RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 705, 3 January 1910, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. i FIRST DAY'S shooting i'vßeSutfful/ weatiierJfavoured:/tiie ; ./Wel; ungton Garrison Rifle Association for the opening (lay of \ the districtchdropionshi]; iifceiing at' lVeiitham' on . Saturday rhero were; of course; drawbacks. -Pelfeet;' shootiiig/days :are,. in ,the experience oi : .'fpir iiiid fir /lie tween., There -is,,,So/-to; say, always sonic "fly. : . in the i ointment." The -, wind : or Saturday.® ;#ai;'th6ichii}f source.of .trouble! The/gentle ;i>i'eeie which stirred tlio > grass it/the commencement; of/. firing becaras ifiost'-flfekW.-ias de'yelbpedlV;?:'efctientei6ities;*.:V.w'lii®ii-''/.V spoil' happing wher they .'lay down' on the 500 /yards'/mound fori;, the,';'N6.\3.;matchvV" thV;- principal - fe'siflts'.-of . l tlfq.'firS .volley' Liter ;' on,- the • Wind .: Steadied;, Somewhat but .was 'never reliable, awt had to.-bt sarcfillly -studied, all: the 'titrje. -Tlio iighf wag prirticularly bright, ofiefiug; ant additional J • "iForJii-- -Wellington /'district.-lneeting, tlu Mtehdafece, '.iM,- wiis a record. Tho actual entries were even larger, but some of ttic competitors. failed to appear. A j slight delay -'occurred -. at thc ' conimenceniont. and-tiie/tiirie; lost Jthenvwas; never-caUght ug' on, ■ with: the result ■ that of tho foui &t^fitstietf"dd^>fbr;-aecisioii; = oi* ; :th&-first day, the last; had! to- be left uncompleted; and ivill be resumed today. / "Lieutenant Ci -J. - Ilollard, of.-the Huti Vallby .Rifles,/tied-in ~thb : first/event, ; ;a rapid-firiiig/. match, 1 >,ith a scoro of 32 points. i.Thb/'s'ecori'd inatch,-/a ten-shot event 1 at 200. ; :yarcls, /was,woii' by:PresidentH./.Ma'r; shall; of the Karon Kifle .Club, with a Bney'core.:/.pf;''4B,':.points;r\ tKe'/i'.'TUnnerrup being -Lieutenant Hawthorn, ,of tho ..Civil Service Rifles, ,oiie point. behind. • .:/ : 'v;/ 1 Bugler {.. Ballinger, ; :Kelsoli{j/; College Cadets, S thejtinior ; v jirize-^listin ;imh/a"score /' of,- i 7, powiifi closely followed by - Rifleman.': H..: Boyd, Uijiidr.!. hi Iliittj .v; --ivfib; V%scbrdd./>;! iJB.-/;-:'PPii4J®.' :'/Th6-winner -of. tlie;iliird''niatch,/aten'siibti;contest -at 'SOO.Vyards,/ tiifiied' iip./in Rifleman : R. :J. KinL',>tho'Ciaok Opaki •Clubman, :last year s. .Wairarapa, chamChampionship Belt for =1909-1910.-King s scoro was:a "possible"(so).Tho limner upwas- Private Lucas, •: of.:' Palmerston ;sfbrth," with 48 "piojits.-.-: y • Cotporal H.D. Smith toppedthejunior; prize-list \vith x-6c6rp oi 4fS,; /., '. i. Th-3 fourth in a tcli, a' two-range -, event, iseve'ir. shots at'soo and 600 yards,', was not : firiislied/STho^test/icoreS^re^tered^ip tUt/the/timo ;tketargets/.were/'turned -dowa were: as follow:—Rilmn.,i'\ "Wilkie, Upper Hutt, 32-33-65, Pte T Price, City Rifles, 32-31-G3, Rflmn Cameron, Opald, 33-29-62, Lieut Butler, Hutt Valley Rifles, 31—31—G2, Lieut Mellor, City.Rifles, ;51—28—02; Pie: ;P.