RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1011, 29 December 1910, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE MEETING AT WANGANUI.BELT COMES TO WELLINGTON; • ■ (By' .Telegraph—Press; Association.) : Wanganui, Decenlber 28. 'The Wanganui Rifle Association's annual meeting concluded to-day. in fine wreather. The light was - steady, and though a .wind was Wowing; the shooting conditions were' good," - .". Wellington Match. ~ . .The Wellington- Match .(ten' shots- at 800 yds.) was won' by Sergeant Duvies, of Taranaki,-with-a score'of -19.-' He takes £i.; ■ Corporal; Given (City. Rifles),' LanceGorpbral Hunt (Zealandia -'Rifles),- and Rifleman G. .Hyde (Opaki); mado -18, and take '<£2 10s., and JJI 10s. • respectively! sergeant Cannon (Wanganui Highlanders), Kifleman Winslade (Opaki), Ser-. geant Hugo (Zealandia Rifles), Lieutenant Butler (Hutt Valley Rifles), Rifleman G. Halliday (Karon),'Rifleman Guy (Kaponga), Sergeant Dodd (City Rifles), Lieutenant Hollard. (Hutt), Private' Kennedy (Manchester • Rifles),, and Rifleman Duflie (Christchurch), took £1 each. : MaSterton Match. . The .Masterton Match (10 shots at GOO yds.) was 'won., by , Rifleman ; Jenkins (Okato) witli 49. He takes,£i'." Rifleman Jones (Opaki); ,£2 10s„ 48; Captain Balkrop (Manchester Rifles), .£l' 155.,' 48; Lieutenant Hollard. (Hutt), 48; Rifleman Marshall (Karori), £1, 48; Rifleman Guy (Kaponga), Riflemen'Lewin (Opaki), Banks (lumbol ton), Jarvis (Tar'adale), Danrell (Akarana), Atkinson; (Auckland), Glackeii' (Himitangi),. and Dume (Christchurch) also' took .£l. • ■ Manawatu Match. The Manawatu Match (10 shots at 800 yds.) was won by Rifleman Darnell (Akarana), .£4, 40; Quart'erman (Wanganui Rifles), JH 10s., '4 I J; Lance-Corporal Hunt (Zealandia Rifles), \£2, 48; Private Meghen (Manchester Rifles), JCI 105.,' 48. Cameron (OpaTii), Beltham (Opaki), Sharland (Stoke 1 Rifles), Sergeant .'Head (Royal Rifles), Gilshnan (Palmerston), Harrison (Wanganui Rifles), Govenlock (Wood*, ville), and M'Lachlan (Petone) each took £li " ' ; ' Championship Belt. .. The North Island championship "belt, gold medal and i' 3 •was won by .LanceCorporal Hunt, of the. Zealandia Rifles, Wellington, who jnade 288., The other scores .were.-—King (Opaki), second, 288; Rifleman Danrell (Auckland), ,285; .Cameron (Opaki), 285; Harrison (Wanganui), 254; M'Lachlan (Petone), 283; H'Calmont (Opaki), 282; Winstone (Opaki),. 281; Doild (City Rifles), -280; Duffio (Christchurch), 280. . _ . . -, ,■ o • Hunt 'and.; King having tied, arid also Dam-ell ;a'u(l Cameron,, these competitors had .to .shoot off, Hunt scoring, throe more than. King, .who missed the 'target, Tyitli one ■ shit. Danrell also scored' three more than Cameron. Hurit is only 18 years of age, and'is .an ex-member of the "Wanganui Defence Cadets. As a tyro in 1909 he won- the belt,' onen to his company, beating some first-class shots: * ■ ' Last Try Match'."' . The Last Try Match (seven shots at 500 yards) was won by Allen;(Wanganui), 35. . Jarvis (Taradale), Bairstpw;.(Opaki), arid M'lhtosh were the other placed- men. ..Teams' Mat'chi ' ' • The Teams' Match was won by Opaki No. 1 1, with 475 points,, tor the "fifth year in succession. Taradale made 473, Petone j 4(12, and AVanganui Rifles 461. ' . . .

