SPORT WITH THE RIFLE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 3

SPORT WITH THE RIFLE.

. ■ ■ T ~7T .r, ■ - .j: ■ GARRISON! SHIELD MATCHES.; Y FIRST ROUND. , Vf-ry. fino weather prevailed" at ■ Trentham on • Saturday afternoon, when the first round of- the Garrison Shield; series. of matches was fired. Tha competition) Bas been-divided 'into j three ' grades—seniors, juniors A,, and juniors B—and 111 - the /aggregate totted'up ",by ' the 'variou> teams, the work of classifying r the competitors seems to havo been very carofnily car-n'-t Tvn' .®>«'.*esnlt»'-of' tho - firing givo' thoCity Rifles. a.-load in .the: senior' Competition, , with an.aggregate score of 917, and three points to their credit; the Civil Service, Rifles head the list of the A Class Juniors, with 830 points: the College Eiflps, with 685 points, fired into the first place in tho B Class Junior Compe'tition. The classified results are as follow:— seniors! Order of Merit. Aggregate Score! Points. 1. City Rifles .., 917 r • - 3 - . 2. Post and Telegraph Rifle's.. 879,!:" "2't, 3. Guards ; 871 «' 1..'! 4. Highland Rifles , 843 JUNIORS A. , 1 0"l c r. Merit. i Aggregate Score. Points. ; 1- Civil Service Rifles 839 ' ■ -3 I 2. Zealandia Rifles-(A)..i.. : ... 79!) - 2 3. Engineers ••. 785 -.- 1" 4. Post and T'l'g'pbßiiles (B) • 777 — I 5. Permanent Force-', 1 ;;.,...;... 763 — G. Hutt Valley Rifles ......... 684 — "7. Highland Rifles-ii... fiflS — 8. Dominion Scouts ..... 643 — JUNIORS B. •' \'V-- • Order of Merit. ■ Aggregate Score.Points!, 1. College Rifles -■ 6853 2. Victoria College (A) 666 ! '2 .3. Johnsonvillo Rifles 6MV l.';--, 4. No, 3 G.A.V. 555 : ; - 5. Victoria College (B) * 520 / 6/ ftalandia Rifles (B) i 514' ' 7. Cycle Coips stt" —•' —tv ' Appended are-the individuatescore's made-by the senior'teams, and also'tho'so'road,o by the leading teams in the junior grades. As willbe noted, some very- 'fine' shooting was re-' corded.' " ' ..... .. .. .. • I CITY RIFLES ! ' , ,'. "200 'SOO'CCO • " ' .T. , , r ,, - yds. yds. Ms. T'l. ,33, ~34 ~.,32 110 I-Pte. Given- .33 33 ' 32 -98 | Sorgt, Dodd ~.. .....U.'.?;'29 '33 ,35 ..97. ''acksin, 30-32Uai-93 ;> Pte." Cir'ter', a:-'72i—.ij---SI; J'te. Turner, 2G—32—3l—B9:'Sgt. : Baker. 33-30-26- 80; Lieut...-Robert* . 27-32-2a -® 8 ! 1 ste-.'Fe«sfy. 32-30-20^83.;.P.te.,Jack-son, 31—32—21—84.'. .. POST AND TELEGRAPH'RIFLES; . i■... 200 500: GOO ~ r, ■ „ . . . yds. • yds., yds. T'l. Corp. .Gower .. 33 30 32 95 Sergt. Jones 30 33 ,3? 95 .Sergt. Gilbert 32 33 30 95 , Sergt. Wakelm, 32-30-31-93; Sergt;: Williamson, 31—33—29—93; ; Pte. Churches, . —28- : 90; Lieut. Boltou, ''Soret; Hamilton, 29—27—32—88; ,Corp.„Hubbard, 2826—22—86; Corp. Smith, 26—24—14— ' GUARDS . ■ 200 500 ' 600: : -l v , - 1 J ds - yds., yds. 7VI: Sergt. Xtnney 14 31 29 94 •Pfe.,-Barnes:.; .; w....; ;.31- .-. 32 29 92 Pte. Smart 32 ■ 29 30 91 Sergt. Neal, 29—31 —30—30; Pte. Fellingham,: 32—27—55—88} Lieut.' Roache, '31—28—27—86; Sergt.i Sneddon, 30-31-25-86; Pte. 'M'Whirter, 32—32—21—85;'.Pte; Titinev, 25—29—30-84; Pt«. Brooke, 31-22-25-78. ■* ■ .- 1 :' p..-' '.-'. . ~ v.: V; 1 HIGHLAND RIFLES. 200 500 600 ' I T . , ' , : • yds. yds. yds. T'l. I Lieut. ■ Honderson v..........: '31 34 30 9i 1 Corp. Corbett . 30 29 -28 ' 87 | fcergt.. Comboar 31 29. :27 87 Corp. Shannon; .'3l—2BrH-27—80Sergt. Gardiner, -30—25—27 —85; - Pie; Eves.' 30-31—24-85; Col.-Sergt. M'Donald, 31— i- Captain M T Diarmid, .'Strijt. ' Dbbson, Sj-t; 25—31—81; Sergt.- M'Millan, 29 —25 —22— CIVII. SERVICE RIFLES. - ■ A-'-!-. 200. 500 <GOO _. , . yds. yds.- -yds. T'l.' Corp.-Fisher v3l 31-. 31 93 Lieut.. Hawthorne 31; • 30' '31 92 Pte. Joplin 31- :28 ' 30 -89 /Lee.-Corp. Low, Pte. Gazelev, 32—25—30—87;,' Sergt. Joplin, 27—32—24—83; Corp.' Marden, Capt.. Marshall, 29—25—22 —76; .Corp.. ,-Abbott,?:.'.:26^-25—20-r7l;' Corp. Johnston, . 28^-19—23t-70;. r . : .... :: : .