-,JaQL,i£i]l-?wtiqd:;Rifles,i |33 ; t29t-62 i,/Rilinn:;C./'White : 1 mail, Upper Hutt,. 30—31—G1; Lieut.. Hawthotn; Civil Servico Kiflos.i.- 31—30-^rBl; J:' E: M'Lachlan; Petone; 33tt25— Gl; Rflmn R J King, Opalci, 32-28-1)0, Rflmn. G. Hyde, otaki, 3J-27-GO, Seigt Baker, ; Hutt Valley Rifles; 31—29—G0.,• :cbmpleied?sc6ri:s,-.Ti'ere)^I > te,/E; , ',Russell; Hutt Valley Rifles,, 32 —31—CI, Lieut Gibbs, -. Engineers, ,33—27—GQ Lce.-rCorpl. Rogers, ./'Engineers,; 30—29—59;V.Guiuiei - Coady;-Permanent■ Forccj»;3lrr2Brrs9; Pte, Hunt; Zealaadia'Rifles,: 30^-28—58;> Coipi. Gower, .Post .rand'. Telegraph ; Rifles,-. 3t--25—59; Gunner Gibbs, Wellington , Navals; 31-27-58 > , , , ■■ Captain -Essoiiii-'assisted - by...Lientenants Roabh island {®ilbei't,/aiid; Staff sSergeants-. ■Major: Colclough and ißedmond,-. were,t in charge.of.;,the.ivaiiße;/Paptaiii;;Matheson i with> Lieutenant- Wilkinson;: .supervised ! .:wlule/Cap; ■ taiil ®aviS and Lieutenant HMtcheu were the ■: statistical.,officers.-.:-All r tliq .arrangements were carried out successfully j r i he "marting*;in-/tlio^^-.trenches/iwaf'/especiany good;:as out of 32/"challenges" only, three were'-sustained; .-; Tho. catersag : arrange--mer.ts by vjlts. Hagnn .werov«Acellbht. /--.Tlie'. foUbwiiig are thb results '; of .the completed matches:—-'. ' / GOVERNMENT MATCfI/ .' 'Seven shots,; rapid fire, at- 200 yards, magazines not . allowed; , timevis seconds. Open to volunteers, rifle -club men and cmli'ahs.'vjrheifirsj: :'and seebnd/ihehitied, aridi divided - tho 'sum of r,the ; . first two pi'izes..- //_There '/were p three// prize § -:.bf/' ;S1 each; four. of: 10s.- -3d.-j;: six, of ,14s. 2d., ;10s;['andvthirty-ohe ;off ss. ; .bach. Results.— r 'Lieut.i C. J. ■ Holl'.rd, > Hutt Valley Rifles, .£1 lGs 3d . 32 •Corp. . Davidson; Post: and,.-Telegraph. v.Rifles, »61 lGs 3d 32 Sergeant - H.'',C. Jones/ Post, and Tele : ,; - graph Rifles, =21 '31 Ptfe'f Huhti'/Zeaiandia ■: Riiiesi':Sp;Vij;'./'/30 i-PreSident - itarshall,-- Karon Riflo. , Prizes df lGs 3d each wero awarded to —Siergeant -J.- R. Cowles,:..College .Rifles, Corp.'Gower, ; Post, and 'Telegraph Riiles; Sergt. G Tmney, Guards; aild Pte Joplin; Civil Service Rifles, with 29 points ''each/ v ;'- ; /^uo: i: '. ; ii'rf/^ . Prizes of I ts. 2d. each were won by.: itille■niail 'J.'.-Rabe, ■ Karon.t.Riile.r Club;Pte. Gazely,'College Rifles; IHe. E.- ; : Ballingei', Nelson College Cadets; Rifleman W. 'iarr, Karori Rifla Club; Sergt. Hugo, Zealandia , J RifleS!' and 'iEte./-/'''Av/;:E.'^-:i;, , l.jiirnor»:rpity Rifle's, with a score of 28 points each. : -Prizes of ,10s. each wero; won, by :—Pte. H-' Russell; Hutt. f-Valloy Rifles; Gunner Coady,: . Permanent - I'orco ,-Rifle -Club; GunneriGibfis, Wellington Navals;. P.O. Calnau, Wellington Navals;, Rifleman. A. France/ Karon l Rifle Club; Pto. M.'\Vhirter.'GuardsrPte. E.-Russell,.Hutt Valley Riiles, -iwith 27 pbiiits;irarid : Kby: ;;Sergt. Baker,"City Rifles, and- Pte. .Coekerill, Victbi-ia'Cbllege O,T.C>; 26/ppints; eacli.'