TRENTHAM--1913

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1691, 6 March 1913, Page 6

TRENTHAM--1913

I POSITIONS FOR THE FIFTY. ' CAPTAIN POTTER IN FRONT. , TEN POINTS LEAD. . >;!>/!- ' — MILROY IN SECOND PLACE. ( . ■ . H XI. ■ ; ' The sixth (by for the biff rifle carnival : at Trentham saw the light for the Bali'' linger ]}plt advanced another stage. The (. weather was beautifully line, but a very ). , tricky breeze, as the worst yet !■ experienced'jluring. Jhc .present meeting,. S . provided perplexing iiroblfiins for the men i on tli'e mounds. ' The Nelson and Otago matches were, j completed, anil with two mere 'matches to bo decided, the. rifle championship is now i nt a. very. interesting * stage.. Captain Potter, Auckland, with an aggregate of . 391 points, has a clear lead of. 10 points !' oyer all his rivals, his nearest' ,;conipeti- • . Jor being .Rifleman J. Milroy, ;j»f Jfelson. j To-day's matches, however, may!alter the i"" whole -aspect: of.affairs, and tho' Ifoftunes ■ nt the'range may even'place Capt\uii''Pot- ! ter far down in "the"King's fifty.";Y6'nng j..* Loveday,, of Wopdyi.lle,'lnst year's cljajni .. ' pion, "is third—i..points away. .-lie', iiyjl 1 ; have*a'difficult task.to overhaul Captain j Potter. A noted long-range shot— Corj poral.Mace—was ahead of Captain Potter, beforo tho commencement of the Otago • - watch at 800.and 1000 yards,.but came 'to- • grief during 'that match, and is now well, downthe list. < i. - . The general opinion on the range is that Captain Potter wijl wiii, but fickle for:tune " ; i's .never more fickle than when co- !' ; quetting on the rifle range at Trentham. ' SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS. FIRST DAY. . , ■ i Rapid-Shooting Match—Rifleman Teo, ' Auckland. i' Loophole , Cover Match.-—Eifleman ■•■D. f Roots, Patea. ' , | Snap-Shooting Match.—Rifleman W. Cox, i. , . • Auckland City Club. SECOND DAY: j. •• Regimental Teams' Match.—Wellington , ' ' . 'Suburbs'Eiflo Club. . . . t Field-Firing Competition— Opaki Rifle i. ; . Club-(A Team). '- " Extra Match, No. I—Riflemen H.' Cufch- ; bertson (Tna Marina) and J. M'Malion j (Sounds)'tied for first -place.- with a !-. ' ''possible." ;■■■ Observation - and . mutual assistance-r- ---> Auckland .City Kills Club. , : (Casualty competitions-Wellington Sub.urbs Eiflo Club." Superiority of fire cotapetition—Akarana lliilo Club. ! I'Mra No.-2—Private S.'Uayhew, I'eilding.; ... THIRD DAY. Servicc Teams'.. . .Championship . and .- Gpgg. Cup—Wellington Suburbs. Rifle Vanishing Target Match.—Piesident D., ;• - L. M'Alister (Junee Rifle Club)i . Islington Competition.—Wellington Sub-' '. . urbs Rifle Clulj. Auckland Match!—E. J. King, Opaki, runner-up, Corporal . Wall, 11th R?gii ■ n'icnt. •' - - : V FOURTH DAY. '" . Opening O. Curri'e; of Ohura,' with. 9!) points; - -runner-up, Seri. gcant-Alajor . Montgomery, .of ' Oiinedin, with 08.- V. ' i Auckland Match—Eifleman;R. <T. King, ; • '■' of Opaki. with 9G'; ' riinnVr-up, Corporal ! Macc, ilth Regiment, with 95. . 1 .FIFTH, DAY. , Wellington Match.—Corporal F.' W. >, Chili},'. .. R.N.K.A-, with 95 j - runner-up, . . Rifleman Reynolds, of Christchurch; with Canterbury Match—Bflmn. F. Simpson, liangitikei, with ,47;. Bflmn. : F. H. James, Okawa. : •Standard . Test Match.—Rifleman J. H. Dalzieli. Linton .Club, 100 points.' '"V Trelitham 'Aggregate':—Sergt. Bryden, HJtli Regiment. 312, ;;mt;: SIXTH. DAY." '? . Nelson Match'—Rifleman H.. ,C. .Chees- • man. Tua 3laripa Rifle Club," 93 points; rnuner-up, Eifleman W. Bruce, New Plvl month Rifle Club, 93..•';; : l; r Otago Match.—Rifleman S. R. Shannon, | Wellington Highland Rifle Club, 93 points; rmmer-ut), Private- L. Loveday, 9th Eegii nu'iit, ,91. :' lixtra. Match,; No. 3.—Rifleman. A. 8.. Balfour, Grey town, 31. , • l-Ixti-a Match, No. 4.—Sergt., Sharland, j 12th Regiment," 33. - i Leading for , the -Potter, Auckland,,39l; second man, Rifleman J. Milroy', Nelson, 381.

SOME'OF THE -TARGETS. The Unlucky' Last.' " Having fired 'liis" iiiiiffi slir/b in the 1000 yards stage of'tlio Otago Match, and ■■.having aggregated $). with one shot i» fire, .Captain A. ,L Merrielecs, of Tau- ' ranga, stood to"'win the match. His prospective win was almost a certainty, for his hits up to and including the ninth ■shot showed 3554555-15.. •; That this run ?hould continue for the'.tenth shot seemed -'fiertaili. But the tenth was the unlucky last- «,The marksman;fired—and missed! , , , 1.-At 800 yards.