TRENTHAM, 1909.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 448, 5 March 1909, Page 8

TRENTHAM, 1909.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. OPENING DAY : 536 ENTRIES. SOME FINE MARKSMANSHIP. The opening day 0! tho eighth annual championship meeting of the Dominion Rifle Asso-, oiation at Trentham Range dawned bright and olear, with scarce a puff of wind, the atmospheric. conditions : boing almost perfect. The . wind, strengthened a,little, as tho .forenoon ■ wore on, but was more or ]es3 piilty in character. . The light,'steady and bright in the early morning, became changeable and . difficult "as tho breezo strengthened/and chased the'clouds across tho sun, sonding dark shadows across , the, targets. Shortly before 9 a.m. the competitors, who had previously, been squadded, fell in at their respective squadding'posts, nnd were addressed by Colonel R. J. Collins, V.D., Camp 'Com- (' mandanti He reviewed the decisions which had been arrived at'by the Executive Committee tho previous evening (published ■ 111 Tub Do--1 minion- yesterday), ■ and went on to eay that the number of entries totalled 536, a record for the Trentham championship meeting—for New Zealand, in fact. This was a striking testimony to the interest which was being taken ' in tho event by shooting men throughout the country.' ' .. ■ -• ■ ■ . ! The matter of' ricochets had lately excited j some controversy; tho Executive Committee, 1' said tho Colonel, had decided, that no ricochet 1 would be regarded as such which-did not strike j the bank, gravel, or sand. , i Re-entries in the "running-man"-competition, ; he continued, would not count in the competi- ! tion of the service aggregates; the first "shoot". ! only would be counted. In conclusion, he ! wished them every success in.their efforts, and j that in-tho competition for the championship: tlio best man would win. (Hear, hear). The I first day would the hardest, as a good deal I had to be accomplished. ; Tho men then.marched off to the 200 yards j mounds of the Collins and Sommerville ranges, and at-8.15 a.m. the first shot rang out and reverberated among the hills. The contest for j the Now Zealand Rillo Championship had ( begun. j SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS, i Volunteer Match.—Won by. 'Sergeant-Major j"A. Hyde, Hawke's Bay Mounted Rifles, with an ! aggregate score of 98 points. ; I 'Rifle Club Match.-r-Won by Rifleman 'C.. Hv ! Speck,' Stratford, with an aggregate, score, of. j 102 points, . i ' ! Carbine Cup—Won by Rifleman C. H. Speck, J Stratford, with the highest aggregate score (102) [in matches 19 or 20 (volunteers and riflemen), - ' . ON THE MOUNDS. ; NOTES ON THE SHOOTING.' ;;

The principal business of the day;.was. the firing for , the two extra events—the Volunteer 1 Match and the Riile : Club Match—which had been placed first on the programme as preliminary trials, the scores made not being included in the computation of any of the aggregate events. Theso'were fired conjointly, theranges being 200, 600, and 800 yards. In addition to these events two other extra matches* —one at 500 yards and tho other,at, 600 yards; —were commenced in . the , afternoon. bo that., those who had completed-their, firing, in'the. first two matches might be; Kept busy.' " The day's shoot.was a splendid introduction; to tha steTOK Wa&iis Vubchampionship series—and some excellent marksmanship was achieved. Among the best at the '200 yards stage of the matches were Private C. ••S. Higgins (Tirnaru), Rifleman J. Burns (Karon), Private'A. 'Drummond.(Denniston), Rifleman C. H. Speck-(Stratford), all of whom scored the possible; Gunner.Fletcher, Dunedin Navals, 3,1—1555555; Rifleman !Lavery, Christchurch, 31, —6555551; Q. M. S.'Shaw, .Aucklanfl,. 31—5555455;Lieut..Duncan^'Millorton, 34—5555155';' Private' "VV. Boys,- Newton,' .31—5555155;; Private.,, V.' H. Baker, City Rifles, 31—5555551; lieutenant Hillson,- Dannevirke, 31—5551555; ' Corporal Pisher, ! Stoke, 31—5555551;- Rifleman'' Kitoh'er,. Upper Hutt,- 35—5545555; Sergt.. Tinnev, - Wellington Guards, 34—5155555; Lieut. Atkinson, Auckland Mounted Rifles, - 31—5551555; Sergt.; Dalziel, Palmerston Guatds, .3-4—5155555; .Trooper Ifranklin M.R., ,31—5555545 j P.te. J. Riddlei Taranaki Guards, 2il— 5554555; Lee.Corp. Purnell, Wanganui, 31—5555551; Rifleman H. Mawley, Opaki, Rifleman R. J. King, Opaki, Rifleman G. Halliday, Karori, at—5455555. ... -

