SPORT WITH THE RIFLE

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 711, 10 January 1910, Page 7

SPORT WITH THE RIFLE

; '-MATCHESJATTRENTHAM.; y; //:./' :SOME GOOD' SHOpTING. ./, i ./ After, a! -brief, interruption,, occasioned, by 'thp'Christmas' and .New; Year festivi-' ties,,,week-ehd'rifle/matches were resumed/ 'on Saturday aftemdon; in "glorious: weather.: Atricky'soulierly kept the marks-/ men/on'their guard for/ "fish-fails'.' -.'and "corkscrews," but some good. shooting/'was accomplished: despite /thbse''little eccentric • cities. ./There wns'ia .fairly good muster considering the faot that tHeTiolidny sea-. - son. is not, yet / over. ; - Several.. aperture sights, were, lisod,for the, first time;,and /tho. novices' who,tried .them discovered, that whatever/the:';advantages',bf.this.ingenious contrivance may be it does not 'do any thinking, for/: the,".marksman. ~ According to. the/, following .parade' ..state,, there were'2oß men on /the range neers, 23;. Hcretaunga Mounted. Rifles, 21; Dominion 'Scouts,:/15; ~City,' Rifles;/■ 27; Guards; 15; Ketburrio.yßiues, 12; .Civil Sbrvice .Rifles," ll';:!P6st and. Telegraph Rifles, 22;. College Rifles, 19;/ Zealandia Rifles, 22; Highland Rifles, 21; Hutt.,Valley,/Rifles,': 22; Karori Rifle , Club,, 27; Permanent Force Eiflb Club, R.- "Y ■ ■';■ ' -Range.duties were carried.ont by, the Engineers,' Captain .Gibbs and : Lleuienaiic Chappie being, in'- charge.!bf ~tho- range,, and. Staff'Sergeant-Maior/Rpso "of ;. the trench."' Appended, are the detailed scores of competitors'in',the;'various'matchesr- '/!'//,/;//:' DOMINION/ SCOUTS; //'// ; v. ; . Competition /.for ; Levy's ' trophy; seven shots' ,-at-,;200. and 500" yards; .handicap..,.;..

:/" : - : '-:'/, ':/-'-/'/ ;^.'';;/:'.;:.200'', '500 : - ; ..' ; ':/ :V ""-' >.'■'- YyY : y:Y'y Yp /:/V; : yds;.;yds.Hp;.TL Trooper Trigger 30 v ; 31 ■//: OyY 61 Lieul^Hastmgs Y'Y.:..Y 26y. 34,./ ,0y /60 25 y .31 ...0-..,:-;56 V/'Corp.Vßubicl^//:'29 ,Sergt..:Rotter, 26+19-r6-51; 'Trooper Bol], Trooper Clifford;. 22-21-£-19; ; Trooper';.'" Humphrey, ' 23—17—S-^-lS; Trooper. Ritzema, '21—1D--4—17.'; /■,','.;/:

-y: t/!;CI VI i.";-SE RVI CE yR 1 FtES. //:y L/: shots at 200 andoOO/yards, handicap.:,;'.,:' V :;'/-■;■;/!,-. :':,v^y/'( : ■£: -,': :; .V/',7-v!-,;,vyy:/-;';!.v,"ydß.':/yds>Hp;:Tl.' Pte'" T 27 - .30 .' ;4:y. &< 2?.y v 30 ; :;y/0- /;/59. '<■ Sergti ■'.. Joplini ;, tce-'GwTP;.' Low, ■ 29-^-27-2^-58;VCorp;jMardon; rrs-58 i--V Corp/y/ Johnston^.: / 30-22y^5!; Pte. Abbott,. .Sergt..:,,But-. 'phorjZ26-19-10^55.;,:y/; -pp / ; y,-:y; r y-. i y / y y/y:'zi''HUTT";y : A^ H".Competitioii',for j oap, aggregato,'!'B ,class cup,: and iWPbjps.Bertelseh; sevbii shots at; 200; and ,500 yds.. 'handicap YYY-kYi : <^ : YY : Y'YYY' ■P^Y^ ■.:; ; t/:"".'. ';''","''''pi'jk Class./;, •'':-••.■■-....'i,.4 !: •; '';/•' >y ; V/-': 'K -": '$pZ' r M '.''so6:; '^y£ '/; j-'/■'/'/■/ : ;; YY l..y.;.'/;fy.^yds."/yds..:,H'p. Tl;; ;pte^Nicnolsoriv!.:!^ Pfp ;.Wnlsh'':-;;;;.'!;..:'29 i'2o';. 7,;, ~,61, R6utley,/.31-2^lrts?;r^;lr'S l^ 2 0J. 2 5i1ii-55;'" Col.-S6rgi,'Smith,'/26--21-: :7^«; / , "V/ ;•.:*. V^ v y-T■ ■' - *:-1. - ! j' t- i *ft*'-i Cltifs' -'•'V*■.' •' ■."-''- -'■ ■/.'' v -'\ -' :',25^25r-2-52;' i !PtP V i,p.te. , 'Pte;; Saul, 15-7441 i:Pte;. Geange,,::2*r&-^-l?;.y) : :

