ON THE MOUNDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1016, 4 January 1911, Page 2

ON THE MOUNDS.

DISTRICT RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. AVON BY SERGEANT DODD. The annual district championship meeting of the Wellington Garrison Rifle Association was concluded at Trentham ye.<itcrday, the range, by good fortune, escaping the thunderstorm and drenching downpour of rain which visited the city and suburbs. The honouTs of the meeting fell to the Wellington City deifies, who have been scooping prizes right and left: this, summer, for in additionto winning several important events at the Palmerston Military Tournament on Monday, the company, in the person of one of its non-commissioned officers—Sergeant Dodd—won the Wellington rifle championship, the gold medal open championship, the Licensed Victuallers' Cup, and the King and Henry trophy. This is something like a record for honours at a rifle meeting, and Sergeant Dodd -is to be complimented on nis success. ,He finished with a clear lead of 10 points froiii Rifleman Bairstow, of the Opaki Club, who came second in the aggregate score for the championship matches. The special trophy presented by the president of the Karori Rifle Club (Rifleman U. Marshall), for the highest aggregate scorer among the tyros, was -won by Private Martin, of the' Highlanders, who aggregated 210 points for the championship matches. Gunner Morris, of the Garrison Artillery (Electric Light Section) won the special trophy presented" by the president of the Eastbourne Rifle Club for the highest aggregate score (tyro shot),, in the first three matches of the. chani--pionship series. . . . " On the highest aggregate scores for the> championship matches, the Opaki men; won the teams match with a scoro 1209 points. The Highlanders, who niade v a plucky fight for the first place, mado 1196, and were placed second. The leading aggregate scores for all matclies (onlyTerritorials were eligible for the Garrison Rifle Association s district championv ship belt, though the open championship medal presented by Mr. W. H." Field, - M.P.. was open to all-comers), were a* follow:— CHAMPIONSHIP AGGREGATES; Senior Grade. Sergt. Dodds, City Rifles 271 : Rifleman Bairstow, Opaki -261 President Marshal!, Karori .... 253 Lieut. Skelley, D Battery. 252* Junior Grade. Corp. Shannon, Highland Rifles ...... 219 Bomb. Focke, D Battery .....'. 245 Gunner Croxton, Garrison Artillery 242 Pte.' Martin. Highland Rifles "... 240 Lce.-C'orp.'Eves, Highland Rifles ... 237' Rifleman Faulkner, Petone 237 Following are the results of the day's shooting, and of the teams competition:— NO. 5 MATCH. 800 yards; 10 shots. Highest possible, 50, ■ Seniors. £2— Rifleman Bairstow, ODaki 46 .£1 10s.—Sergt. Baker, Hutt :. 45 '£I— Corp. Macmorran, P. and T. Rifles 45 Ten shilling prizes were awarded to:— Corp. Given, City Rifles; Rifleman Maisey, Karori; Lieut. Henderson, Highlanders; Lce.-Corp. Hunt, P. and T.. Rifles, each 15. ■ Five shilling prizes:—Sergt Stock, Palmerston North; Sergt. Williamson, P. and T. Rifles; Lieut. Skelley, D Battery; Sergt. Fisher, Civil Service Rifles, each 44; Lieut. Hollard, Hutt; Corp. Low, Civil Service Rifles; Sergt: Mitchell, En--gineei's, each 43. Counted out:—Sergt. Davidson, P. and T. Rifles; Sergt. Dodd, City Rifles; Lieut. Butler, Hutt; Rifleman Hay,.'Karori? Rifleman M'Calmont,- Opaki.

