UNITED SERVICE MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 763, 11 March 1910, Page 5

UNITED SERVICE MATCH.

; United Service-r-volunteers.v. rifle.olubs, 20 men;a-sido;.distances 200, 600, and 800 yards; seven: shots at''each. Dawson Shield and-caib-prize of .£2O to the winning team, and Lee-Enfield rifle to highr est scorer in the match':—

Worse conditions than those which'obtained :for the United Service match would, be','almost impossible, and although, the men went down'on the rainsodden mounds, cheerfully, they rose disgruntled beings, the degree of dissatisfaction varying with the score put on through the haze 'of.'lain.-.and mist., 'is might have been .expected, the scoring was poor. Sergt.'-Jarnes.'of Npier, scored' the; "possible" at: the'2oo range, and.he was the only' 'man ■ to put all his shots on .the"bull.". Sergt. James also did' well at 600 yards, his tally being 2D. W. H. Masefieid scored 34 at ;200 yards, his target reading 'J;. Burns, Karori; with 5545555, and. A..Cameron,: Opaki,. '5155555;■ also knpcked;at:the;"p6ssible".door.. :Lines of fives, broken■• by. two. fours, the tallies, of W. A'. Kenning, Nelson, Trooper Ifarenzi,' Eketahnria, K.'Duthie, Lieut. .Skelley, 'and Lieut.' Hawthorne. Dutliio also'shot; well at 800 ya'rds.'hts 1 total being 30,. marred.'by. a', three and four; fours. A' poor score of 26 at '.'6OO yards spoiled his total. iLie'ut. Hawthorne.put on 28 at , 800' and only'2o at 600. Lient. Skelley did a good "shoot": at 600,, with a total of ,29.: • MlTurr'ay, • 30,,- and J. Henry, : 29, ' alio"sKat:well.at'.6oo.' Gunner Ching put 0n..31..at,'800 ,yards,-, his target :feading 3555454... W..A'.-Kenning, Nelson, followed up his 33! at 200 ; yards, ;and '27 at. 600 by a 31 af" 1 800.- Sergt. ; Neilson, who' made 30: at' 600 and 32 at 200,' put on 29 at 800, (Munro registered 32 on'the ..board at. 800, finishing'|a, line of "bulls" with a four and.,a 'three. ' After making 32 at 200 and ,28. at 600, Wills put on- a score 'of 32 at the long range. With 34 at 200 and 31 at' 800. A. Cameron spoiled .his grand total by only, scoring; 22 at 600. Cuthbertson, 30, five lours and two "bulls," Sergt.-Major Evans and H. Marshall, 29: each, also did well/at' the 800 range. Rifleman Moselem, who made 32 at 200 and-25 at 600, could not get going at all. oil the long range. His first six shots faijed,to find. the target,.' and the last made his total 3. The match will be finished, to-day, when the'members of the "teamr engaged in yesterday's Empire match will complete their shoot. Details of the shooting, so far as has gone, are as'follow: .. —.' ;■

. : v |! .- RIFLE CLUBS.. ! /-' -. ..-, 200 000 800 :.v. .;,.. . yds.yds.ydsiTl. W. A. Kenning, Nelson ... .33 27 31. 91 J.-B. Bairstow, Opaki 32 27. 31 90 R. Duthie, Christchurch ... 33 26 30 89 .- f» r " s l Knrori 34/27 28 89 A. M'Murray, Taradale ... 32 30 27 89 A. J. Cameron, Opaki ...... .34 22 31 87 W. Randall, Linton ..; 31-- 28 .:» 87 H. Marshall, Karori ..;...... 28 27, 29 84 H. Cuthbertsou, Tua Marina .*...... 29 24 30 83 W. Winslade, Opoki ..; '30 23 28 81 .1. Franklin, Weber ...; 31 23 27 81 W.-.1. Henry; Christchurch 29 29 23\ 81 '/■' G r w > l |«n.„l , otone 27 28 ■ 26 81 h. Loved.ly. Ohura ;' 31 20 28 79 Tl. M: M'lntosh, 0paki...... 32 23 24 79 J % Parsloii Akarana.' ........ 32 21 20 73 W. H. Mds.elem, Kaeo : ,12 2,i ■ 3 60 *G. Halliany, Karori ...... 31 "5 — _ •W. N. MSsefield, Sounds... 34 26 - _ K- J- King, Opaki 31 27 — — Totals !.;... ~; 626 50S -~ ■ - ' " j : VOLUNTEERS.. . Sergt. . Wills, Invercargill 32 28 32 9*> Lt., Nielsen, Dannevirke 32 30 29 91 Sgt. Jtiinrp, Murihiku'... 30 28 32 90' f^cPn fj^ lloo 31 28 31 80 Lt. Skelley, .'Wellington ... 33 29 25 87: bgt. James, Napier ......... 35 29 23 87 «■'■ Anderson, Auckland 32 2(5 2S 80 Lt. Clarke,! Waihi 32 07 25 • 84 Corpl. FisHer,. Nelson 32 24 27 83 Sgt.Major Evans, , Ohristchurch j .; .39 20 29 61 Lt. Hawthorne,-Wellington 33 20 28 81 Pte. G.. Crump, Green Island ' ..!..... 30 20' 29 79 Pte. Govcnlbck, Woodville 29 2° ~8 ' 59 *Sgt. Frank! Nelson 32 28 — — *Capt. King' Christchurch 29 28 — — *Lt. Sandford, Christchurch 29 27 — *Capt ,Ross,l-Wellington ■-.. 31 25 — — "Q.-M.-S. Shiw, Auckland 30 25' — — Tr'p'r Marenzi, Eltetnhuna 33 21 — — "Corp. Patrick, Auckland .30 17 — — Totals. .!,.....; 827 502- — - — , *Still have] one ra,uKe to fire. •

