RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

* PETONE V, UPPER HUTT. Ob Saturday last a match between tho Petono and Upper- Hutt Rifle Clubs was fired at Waiwetu. The result was a win for Upper Hutt. by 48 points. ' The conditions were seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards. Results:— . > TOPER HUTT. . 200 500 ■ GOO yds. yds. yds. T'l.' Rflmn. R. Wilkie . 30 35 31 36 Rama. W. Greig ......... 31 33 28' 95 Rflmn. C. Whiteman ~.29 31 31 91 Rftinn. J. Whiteman ... 30 29 27 86 Rflmn. Fred. Whiteman 29 31 25 85 Rflmn. A. Allen 23 29 27 84 Rflmn. L. Kitchen 30 25 28 83 Rflmn. A. Boyd 32 27 24"'83 Rflmn...Tuke Whiteman 20 28,'24 82 Totals ..„...;..... 272 268 245 785 '■. PETONE. Rflmn. J. Ingram- 31 31 29 91 Rflmn. J. Caldwell 30 27 31 88 Rflmn. J. Ross 31 33 23 87 Rflmn. J. Jlaelachlan ... 30 31 23 S4 Rflmn. S. Spencer 30 29 25 84 Rflmn. H. Ayson 28 27 i2B 83 Rflmn. G. Clout 27 24 26 .77 Rflmn. W. Henderson ... 30 23 19 72 Rflran. W. M'Hvride ... 29 28 14 71 , Totals 266 253 218 737 A new aggregate consisting of three shoots will be commenced by the Petone Rifle Club next Saturday; ranges 500 and 800 yards. EASTBOURNE RIFLE CLUB. A match was fired by members of the Eastbourne Rifle Club on Saturday for trophies presented by Messrs. Robertson, Naismith, Kells, and Mrs. Croft. The' conditions were ten shots at 200, 300, and. 500 yards. . A CLASS 200 300 500 yds. yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Rflmn. Chapman ...... 34 36 42 20 132 Rflmn. Esley „.. 40 23 36 21 "120 Rflmn. Hobbs .... 45 33 40 0 118 Rflmn. M'Guire 40 33 38 5 116 Rflmn. Kells „.... 37 19' 36 21 113 Rflmn. Teutenberg .... 36 15 40 21 112 Rflmn. F.-F. Wills... 33 24 29 12 98 Rflmn. Phelps 24 15 30 IS 87 Rifleman Chapman wins Mr. Robertson's trophy, and Rifleman Exley wins Mr. Naismith's -trophy. B CLASS. , 200 300 500 ' yds. yds. yds. Hp.Tl. : Rflmn. H. W. Shortt 35 28 33 6 102 I Rflmn. Fraser 31 24 34 7 96 i Rflmn. Croft 32 27 32 2 93 ; Rflmn. Dixon 37 22 6 5 70 Rflmn. E. E. Wills ... 38 10 4' 4 561' Rflmn. Pulsford 16 8 20 6 50 > Rifleman Shortt wins Mrs. Croft's gold , medal and Rifleman Eraser wins Mr. I Kells's trophy. '

P. AND T.'S AT JOHNSONVILLE. a team representing the 'Wellington Post and Telegraph Rifles visited JoliusonriUe, and spent the holiday in trying conclusions in marksmanship with tho local volunteer corps, tho Johnsonville Hides. Tho visitors were met at the station by Lieut, Meurielecs (officer commanding the local corps), and were hospitably entertained at lunch, which was provided by Col.-Scrgt. Bould. After Innch the first stag© of a ten-shot trams match, at. 200 and 500 yards, was taken, the resnlt Hiving tho local men a. lead of six iHiints. Two service events were next disposed of, and tho/500yds. stage nf tho teams match was I lien completed, the finish, a three-point win for the visitors, being a most' oioitiua one. The

match was fought out. to the very'last I; round by the junior :shots of, the teams, the grand aggregates being 627 for the visitors and- 624 for the home team.' rr The service events • consisted of a. 'chattio" match and. a' "running-man" competition. In the "chattie" competition, the conditions-were of the "sudden •feath" order. The ranges varied from 2.00 to 275 yards, and the targets were so many_bricks, each representing onemember of the contesting teams. Immediately a brick waa hit by a member of the one team one of the opposing team dropped out- of action,. The match was an exciting one, and resulted'in a win for the Johnsonville Rifles, who scored seven hits to their, opponents' three.hits. In the, numing-man competition the man' was represented by a ' big tin cylinder, which was rolled down hUI towards the firing point. Each man was allowed . two rounds,' the match being fired off in two heats, four men each. The result was: a win for the Johnsonville Rifles, who registered five hits to their opponents' three. ■