I - Junior. <£1 ss.—Corp. Shannon, Highlanders 47 las.—Rifleman Wills,-Eastbourne 4G 15s.—Pie. James," P. and T, Kifles ... 45 Ten shilling prize's:'—Pte. Casserley, College; Gunner Focke, D Battery,each 43; Gunner Croxton, Wellington Navals, 42. • Vive- shilling- prizes:—Lce.-Coro.- Eves,. Highlanders; . Rifleman Faulknor, Petoner'- -Rifleman" Wood;- 1 Petone; Sergt. Morgan,,, Carterton; Rifleman Coadj-; Karori? RiflemaivcTjuney, Karpri, each'."'42; Lieut. Hastings, .Dominion Scouts;..Sergt. . Dobson','. .Highlanders; .41; Pte: Pihctnej/ Highlanders;'^Pte'c'Rout. ;ley,.-Hh.tt'; ■'Pte., ..Eointoiy'' G'uiiMs; i.Pte. M'artin,^,Highlahders;. ; Pte.,-Canty', Wei-]instoh.-College;.'P.te.VH. C. Russell. Huttj Rifleman W. H.' Ballinger,'jim., Petone, each 40. . Counted out:—Sapper Lambert, Engineers;~Pter Coleman,-Civil Service.----NO. 6 MATCH. 900 yards, 10 shots. Highest possible, 50v Seniors. £2, Rflmn. King.'Opnki '....' ;45 10s., Sergt. Hamilton, P. and T. i Rifles , • 35 £1, Rflmn. M'Lachlan, Petone 41 Ten shilling prizes:—Sergt. Dodd, City Rifles, Lieut. Bolton, P. and T. Rifles, President Marshall, Karori,. each 44; Rflmn. Ross, Petone, 43. Five shilling-: prizes:'—Rflmn. 'Fellingham, Suburbs, Sergt. Joplin, Civil Service Rifles, Rflmn. liny, Karori, Sergt. Stocks, Palmerston North, Rflmn. Halliday, Karori, Sergt. Baker, Hutt Valley' Rifles, each 43;. Gunner Ballinger, Electric Light Corps, 42. ■ . • Counted out:—Cbrrxiral Madnorran,- P. and T. Rifles; Rflmn. Gower,- Suburbs;Rflmn. Bairstow, Opaki; Rflmn., White-, man, Upper Hutt. ; Juniors. * .£1 55., Rflmn; Moore, Karori *S--155., Rflmn. H. O. Browne, Karori ... 46; 155., Rflmn. Stubbings, Ngatiawa 48;, Ten. shilling prizes:—Rflmn. Grimstone,* Karori, Pte. Coleman, Civil Service Rifles,each 41; Rflmn. Clout, Petone, 43. .' Five shilling prizes:—Rflmn. Warbur--; ton, Petone, Rflmn. Wood, Petone, Rflmn.; Wills, Eastbourne, each 43; Rflmn. Dow-; man, Suburbs, Pte. H. C. Russell, Hutt, Valley Rifles, Corpl. Shannon, Highland:. Rifles, each 42; Rtlmn. G. Jones, Karori,'„ Rflmn. F. Tinney, Karori, Rflmn. W. H/, Ballinger,.Petone, Sapper H..Rogers, En-; "racers, - Gunner Croxton, Wellington. Navals, each 41; Sergt. Dobson, Highland.; Rifles, Rflmn. Wilton, Mauriceville, each 40; Rflmn. W. J. Henderson, Petone, 39; v Rflmn: S. White, Suburbs, Pte. Pinckney, Highland Rifles, each.3B. - ■■-•:, _' Counted out:—Pte. Janies, P. and lj EiflCS ' NO 7 MATCH.1000 yards, 10 shots. Highest possible, 50.; Seniors. .£2, Sergt. Dodd, City Rif1e5..:............ 45 ,£1 10s., Rflmn. Sutherland, Opaki «, XI, Sergt. Wakelin, P. and T. Rifles 43 Prizes of 10s. each were awarded to:— Rflmn. C. H. Bird, Petone, 43; Gunner Ballinger, N. 3 G.A.V., 42; Corpl. Low,Civil Service Rifles, Rflmn. Bairstow,. Opaki, each 41. Prizes of ss. each:—Lieut. Skelley, D Batterv, Rflmn. M'Calmont, Opaki, Corpl. Plimmer, D. Battery, each 40; Liept. C.J. Hollard, Hutt, Rflmn. Randall, Karon, Rflmn. M'Lachlan, Pctene, Rflmn.- Fellows, Karori, each 39. Counted out:—Rflmn. Mnwlcy, Opaki.

Juniors. £1 55., Eflmn. Monro, Opaki 48 155., Pte. Nicholson, Hutt , 44, 155., Bombr. Focke, D. Battery 43Prizes of 10?. each were awarded to:— Lcc.-Corp. 'Eves, Highland Rifles, 43; Corp. Shannon, Highland Rifles, Efloin.! Chapman. Eastbourne, each 42. • Prizes of ss. each.—Pte. James, P. ana T Rifles, 40; Eflmn. Allan, Upper Hutt, Eflmn. Henderson, Petone, Pte. Martin,. Highland Rifles, each 39; Eflmn. Coady,--Karori, Pie. Mitchell, Hutt, Tte. H. C. Ens«ell, Hutt, Pte. Casserler, College Eifles, each 3S; Eflmn. Butler, karori,, Eflmn. Grimstone, Karori, Eflmn. >;'-£.' Eastbourne, Pte. Hanratty, P. and T. ■ Eifles, Rflmn. Cassells, Karori, Eflmn. M'llvride, Petone, each 36; Rflmn. Faulknor, Petone, Sergt. Dobson, Highland' Rifles, each 35. TEAMS COMPETITION. First prize, Challenge Cup and 50 pen cent, of the' entrance fees; second prize,, 30 per cent, of the entrance fees; third, 20 per cent, of the entrance fees. EeSU ] S (spaki.-Bairsto\v, 201; Mawley, 243; King 242: M'Calmont, 230; M'Kenzio,. 224: total,'l2o9. .' , ' „, " HHilond Billes.—Corp. Shannon, "49'• Col-Sergt. M'Ponald, 243; Lce.-Corp. Eve's °37; Scrgt. Dobson, 234; Lieut. Henderson, 233: total, 11%. % ■ Karori Rifle Club.(No. 2), 1195; Karori Killc Club 'No. I),' 1189; Post and lelccranh Eifles, 1178; Hutt Valley Eifles, 1175; Petone Rifle Club.(Xo. 1), 1157; Pctone Rifle Club (No. 2), 1121; SuburUan Eifle Club (No. 1), 10S7; Karori Rifle Club (No. 3), 1026; Suburbs Rifle Club (No. 3), 040. .