PRIZE=SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1373, 26 February 1912, Page 6

PRIZE=SHOOTING.

AT GREYTOWN. WAIIURAI'A ASSOCIATION. (By Tclejraph.—Special CorresponaenU Greytown, February 24. The Wairarapn Riflo A.«ocinlion's annual prize meeting opened nt Papnwni li;in"e, Greytown, on Saturday in beautiful H-eil.licr. The entries totalled 130, which is a ireoril for the meeting, and show s tint shooting men appreciate- a programme drnwn up by practical shooting men who underhand tlie matt-rial which they are catering for. In proportion, this 'incrcafo in the entry li.-t is in striking contrast to tho entries for the Dominion ltiilo Association's meeting, ii'l-irli opens at Trentham in a few days. I For that meeting, the entries have, decreased largely. The Wair-.ir.ipa Ttific Association is making good progress, and live extra targets have been erected s-inco tho last annual iroeting. .Anions the competitors are many of the best-known shots in New Zealand, these including Marenzi, Curhfcert-i-ci), Lovedoy, Henderson, and James, of the last Now Zeatad Bi?ley team. The opinion seems general among tlioso men that tho composition of Hie. Dominion Ride Association should be changed. They hold that there is a want of sympathy between the association nnd the competitors. It is felt that, in Xew Zealancf, matters should bo ju>,t as they «re in England, New Smith Wales, and Yictciia, for instance, where the executive, councils of the associations are elected by tho competitors. The competitors, it is pointed out, provide (ly their entrance fees) a large proportion of the prize money. The Opaki Rifle Club, which is represented bv 1C marksmen, has tlu; largest Pi".try. The Karori Club, however, has sent a contingent of ten. Ten teams have entered for tho teams match, which covers all shooting at tho meeting. The Karori Kiiic Club teams ore: No. 1 : President Marshall, Deputy-President ,Tudd, Riflemen riimmer, Burns, and Kandall. No. 2: Eillcmen Lower, France, Willou'ghby, Wickons, and Browne.

Good Shooting. The Carterton match—seven shots each at .500 yds. and 600yds—was taken first. The conditions at 500 yds. wore nlmust perfect, five "possibles" Wmg recorded at Mil's range. These were put on by Maseiield (Sounds), llcnton (I'Vnthcrston), Jones (Opaki), Eylcs vDanuavirke), and Robinson (Greytoirn). "All buts" (31; were also mimerons. AI; (iOOyds. tlie conditions changed, the wind becoming puffy. M'lntrah lOpaki) mis Hip only itmn who scored a "possible" at this range, Mawley COpaki) putting on 31. This gave M'lntosh (he match with' G7 points, \hiwley (also with 07) being second. Plimmer and Marshall, both of Karon, were third and fourth with 66 points. Ths 700 yds. stage of the Grey town Match was taken next. A. head "fish taii" wind was Jiow troubling- Hie men, and challenges began to appear. Under the baffling conditions 31 was the best score made at this range, this total beinn-reached-by M'lptesh (Opaki), J. Franklin (Weber), Balfour (Greytown), Vennel! (To Wharau), and Lane (Akarana). Goingback to 500 yds.—the second range of this match—four "possibles" were put on by M'lntosh (Opaki), Sunnex (Sounds), "Williams (Featherston), and Wickens (Karori). The. five-guinea trophy presented by the. \V:I-'.C.A\ for the highest aggregate of the tiro "shoots" at 500 yards, was won by Wickens, of Kar'ori, with 68, out of 70. As he finished with twelve bull-eyes, he counted out several.-other competitors with the same spore. The GOO yards of the Masterton Matchseven shots each at 600 and 700 yardscompleted the day's shooting, Te Wbaiti, a Maori lad from Firinoa, led the way with 34, Welch, Humphries, and Williams getting 33. Best. Aggregates. The leading aggregates are:—M'lntosh, 163; James, 15!); Plimmer, 158; Bolton, 156; Mnwley, 155; Wilton, 154; Wickens 151; Franklin, 154; King, 153; Hyde, 153; .Marshall, 151; Pickering, 151; Maseficid, 149.

Following arc tho principal prize-win-ners in the completed'matches:— -i.-.-v ' Carterton Match. 500 600 vds. yds. f PI £i, M'lntosh, Opaki "32 35 G7 X 3, Mawley, Opaki 33 31 C 7 £2, Plimuier, Knrori 33 33 Cβ Winners ol' £1 prizes:—Marshall, Kami, 34-32-60; Bolton, Opaki, 31-32-66; Benton, Featherston, 35 —31—GG; Evles Dannovirke, 35—31—GG; Clark, Hangitikci, Yrr; ,, ? - * Henderson, Sounds, 33—32-65; \\ etch, Opaki, 33-33-65.; Kin?, Opaki, 31-31-65; Bunny, Opaki, 34-31-65. , Greylown Match. 500 COO yds. vds Tl £i, M'lntosh, Opaki '35 '31' ijj .£3, Franklin, Weber 33 31 iy. .£2, Kummer, Mnuriceville 34 30 U Winners of £\ prizes:—Plimmer, KaSTJiwT"^ 6 * , '' ] £ tham > Christchurch, 32—31-G3; James, Oktiwn, 31—29—63: Bi m - f 1 ™'J°'^ ds, 35—25-C3; Clark, Rangitikei, 32—30—b2; Hannon, Petone 30_30_ 62; Lewis, Karori, 32-30-62; Wflton, Jlauncevillo, 33—29-62; Nichols Grevtown, 33-29-62; Bolton, Opaki, 3i-28-62.