The' 600 yds. 'distance'proved iriuch 'niors trying- to ttie competitors. "Possibles were,secured by Pte.iT. Hi Sharland, Stoke; Sergt. 'ilitchener, NelsoA; Lieut. Edgecumbe; Waikato-M.R.; : and. -Rifleman ■Milroy,- Nelson. ' -Tho following scored 34:—Corp. J." A'.\ JWrird, 8455555;.- Rifleman- R. •• Reed,i 'Pongaroa;' % B4— 5515555; Rifleman L. Ititcher, Upper Hutt, 3i— 5515555. Considerable improvement was- shown in the TBsnlts of the shooting at. 800 yds. • There were no fewer than nine possibles. These were put on by Sergt.-Major A. Hyde, Hawke's Bay Mounted Rifles; Gnnner Plimmer,' D Battery; Sergt. Bradley, Dunedin; Corp. Teasey, City ?SS. e i : trooper "Jfarenzi, Eketahuna; Corp. White, .:Frankliii..M'.R. Rifleman :,C, iH,-.Spook,-J, Turner,;" ( Karori; ißifler i" an A.j C. Maisey, "Karori; The following a Or P• *7* A .Mnnro, Jlurihiku, 3d— 5155555; Sapper Topkin, Dunedin; —4555555: Lieut. Skelly; D Battery, Pto. Paten, Dannenrke Rifles, 34-5545555; Sreet' Maingay, Piako,-34-5545555; Pte.Diehl, Daniieyirkc, 34r-5555554; • Lieut: Collins, • Post arid Telegraph Rifles, 34-4555555:-Pte.- A. Wine Koval. Rifles, at-,5455555;. Col.-Sergt. Hadfield • Col - SerKt '. Harbour £crth Dunedin Rifles. 3-1-4555555; Sergt. Oowan Oreti , 34-55555(5; Rifleman G. Dick, Riversdale, 34—555585; Rifleman J. Kylo' Lin- ' Eifleman Ea ndell, Linton,

THE PRIZE LIST; The following are tho results:— . EXTRA . MATCH (N0.,1). ' Seven Shots at 500 yards, j [jt Eifleman J. A .franklin, Weber ... 35 ~j Rifleman J. M Kenzie, Opaki ... 35 nJ 7m I*ucas,' Palmerston North ... 35 Ipi i^ oper A tkinsoI i> Auckland "... ... 35 »J 5!" eln an Qraw, Chorltori ... ... ~. 35 ■£1 Pte. T. Jones, Dunedin.... ... ' ... '35 I Tho following, each won prizes of 10s„ with a , ,o« Ms-f te. Baker, Dunedin; Pte. lay- ( lor, Blenheim; Rifleman Reed, Pougaroa; Rifle- | man Reynolds, Rifleman King, j Opaki; Sorgt- Melville, Waikato; Lieut. Atkinson, Auckland; Sergt. Hugo, Wellington; ' , ol, *s® r St. Harbour, North Dunedin; Pto. NayJor, I'irst Railway Pioneers; Rifleman M'Murray, laradale; Sergt., Mills, Dunedin; , Pte. bauer, Waunatej, Captain King, Linwood; Pto.' I Boys, Timam., " ip c 6 " P o,n ' s eaoh, won prizes 1 V^- c ; 'Duley, Dannovirkb; Sapper Jordan, Christchurch; Rifleman Crarf, Linton; I fcergt.-Major, Simpson, Waikato; Rifleman j Welch, Opaki.—Liovun competitors were ' counted out; . , . EXTRA MATCH (No. 2). ' Seven shots at GOO yards. , *1 ss. Pte: Drummond, Denniston';./ '' ... 3-i • l J te. Lucas, Palmerston North ... 34 , 17s. Cd. Corp. Patrick, Auckland 3-1 ' 10s. Trooper White, Franklin ... ... 33 10s. Rifleman Masefield, Sounds-.... ... 33 10s. Rifleman M'Lagan, Kaponga ... 33 10s. Rifleman M'MuTray, Taradalo ... 33 10s. Rifleman Reed, Pongaroa 33 10s. Trooper Alexander, Franklin 33 10s. Rifleman Maingay, Piako ; 33 Tho following won prizes of 95.; with a score of M:-Rifleman Roberts, Petone; Rifleman Bnntin, Chnstchurch; Rifleman Tarr, Karon-' Riflenian C. Whiteman, Upper Eutt; Rifleman Halliday, Karori: Pte. Cox, Auckland; Pto Marrett. Taranaki; Lieut. Neilson, Daiinovirko; Pte. M'Kay, Dunedin; Rifloman Balfour, Taradalo; Pte. Poster, Timaru; Pte. Jones, Dunedin; Rifleman Kennard, Linton; Pto. Jllvor Auckland.

