho. Artillerymen were defeated by the College Rifles, but with a strong lead from the previous rounds, come out winners on aggregate •points.: The: results were:—: ; - . ' 200 500 ' 600 : , ■ ' 1 yds.'.'.-yds.-••••yds. T'l. College Rifles 274. .246 ' 223 743 Permanent. Force '• v.. 292. ' -247. •" 196 735 Cycle Corps ... ... 234 : 224 175 . 633 .; ...:: :.--•.. . Aggregate Points. ' "" - ; No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 1 ' " M'ch. M'ch. M'ch. T'l. Penpanent F0rce...... .... 3 :) 2 8 College Rifles ... 2 1 ■ 3 6 Cyole'!Corps 1 1 ■ 2 . 1 -4 : Aggregate' Scores. .• , • . - No,l No 2 No. 3 ■; . . M'oh. M'ch.. M'ch. T'l. Permanent Force ' ' ... 629 736 ' ' 735 2100 College Rifles. ... ... 628 658 743: ;?029 • .Cycle.Corps. >-... ... 023 CSS 633 1941' ' : The Permanent Force -men have thus.; won both on scqres and aggregate- poiijts. JOHNSONVILLE RIFLES v. KEUBURNE RIFLES.. . ' ' Two. hundred and- 500 -.'yards, 200 yds .? target used'as'both ranges;^';'' • Jolmsonvillo. . 200 300 . '' '• - ' . v ' yds. yds. T'l. Lieut, llerrilees ; ... ... ..., 33 27 60.Pte,. Morgan-,.... .... ■-31 ■ -20- -. GO Pte. Styles ... ''... '... 31 27' 58 Pte. Angels-. ..v 27.-1 22 49 Pte. fi, -Morgan • ... ; 23 26 ' 49 Pte. Sodgwick, ' .... ~30 ~24 , 54 Sergt.i Xondonv . • ~, . 28 ;",19 .' -47 Pte. Utlen ... '..." 1 25 18 43 Pte;; Juleff ... ... ... ... 27 -13 40 ,' V, ■ . . ... "(tSflLj

Kelburne. ■ : 200 300 yds. yds. T'l. Sergt. Hacauley ... .-.;"; ... 28 29.- ; 57 Pte. Pettigrew ..... ... ....29 24 03 Lce.-Corp. Hart ... 31 22 53 Lce.-Corp. Colley ~. - ...... 27 26 53 Pte. Orr . .... ...... .... ... 29 .19 . .48 Corp, Taylor ... ; ... 23 22 .45 Corp. Munro ... ; '... : . ... ;.. .25 ' 17' : 42 ■Pto; Butcher, ... , ... .... '.„ 15 16,- 31 ; ,■'..'■■.. : , : '■"•, '; ■..■..' ■ :■,':'; ; V : 42 7 -■:■ ■'■■ PETQNE BEATS KARORI. ■ V; ■ On Saturday 'Petono' Rifle Club and "Karpri Rifle Club (No. 1 .teams) fired'their return .match-at-Waiwetu. Oil the former occasion . Petone won by the narrow margin •of 8 points. JThis .time,' however; they..inflicted; a severe defeat on Karori,- winning', handsomely,: by the large margin of.4o,points, Mellor. 96, Roberts g5, Thomas 94, .shot splendidly . for Petone, Lower 91, ■ arid. Marshall 90 ■ being; the highest jcprers for Karori. . ~. ■ ■'..■ .■'.* ./' -, ■ PETQNE, RIFLE. CLUB' (No. :!).'// ■■ !:': ' - "•;■•"." ■■- / ' : -,200 ;500 600 : ■■: 1 ' ,v;".';,-: yds. yds..-yds; T'l., C. ,W. Mellor. ~..-....: 32.. 31- "83 96 J.', Roberts. ........ .-.. 30 "-32 33 ' -95 W. Thomas -~. -....;. 29. 33 82 -8-1, J, , M'Lauchliri.../ ...„;' 28. /32 -'80-.: , . 90 J. .Carter ....... 32 30 27' ■89 A.. Ballinger ../,;,. ■■ ■~-" 27' 83- 27-87 G.. Lftcey " ...'' „. : ...., 28 : 30'- 27 85 A. Henderson ... ;.;,' .„ 'SO' .23 '31 84 J; -Wilson - '.;.' ' ■"„. -' \ ;;,' 31"' 27 '~ 26 8i A./Butler'-.;-V..;,;>...,-.;, : 33'- '23 '84 : ■■,■■' .'■::_ .; ;', - v , : . ;V; 295 -;■. 304,;-259 : , IS ; ICARORI RIFLE CLtB (N6. 1),; ■ ■ ■■■.■■ .-I.''.': f:'.'-: ' ' ■''■ ; - '200"'■, ' 500 '. 600 ; . ' ;:• ■-■; . '; -yds. yds. yds. T'l. E. :O;vLeweF..; '. ;J'.... 30-' 29' 32 91. Hv-Harshall' ...',■.■..■...'. 29' ;31 -30 ' 90 Jlßabe-,.'.'■.■..- .-.■..-. ....:29-'. 33. 