./ '- Prizes of ss. :eaclr were awarded, to :— Pte- I'VPrice,: City Rifles; Rifleman E..C. Hay ( - Karori Rii|b :Cllib; ,Sergt.. Millett, .HerotauhgavrMouhted'jßiUesi/Pte.,' Eggle-.'itohe/.G'nardsj/Lce.'-Corp/'Morgan,; Jplirisoilvillo Rifles; ; P.O. Steelei -Wellington Nayals;'>.R|fieman/'Ji/'. L\ iTnrtferr';Petone -Ilille Club; Corp.-11. D. Smith, Post and 'i'elegraph Rifles;. .Lieut. -Roberts,. > City -Rifles; Lieut. Skellev, D -Battery,;. RiflemaiL . i ? . ' , Wilkie, Upper Hutt Ritle. Club, 25 points/cach ; 'P.C). Navals ; Pte.rE.: Sellars, Wellington Higli'larid:? iJ^/Jackson,^ ;".City RifleS; '. Lce.-Corp. lioutley,-,Hutt -Valley Rifles;Lce.-Corp. * Rogers, - -.Engineers; •Riilernan'-:-^''■pi'-VI-Wliit.ein'an;'.'; Upper;';:}iutt ; Riflo • Club; - Rifleman, AV. , J;. Henderson, Potoile Rifle: Club ; Rifleman- Aston; ;Kai'ori Rifle Club; Pto. Eowman,:. Guards; rpts. M'lyer. Guards; Rifleman Hobbs, Pe. tone; 2-1- points each; - -Rifleman R. Pririgle; ■ Potoilb vßiflo Club; Riflemau ■J. M'Lichlan; Petone Rifle Club; Rifleman B \V. Bird.r Potone Rifle Club; Rifleman : !Pa^feer/dPil»ni;Me''Cltt6'}.' : Eill&mah'?Ji Burnett, Karon Rifle Club, Col-Sergt. Smith, Hutt Valley Rifles;.Lce.-Corp. Fisher, Civil Service - Rifles; Gunner Morris, 11 Electric: 'Light Corps; Rifleman Kitchen, Uppei Hutt Rifle Club, and Corp Meok, Oollego Rifles, 23 each I MATCH NO. 2. Ten shots at 200 yards, optional sighter. : Senior/prizes: First, .£2; ..secprid,' ! ;lps. i third; .£1;: fourth, 15.1.; six ;of 10s., and , terif-'bf',sk"-:Junior.. v prizes: ::First; ~ifil. ss.i two of 15?;, fivo.of 105.,-and twenty-oi 5s Results — Seniors. ' President : J Marshall, .Karori' - -Rifles' - Club, £2 « , Lieut. Hawthorn, Civil Sorvico Rifles, : 10s ■ Sergt:-.Baker, City Rifles,. JGI ............ .1! Sergt. Wakelin, Post' and Telegraph . ' .Rifles, ,15s. ' 4! ;-. :Prizes'bf:. : ips. each wore .won by:—Lieut .' /,Rab'ert4,..City- Rifles; Sergt. Stock, Pal- : -merstbh North, Rifles ;' Rflniu. 'Hay, Kar ■bri;": Cbl.-Se'rgt. 1 ■■■'•M'lJpnalu,'./' ;"Wclliliktoi ', .'Highland ,Rifles; .Ltio.'-Corpl.';. Rpiitley : llutt Val 1 ey'/Rifl(is ; Pte. IPlver,. Welling ' ton VHighland?Rifles;" eacli'4(i. poilits. t • ' Prizes-. of -.55.. each, were awarded to :— I -Rflmn.' 1 G;. -P.»-Brown, / Karori; Sergt Jones,' Post and -Telegraph Rifles; Sergt Do'dd,- City Rifles; Bombardier Plimmor i B Battery; .' Rflmn. : Bairstbw, : Opaki Sergt. Tinney, Guards, 4G points each v -Rflmri... Nat.::, Willoughby,: Gladstone ; Rflmn. Guise,,Karori;' Pto.: A./luriier City Rifles, PO. Calnan, Wellingtoi i Navals, each 45 points.' '•>■./-"' i / Counted out:—Rflmn. W.iTarr, Karon I Pte- W. Jackson, City Rifles; fcorgt..-Wil t' liamson, Post and Telegraph. Rifles; am Rflmn. G. Hyde, Opaki.