SECTIONAL FIRING MATCH. Service conditions; 500 and 600 yards; 10 shots, rapid fire, at each range, prone position. The targets were of the "sectional" type, four figures on the one target. The competing teams, under their .respective t« a m commanders, were marched to. the firing point, with riflo magazines charged. The firing was under the direction of the team commanders, Prize- moncv, ,£lO. First prize, JS; second, £3; third, £2. The match was won by the Opaki Rifle Club No. .2 team, .with 60 hits, Timaru Port Guards second with 55 hits, and Karori .Rifle Club B team with 53 hits and.Bruce Rifles (53 hits) dividing the third prize. EMPIRE MATCH. Prize, ,£3O; open to.teams of eight men from the naval or military forces of the linited. Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, India, Australia, Now Zealand, and other parts of the British Empire. Distances, 200, 500 itnd'6ooyds., to be fired in one

day, and the. 800, 900, and 1000 yds. stages to be'fired on the following day. Ten shots at each' range. Two compulsory sighting shots have to be fired, and coaching is allowed, but the rifle or the competitor must not be screened, from the sun or -weather. .In 1907- the match was won by Australia with a score of. 2104 . points, New Zealand being second with 2056, and Great Britain third with. 2053. The results of the. ■ first day's firing are as follow:—

AUSTRALIA. „ ■'•-. • ' ■ - ..Total. W.H.-Cutler:.. 200 yard 5—5155555555 V 49 500 x yaTd5—4555155555' '::.' 48 600 yar'ds-3552445345 ~....'...„..... 40 -. A. Cutler: •■■.,.... .200 yard 5—5545555545 ■ 48 , -500. yard 5—4445155555 .' 46 600 yards-5535455443..' ....„ 43 W. Pigott: ■'■'•.'". ..■'.---. . • 200 yards-5555-455454- .;...'...'..... 47 500 yard 5—3445545455 ■•' 44. 600 yards-3553552555 ,' .... 13 S. A. Kefford: ... . 200 yard 5—1454555545 .'.". '46 " 500 yard 5—5555553445 „... '46 ■ 600 yards-5335135525 40 T. G. Harrison: , . 200 yard 5—3443455555 '. ......." 43 .500 yard 5—5415545342 ' '....'.;...;,. 43' 600 yards-2343333405 ; ;".-, ..:...... 30 Wr'A.'Porritt: ■•■■.'••'. '■' '200 y'ards-3555354445 " \..„;.;„.l 43 500 yards-3343355331 ; "■ .....'. 36 000 yard 5—355444555 4; i .. 44 O. Ei Boyd: .200 yards-5543235545 „.„.„... 41 ' 500 yard 5—5554454445 45 . 600 yard 5—4445552445' ....;;;...„' 42 G. Fisher: • 200 yaTd5—5455442335 ..._ 40 500 ynrds-5555414544 45 • ' 600 yards-4145352442 .37 . ':,. . NEWZEALAKD. .-.". Rifleman Halli'dav: Total. 200 yard5.—(.555555(55 '..'. '.. . 48 '. 500 yard 5.—1555451455 46 ■ 600 ynrrfs:- T 4055355544 45 Trooper Marenzi :'■-... 200 yards-5515455555 ............. : 48 . 500 yards-4515544.544 ...'...._..'.'. '44 600 yards-2054554235 ........._.... 35 W: N. Maseneld': ~2oo.yards-5445555554 : : _.„.. 47 500 yard 5—4452555555 , 45 '.'GOO-yard5—4454543552' 41 Captain W. S> King: ' 200, yard 5—5545555544 ............;.. 47 ' 500 ._..„..... 46 • 600 yard 5—3355541244 , ... „.. 39 Corporal Patrick: 200 yards-5555554555 49 500 yards ; -i345554445 : „.;. 43 / 600 yards-5415443425 ~.„ 40 Captain Boss: ■' , 200 yards-t5454555445 46 500 yards-4445554444 43 600'yards-5553544235 ..'. 41 Lieutenant Sandford: ' '. 200,yards-5445554455 46 500 yard 5—5555533455 45 ■6PO yards-5352354334 • 37 Sergeant Frank:. '■' ' . .. , ' 200 yards-5455554135 ...-..'... 45 500 yards-5354453544 :........... 42 ' 600 yard 5—5454334155 :.. 42 ' • ■ AGGREGATE: SCORES. . :' : -200 yds. 500 yds. 600 yds. T'l. New Zealand ... 367 '363 320 ' 1050 Australia ....;.. 357 .353 319 -■ 1029 New Zealand leads ( by 21 points. ■ GORDON HIGHLANDERS' TROPHY.