27 :■•■ 89 W. : .Judd;,..,',./;v,., V;;.; '....30 31. 27 . '88 A, tGuise -■;■. ;.. ': --~.■: ... -39 • 30.:; 27- '87 W.,-,-Harris-.,:;-.., ■.....:-..;. 30 81 22- 83 A'. France •-'.v.r ... ~...: 27 ' 83.::. 23., 82 Ji J)urns.y.>'.'i..^" , ..; ~.:.;.;'50 ■:'Bi' : -,..21. 82 ,-....,.., "2a' :..27'..* 28'. 80 Xi-:H,6daej;::;; ;... "■; ...;,..: 27-../ 23;: 26 ; 76 ' ' ; : ' : /;":' i : " : ''■■:.;■; " : J') ■ V ..287: 298" 263 ;!S4B 'Majority for Petone: 40 points.. ; ... ;'.-.,. ; Next Saturday Karori Club will .fire on the long ranges, the markers leaving by the .1.10 p.m. train and the first squads by. the 1.20 p.m, JOHNSONVILLE; RIFLE VOLUNTEERS,/; .''-' '' ■- .'!V - ~,.".'.' 200.' '300, ; ; ' -■'.'■'■ /.:;.. . " .; , .'-. yds. yds; H'p. T'l.. Lieut.; Mirfielees , '!:/'■ ... 44 7 34',, 0 , : : 1?, Pte. H. Morgan (first prize) .36/ '34; - 7 '77 I Pta. , D.'Morgan (second ; '/ '■ ". : r ■':•: :- i-prize) - :.. -.'..-■■ ..; 3-1 . 32' .' 8: ,74 Pte; w>.M'lndo(thirdprize) 37 -29 - ; 6'. -72 Pte. Uden: ...'-... ... ,?8 ; , 32:'. 10 70 .Pte. AngeU ; ... ~..: ...-41 27 i 0 -,68 .Pto, Jufeff. ..... ~...-.. ....:-M., ; 33 ,',• 0.. 67. Pte..Gr.een /-..,,... ; ..... : 28,; .19 ,15: -62 '■ Corp.- , Washington. (32—27—2), 61; Pte. Richardson (28-22-8), 58; Pte. Swan (20—22—12),. 54 j Sorgt;.Hay.ward.(32-20-2),)54; Pte. A. Wilson ~■ ' ' . -;. ;-:, ! •■'■■■ .:■■; V':-.; above.scpres are: final for-No.. 2. match, for, by Mqssra. .C, H, Bould and'. Greeii./. , ';..//; :■:'. • ■!'.'.' : ',- '■■■/: >■'■'' ■!'•■' '/-,'. ■■':}'■. V' v',p.;o-/:r : -i; /./;:.,■, ; : /- : ; jin?pired, no/doubti';by.,"the. exciting..'.ch'arapter of;'the finish, the inembefs/of thei'coni-, peting'- teams in the first found of. the-'Garri-, .Shields- ephtest, did'; their , level\best,'. and some very-'good'scoring was'dbne by some of the ■senior;men.; But it is;among-the juniors that .the finest score .of the day,is-to Sergi. Baker, of the Hutt Valley. Rifles, (put up. 100. point;}, out: of e "possible' ipsf at /the three ranges—9s/per .cent.;of ;the,,possible,. : a eplen-. did shot,' I append'. h|s. largetsj-r-, ~.•_' /,„, .','j.., l. 7 t ' ./.,'//,.,/■' Excellent/Marktsar\?h|p^.,-;,,V ; ),;V// :; -i onf of -V;possible--leii.•'•"'•.; ■;- ,;; /r 1 -" ;•/!-:.■ ;"•;■ k■'■?'-V". '

■I Reverting-to tli'a senior , "., thn members of the winning team were out for high scoring. The best of them at Miyds." were:—Pte. Given (34), Pte.'ilodd (3i;, i'to. A. .J. Jackson yaj, jl'lo.■ IWy:- (81), Pte. Nieass (31), and Pte. 'Jackson, sen. (30); iPtes. Wiren and'Dodd each got 32 at. 500 yds., while Pto. Jackson,- sen., went one better .with 83. Etcs. Lang and. A".\ J.. Jackson scored 31 J 6, while. 30's were scored; by Ptes. Turner and; Wwtwood j the former's shoot at the three rangea (29HJ0—80) was an excellent' all-round effort. Thirty points were also scored by. Pte'.Nieass.' atvCOOyds.- ■■■■' ■,'•.:.■...•.■■..•■ '.'.. ■The Guards shot well. Sergt. ! Tinney's.3'i at600yds:: was,.the. befit effort' for that company; thevMrgeah't"also* got in 31 at,2ooyds.'. Otlior. •good-scores at 200 yds. .were compiled by Ptes.- , (31), Smart (30), andvLieut.. Ebaoho -(30). . AtoOOyds.', Pt«s; .Sneddon (33), Sniart (32),. .Aaniodt (SI),-.and' Barnes (32); the last-named scored 31 at. 600 yds ., .''