CITY RIFLES. Competition tor Lients Mellor'a and Roberts's trophy, tho Ross memorial trophy, and ,Sergt Baker's troph}, seven shots at 500 and G00y ; 'IA Class 500 600 i yds yds. T'l, •Pte Jackson , 32 31 63 Lieut Melloi ..... 31 29 63 •Sergt Dodd . .. 32 28 CO Sergt BoM, 30—2<1—59{ Pte Given, 25-33-58, Pte. A. Jackson, 30—27—57, Pte. Pnce, 29-24-53, Sergt, Lang, 26-23-19 i Pte Carter, 28-21-49 ' B Class / *Pte. OUiver, 29—23-52, Corp Chandler, 27—24—51, "Col-Sergt Davis, 30—21—51, Pte Tarr, 21-27-18; Pte Rankin, 2324—47,' Pte .Hannan, 29-18-47; Pti> Maneur, 21t-35—46 ' •Ammunition prizes. \, ZEALANPIA RIFLES Competition for cbmpany bolt and trophies, seven shots at 200 and 500 yds, handicap 200 500 yds yds H't T'l Pte Hunt i 32 33 0 K Pte Snow ~< .22 33 9 64 Pte Snelhn|s I . ; 25 16 13 61 Pte Greeaslade, '26-29-8-63; LpnceCorp HalliweU, 21-25-14-63, Sergt Ronkin, 27-28-7-62, Lance Gorp Rowberry, 26-30-5-61, Sergt Hugo, 31-29 -0-40, Lancc-Corp Dtdton, 30—22—7— 59, Sergt Baroham, 30-28-58, Pto Nimmo, 17-22—18—57, Col Seigt rrandi, 20—26—10-56 POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES. Special match for trophies presented by Messrs Cordis, Couling and Co, Ltd,, seven shots at 200 and 500 yds > handicap ' i 200 500 ' yds yds H'p T'l, •Hon Mem Beswick 27 31 6 61 Pte. Macmorran 31 27 6 64 Hon.' Mem Howard 31 21) ' 7 64 Lient Bolton, 29-34-0-63, Corp Davidson, 32-31-0-63, Pte Hall, 28-31—4-63, Reservist Churches, 32—29—0— 61, Hon Member Cartwnght, 26-21-14 —61, Pte Hunt, 30—24—6—60, Reservist Withers, 30-29-0-59, Pto Pearce, 2818—12—56, Sergt Hamilton, 32—25—0—57, Corp Gower, 26—29-0-55, Lance Corp rindlay, 27-29-0-53 Findlay, 27-28-0-53 , l' ' i GUARDS | A and Bi classes competed for trophies, seven shots at 800 and 600 yds, handicap ' A Class ,' 600 6CO ; yds yds Up T'l Sergt Tinney 35 25 0 60 Pte M*Whirter,M 31 21 i 56 Pte Smart , 26 25 1 52 Sergt N<al, 27-21-4-52, Pte Aamodt, 24—23—4—5 i, Pto Dowman, 28—17—6—51, Sergt iFellingnam, 22-27-1-50, Sergt Sneddon, .27-21-1-49, Pte Egglestono, 23-16-8—47 B Class. , Pte Elbs, 24—22—6—52, Bugler Beale, 22-10-11-49, The results of the No 2 series, A and B classes. Were as follows — A Class-Sergt Tinney,, 242, Sergt. Sneddon, JlO, Pte Downmn, 236, Sergt Folhngham, 233, Corp. Johnston, 231, Pto M'Whirter, 231. B Class -Bugler Beale, 150-, Pte Ellis, 145; Pte Brown, 118

