RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

k ..V-N,. GARRISON RIFLE ASSOCIATION. 'annual REPORT. ( !■' This . evening,. , the. .first annual '-meeting; of the-. Wellington Garrison Rifle Association will be: held - at. the' Drill' Halli'. Buckle, Street, when the :Executivo Committee will ...present the following report on' the: work of the past year:—' li.The financial position of the association may: be regarded ;as> satisfactory; /.Starting the year yith' a liability, of w£6 {(a -legacy! of :the defunct jassociation)i,'and'.providing a .prize-list.in:, tho varions i-competitions; .throughout ..the season, aggregating. JJIOO, the association; has neverthe-; less been Vable :to\meet- its/obligations.;. These isj .however,' an - undertaking ■ to..,provide - : at least one; shield during the forthcoming season; The executive anticipates no difficulty iti fulfilling this.'^'-7 ; .. ,-r.The .Garrison' Shield Competition,'' which, in the past; 'has .proved such .an.interesting feature ih 1 the season's shooting,. '.was carried out under , the ; conditions ' rrhich had previously obtained, and attracted.a lafge entry.. For .the tat competition teams were graded senior "and lunior, but the rosult showed tho advisability of a.'.third'grade.:."This' was done,- and resulted in'. 'creating .an 1 added ' .intereston the part of .'teams .whoso'.'initial efforts gave littlo.,hope ;of ~s'uccess' in'the junior grade. The winders,/ of: the series ' of' competitions were: Seniors, 'Wellington City./ Rifles'; ' junior, Zeaian'dia -Rifles;- third, grade. Permanent Forces Rifle Club.' . :-. '' " ■ .The ' first rifle meeting' of- .the , ' association, held at .Trentham' on'. January 2, was an utiijualified success. .The. weather conditions /were good, the ■ frntrT: large,:: and : the 'shooting conducted without :■ a hitch. :. The'liberal 'programme 1 provided, .arid:' the -low ' fees ''charged, attracted-an! entry'of 156. . : .To • tho: .efforts -'bf -'a willing :.staS. thp .successful conduit,,.of'/the meeting' is due. . ■ The success' of tho one-day meeting emphasises .the. desirability of/holding a : ,,two ..days- 'ine'eting, in .order that long-range matches: might be included in: the programme. Thf'dfstrictichampion belt' was .won by - Corporal Hamilton, of the Post and\Totegraph ltifles, !and tho:'Challenge cup by-tho Post and Telegraph .Rifles team. The senior iand junior aggregates, .were. won- respectively by H. Marshall, Karori Rifle. Club, and Colour-Sergeant Baker, Hutt Valley Riflos. At -,the .request of tho chairman 'of 'trustees of 'the GarrisOn Hall, the committee/submitted propdsals iand ; specifications f on-'-the .construction and' equipment' of ■ a miniature rifle '■ range. Part < only: of the proposals' has-, been".given pffect •to.':-: The: ,colitroV.of. ; the -range'has nOw beeri', handed 'over to the' association,' and,'the cdmniitteo -. is. ; continuing to; urge:- on -.'the : authorities the desirability of carrying out: the balance, of; its proposals. :>/ These/ include additional accommodation and-apparatus for traveltargets.:.;,Tho : .'completed poison of- rth'e miniature -range: was : opened : on:. August '21 with' a.ladies' /and officers''matchV The ;formet was. won by .'-Mrs. D. -M; .'Matheson, who scored a "possiblo," and the. latter by: Captain Corrigan, with 31 points. '.The / thanks' of the -'association. are duo .to Messrs. Levin and Co., A. H. Tarnbull, E; W Mills and Co., Izard and Weston, Bell, Gully Bell, and'Myers, Skerrett and Wylie, Johns tor and Co., W. M. Baunatyne and Co., Wellington Woollen Co., J, H. Bethune and Co;, Hallenstein' Broi, .Cable 'and! Co., and-officers ol theVganispri .-fori flotations -to'; theprize funds : and to the following'for'-trophies, viz.:' D.I.C; G. T. White, C. Hill-and Sons, J. Duthie anc Co., Davis and. Clater, W. Wiggins, G. and T Young; and W. Tisdall.' -i.v ; .' Seven"' meeting's of" - the'. executive .were ' tielc during the year; with ;an' average' attendanci of twelve members. : • ■ ';The death'. :of, Lieutenant W. Fountain, t member cf the 'executive, is - recorded with re gret; //During the - year the ; executive -lost '.thi semcts- of the following^-Captain'D. Menzies resigned;. Lientenant C. J; Hollard, resigned and Lieutenant C. G. Collins, left 'the district : >. • ■ . ■ .■: ■ . , /