RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1684, 26 February 1913, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

;, —— the Canterbury meeting. (By Teiojrapli.— Press Association.) , | Chrfstchurch, February 25. Ilie Canterbury Kilto Association's meeting concluded to-day. The {allowing aro the results:—. Southland Match, COO yards; t'eiyliots. Rflmn. H. G. Ward (Christchurch) 8.C.) ~ : '. . 4 8 Kflmil/ C.31. .Walker (Christchurch 1 Rflmn. E. r. Sandir'ord (Christcjiurcib .■ : li.c.) 45 Rllmn.W. Helton (Amberley li.C.) ... *15 . Rflmn. lVMorgau (Christchurch R.C.) -41 ; Rflmn. J. Timbrell (Christchurch Vets. 8.C.) ;. 43 Rflmn. G. L. Gibb'(Scargill R.C.) ... 43 Scrgt. J. W. Nixon '(No. i Co. : ' N.Z.G.A.) ....! 43 • Rflmn. It. .Duthie,.(Christchnrch R.C.) 43 . Rllnm. ,T. .Cameron, (Scargill R.C.) ... 43 ( Rllmn. R. H. Barker (Lebohs-R.C.) .. 43 i .Chmnpioil Teams' Match,■ 200 yds.,' • 509 yds., anil • GOOyds., {or WakJnui Shield » and money!prizes:— ... >• . - > Glenavy Jcjfle Club 433 Christchurch Rifle' Club, No. 1 ..• 432 Christchurch Rillo Club, No. 2 417 Christchurch •Veterans' Riflo" Club 407 Scargill Ride Club 39S Wakanui Eifle Club •.....; i ....... 378 The principal winners in the Otago , Match, se\im -shots at 500 yards and seven at GOO yiirdsj were: Riflemen Ward (Chrislclmrch), 67; SteeiiEon , (Gienavy), ' Duthio (Clln'stchurch), Liddle (Lincoln); 6G each; iSiljy, Guiney, Bntt (Christt church}, 05. 1 !' 'WestlandiMatxih,->lO -shots at 000 yardsRiflemen Guincy, Duthie,' and. Snndtoi'd , (Christchurch); 4D cach; Lieut. Charlton: (Otago). 48,! Charlton won tho cup {or tlm ' aggregate in tho Otago and AVcstland ; matches, • ■ , . King's Match: Sandfoi'd 282, Ward 282, , Duthio 270;! Walker 275, Halton 275, Lieut. Charlton 270, Gurney 209, Crotty 2G9, 15ar--1 her 208, Turnbull 203, Batt 203, Bradshaw ■ 202, Swinaid 262, Cameron i 202. Sand{oi'd ■ and Ward tied with a total aggrogato o{, 282, and had, to shoot oft' five , times at 700 yards, ;lvhich distance had to be substituted for 000 yards, btcauso tlio target for the longer range had not been received troiil town in time. ■ Snndford, in the shoot-off, scored 10. Ward scored 9. Sandford put n bull on the wrong target with his last shot, but lie still led by one , point. ; Rifleman R. Duthio wins Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Ri. Heaton Rhodes's Qun; Sergt. J. ,W. Nixon wins tho Head(iuar : ters Cup. • > , Liout. Charlton wins Lieut.-Col. the Hon. G. J.! Smith's cup. •Rifleman;!H. G. Ward wins the Geo. G. Stca<l Cup. Bugler Moss wins the Geo. G. Stead, Cup for tho highest aggregate mado by a competitor under twenty-ono years of ago. Rifleman; B. P. Sand{ord wins the Stewart Dawsot Cup {or tho highest aggregate in the ICin|['s Prize. . . - The winners of Iropliies are as {ollow:— Lieut.-Col, the Hon. G. J. Smith's CupLieut. Charlton (14tli Regiment), 139. Lieut.-Col. the Hon. R. H. Rliodes's trophy—Rifleman R. "Duthio (Christchurch' R.C!.), 170. The Late: Jlr, Geo. G. Stead's Cup (highest tyi'o matches, No?, 1, 2. 3, and 4)— Rifleman H. G. .Ward (Christchurch 8.C.), 218. ; .- , 1 1 Tho Lata 1 . Mr. Geo. G. Stead's Cup (un-, der 21 yea:rs)—lJugler E. R. Moss Regiment),' 223. '•, A meeting of representatives of the riflo clubs was held to-day. It was dfcided to incorporate the South' Island Riflo Asso- . ciation with the newly-formed Canterbury Military District Riflo Association.