Details of the "teams, match at fixed ranges are as follow:— , POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES. ■: 200 500 • yds. yds. T'l. Sergt. H. J. Jones „.. ~ 45 .45 SO Corpl. Davidson .: „. 43 43 86 Corpl. Gower „....., .. 43 43 86 Lieut. Bolton _ 43 41 84 Pte. Hunt 38 41 79 Lieut. Hulbert 39 37 76 Col.-Ssrgt. White ...._ 35. 30 65 Reservist Gamble 34 27 61 Aggregate score 320 .-307 627 JOHNSONVILLE RIFLES/ < V 200 ■ 500 - yds. yds. T'l. Lieut. Merrielees .„„.~i..'. 43 47 90 Pte. Stiles ...: 43 ; 41 87 Lce.-Corpl. D. Morgan.™.. 41 .44 85 Corpl. H. M0rgan..........;... 42 38- 80. Col.-Sergt., Bould 44 34 78 Lce.-Corpl. Washington V 44 32 ~76 Sergt. Grierson. ;.._. 32 38 70 Pte. Snan ...;.......;.....„..... 37 21 '.'SB Aggregate, 5c0re;......... 326 298 624 At the conclusion'..of . the shooting, afternoon tea,,was.dispensed, and the visitors returned. to.. town.. highly pleased with their outine.

' The prize-winners at the • first day's shooting, were as follow:—. .'' . _". '■ PUKEOKAHU MATCH, 200 yds. Eyles, Dannevirke, £3 34 A. Hurst, £1 10s. 31 R. J. King,'Opaki, ,£1 10s.'. 31 H. Pearce, Sandon-Ohakea, 15s. ......... 34 Capt. Barltrop, Manchester Ri, 15s. 34 A. E. Perry, handon'-Ohakea.lOs.. ...... 34. B. Johnston, Mangaweka, 10s „,';. 33 Offiver, King Country, R.C., 10s. ...:.. 33 Dr. Turnbull, Mangaweka, 10s. ........ 33 W. Randal, Linton, Ids. ..:..... 33 D. Mleahy, Opaki, 7s. 6d. „ 33 H. Marshall, Karori, 7s. 6d :__ 33 W. E. Pearce, Sandon-Ohakea, 7s. 6d. 33 J. D. Rivers, Taradale, 7s. 6d.'...; 33 ' C. E. Humphrey, Mangaweka, ss. ... 33 W. Oldfield, Rangitikei, ss. .........,.;..-. 33 Jarvis and Batt counted out. ; ■; WAIBAKI MATCH,- 500yd5.., •W. R. Kells, Palmerston, R., £2 10s. 35 B. L. Beauchamp, Otaki, £2 105........ 35 R. J. King, Opaki, 15s. ... 34 N. P. Willougnby, Wairarapa, 155.... 34 E. Belk, Manchester Rifles, 15s. -.34' C. Batt, t Mangaweka, 15s. —1..... 34 .. A. Neilsen, Dannevirke, Ids. ... 34 E. C. Batt, Mangaweka, 10s. 34' W. E. Pearce, Sandon-Ohakea, 10s. ... 34 M'Murray, Taradale, 10s. ...... 3i Duley, Dannevirke, 7s. 6d. ..: _„ 33. Fergusson, Hunterville, 7s. 6d...„.j.. 33 Capt; Barltrop, Manchester. R., 7s. 6d. 33 Weston, Mangaweka, 7s. 6d. ....: : 33 Franklin, Dannevirke, ss. .„......;.! 33A. "Wing, Marton, ss. „....- 33 ' The following 33*s off rifle were counted out:—W. S. Penny, Humphrey, Spink,Hyde, Randal, C. Penny, H. Pearce, ■ Stackhouse, and Oldfield. ■ RANGITIKEI MATCH, 600 yds. Olliver, King Country. £2 10s: ..„.„.. 35; : N. Mlloughby, Gladstone, £2 10s. ... 35 A. Neilsen, DanneTirke, £1 33 H. Marshall, Karori,'lss. 33 W.-B. Kells. P.N. Rifies. 15s. 33 . \V. Banks, Kinibolton,' 10s. .;'; :.".. 32 A.' C. Perry, Sandon-Ohakea, 10s. ...... 32* D. M'Leahy, Opaki, 10s 32 W. S. Penny, Sandon-Ohakea, 10s, ... 32 W. Morton, Kimbolton, 10s. ... h'p. 1—32 J. E. Thurston, Te Kapua, 7s. 6d. 1—32 J.' D. Rivers, Taradale, 7s. 6d 1—32 A. Thompson, Te Horo, 7s. 6d 2—32 Balfour; Taradale,. 7s. 6d. • :'.... '2—32 ■■ E. C. Batt, Te Kapua, 5s 2-32 H..Bowker,.Mangaweka, ss. .; ■ 2 —32