, COLLEGE RIFLES.. r " .■ 200 500 . GOO . yds. yds. yds. T'l. • Corp. Meek: 30 .31 25 86 . Corp. Wbllerman. ■'..' : 2827 : .83 ■ Sergt. Cimino 30!;.: -2.7.. '.2G 83 t. Corp. Gasquoihe, 28—23—2ftr-7G; Corp.' King, r 30—24—21—7G; Pte. AY inch combe, 25—28—22—75; : Col.-Sergt. Kvatt, . 26-28-^l6-70i'Pte;, HopkirkV, 1 29—29—0—53; Pte. M'Namara, 21—17—15—53;' I Pte. Cnmno; 15—5—s—25. • . Sergt.-Major J. llose (district'staff) put up a ; useful,ill- (32—28—31) for the Permanent Force team. The total number present on the range wps 345,-including;27 offioers,','l7 : ot wh.bm',wero' - competing, while 10 were on : range-duty. ■ : KARORI RITLE CLUB. „ . ~ Handicap sweepstake ".match 1 , 'five shots' each 1. at 800 and 900 yards-.-./; The- mattih ■ was not ' hmshed in time. President Marshall, had put ' up an-excellent "possible" at'9oo vards. ' Fol- 1 lowing are a-few of.thO'best'scores:—-''-'j. ! '■ V 800 000 ' > ' ■ yds; yds. ll'p. T'l. ■ President Marshall 21 25 0 48 I -Rifleman Kemp ;... -20. s 22 0----42- ' Rifleman V. lloore 22 ■ 0 * '43' ' Riflemen A. Caldwell, 10—17—5—40; G- P•Brown, 11—17—10-^3B:r--«T. ;Kabo,. 14—23—3": J. Clout, 19—9—7—35; A. Guise, 22—12—34: ' Claridge, 17 —13--4—31;.-A. T. Fellows, 9—l9— , 4-32 GUARDS AT POLHILL GULLY. The; B'.Class shots of tho' Wellington Guards held a special competition , at "Polhill '-Gully' range for prizes presented by, Sergeant-Felling-' ham—Fust, a vernier; second, a foresight and backsight protectir; • and third;! a : backsight protector—tho conditions being: Ranges, 200 and 500- yards, soven shots, handicap.. The following .were the scores:— ' : 200 500. , . ' ' ■ s - yds., yds.-H'p. T'lPnvato J. Newt0n,......;....: 28' 2s " "0"' 53 Bugler Beale 25, 18 10 . 53 1 Private Rhodes 18 ' 21' 12 511 ''Privates Lower, 19—16-r12—47; Treanor, 19— 22-1—42; Brown, . 17-9-12-38: -Parkinson. 246 —5 —35; Culvenvell, 6—10—12—28;-. William*. 5-7-12-24, : \ PETOME-RIFLE CLUB. . The Petone Rifle Club continued its competition in A ■ Class ; for • trophiiss jiresented bv Messrs. G. A. Chapman atidi E. P. BuniiVj and' in B Class • for trophies presented' by "Messrs " C. Birdi -J. L. Turner/and W: J.-Eddie- Tho ; glare on tho targets made the shooting rather difficult. Following art tho scores. Conditions • Ten shots at 600 and 800. yards: — : . ■ ■ A ■ Class. • ■ ■ ... : • 600- 800 ■ ' .yds, Hp. Tl♦Rifleman J. E. MacLachlan .43 47 0 90 Rifloman G. Clout-34 '42 '1 11 Rifleman C. Bird ............... 36 40 i -1 77 Rifloman B. W. Bird, 35—3&-2—7s;'Rifloman ' Gay, 37—37—0 —74; Rifloman..H. Pitcher, 35—24—1—73; Rifleman Knight,' 31—30—7—73; Rifloman W, Henderson, 31 —30—0—61; Rifleman W. Edlin, 41—15—0—56. ♦Log- in.' . . . , Rifleman MacLochlanV Targot,

