TRENTHAM--1913

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1690, 5 March 1913, Page 8

TRENTHAM--1913

THE FIFTH-DAY. SHOOTING IN HEAVY GALE. THE BELT MATCHES. DISASTERS ON THE MOUNDS. \ Yesterday—the fifth day of the Now Zea.and rifle championship at Trenl'hain— • ivas'one of the worst .in the experience, of visiting marksmen to this tricky range. A Vile, gusty "northerly" baffled tho men an the mounds, and blew so violently at intervals that, as one veteran of • Trenchant remarked, "I could hardly boltt my rifle-barrel against it. One time I had to '•give'l2 feet of windage, and tho next minute was down to 3 feet." There were < good and bad patches between tho gusts, «nd it was then that t'lie few good scores that are recorded below were.made. ■ The events 'of the day included the "Wellington Match, tho Canterbury Match, and the first stage of the Nelson Match • • . in the .Bolt series. •' , ' The standard test match was concluded, and the continuation, of the judging distance competition. ...... .' - Excitement over the probabilities of the Bolt final is how beginning to grow , keener, and, by to-morrow, when the '"King's Fifty" are announced, it should ; be at fever 'lieat. SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS. •, .-. FIRST DAY.' Rapid-Shooting Match-Rifleman Yeo, - > Auckland.' _ Loophole Cover Match. —Rifleman D. Roots, I'atea. Snap-Shooting Match.—Eifleman W. Cox, Auckland City Club. '

; SECOND DAT . Regimental Teams' Match.—Wellington Suburbs.Riflo Club. . , .' Field-Firing!,- Competition.—Opaki Rifle • Club (A Team); Extra! Match, No. I—Riflemen H. Cuthbertson, (Tua. Marina) and J. M Alanon (Sounds) tied . for I first place with a - "possible." -.. , ; Observation and mutual assistanceAuckland City Kills Club. Casualty, competition—Wellington Suburbs Rims. Club. • . . : Superiority of firs competition—Akarana Rifle '.Club. '.. Extra match No. 2—Private S. May hew. . Feilding. ' , THIRD DAY. Service ' Teams'. Championship ftid Gregg ' Cup—Wellington Suburbs Rifle Vanishing Target Match.—Piesident D. L. M'Alister (Junee Rifle Club). , ■Islington Competition.—'Wellington T3ubirbs Riflo Club. Auckland Match.—R. J; King, Opaki, !G; runner-up, Corporal Wall, 11th Regi-aieu-t: ' -. ; FOURTH DAT. Opening Match.—Rifleman- O. Currie, oi Ohiira,.; with 99 points; runner-up, Ser- . gcant-Major, Montgomery,' of Uunedin, with 98/. '■■' V ' Auckland Match.—Rifleman R. .T. King, of Opaki, witirOOj 'runner-up, Corporal Mace, lltli Regiment,-with 95. -.I ./ ' • riFTif DAY. • Wellington Match.—Corporal F. W. ' Cliingi'R.N.Z.A.," with 95; runner-up, i Rilleman Reynolds, of Christchureh, with 92. .'' Canterbury Match—Rflnm. F. Simpson, Rangitikei, with 47; runner-up, Rflnm. I*'. H. Janies, Okawa. . Standard Test Match. —Rifleman J. H Dalziell, Linton Club, 100 points. TrSlithnni " 1 Aggregate. ,Jj -Sei-gt. ' Bryden, 13th Regiment, 312.' , . -v.", "s6Affi OF THE TARGETS.