..'.'"■■ - • •■■ . : • Of: the>:P.'-and .Tve, ; Corpll- Jones did/good-' a%ourid-work with an aggregate of 92 20;,Pte. ; Churches (31); Sergts.Gilbert (30), -Williamson (30),- -Wakelin (31),- and Pte. Haniilton (82), werethe best, at-200yds.! at 500 yds. Gilbert ecored; 33,.- a good, shoot; Wakelin notched 32, and. Lieut. Bplton 30; .while at : 6ooyds. younß Hamiltpn did well:witt 31. .■ ■' ~ .-. - The, Highlanders were'.rather"off-colour. The best scores 30 at ; sOoyds, by- Pte: Eves, Land 31-80 at 200 and 600 yards by Pte. Mlean.■ Corpli Shannon' and Sergt. il'llillan" : got 31 I and 30,Tespeotlvely-at :200yd5.,. and : Coi.-Sergt. M3?opald 32 at 600 yds. --Sergt. V-Harfy Marsden openly stated, his -intention -of "1 turning - J his thoughts-seriously towards'-the- more 'restful game of bowls. Shooting has: its r- ups. -and-' downs, and during the "downs" their nerves are rather apt to get like, fiddle-strings.: .. . Excellent shooting was done"by , .the'juniors' particularly .in' A' Class. ■: For the 'winning: team(Zealandia Rifles), Sergt. Hurit.made ah excel-" lent beginmnK with 32 and "33 at 200. and 500 iyards, but collapsed with 13 at.600 yards. Dalton.Barcham, and Hugo (31-each), and Bunck- , burg. and. Bellamore, (30 each); -were ...the best as 200'. yards. -An excellent' score"-of ■ 31 was put up by \Bellamore at ;500 yards;' Bnnckenburg scored S3,"and Frandi.;ajid. Hugo 31' and 3Q..respectively, .at the same .range.' Barcham's 31' was the best at : -600 yardsV: For the' ■P. and T.'s, - 31's. were-scored 'at 200 yaTds by Milne and Hubbard, and 30's- by Findluy' and- Dixyidson; Hubbard ancTGower got 33 each at ; 'soo "yards,; Fjndlay .31.at: the and;- Solater ;30. Xieut. Hawthorn madea splendid shoot at the 'three'-ranges,- scouring an aggregate of 95 his score was the only one; --irorUij- ofunention among. the Civil..Service Rifle's, althonch'hisnien maintained a fair average. Of the Hntt Valley Rifles, Baker has already been mentioned. . Other good scores in this'.:-company : ivere "Smith's : 30. at 200 : yards,' and. 32, 31, 30, by O'Brieß; Jackson, asd.Routley respeoti'vely.-;'■■ .-.■.•■ ..■■.'■:' ■-; -.■ -,-'■' ■ ■;.. : In Junior B Class Oie best , aggregates -were 89 (30-7-30-29),; by Julian'of the, Cycle- Corps, 88. (31—29-25),. by Watson, of the. Permanent Force,'and 81.(30—50—24), by. Otton'of.the same .corps. At:2oo yards' rafaKe.3i's were scored 1 by Milroyr%V. ]?; Jackson, "aiid 30's by Williams, Bristow.'and May, all , of the Artillerymen; SO's wero also scored by Meek and Kiernan, of the College'. Rifles. Good scores at 500 vards wero' 32 and-30, :by May (Permanent ]?orce) and Cowles (College' Rifles) ,, respectively.-■■■ i The scores: made : hy; the P.,,and T.'s initheShield final, also 'counted for the Company's Bolt and gold medal aggregates, which are now ..-•agiate, Bergt. GUfer.t Kim the .company. , !,