KELBURNE RIFLES

1 Competition ;for,'company 'trophies, Ag'gregate Cup: and the captain's handicap' aggregate:trophy j/'severi shbtaV at 500 and 1000 "■ yards,.'■■• handicap, v, ;v'/y/:- 'Y-:. YY<Y,M:-'"Yp:YY7Y 900 1000,/// ?v--"";v !/- -//■ ■:':. ■.&."/',*:'. -v- yds. : : yds. : ', H'p.T'l; :Sergt/. ; Miinrb : /;.i;:.....;/:i9;'v: ; 13;/,;,.:8.yio; Corp/ .Biitober: •/:.:.., 7 . ;2DYY 6'.- '33Sergt/;mrk;,y...;:..,.y12:;;::/;7;'/yl0:: !29. :Ser'ety'Taylor,'/ 8 ,16-0-21; /Pte./ Sti!dolph; ,4-40-8—22. y;:y-; ; '::•:;:-/;■'-,-,"■" -/ Zy" , B/Class/did hot finish.';Corp..Butcher I won the captain's''aggregate trophy,".'with' a score of 141, ; in. the best three matohes I out of' four;' Pte.' StidpMh-beitig..runner-. UP :with"'i.'l3s,-':and ■ Sofy.y/,;Taytor third, l v //!<;/ p. / / y'y : ; //y P COLLEG ERI /{y: >';, /Competition for Sergt'i Keilon^s.trophy; , seven shots, at 200/ and- 500 /yards, handir. oap..'" Y'YP'Y ■ ""'."'.'...-.'■ :''•-/'' : /"'."' ./■' i. . ■ ■■;-'!■-.■• •■',- / 200 .'500... -/ !"■•■• '•:.- :'" ':'.V- ; yds'..yds.;.H'p.T'l. Pte. Pleasant .:'../;:,.:• 26y:..2e;/.10:.- 62 Corp. Giisqlioino/•..;.28 ,/: 32yy ,0. 60 Sergt. Cowles yy:.-..,,,30 y;,29/,y;0., /'59 . 'Corp. Meet, 32—26-.0--58; Pte.iGooder,;! '25—26-6; 57; lice.-Corp. Wollerman,,' 28 —28-0-;i6i„ Sorgt./; Oinimo,:'27—27—2 -56; 'Bugler, Cinimo,' 25-11-15-51;; Pte. E..: Cinimo, 10—20-6—45; ."■ ,:,, !>! , *Not finished at:sooyds.'■•: The compc-ij tition' will, be completed "on Saturday I'sext' > ; ''

