FOR MARKMANSHIP

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 847, 20 June 1910, Page 3

FOR MARKMANSHIP

GOAT3RNMENT - PRIZE MEDALS.

Tho results, of the 1909-10 competitions for Government prize medals awarded for marksmanship are as follow:—

, ADULT CORPS. North Island.—Gold medal for best shot, Private, W. Brpwnlee, Victoria Rifles, Auckland, 100 points (the possible). Gold and silver medal for second best shot Privato J." Carlson, Victoria Rifles, Auckland,, 100 points. Tho twoi men tied, and fired shot for shot at 700 yds., tho result being Brownlea 5, 5, 5, Carlson 5, 5, 3. Silver medal for best,, shot in Auckland district, Colour-Sergeant A. J. King, No. 3 Company New. Zealand Native Eitlcs, 98 points. Silver medal for best shot in Wellington district, yolourSorgeant C. W. Griudell, Napier Rifles, 92 points. , , , . South Island.-Gold medal . for best shot in South Island, Colour-Sergeant Herbert H. Moss, Bluff Guards Rifles, 9i points. Gold and silver medal tor second best shot in South Island, Private Francis A B lngpen, Popotunoa Rifles, 9o points. Silver medal for best shot in Nelson district, Sergeaut-Major William Charles Drummoud, 2nd Battalion, Nelson Infantry, 91 points. Silver medal for best shot in Otago district, Private Thomas Fraser, Kaitangaln Rifles, 93 points. JIo tied with Sergeant James Smith, of the same company, the latter being counted out. There: were no competitors for tho best shot in the Canterbury district. SENIOR CADETS. Tho results of tho competitions amongst tho cadets were as follow::~ North Island.—Gold and silver medal for best shot in North Island, Sergeant Stephen R. Archer, No 1 Company A\augauui Collegiate School Rifle Cadets, 9o points. Silver medal for best shot in Auckland district, Colour-Sergeant A. G. Devore, A Company Auckland Grammar School Rifle Cadets, 92 points. Silver medal for best shot in Wellington dis, trict, Private Noel Williams, No. 1 Company Wanganui Collegiato School ltine Cadets, 82 points. ' South Island.-Gold and silver medal for best shot in South Island, Sergeant E. O. Baigent, P Company Nelson College Ritle Cadets, 100 points (the possible). Silver medal for best shot in Nelson district, Private E. E. Rivers; A Company Nelson Collego Riflo Cadets, 98 points. Silver medal for best shot in Canterbury district, Sergeant F. G. S. Thompson,. Kangiora High School Riflo Cadets, 86 points. Silver medal for best shot in Otago district, Private R. S. Pork, B Company Dunedin High School Cadets, 97 points. REGIMENTAL SHOOTING: Tho result of the competition for the Bolton Challenge Cup, open to any squadron in No. 2 Regiment, Wellington. Mounted Rifles, the Eketahuna Mounted Rifles present holders of the trophy, have again been declared the winners, scoring 653 in aggregate points as against 593 recorded W the Mastcrton Mounted Rifles. Tho match was a three-range seven-shot competition, at 200,.500, and 700 yards. GORDON HIGHLANDERS' TROPHY. It is considered unlikely that a New Zealand representative rifle team will visit Australia this year. There are no conspicuous events in the programme for the Commonwealth rifle meeting at Randwick as in the previous year, when the representative events like the Empire Match- and the match for the Gordon Highlanders' trophy were fired. The latter trophy is at present held by Now Zealand, boiiig won first at Randwick in October last, and . successfully defended at Trcnthani in March last. Tho probabilities arc that New Zealand will now allow the trophy to go by default. Tho Gordon Highlanders match is to be fired at Adelaide this year, and a.s it occupies 30 minutes only, it seems hardly worth while incurring the expense of sending a team across. TRENTHAM RANGE. ( Arrangements are being mado to partially complete the- scheme of extensions and improvements on tho Trentham rifle range before tho opening of tho shooting season in October next. The Scddou and Cullins Ranges will bo brought right up to date, giving ample room for the week-end competitions for SOO men, if uccd bo, and leaving the Sommorvillo' Rango clear for .improvements and extensions works during tho summer months.