RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1579, 24 October 1912, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

. KAKORI EIFLE CLUB. The Karori ]iifle Club's championship matohes will commence on Saturday next. October 2G, at Trenlham. Jt will corapriso ten matches (two separate series of iiyo matches each). Eight, matches only will be-.countcd, but not more than one long-range score may be dropped. In each of the two scries competitions four matches only will be counted. The ranges for the first series (ten-shot matches) have been fixed at 300 yds. and 600 yds., aOOvds. and GOOyds., 800 yds and OOOvds., 300'vds. and 500 yds.. 000 yds. and 1000 yds. 'The. 'handicap nggregats is open to handicap meu only; the conditions are the samo as those for the championship. The longrange'aggregate V;ill include all the longrange match'esin the championship series. Tho Johnston Cup aggregate will comprise the short-range matches of tho championship series of the seasons 3912-13 and 1913-U. One match in each of the two seasons to Le dropped. The list of trophies is as follows:— 'Championship Shield (to be held for one year), gold medal, and Tresident H. 3iar-, shall's trophy (£2 25.).; .second prize, dab iropby. £2 2?.: third, Mr. W. H. TiekVs trophy, £\ Is. Tirst series: First, Mr. J. T. Mills's trophy, .512 25.; second, My. ,1. Reed's trophy, £\ 10s.; third, Judge Kawson's trophv, -CI Is.; fourth, Sfr. IV. C. Gasf(iioino's. M Is.; fifth, Mr. A. Collins's, £1 Is.; sixth, Mr. N. WilJonjrbb.v's. £} 3s. At least two of these trophies to bo won by handicap men. The prizes in tho handicap aggregate are: First, Mr. C. C. (Mini's trophy (,£2 25.); second, tho club's trophy (£1 Is.). In the long-range aggregate, (wo trophies allotted, one for the highest, score "off tho gun," and the other for handicap men. In the Johnston Cup aggregate, .first prize is the Johnston Cup (outright); Mr. H. Plimmer's trophy Is.) will he awarded to tho leading competitor at the end of this season's shooting. Ammunition prizes for each match in tho championship series will he given as follow-.—First, 30 rounds; secoud. 20 rounds; handicap men, 20 rounds. 'Tossiblc" prizes in the matches in the championship series are: 300vds., 10s.; aOOvds., 10s.; GOOyds., 155.; 603 yds., 10.5.; 900 yds., £\ 10s.; 1000 yds., £2. No member may win moro than three individual trophies during the season.