RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1553, 24 September 1912, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

— —±-^ — ■ — THE KARORI CLU3. The annual meeting of the Karcri h'ifle Club, hold in the Garrison Hail last evening, was attended l>v about twentv lsic-in-bers. Mr. 11. Marshall pi-csidotl. 'J'l-.p club report for five year 111 11-12 -tnto.- that (ho .-cawn was a mest suc,?r>.--jnl one. The number of active members as compared with the previous frensou. Of eleven new members admitted during the year, eight had served previously either iu r'lw volunteer force or in riiie clubs in other districts. The nver- j age length of previous service of. those j new members was six yews per man. Attendance at the week-end competitions had been well maintained. Knmu little uill'tculty. had bsen experienced during the season as to Saturday afternoon trnin arrangements to and from Tr'entham, but it was understood that durhif: the coiflin.g season special trains would ajnin be run. Tho shooting. programme iar the season had been a hv.rly heavy one. Three separate series of individual competitions had been completed, tho fust two con-

sisting of live nmtches each, and the. third of three nmtches. In addition, six or seven extra practice mutches were iired, while teams matches were tired against two other local clubs. The club championship' competition consisted of ten matches, including four iired over long ranges. The report records numerous successes gained' by club tennis and individual members during the season. ''Possibles" were scored bv the following members :--200yds., W.'Jndd; SdOvds.. It. Marshall, J. Burns, W. Judd. V. W. Wicksns, 11. Plimtner, and H, Croxton; lillOvds., E. O. Lower; 800 yds., 11. Marshall. -A. Caldn'ell, L. Huso, N. Willoughby, and W. E. Aston; flOOyils., H. Plimmer. During tho season the club took nn active part in promoting the interests of riflemen generally. Its president is chairman of the New fJcnland Killo Clubs' Executive, chnirmuh of the Wellington Rille Association, aiid a' representative of the New Zealand Rille CTubs;dn the Dominion Rillp Association; its deputy-president, .is a member of the Wellington Rifle Association, and one of its members is secretary to' tile .New Zealand Rille \Jhibs' Executive and secretary lu tho Wellington Rifle Association. The restoration of i\iilway concessions to rille-club members, the report rem-irks, was welcomed by all, and another source of satisfaction w;w that rifle-club members had been granted representation on the Dominion Rille Association. Gratitude is expressed to the patron of the club (Mr. W. H. Field) and to its vice-patrons and vice-president for tleir generous support. The club also records its thanks to its executive, committee, and president. Moving' the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, the chairman snid that tho club had a ensh credit balance of «85. It. had ammunition in store and paid for to the value of ;t8 15s. In the tonr-e of a few days the club would have a credit balance of about .-818.-. The position of the club was very satisfactory.

The report ami balance-sheet were adopted niter a brief 'discussion. I The following officers were elected for I the eibaing vear:—Patron, Mr. W. H. Field; president. Mr. H. Marshall; deputy president. Mr. W. .Fudil; vice-pat-rons, Jl('. s sr». F. J. ami A. I'. Foaree; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. 11. Tis-ilall, J. P. -Mills, W. C. A. Collin?. W.).1. Blmidcll. ('.'. !■;. (Mlin. 1., lilnndell. 0. Daly, W. K. .iaek'-o». \V. Nidd, Major Johnston, Captain CI. S. Hall, and Judge l'(av;''on: committee. .IF-pssrs. 11. Bill ford, H.' Plimmer, H. Coker, aiid'W. Chirnsido; k-.uidieanpcr, .Mr. D. Claridge.It. was agreed, on the motion oi the chairmnn..that the/eason should l'.-e opened on .Saturday, October 5, with a teams' match, at .100".and' 5!)0 yards (II) shot;',, between teams picked on the giound h.v tlin president and. deputy-president. A special committee, consisting of the president, deputy-president, r.nd secretary was «t up to revise the rules and report to a general meeting of the club. It ivns agreed thar the Colonial Ammunition Company's Cup. won by the club at Treiithnm, should !.>8 competed for annually Ijv members, th.e winner to hold the trophv for twelve months. The mitch is to be fired at p.ll ranges on one day. at Hie end of the season. An amfndnleuf. bv Mr. Cf. Il.allidar, that the ciio should go to Hie rillcmun at the head of the lons cause, aggregate, was defeated.