THE RIOT CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 26 February 1914, Page 6

THE RIOT CARNIVAL.

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LARGE MUSTER Of RIFLEMEN.

All arrangements aje how contpleto for tlve'opening of tlie 1914 Dominion JEti.!ie Association .meeting ai.Treiitha© this, !n«rwi»g., Tho majority of. the competitflfs 'Hient into eai'up ycsterct-ay, and,during tho afternoon .got in some Useful praetice. - Last year's entry of 350 ha-s already been exceeded, and a nunikr of ajditioßal names are expected . before the first shot .is-'fired. Riflemen at piesent in 'caniji include the- present champion, Kiileraan V. H. James'(Otewai Biilo. Club), and -ex-champions G'Hydo | (Opaki), L. Leveday (Oth Eegimcnt), ! R. J. -King (Opald), D. Roots (Patca),] w. Diiiioan .(Miilerton), W. J. ..Milray (XelSQii), and J. W. Chrng {Wnimeflj. Riflernen Masefictd (fe'oHiids), Patrick | and Cos (Auckland).■ Jtireiwn .(Eketa-! huiia), antl E. Harding (Blenheim) 1 are also under canvas.' ' '- ■ j Competitors will iparade --toHjay at; 8.30 a.m., and-shooting will ceminenoo at 9 a.m.,-with ntatehes 1, 2-, and 3 in the B sence. These are tin? okssifloa'' : tion practice matches (eompulsory for : all competitors), rapid sho&tijig, mid snap shooting. Squads frill-fall in at 3.30 p.m. for the judging distaiuMj com-1 petition. ,- ■ ■ Valuable &up WUhtlraW-m It will come as a surprise te'riflejften to learn that the IiS.A. Op, which was competed'for (for tlie first tiinc) last year, lias boon Withdrawn from «omjH>titieii, although it figures in the official programme. Th<> U.S.A. Onjs is valued lit £50. and is one rf tlie handsomest, trophies held by .tho association. It was presented by tho Birmingham Small Arms Company, Ltd., through their Ne'w Xeakml agents, Messrs. J. B. CHarkson arid Co., Ltd., in 151.2. The conditions going with the cup were that it .was to be -called tho 8.5.i1. dip. and, advertised as presented by J. B. Clafksoii and €0., Ltd,, selo Not Zealand agents for ' the Uj'riningha.m Small Arms Co., LW,, It.ivaj) to bd hold by the winner of tlie BislejJoi»g-rango aggregate, but uiirfcr no •ci.vciinistaHCus were any service conditions, to be imposed. The trophy was .accepted oft thc-so conditions, and was competed for last year and won by Ser-geant-Major H. F. Frank. By smiio oversight, however, the trophy, was not advertise:! iii the. official' »programme, but- steps, ire-ro taken at the meeting to make, it kaowft to tho ' riflemen. The cup was of such 4 handscijne jta*iire that it became a e'eutfo of attraction, itnd aroiised great interest .amo-iigst rifiemen. Certain -eorrespondeuce' ensued duWMg tho year following the- rast lneettug, tat the-firm adhered, to ;ts decision. Speiyliing to a repot-to yesfeday., M^r. Hogn'B, G-ibbcins, a tlirjjertor of Messrs. Clarltson and ..Co., stated that ftt'y inWji4cd to to. tlieir 'tleeisjon to withdraw tho,trophy, whicjh would be retuhiecl to tbom \yheu banded rnby the phkttt holder, , They. still • 'disitod.te foster rifle scooting,, and .would consider ' eoiii:o ot-liei 1 direct'o.h in which.to iitjlisb ■ tiro cop. Thfiy.worilfi. probably jirfcSewWt for a, , miiii-atwro . range «li*ni.pi6)islni). . trojiliy, but not. during the p'res'oivtpieetjug. , .-•...'

(Mowel (Minis, chief <csep.uti?o office* > ami. Captain . Rbache, seerptiiry of tiw ■aSsocintHni. wkeft stated that the?, regretted .fhat tiip cap .had »6j ken included ifi the .offie'al progrnnroo last year. The qiitesion. tt'ji.s a. p'nrs. ,<JV*|rEight, am! stnfii" ft-o'fo t?iM*Mi to aecfimiht riflemen of tlib t'fopliy/ . CoiiWetttOrs eerta'iftly knew ef th,o' trophy, aha clitepi?d into ephipetitioii. fot . it,: Several riflemen slMkbn.tovtflso- fcxpr<?.s> ed regret that tl*& irsph' y was .being

Visitors to the RShgOi

Godfey is. jcxßectsfl.-tp. visit the camp te-day, and Colonel fiealii; and Colonel Robin aro als!o esjicctcdi ■ 'The Minister., of Drfeneo (tho So'iv.Jas. Allen) will p-ay a .visit during the qhuSso of t)u> rrtcetiivgj and tlib Mayor (Mr. .t. P, Luke), a vice-pros:idcnt of.tJve. asso» ciatioi!,' lias- notified his intention flf wfmln-g out. ....... ~'.