Juniors. Bugler Ball) nger, Nolson Collego. /•■::-Cadets,; il : Os. ; 47 Rflmn: A. Boyd,'Upper Unit, 15s. ... 16 Pto. Churches, Post and Tolegraph Rifles, 15s . • id Prizes of 10s. each ; wore won bv Lieut. Houston; Dominion Scouts; Col.Sergt. Sriiith;;': Hutt Valley Rifles; Pto. G, T;Jones, : Liriwo6d Rifles; 'Pte; Styles,'. Johnsonvillo Rifles; Corpl. 11. D. Smith, Post and Telegraph Rifles, each 45 points. Prizes of' ss. . wero. awarded to :—Gunner Gibbs, Wellington Navals, 45; Trooper ■E- 1 Oiseu, Eketahuna Mounted ■ Rifles; Sorgt. Ciimno, College .Rita;; Pto. Hi Hunt; Zealandia Rifles; Pte; M'Whirter, Guards; Corpl. Faulkner, Electric Light Corps; Gunner Coady, Permanent Force Rifle .Club; Lieut. Hastings, . Dominion Scouts; each .44 points; Rilmii.W.'Faulkner, l'otorio; Pto. Walsh, Ilutt. Valley.. Rifles; Sergt. -Barckam; Zealandia Rifles; Pte;' J- Nicholson, Hutt Valloy Rifles; Tflhin.-. Petphe; Troop Si' Tri'ggef ('/Dominion Scoiits;: Lc6.-Corpl; ; Rogers; rjnginiors, : each; i 3 points; Corpl. Mar-, dott, Civil Service Rifles; Pto. Joplin, Civil Service Riflcsj Rflmn. A. Allan,-Up : per Hutt ;■ Sergt. Millett, Horctaunga Mounted Riflos; Corpl. Hubbard, Post arid;Tel%rriph; Rifles,,,each' 42; points.;, - Counted out;—Corpl.; Meek, College Rifles; : Bugler Fuller,'Mastertori ,Mounted; Rifles; Pte. D. Rankin, City, Rifles; P.O. HPtfard, .Wellington Navals;.-l'te. Newton; Guards; Rflinn.J. Ingram, Petono; Rflmn;' Cloutts, Petono; Pte. Routley, Hutt Valley liiflcs. ' .- MATCH NO. 3. Tori, shots at 500 yards, optional sightcr. : SehiorV-priM^FiMt;C : £2;. second; i!l • 10s;; third, - ilfourth; 155.; six,if 10s;; and ten of ss.;'" Junior ; prizes—First, .£l. 10s.; two:.-of 15s.five; of. 10s.; and twenty of. os'. Results;— ':w"' Seniors. Rflcmn: R. J. King, Opaki,, £Z ...... 50 Pte.} Lucas," P.alrnerston :10s. ; 49 -RflemnKAston; Karori, .£1 ...; 48 Sergt.Williamsbns'Post and Telegraph;; V Rifles, 15s 4S . Prizes' of. 10s. each wero awarded to;— liflmn. Wilkie,- Upper..-Hutt;. Rflmn. Hav, Karori; President ltarshall. ICarori 'Rifio Club; Rflmni.J; Turner, 1 Petono, 47.points each;.:Lieut; Roberts; Citv Rifles; Lieut. :-HaiFtliorij»-vCiyilV^eryice/>KifieSi/46-ipoints each • Prizes of ss. , each, .wero won by.— Turner, City.- Rifles;. Rflmn.; Halliday; Karori;- Lce.-Corp. Fisher, Civil iServide Rifles; Sorgt. Jones, Post and' Telegraph Rifles;■ Rflmn. Ilyde, OpabY 46 points; .Rflmn.; Spencer; Corp.: Davidson; Post and Telegraph Itiflos, 45 points (acli .Counted;out Price, 'City .Rifles. 1 Juniors. 1 Corp.-H.i-D. Smith, Post and Tele- ;' graph Rifles;,£l ss. ; ;..... . ; 48 -Rflmn.- v Medhurst.i. Karori, ■ 15s. 48 4'te, Diehl,' Dannevirke; 15s.' ,45 i .Prizes of '10s.v each were ..won by;—. :P.te; Routley,( Hutt .Valley: Rifles; ,:.Corp." ; Shannon, Rifles';; Pte. Sellars, Wellington Highland Rifles, i .45'; points ■ each ," Lce.