Trophy ' for teams representing Now South Wales and New Zealand, eight men each.-. The teams,were drawn up at about 1200 yards from the target trench, and advanced' at ; the trail at three paces interval by the command. of' the umpire. On the appearance of the target' the teams were .required to. halt and, in any military position, fire as many rounds as they : chose. On the disappearance of the targets the men had.to unload, nnd the teams then advanced with trailed arms until the (argnts appeared again, when they halted'iand fired as above. A third, advance was made • under the same, conditiqns, ■ and a fourth advance at the double. Subsequently the ' teams were marched to a Dank and fronted, by the umpire, and', when ,tbe target rose again, .they fired their final volley. Tho target then appeared five times at irregular and unknown'intervals* at the discretion of the umpire. Each hit scored one point. Tho men selected to represent New Zealand and Australia were as follow:— New Zealand—Captain TV. S. King (Linwood), Rifleman' H. Marshall (Karon), W.' N T . Masefield (Sounds), Lieutenant Sandfo'rd (Chrtstchurch), Sergeant James (Napier), Sergeant Frank (Nelson), Corporal . lvells (Palmc'rsioii North), and Gunner Chinn; (Lyttelton). Now South Walc's.-O. E. Boyd, W. H. Porritt, W. H. Cutler, J. Bilton, P.'Harrison, J. A. ICefford, J. J. Harbison, and M. 11. Tessimond.. , -. Tho ' results were:—New Zealand . 7 points; New South Wales 4 points. , In war, according to military statisticians, about one million shots arc fired for the death of each man; and as 300,000 round's of. .303 will, have been iired before the camp breaks up, it seems that only the equivalent-of-'a little better than one-third of a man will be slaiu at the finish. ' 'In conversation with numerous executive 'officers yesterday it was elicited that never, before have the arrangements for their personal comfort been so carefully carried out. The staff and camp servants have been, generally praised, and particular reference has been made to the very noticeable smartness of -'the cooks arid table-waiters. •■■■■:

THE "C.A.C." MATCH. ■ Field-firing competition. Competing teams were formed up at 800 yds. from the targets, and told off to scpnrato targets. Each team was .< extended at intervals of two paces facing its target, and lay down with rifles unloaded. The officer in command, having given tho signal to the officer in charge nf the trenches, the targets appeared for 15 seconds, during which interval each man of tho team had to fire one shot at.the sectional target— r. figure representing four men. The targets disappeared, and the whole line, with rifles at the "trail," advanced in quick' time. The targets reappeared nine times more, and, upon each reappearance, the competing teams were rennired to halt and fire one. shot. Upon their arrival at .a point about 500 yds. from the targets the teams retired, continuing to fire during, the retirement. The result was a tier.Petone Rifle Club, 15 points; Karori Rifle Club, 15 points; Victoria Rifles, 15 points. The tie will be decided this morning.

pity that the fir© effect at long ranges is not noted. It is probable that no butlet "got on" ai 1000 yards, or at any o£ the intermediate long ranges, and the probability is that the eleven shots that found tho "men" were got on. at the range nearest to them. Every man is given forty rounds, and as it is to the advantage of his team to get off as many as possible—there is rapid firing. RICOCHETS. Some officers have mentioned the lack of medical attendance. at Trentham. In a camp whero 700 men are living, under new conditions, and on strange food and water, it necessarily follows there are major and' minor sicknesses. On. the whole, however, the health of the men has been good. In such cages' as occurred Dr. Macknight, who.is on ihe ground only as a competitor, has acted, but it is held that after the experiences of former years a medical officer should be detailed for duty and should reside