. ..," : NOTES .ON" THE .MEETING: ... ; (By .Telceraph.—Special- Correspondent.);' Wanganui, December-28. ' There were ,165 entries for the meeting, which is a, record.'■: The weather condi- |. tions on the 'first day /were . tricky, tho wind varying frolri a strong westerly to a [ -"fish-tail".southerly. ,'lu more than--one: . instance several marksmen* failecU'to'Md! , the target at'. the longer ranges, but: the ; moro, experiencd' shots'generally. pufc..up, ■ ' ex'ct'Herit'scores: -.- •■jim'T :.S (frio'l i , The marking generally ,was satisfacj ! ory, but jf is worthy bf note that on the . first.;day ho less, than between''*£s and £6 ; was nett«d : 'from challenges, which-were , very frequent. One of .the features of the arrangements which pro'ved very • satisfactory was the ccmplete flagging of. the range on.similar lines to that in vogue at tho Trent-ham . raiige. ' . , , ' •••.A large number, of New Zealand belt winners ,and ex-champions of : tho Xotlli Island rifle belt attended the .meeting. Prominent among'the number. were Captain -Halliday, ci-ehampions 6., Hyde'.and King, and North Island Champions Speck,.. AYinslade, .-Marrett, „ Drummond, and King. ' -' This year was the first in which the belt .was• open ■to marksmen from, the South Island' in addition to North Islanders, and . there wero competitors/from .all over, the Dominion., The North Island .was ,strone•ly represented from all'parts,"-whila Nelson, Christchurch, and Invercargill were also represented. Lieiit.-Col. Hughes, A;D.i welcomed the large number of visitors to Wanganui, -and wished them'success. He assured them that the meeting would be conducted- without fear or favour, and ho. hoped that tho"b.est men would -win,:whether, local or otherwise.. ' This year,' notwithstanding,"that additional money., had already been allotted, the executive, decided to give five more £1 prizes for each of the belt matches, oh the programme,.owing to the large number of entries received. ; Lance-Corporal Hunt's championship score consisted of three bulls, a four, and a three. His opponent's tally! was. composed of three-bullsand a four,-while one shot failed to find the target. ■ FOUR HIGHLAND COMPANIES. DKTAII.S OK THE SHO.OTING,.•. ' A meeting inaugurated 'by Lieutenant "VVillis,' of Wellington, in which'! four, of the' Highland companies' of tho Dominion took part, was held at Christchurch, on tho Redcliff ;Range, on Boxjng Day. A very tricky. wind blew, down the range, and, owing .to' ,the limited, number of targets,- .only- 200 and 500 yards-. stages were fired: The general resultwas''announced ; by/Press Association, ~bnt the detailed scores,were'as.follow:—; • Wellington Highland Rifles.' "v> . . • ... " , ... 200:- 500 • . ■. . ... .yds. yds. ;T'l. Col.'-SeTgt.M'Dp'n'ald 33 ' 31' 6? Corp. Shannon, 32 31 66 Pte: Poison ..'..v...;.;....,...'... 31 ' 33 ' 64 Pte. Martin..., ; 3l 33' G-l Lieutenant. Willis, Sergt. Dobson,. 3Q—32—62;. Pte. :.Pinckney, - 29— ."50—59; Pto. Grinter, -29—30—50; Sergt. Marsderi, 31-27-58;' Pte;' Pitt, -24—33^-57; total;-619; ' j . Duiiedin-Highland Rifles. ' 209 500 ■ .' iyds. yds. T'l. Corp.. Mackay .3.5. 33 . ,68 Capt. 'Dempster.-..'. 31 31 6S Ke. Sim 32. 33 '65 Pte. M'Keich 31' 32, 63 Corp. C. H. Mack-ay.'.!.... 28 31 62 Sergt. Rigby,-30—30—00; -Pte.: H. G. Mackay, 32—28-450; Sergt. Burt, 20—30e — 59; .Pte. Clayton,. 27—26—53; pto. Johnston, 25—27—52; total," 607.' . ; Canterbury. Highland Rifles. ' " 200 -'500 : ... yds. yds. T'l. Sergt. Watson" 30 33 03 ■ Col.-Sergt'. Ross' .31 " 32 . '63 Pte. Greenfield ..;.: 29 - .33 62 Sergt. Nelson ,'.... -31 31 ~62 , Sergt. ,Ml\ay, 29—31—60; Capt.' Stewart, 27—29—56; Pte. Foster, 28—26—51; Pte. Robertson; 28—24—52; Corn. Rodger. 25— I 2G-^sl;. Pte. Hamilton, 26—18-rll; .total, 567.' ' .; ' Auckland Highland . Rifles. , . ■ 200 500 '. . .. .yds. yds. TI. Pte. Cardus ; -31 - -29 GO Pte. .Craig ........... 29 , 28 57 Pte. Fraser 25 .30 55 ' Pte. M'Kenzie ..... 24 30 51 Capt. Melville, 28—2G—54; Pte. Fletcher 24-22-16; Pte.'Wilson, 26-18—11; Pte! Mackay, 20—20—10; Pte. Morleyl 22—1(>—I 32; Pte. Fraser,- 22-8-30; total, 472. . . , SUBURBS RIFLE; CLUB,. The Suburbs Rifle Club fired a teams' match against the . Whareroa. Rifle Club at Faraparaiiuiu on, December' 27. The day was beautiful and the trip was much' enjoyed - by tho town 'men, .

. ■ Suburb's- Rifle Club.. : . 200 500 : 000 .. . .' ' - yds.' yds. yds. T'l. Riflmn. F. Price ... 33 31 27 04 Riflmn. Ai J.- Jackson-'34 '30 . 36 ;00 Riflemn.. Fellinghaiu 31 '30 25. 8G Riiltnn, Goffer' 33. '34 .19 86 Prest. Jackson, 29—30—2-1—83; . Dept. Profit. Newton, 30—29—23—82; Riflmn. H... Barnes, 21—29 —30—80;' Eiflmn. R. Turner, 33—24 ; . Riflmn. \V. Jackson, 30—28—20—78 ; Eiflmn. A'. Bellamore, 20—27-^21—77;. fetal, 833. Whareroa Rifle Club. 200 500 .600 . . yds. yds. yds. T'l. Rflmn. Bowkitt . ... 31 28 29 88 Rflmn. C. Wliiting -29. 30 28 87 Rflmn. .T. Whiting 32 2G 28 '81! Rflmn. D. D. Hyde 29' -27 -26 82 Presid. U/Lean ... 32 28 '22 82 Bflmn. O. P. Lynch,. 31—29—22—82; Rflmn,, Weggery,, 3i1—28—23— 81.; , Bfluin. C. Dowsett, 31—2G—21—78; Rflmn. Cordnkis, 27—24—2G —77; Eiflmn. Eric Lynch,' 25—27—16—68; total 811. The Suburbs'thus won by 24 points.