WINNING TARGETS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1380, 5 March 1912, Page 7

WINNING TARGETS.

Auckland Match—Ten shots at 300 yards,

Aucklam' Match.—lo shots at ?00 yards,

Itillei'.iun !"!. illiioli, Akanna Rille Club, Auckland: -IS at SCO yard 5—5555151055. . Elliott is a tyro shot, this bi-inp his second year at the Xmv Zealand meeting, iv'ul is a product of the miniature rifle range. Last season was his first appearand? with the service rille cm the open rungo. He has I'.'.ul eight .years' experience, in the miniature rifle range. He <,fnifk one of the lew good patches on I he range yesterday.

Wcilintiion Match—lo shots at 500 yards.

I WeMinnton Matr.h—lo shots at 600 yards,

Killeimui A. T. Tnvlor is now on his fourth visit to the New Zealand championship meeting, anil three .veins ago he came within mi ;iee of winning the honour which he captured yesterday. He is n member of the Blenheim Kilie Club, and was previously in the Blenheim Killes. Ho has been shooting for about six years.

Some dissatisfaction is reported to exist iu the markers' lines with regard to the conveniences—or, rather, the want of conveniences—for cooking the meals ior the artillerymen. Conveniences of the most up-to-date design have been installed in the main csinip. and the meals of the stall and the competitors are prepared under very comfortable conditions. .Not >o in the markers' galley. The artillery kitchen consists of n roof, four poles, and some rusty iron, which do not quite cover up the sides. The consequence is that the wind blows into liic galley, accompanied bv tho rain—when there is any—and drives clouds of smoke into tho eyes of the cooks. Jn the bad weather of Saturday and Sunday the lot of these men was not very enviable. A caini) fire concert is being arranged for this evening, ami given line weather and a galaxy ot talent, the entertainment should be a very popular one. Men desiring to shoot in the bull's-eye championship matches are obliged to fire ill the, individual service matches as well. Riflemen .l.oveday and Currie arrived at the range yesterday for the first time, but were allowed to' enter the championship upon pleading unavoidable engagements. This indulgence was not extended to two others, who came in at the same time, but were not equipped with sufficient reasons lor exemption from the service matches.

Visitors to the range yesterday included Colonel E. S. Heard (Director of Staff Duties, General Staff), Major J. G. Hughes, D.S.O. ("General Stall', Training Branch), Mr. and Mrs. John Barton, Air. and Mrs. K. Barton, Mr. AV. Barton, and Dr. and .Airs. Kemp.