VOLUNTEER MATCH. Seven shots at 200, 000, and 800 yards. '£5 ' Sergt.-Major A. .Hyde,' Ilawke's Bay 98 •E-l Corp. Munro, Murihiku ... ' ... 98 JS) Sergt. Tinney, Wellington''Guards ... 98 Lieut. Skelley, D Battery , 97 £i Pte. Sorcnsen, Newton ! ...,97 £.2 Pte. Paten, Dannevirke ...' ■... ' ' 96 £2 Riileman Mningay, Piako ... ...' 9G Pte. Johnson, H Dttncdin ...' ... ... 90 The following gained , prizes of .£lLieut. M'Cormick, Hawke's Bay, 90; Lieut. Duncan,, Millerton, 9G; Sergt. Jlitchener, Nelson; ' 9G;' Sergt. Whitley, Kaiapoi, 9G;'Gunner Plimmer,

| Wellington, 95; Lieut. Boon, Tarauaki, 95; Lieut. Atkinson, .No. 1 Natives. 05; Lieut. Hawthorn, AVellington, 95; I'te. Imrland, Stoke, I jto; Captain Potter, Auckland, 1)5; Sergt. Brailley, Dunedin, Si; Sapper Tonkin, Dunedin, 01; Pte. Dcihl, Dannevirke, 91; Captain. King, Linwood, 91; Captain Soarle, First Railway Pioneers, 91; Corp. Patrick, Auckland, 91; Sergt. Yeo, Auckland, 91; Lieut. Ongley, Oainaru, 91; Sergt. Clyde, Dunedin, 91; Sergt-Major Evans, Dunedin, 91; Sergt. - Wakelin.- Wellington, 91; droopor Kimpton, Franklin, ,91; Pte. Riddles, .laranaki, 91; Lce.-C'orp., Purnell, Wanganui, 91; Sergt. .Montgomery, Port Chalmers, 91; Corp. I'easey, Wellington, 93; Lieut. Collins, .Wellington, 93; Pte. Wing, Marton, 93; Col.Sorgt. Hadfield, Blenheim, 93; Gunner Montgomery, N.Z.G.A.V., 93; Sergt.. Needham, Palmerston North, 93; Pte. Mills, Dunedin, 93; Pte.' Preston', Auckland, 93; Quarter-Master-Sergt._ Shaw, Auckland, 93; Pte. Moore, Timaru, 93; Ptq. Pcnrso'.i, Timaru, 93; Col.Sergt. Harbour, Dunedin, 92; Sergt. Cowan, Oreti, 92; Sergt. Mills, Dunedin, 92; Corp. M'Connell, Canterbury, 92; Sergt. James, Napier, ■ 92; Col.-Sergt. Higgins. 92. 'Counted out: Lieut. J. JI. Shanks, Lieut. L. P. White, Sergt. Edgecumbe, Waikato.