championship competition with, an aggregate score of 363. ,The leading aggregates we.ro:— •■' ■ '-.' .-■'■■ ' . ' •' ■ Final Grand Match. Agg'tes. ■ Sergt. Gilbert (277) ... ... 91 368.. : Corp..Jones-(270) ....•..., .02'.'• 362 Pte; Davidson (279) ... ' ....' 81 ■ '.360 - • ' Lieut. Collins (272) ... ... 87' .359... Ljeut. Bolton (266) 84 350 ■: Sergt. Williamson (267) , ...' 83 / ■ 350 . ! Sergt.'Wakelin (253) -..; 89 ;.;347/; ■ Pie. Chur.ehes (269)... . 1... 78 . .-. 317> : ; Ptez/W/Ai. Smith (257)'... .'. : 75 ■ '. 332 ; ; ' . ■.. Sergt, Hulbert.(2s3) .■,..■: .05 v<. . 318' ; :, ''The firet fivoin the'above list will represent the company at 'the N.Z.E.A. meeting, at Trontham, in March. '.Sergt,' Williamson and Lieut. Bolton' tied for the fifth : place, .and ■were required to fire ftve^shots at 60fl yaras to. decide the matter. Both were mightily anxious to uphold the honour of the P..and T. s.aj?ainst, the country;'.and both, were mightily anxious about the result. As Lieut. - Bolton .expressed it, after, firittg his', '.fifth .shot,,, and scoring, luckily for himV a bull's-eye, he- felt; as if a. sack of *heat lay across hie chest'V-meaning By thati'T suppose, a heavy'load of reeponei-. bility. J refuse, to believe th&t it wae mdigesIn conjunction with the Junior Shield' Competition, the Hutt Valley Rifles-counted their scores in the A Class trophy com-petition-(handicaps), the results being as fol r qV ~ :/ ■ ■ '" "200 ■ 600- 600 ' " ; . ■■ •'•■■ ■■■.• ■■ ■ ydn. yds. yds; H'p. T'l.' *Col.-Sergt; Baker" ... 33 ■ ' 33 '• 34- , 0 .100 •Sergt. EE. Smith ... 30 28 24 •; 9 .'. 91 •Pte; Turner ... ... 27' Mi 24 8 83 Lce.-Corp; Jackson ... 24 31 . 19 ~9 ,83 pte. Wood ... ' ..; 29 ■ 23 -28 '■■2. .82 Pte. O'Brien .;,..;,„...28';- 32; •Iβ , -;-; 3 81 ■ Corp, Glennie (26^16—25—12),i79; Pte. Eoutloy (28-29-21-0), 78itPte. .WalsK (25--24-26-0), 75; tPte. Cleaver (16r-19-10-p), «..' . .-•. ■;'- . *Legs-in.' +B Class 1 men.'-;' ; -.'■,■■ ■'.■•" ' The following officers,.assisted at the Tange on Saturdayi-MUaptain- and ■■ Adjutant Cpwles (Chief Range officer), Captain. Corriean-(Zealan-dia Rifles), Captain Matheeoh. (Wellington Gollege Defence Cadets), Lieute. Glendinning, and Skelly P Battery),-and ..Log»ni. (Here'taiinga Mounted Rifles),- . .. . -■ •.-.-.■.... ' Lieut. Bolton (Post-, and Telegraph: Riflos) lost hi? oil-sheet on the 'range, and will bo' glad' if the rifleman who lioiiced it lying about and took-chargo. of :it.'a3 lpstjrpperty will communicate: with-him. ' .'. . ■'■. ' " ..'■ '■ Tha Heretaunga Mounted BiUes (Lieut,slogan) held a : daylight jarad,e at.Trentham on Saturv day, and -went .into camp for: ths; night, returning toAtown-yesterday .afternoon.-.' .'..,>• ',.-', ■: The Council-..0f Defence, has. decided .that the designation of the. New Zealand Defence Forces Rifle Association shall be changed to the "Do;, minion -Riflo Association,;,[New Zealand," as'. from 'date. : - v - . ■:;■; : " >-V. :, ? : ':' .-.■•'; ■i ■■ Does'it"over occur to the" shooting men that puch an' experienced and skilled marksman as Staff-Seret.-MaJOT:John Rose-is well known.to. bej-cquld be pi .very ;great. service, particularly, to' the -young '■ shots,.- .if -someone else \- couldtake/his.place. on-Saturday afternoons, and ;So relieve him -for a little: supervising on .the mouride: -The. sergt.-majdr'is au ex-champion of'his regiment; and'what he'.doos not know about- rifle-shdbting -ie.not- worth? knowing. ■"■''■■■■ ''-•-, ■■:"■■'.*'■■.';■ •.'■':'.'■ ■■:.-'. ■ '■•- ''::''■''~y