RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

; .FOR/THE./NEWMAN: CUP. ~.- (By., Telegraph.—Special■';' OorrcspbndenU ," y ■'/;/':' ]''(.' ■-;■'-..Marto.ri, February/'24..' '. The -Newman/Cup-rifle.-shooting-,cpm- : petition- took ; place;,at Bulls yesterday,, five ..teams, competing,■'■'representing fifty' imarksmen.: -The individual scores did not come quite up to those recorded at prabr: tices.... The conditions: were, seven shpts" at 200,; 500,; and'6oo. yards. . '..!.:. . 'At- the'.conclusion; of, the 200 yds. range Sanspn-Ohakea had-established a lead on ■Martoh oh, the; aggregate. of two points. The : next -'range : saw,, 'them ,-lead by 21. points;/which .'was increased, to '30 'points, at 600yd5..;"-; .'■■■ l,': i';:. . .-: , ,'.-•• \ '

;The'; Sanion-.Ohakea.team . were the holders of.'the" cup./havinj. won. it from' Himitangi /lost 'year. /These two clubs .haye .each won it. twice,.'and another, win' for. either means that the cup. becomes. .their,'property.--. , . . •-. ■-,'.., ' :On e.very occasion/the Martoa : .Rifle'. Clubhas .been, the ;-runner-up; ..';lt was' conidently.',expected : that/the cup; would go to them this , year,' or :tb 'a club on the'-Rangitikei-side of the/river. ■■'•' :' •

■ The winning- team ■. shot/, consistently throughout,, their young. shots'. in particular /doing/ good;work. The aggregate scores' were:— ;.'■".,.! ■ , " ■:'-.■■.•'■;■..■ . ■ '

./Sanion-phakea•'.'...... I:!. 885- ■'. •. Mar'ton'. -„;...;;.....;;.;;....„..' 855 ; ' '"'■ :::'Rangitikei'-..(8n11g)..-,''.i.i;.. l i : ''.B43' .■;:•,,: ..'■'■■ '' Himitangi'■ : .;.........;..;.';.;.. -821 '■■:■ ■ ■■'■■ Turakina : . 784/ ■ / ;.Among:the veterans'taldng-part'in/the competition' at .Bulls., yesterday was Rifleman, :■ W. Churton, /whose. name is well known, in /shooting/circles. '■ He/, was at one time one,'of .the-leading'.shots in tho Dominion, , and riflemen' were pleased to see.that he istdll; takes a'keen, interest in/shopting. -.;.-.- ■'■;■■■ //.- .-.■' : ■/. '•• ,/•'.''.

. A large ..number o£ marksmen, who took part,in-, yesterday's shoot have signified their intention of going .to Trenthani next week. .This outing is always looked upon as .the best and cheapest holiday, for' , them- during ' the. year., , They will carry with them the./good wishes for success of;all rifle , clubs/in tho , district. .: . ;

The aggregate; score , 0f,885 put up by Sansoh-Ohakea.Club yesterday was the best-record- for the Newman. Cup. An average of 85.5 is a highly creditable performance- for. a country club. . The previous scores of the winning .teams were :— ■Himitangi',.ih.l9o" 862,. in,1908 871;. San-' s6n-Ohakea,'"in'l9oD 859,/ in 1910.885. ; '

At- a- meeting of representatives •of clubs, held at the Bulls range after the shoot, it was decided to hold' the next, competition at Bulls in Sep,tember next.-onder-similar-conditions.