-Corp.. Rogers, Engineers;: Pte. ; G. ■ T..: Jones, .Linwood Rifles, '44Kpoinkyeach/ 1 \i• :. Prizes of.. ss. oach wero awarded to :— | Rflmn; Ingram; :■ Petono;; Pte. Rankin, i City Rifles, M points'each; Pte. Cockenll; i Vldtdria' College: O;T.C.; - Pte. Hunt, Zeai landia Rifles; Pte. Macmorran, Post and Telegraph Rifles; -Sergt. Armstrong, Wanganui Highlnnd-Rifles; vPte." Newtown; Guards; Gunner: Morns, ■< Electric Light Corps, 43 point 6 each;; Bugler Balli rigor, vNelsbriV.College; Cadets Lce;-C6rp. : l'iiidlay, Post.and Telegraph Rifles; Pte. limit; 'Post and Telegraph Rifles; Corp. MSek, College'Rifles/-42:points each; Pte; Stylos, ■ Johnsohvillc;Corp. ; St.;: Clair, Wellington.: : Highiand . Rifles; : Pte. MSlahon; Civil -Service . Rifles; ♦ Gunner Cohdy,:'Permarieiit ■^Forco';; ; Rifle: V Club; Opaki j -Sfrrgt.- Cimino,- CMlege Rifles ; t and Trpoperi Scouts, 41 ; a CWnted out;—l'te. Eves. Wellington .Highland,Riflesr Pto. Armstrong,; Wanganui .'Highland■ Rifles; Pte. Chandler;. City Cqrp Jtardon, Civil ' Service Gibbs, Wellington, Navals; and Pte. j;:, WINNING TARGETS. , . President H. Marsliall, . Karori- Rifle •.Clib;vW^^ot , ;tliis;Vtih^tot ! 'MtchTiit: ( 200 " yards— • ' Z. i tfpj) I . Bugler . Balhnger, Nelson 1 College Cadets, headed the junior prize-list. .in the; ten-shot; matciiJ at ;i 200 yards—lssssss- - 3 Riflera'nn R. J. King, Opaki, won the' ''ten-shot matoh .at,rsOo .yards, Avith a 'pOssible, ten. bull's-eyes. .. . . ■ i. . r- Corporal 11, D. Smith, of .tho Post and : jTeUgraph- jiifles,;;headed;., the list of junior - shots in the ten-ghbt match; 'at ; 500 yard 5—5545555551-48.' .. ■ THE LEADING AGGREGATES. , Wlwh the; targets-'.were' turnei; dawn , at . the conchision ;of firilig. tho position pf; as regards .the championship aggregates stood; thus;—'; . ; . ; ■ Seniors, ' Rifleman F. Wilkie. Upper -Hutt .... 155 ■ Lieut.:Hawthorne, . Civil '• Service . ' : Rifles 154 i Rifleman R.. J. King, Opaki ~{ 154 : Rifleman &■. Marshall,:Karori 153 Pte. F.'Prico, : City Rifles ;.;;...;....,.. : 152 Rifleman \G. Hyde,;.0paki;.......151 Pt'e. Jones, Post arid. Telegraph Rifles ;151 Pte.-' A.; E. Turner, City Riflqs".;.... .140 Sergt.vDbdd, CityJßifles ;....;!^.\..;.v...;149 ' Lieut. City 'Rifles; ...;..u;...;.; ;;148 Rifleman Spencer,' Petorie 148 Rifleman W;. 1 !!;:-Aston,' Kar0ri....... .148 : Sergt; Biker,.;City:.Riflesl4B ; Liallt. EutlGi',' Hlitt 1-47 Rifleiiiari- Hay; ■ IChrori ..;.-..u..v....., : .147-Bq'mlK-irdier 'Plininier,,; D .Battery ; v ; . , 147 .Rifleiiiari■ ■ Cainie'rpnV' Opaki 146 Rifleman R.- Randell, Karori ......... 148 Juniors, -v; i Lance-Corporal ; Rogers, j Engineers ... '14G Pte. . Hunt, .Zealandia ; Rifles; ' Ut> Pt'e." Routley, Hiitt ! 144 1 Pte.- Jones, \Liiiwood: Rifles ..v... 144 > Gurinor B." Coadyj' Perm;.:^rti|lery;..l44 ' Pt'e. .D. Riinkih, City.; Rifles .140 Sergt.: Cimino,-""- College Rifles. IS9 ' Pte. Cockerill, Victoria College -..... 189 - Rifle'mnn -Henderson,';. Peto'ne i..;...... 139 Pte Mncmorran, Prist and Telegraph ; Rifles 139 ; There, was a young lady named. Ruff, , i .Who used to live-,at the Bluff; ; ''. ; ~ ; Said she, "For a cold, : ; "To take, I was told, - "Lung Balsam: from -H.- Barraclough." 1 :; Barraclough's ""A'ciician' .L'ung. 'Brvisam,. , Price, Is. 6d. and 2s. Gd. 8