THE BOYS' "TRENTHAM."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 450, 8 March 1909, Page 6

THE BOYS' "TRENTHAM."

. AT PAPAWAI. ■ i A fow years ago several prominent Wairarapa residents .presented to: tho Wairarapa cadets a sliield for competition between teams of five boys each, from the different cadet corps of tho schools from Pahiatua to Featherston. This shield is of particularly handsome design, silver and gold on oak, and is enclosed in a large glass ease. As evidence of (lie adult riflemen's interest ,in their young prototypes tho Wairarapa Rifio Association clocitlccl to donate annually £!i to provide prizes for the cadets in an annual competition. The W.F.C.A. also kindly promised <m annual donation to the cadet making the highest score in the competitions, this cadet being termed the champion. Every year, usually on the Saturday following the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Rifle Association, is held the Boys' Trentham. The Mecca of the. boys is the association's range at .I'apiiwai, to which annually come representative cadets from Fernridge, Masterton, Carterton, Groytown, and Featherston cadct corps, each intent on winning tho championship in fair fight. Ten targets are needed for the number of competitors, and tho conditions are those usually observed in ndult matches. Tho targets, also, are those used by the men. The ranges are 100 and 200 yards, seven shots and a sighter at each. To begin with is fired the match for the association's .£5, which is split up so as to provide numerous prizes, all of which must be taken in tho form of trophies; tho conditions are as above. This match finished, the competition for tho shield begins between teams of five boys from the different schools, nominated on the conclusion of the first match, and with the same conditions of firing. The championship is given to tho cadet making the highest scoro in the first and second competitions combined, and to tho winner goes tho trophy given annually by tho W.F.C.A., Ltd. The first winners of the shield were the Masterton Cadets, followed by Greytown, then.Featherston, and last year by Grcylown again. Last year the championship was won by JI. Lorimer, of Greytown, and tho preceding year by Wheeler, of Masterton, both of whom were trained by a local teacher and shooting enthusiast. Tho "meeting" is conducted by tho Wairarapa cadet officers, with the assistance of ono or two well-known volunteer officers, and invariably passes off without a hitch. The following are tho results:— ASSOCIATION MATCH. Seven shots each at 100 and 200 yards. 10s. Sergt. Bicknell, Greytown ... GO points 7s. Gd. Sergt. Millar, Masterton ... 57 points 7s. Gd. Pvt. Steve.ns, Greytown ... 57 points Winners of ss. prizes :-Col.-Sergt. Lorimer, Sergt. Robinson, Corp. Pringle, Pvt. Ewington, Winners of is. prizes.—Sergt. Ibbetsou, Bugler Muir, Sergt. Ferriak, Pvt. Butler, Sergt. Dudson. Winners of 2s. Gd. prizes :—Corp. Benton, Bugler Burt, I'vts. Kiddie, (Jatt, Yule, Dawou, W. Evans, Yarr, Shaw; lugley, Hawke, Evans. Langridge, Beard. . SHIELD MATCII. Greytown' A team (Lorimer, Bicknell, Robinson, Ferrick, Fringle), 250 points ... 1 Greylown B team, 241 points 2 Carterton A team, 229 points ... The battalion champion is Col.-Sergt. lorimer, Greytown, with 115 point;;. Sergt. Miller, Masterton, with 111 points, is next.