HERETAUNGA/ MOUNTED RIFLES, /Competition for sweepstake,"and classification; soven shots,- at '200 and'soo yards.":: ; :; ~'-YV' : YY '~K,v..■■•'..•'•■.•.■■. : ; .- : ' "•:' '. - 200 :500 ■ :'. .W-" ■'. :,:://:,!/'yds., yds.-T'l. iJergt., Tobin ' .;...;..;...:.....' 30 28 ■•-.■'. 58 Bergt.-Millett- ...-.•.....:'„....../ 28.-'27. ',55 Trooper. Hart1ey,.....'.....-....: 31 21 55 Sergt.-Major""'■/'' Dement, .-. 17-^24—11; Trooper. Allan,-20^-17-^-37;■ / Trooper. G, Bau'mgren, 85—12—37;/' Trooper Perrett, Trooper;: Cable, .16-13-29; Trooper A. Baumgren, 16—11—27; Corp. Pay, 12—12—24; Trooper; Jl'Arlie, .14t.6— 20; Trooper Aston, .. jHIGHLAND RIFLES.-; : Compet'ition : for the Ballantyne'Shield. M'Diarmid Cup: (juhibr),/:and::'the final: for the monthly trophy; seven / shots, at 200 and■ 500 yards, .handicap.'/-,'-:,,//. '..'. •■ '•'■ '.:'"' ■' :A" Class..' .''':■ ■''•"';'. - : Y■'•.■.■ :-':/'' / ; V. ; - ; ■.-••'.2oo'•' 500 •■:.!, .■' : :/yds: -yds./ H'p. TM. Lieut./ Henderson ;/.; 31 33 0. 61 Pte /Eves: -.;;.:.i.......i. : .Sl-/v,SO.V.:-.;..0 .' 61 Pte; M'lver!/ •-■..;,...•., .32 - y'29 ;.-. 0:, ; 61/ ■\ .'' Sergt.' Dobson;' SfM-SO-^O; Col.-Sergt.; MTDonald, -31—27—2—60; ■ Cprp, .Shannon,. 32—27-M)—s9; Sergt.! /.Cohibeaf, /. 58;, Sergt;-Marsdeu; Corp.Corbett, Lieut. 'Willis; M'l*ari;/:30^12-0-^:'■ ;.; J '/■' ~\Y '//' ','':y/'B : ':Class.:/' : //^ 1 /";'/"!,:"./, /' Pte.: Ritohie;!/26-22-li^62; Lee:-CbrpV: Scales', Pte.VDinnio : 28t-23-. 7—58;'Cor'p; St.'Clair,' 21-30-0-51;' Pte. ■Sellars, ■ ;V.Pte.,Webster, ■. 26-:22-^o^B;\Pte. .' .. Leading : ;, ;:...-/•_;, ;,/_,;// .'A Class.-Lieut.-..Henderson;..lß4;. Pte, M'lvcr, 181| Col.-Sergt,/::M'Do'nald,. •; 181 (lOpts. .handicap).-! ->//;, ?•?■'?■ B Class-Pte. Sellars;-166; .Corp.;-. St./ /Clair 1 and. Ptof Martin, : 165,;eaph./: : :'-,.- - , '■In the '/'shoot-off, 'at-'SOOyds.,:, for;,the iseeond .place/in/'A .Class, • M'lver :.Jbeat; ,M -Dbjißld irt - the',' Senior: -. tie j;/. St;. i.Clair: and 'Martin; 'who' tied /for second in ■' B . Cliiss will' fire,', next/ Saturday,, /-. /

'/^y/yKAR'^^ 'Second/series, :first ; ma(cai.sevPn ; : shots'; at 200 and- 500 yards, for, trophies presentsd by Messrs.'Oweu.Daly, J-'F.-Mills,: 0., Hbdder,-W./'J.'Blundell;. W."'H,/Tis-.: dall;' and: the , club.■'.- "Rifleman ;W. G, Tarr headed'the-'list,'..yrith/','a .yery.fihe score : of6B/:'bnt Pf 70; making a possible, at//500yd3; ■-. /jßifleniaii; Randell ',:alsb /m.aae a'possible .'at the'-'same range. , .Tho/ani-/ munition.prizeiwentto'Rifleman'/Pringlp..: 'i'>■ ■ / lw - •■ y'y : ly y:'yds. : ;,yds.:,H:p:-/T'i.:

