RIFLE SHOOTINGS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 622, 27 September 1909, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTINGS.

■ The ahnoal meeting of- the 'shootinar committee" of the Wellington HigMand Riife was held dtt-Friday evening, there; bennff present. Captiin Macßiarmid, Lieutenants George Wilr lis and Henderson, Colour-Sergeant H'Donald. Sergeants Gardiner,. M'JliUan, Jfarsden and Dobson, Corporals; Shannon andCorbett, Privates Eves,,,.Dinnie, Thompson and'S. irlean (hon, secretary). Mr. J. L. Turner (ex : mem-. her), was elected company classifier and"hahdicapper for. the coming season. Conditions for the company championship belt, tho Ballantyna; shield and the Ma'cDiarfflid Clip for junior, men,,, were submitted and passed. Mho a' very successful se&-eon-this:year;:;far not.only' -rjte mcrp; trophies being', offered' for competitfcs,' bnk\tjtie money; has:, .been.' 'increased for all mitoltesv Tfc6Compas#.''fs also 'sending. S tenn v 'to~Tren-'' thani in March next. .A : company;ilistinffll\sll- , ! inff badge (to be worn by all nicinbers' at' Trenthnmon Saturdays) was: adopted.'''A' mdtch' between the company and ex-memhors will he fired onthe opening day at Trcntham' —October 2,-, ':■■• ■•' ■■•■■•.■ ■■ •■•■•• .••■..'•■, .' x The company is to shoot-its annual match iwith the Wangaiitii Highland -RiffcVdt IVel>< lington.on New Year's Day.•■■ Th* following' "were elected' a selection comtnittcc:—Lienten'ant ITeiiderson,'Colonr.Bet(!'cant; McDonald and. Private Mlean; ; Corporals.Shannon' was {elected .treasurer,! ..'...■'. i-; 5..--: ...v...*. ] ; ,/PO!iT AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES;': '•"'.; r[A';jiii'atch.was;.fir4d'at th« f P6lhill Gully'k'nge .on.' Saturday.'af ierndoii :.betlveen teams reprd- 1 '■'wntirig'.the signalling Mritfon'of the Post and' Telegraph Riftc9'arid the rest of.the company, ;whieh resulted in 'a'.loss" for the signalling section by 50 points. The weather conditions were. favourable,' and Scores were of > which' Lieut, ; Bolfoii's ■"61 ittada up o£ 30—31 is deserving of special i mention. . Toe' conditions', were; ■~ 7 ; shots and' sighter at 200; and (XtOyds,; and the following ar« th& individual, soorcs:—.'.'-

Company. 200 600 yds. yds. T'l. Lieut. BoltoiF3 , 10 k* 31 ~Gl Uti. Smith,,.,- Sn_..,3i -, 62 Corp. .Davidson 29 30 59 Sergt. Wafrflfn , 30 29 53 E«3. Gilbert' , 30 28 56 Corp. Goiver ( „, „.. 30 2d . 53 Col.-3ergt. Whits 31 2-1 55 Cbtp, Hubbard /. 28 24 52 K«s. Miln« 27 21 48 Lieut. Beamish 10 19 3g I 285 2G3 518 Signalling Section. I 200 S00 ' , yd*, yd*. 11, Seigt. Hamilton 23 30 63 Sergt. Williamson 31 28 53 IUs. ChflreheA 33 25 59 Pte-'Kaglss 1 28 27 53 Vti. I'indlay , 24 23 47 Cftpf. Haftofl , 2? 20 47 Ptc., Hall , 28 17 45 Res. Gambia ,. 21, 20 '44 Corp. Jl'Curdy ...... 20 18 41 Li-cut. Hulbert ,...., 30 0 12 42 278' 220 438