i ■ . ■ B.Class. .■ . v *Rifleraan J. Inßram, 35—36-rtt—7s; *Bifloman H. IV Ayson, 30 —32 —4'— ; Rifleman. J- Tobin,' 30—35—3—68; Rifleman ,W.: Cook, 27 —30—0 —57J ' Rifleman W.- Paulkner, 29^21—2 —52; Rifleman ■W* Maiidt 28r—21 —O-r-89; Rifleman J, Clark»'28 — ,So—o—4B; Rifleman 3. Caldwell, 19 —28—0—i7; Mgmui £• Fleming, 21 —22—i—47; "Bifleman - J.'

Coulter, 35^5—-7— 47; Rifleman P. Wil6on, 25—. i | 12— L 6—^^3;'.BMemnn W. M'llvride, 9—3HJ—42; ; i Rifloman P»- Kins'olla; <il— i> Rifleman l J. Wood, 2—9-6-tl7; fßifleman W. Smart, 1 7—5— -- •Legs in.; filolirt-d.' Rifleman Ingrain, has/ ■. v won.Mr, C. ,Bifit's trophy outright. Firing, for,the cluli'6 negrogatcs .will ..commenco ■ nfext: -u 1 y.tKreer. shoots at 200, *j' 500, ana 600 ..yards, thrco at .500- and (100 yards, and- threo- at GOO and 800 yards. ■ The ranges next, Saturday will-bo 200, 500, and 000' yards,. . i seven 6hots,. ■>'" COLLEGE .CADETS. , .The Wellington College Cadets fired off the first - 1 competition - fof the scihobl championship at : | Polhill Gnlly on Saturday, L when some good ■■ ■| scores .were- registered.-. -Ihe- best- . aggregates-, . i ;: wore as follow ■ ■ 200 500 ; -yds. yds. Tl. . < Pte. J. C.-Williahison ............... 30 34' 04" ,'Pto T J Williamson 13 10 63 > Lieut A W litchott 29 13 62 Pte J M'Lean 28 12 GO .Scores also counted for the secondary schools ! • of New Zealand match, but the total scores ar# not ygt nvailnnie. "