W G Tarr . 33 35 0 68 R Pnngle 30 29 6 1 65 A. Caldwell 29 28 8 65

J, • ; Burhs,*32- i 32-^o^6l;':,y.' / Mdore,;. 30-31/ ■ HayV ■ 28-33t0V61; ~G, .-Halliday, V3O-r3l-0 ■ -61; H;' Marshall;' Sl--27-0^1;/:H;- : Bul-. !fbrd,/.28-31-*-fioi'.-W. ; Aston;! 59;. :A. : ; ,Fellbws, : : : 27—30—2^59;,'; A; ;; :.W:! Kemp;' 27-Sor^-58;! ; A./,-T;yNeedhurst, : 30-i2G-2-58 , ;,'G. P. Brown,, : P./ClaridgO;'/3()-^26^0--58;/-A/vGuise, 2tJ^|^s6;:.:j';'-'Rabo; , ''26-28-4i—sl;':/A. •C,■ Harris. 28r-??i----0-50;v F.'. .Statfdidge,;'/'17v304/O--47;':.'..W./ •Cowan,;/173-U^llrr42;yJy;Eeed;:;2-^ '•■The:'''club//''championship stand■ Tarti'-'3o3;;;!Hi' Marshall;/299;/;G.;:Halliday,'-295;'/ l IV: : ,C. ; Hny, ; '!293;'/J; : //Buriis,i'288;::;'H;/yBulfbr3, '286. -Y:''Y:Y-YYYYY YY:y ;( .The/ileadingi/handicap ..aggregates /aTe trjF. C.'Hay;. 291; i V; :Moore,-'294;/.A ; ,C.-: 'Maiwy;- : 29o,;''G,:iP.,: : Browni;'2B9;: A./!'W., :Kemp,/275yy,/y' '.Y'yP- PY 'y •.-ft£''-/')'/V- pil

y^ERMANENT^biRW;^ ''.Ten-shot 200- and./500'yards; ' Gunner! Coadyv ii-^10—81; Gunner' Wil-/ liams;; 12—39-^-81;/;/;!.'i/yy/y, ■yS-'Y:- yyi'

'.;.l\ y y.petone; rifle club.:/y/yy /■ On . Saturday':!the;: Petone■ 'RifipyOlub/ "continued : - its: coinpetitions, for: the cham-: pioriship',' shield,'.:aggregato>'prizes,, and trophies. The' 'tonditions/were/.ten: shots, at":500, and, .600/,yard%'yoThe/following;,are' ;tho:! scbresW ■ ",:;//'■:■":,,', -.-■ ;.y f. iyi: y /''/:-,; ; / >;v ".-/;//';,- vy'^':A;,Class.;;,:y!/:y:/:y/;y ; , "y/ " ,:-, : /inw:i. ; i //,500/,-600;rH'cp;-Tl.; ♦Riilbmari.J. ••.Ingram:. «'/'(,;.'42 f/.;/ 6;:,/, 89 •Rifleman ;'46y ,' ; 39 ■~■':/y3;/ ;S8 Rifleman G. Olbut/ .../ 39,',;. : 43. /, ,1-/86, Rillxmaii W.,J.,Hen-". :■;::.;:';; /-::-'!„„/ : /"dorson ' 10.//711;' .'/I ':, ;85 'Rifleman W.;Edlin/.:.. 44; Rifleman'P.'Hird;/ 89-:41-2-82;/'Rifle-man's. Knight, 82— Rifleman B: ,W.~': Bird,. l^-^S-rIrTTSlj; Rifleman,;/S. Spencer,' 39—39-78;';'.'. Rifleman /J.; MncLachlah, 40— ;■ Captain:-J;'.RoSs, 38—73. -,-.-../.yv;'":■''•; '/;:v.-/.: :///,■:;V'' ; "■:■■..'•■. \.iVl' : i.k^M.'v;*:B/Clas^:;y^-'2: i U /:/'/-"/ /!: ; r\;/.^y/-^ ■::y/feOO',-.eOOv.H'cp^,Tt/ Rifleman :H.--F;"'feyr--:', >■:■£: .'., -son ..;.,- ; ;^.,.'....i;/12:.y,47;.-.;-/:>'B9, Riflemap: ; .%:-,:■ ,PY yv "//• Q •:, n0r'.......:....:..:.....: 43:/;-12/y:T--:yßs Rifleman J./Conlter;.'lo, ~:/39Vy,-5;;;,84, R'iemanW;M!livTidP,'lo:;. ~32-iv: 1-v-79 ./ Rifleman-W.'Cook,: 39- : -37-2 : -78; .Rifleman W." Maud,4s-27-4-76.; Rifleman'J. ■ Caldwell,'' 38—32—70;; Rifleman - J., Woods, y'/// -y//:,';_; yy/,y:-,,./ y ■!y •';/;. yy 'fortrophies.yyyy.V,,