TYRO MATCH, ;Tho tyros liave been awarded .£1 each:—Corp. Welsford, Alexandra, 92; Corp. Matheson, N.Z.G.A.V.', 92; Pte. Baker, Dunedin, 91; Lieut. Hood, Masterton, 91; Pte. Cannon, Gisborne, 90; Corp. Moore, Otago, 90; Pte. Frederick, Marton, 90;' Corp. Kells, Palmerston North, 90; Sergt. Dalziel, Palmerston North Guards, 90; Pte. Saunders, Otago, 89; Corp. Porteous, Caversham, ,89; Sergt. Jamieson, Stoke, S9; Lce.-Corp. Jordan, N.Z.E., 89; Gunner McDonald. N.Z.G.A.V., S9; Pte. Gazlev, Wellington, 89; M'lntosli, Opaki, .90; Maise'y, I Karori, 89; P. G. Wilton, Alfredton, 89; Holland, Nelson, 89; D. W. M'Lagan, Kaponga, 88; H. R. Keene, Tararua, 87; W. Wilson, Canvastown, 87; C. Nix, Featherston, 8G; H., W.'Coe, Pongaroa, 85; J. M'Jlahoil, Sounds, 85. , Counted out:—Pte. J. B. Preston, F. Moore, and Lewin. . RIFLE CLUB MATCH. Seven shots at 200, GOO, and 800 yards. i 25 C. H. Speek, Stratford ... 102 •£4 G. Dick, Rivcrsdale 97 ;£3 C. Whiteman, Upper Hutt 97 .£3 N. Willoughby, Gladstone 9B i£2 H. J. Bulford, Karori ... SG £2 L. Loveday, Ohura ... ■ gfi iB2 G. Loveday, Ohura 9G i£2 W. H. Henry, Otaki ... ... ... 95 The following obtained- prizes of XI:—J. W. Milroy; Nelson, 95; J..Kyle, Linton, 91; E. O. Lewer, Karori, 91; A. C. Bishell, Tarata, 91; C. Hodder, Karori, 91; A. Herbert, Pongaroa, 91; W. E. Aston, Karori, 91; J. Turner, Karori, 93; W, Raiidell, Linton, 93; D. M'Kay, Christchurch, 93; W. J. Feast, Otaki, 93; H. W. Williams, Featherston, 93; W. H. Jloslen, Kaeo, 93; W. J, Welch, Otaki, 93; R. Reed, Pongaroa, 1 93; R. J. King, Opaki, 93; W. H. Mase-, field, Sounds, 93; A. J. Cameron, Opaki, 92; J. Whiteraan, Upper Hutt, . 92; Charles Batt, Mangaweka, 92; J. Rennie, Christchurch, 92; L. Ritchie, Upper Hutt, 92; W. Currie, Riversdale, 91;. R. F. Wilton, jfaurieeville, 91; G. Halliday, Karori, 91; H. Mawley, Opaki, 91; W. Kenning, Tadmore, 91. Counted, out: G. Hyde, R. Thomasen. .THE CARBINE CUP. The\Carbine Cup, awarded to the highest aggregate , scorer in cither .the volunteer or rifle club match was won by Rifleman C. H. Speck, iStratford, 102 points, with an aggregate of 98 points. -'Last year's winner was Captain -W.'-'S; 'King, Linwood Rifles,' with 96 points.

SOftlE OF THE TARGETS. The Wairarapa Champion. ,

Rifleman It. J. King; Opaki, Rifle Club Match. Seven shots at 200 yards— . 1555555—31. An Ex-Champion.

Rifleman J. Nelson, Rifle Club '• 'Match;''-Seven shots at GOO yards— ■ .5555555—the "possible." Long Range' Marksmanship. I.—A Possible.

-j Trooper Mnrenzi,. Eketahuna Mounted, Rifles!- Volunteer' Match. Seven shots ! „jmd at 800 yard 5—2—5555555—35. Deflection, good; elevation, varying. 2.—/Vnnthri" Pp«eihle.

Corporal C. V. "White, Franklin Mounted Rifles. Volunteer Match. Seven shots and sighter at 800 yard 5—4—5555555—35, Deflection, three degrees right; elevation, two degrees above normal. 3.—A Local Rifleman.

Rifleman E, W-ilklo, Upper Hutt, Rlflo Club Match. Seven shots at 800 yards— 5545545-33, , 4.—T00 Much' Elovation,

P.O. Jaffray, Wellington Navals, Volunteer .Match. Seven shots at 800 ya'rd6— 0000255—12. Gunner Jnffray commenced with 33 degrees elevation, worked lower and found the bull with his last two shots at an elevation of 28 degrees. Dcfloction, two to four degrees right.