TRENTHAM—1914.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 9

TRENTHAM—I9I4.

THIRD DAY. . AUCKLAND SUCCESSFUL (From Our Special Reporter.) SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS.y First Day. ( Classification Practice Match (B Series):. Captain ;W. Drummond,:.Senior Cadets, i)arincvirko, 112pts. Siiap Shooting (B Series): 'Rflmn. H. 1. Head, Akarana Rifls Club, 21pts. Rapid Shooting (B Series): Pte. G. UoToro, 3rd Regt., 34pts. , Second Day. ■ Opening Match: President. W. N. Jlasefleld, : Sounds Rifle Club, 101. Auckland Match: Corporal Ching, Royal New Zealand Artillery, 98. , • \ \ i' Third Day. Westlaud Match: , Rflmn. L. Belk, Feildinp; R.C.,"102. Judging Distance: Major T.!P. Halpiii, Reserve 55. . Casualty Competition: Auckland City R.C., 24, ; ; ;/ . ; ; Field-firing: Karori R.C., 60. Superiority-of Fire: Auckland City R.C., 81. Teams Championship: 'Auckland City R.C., 157. ..

The vagaries, of the wind , were pronounced at Trentham on Saturday. Tho shooting w.as good, and ,a, few notablo events were' recorded. The day fl'B3 a very busy one, the morning being devoted to tho Westlaud! Match, .at 300, fiOO, and 600 yds. As this is a Belt match, the marksmen; wei'e'paihstaking, but they liad sorao tricky winds to contend with., Rflmn. L. Belk, Feilding Rifle Club, wa3 most successful,' his iota] being , 102, out of a possibles 105, and his range scores 33, 30, 34. This total .was three in advanco of the next score of 99, three' men being ,• on the mark- Something of a record was. put up at the 300 yds. range, the seven men in squad 13 having a total of 238, nine points off a possible of 245. Tlw men ifl tho squad were: Swanson (Opaki).3l, Baxter 35,. Hartnell (11th Regt.); 33,, L. Belk (Feilding) 33, Morenzi (Ekotahuna)' 35, Oliver ,(Taumaranui) 34. Randall (Karori) 33.' Rflmn.. J, Clieesman (Taumaramii R.C.) .put on a possible at 600 yds.' ■'.

in the afternoon the, serviceteams matches were fired, and in these Auckland llifle Club proved very successrj, winning'the' first' and: third, and tafting third place,-in, the second, ■In addition to the.money, prize!., of £0. in the casualty competition,! they secured the : Islington Cup, and also took the teams championship,, and:,the 60gns. cup. In the superiority of fire competition which, they won, points-are'given for. tho number of round 3 unexpended by each team. succeeded 'in 1 getting- their targets down w-ith nine rounds, thus I gaining a great-lead. ; The other teams, targets, down with, nine rounds, thus being: Sounds, 21; Opaki No. I,' 22; Karori No. 1, 28Christehurch, 29. . An extra sweepstake match ,at 800' yards was fired during the afternoon, and the. tyro, matches and m.iniaturo competitioris'wero ; commenced,' .while the "Running Man" was also in' operation.

Prize Money Reduced. Riflemen will regret to learri that the prize-.fliorie«r'has had toij)o-reduced, by nearly £30Us« tSp£a!u"ntf,iotfa <r4poniccon Saturday; .Colonel • Chief tive pfßcor, •; etated. that-' the prize-list•' was compiled in anticipation/of a large entry. He now. found .himself-!with a ' reduced entry, consequent on the strike, and although' the* number of Jriompetitors was larger than last, year, the number was not up to ihe original estimate, so the matter-of. finance- was-brought before the couiicil, when it was decided, with much regret, to reduce the prize list iii all competitions fired after one o'clock, on Saturday. ;' The ,A. -series, teams matches only brought out ten entries, the fees amounting to £15. The prizes offered amounted to'£sl, and-this sura was .'reduced to' £30, double the entry money) and, was divided into three prizes of £5, £3, ,and £2 in each match. In tho B series, service matches; there were 300 entries, at-12s. 6d. each, amounting, to. £187 105.,, and -the prizes offered amounted to £350. As ■> fivo matches had been disposed of, it was to reduce .tho prize list in the service, championship, by . £16 10s., thirty-three prizes of £1 each being reduced to 10s. each. For the championship series, nine matches,, 340 entries were received, the fees amounting to £790, and the prize list offered was £1173. As_ three matches had been'fired it was decided to reduce the prize list of the remaining matches by 20 per. cent., including the King's Prize. In the D series, tyros, there; were 70 entries, at 45., making £14, and the prizelist was £54 . ■ li> was decided to amend this list, by offering ten prizes in each match, one of £2, two of £1, two of 155.,, and live of -7e.' 6d., making a total of £7 7s. 6d. for each match, or £22 2s. 6d. for tho-three matches.; The aggregate will remain ;as it-was, namely, £6.' t Tho entries for the miniature and Morris Tube inatchos were disappointing, and it was,decided .to cancel the prize list, and.distribute prizes according tq tho amount of entrance fees.

Replying to a question, Colonel Collins said that all the association got from the Government was a grant •of £750,. and this, with the entranco fees, made the total receipts ,of the meeting; From this amount, in . addition to the prizes,'they had to pay for hire of furniture, wages of clerics, markers, and labourers, staff catering, printing, etc. The.v had reduced the prize list at a previous ineoting, but it: had been his aim at ali times to increase the money oflorcd. Ho had done.so during.several meetings, on one occasion Giving as much as £100 above the schedule. ■No one felt it more than ho did that tho P»'iz<) money had now to ho reduced.

CAMP JOTTINGS. EON. J. ALLEN'A VISITOR. During Saturdiy afternoon the Minister of 06fenco (tno Hon. J, Allen), accompanied by Major-General A. J. Godley, paid a -visit to tho range. They were met by Colonel Collins, who took thoni'oyer the range, the visit extending for a couple of hours. Tho. miniaturo rango was first visited, and as shooting was going on at tho'time a good insight into tho working of this was' gained. The "running man" was inspected, and then the visitors were taken over tho Sommervillo and Collins ranges. Speaking to. a reporter beforo. leaving, Colonel Alien, said ho was very pleased with tho appointments at tho range. Ho had the opportunity of seeing tho casualty teams' competition, and it was the most intojetsing event lie had scon at rifle meeings. Civilian markers, employed this year for tho first time, aro proving quite satisfactory. ' Marksmpn mid executive officers alike have been praising their efforts, and Colonel Collins paid them a special visit on Saturday to compliment them. Tho Colonel was accompanied-by Captain Mabin (camp quartermaster), and, addressing tha men, he said the as-sociation-was fortunate in securing- such a lot of experienced markers in placo of the R.N.SQ. men.'who were not available this year. "At the time I was doubtful of tlie. success of such a step," said the Colonel, "but now I am satisfied that tho markers employed are all that could bo-desired." Ho pointed out that a great deal depended on the marking, for it was ricccssary that the marksmen should: have,confidence in the mark-

ors. Tho Colonel thanked tho men both on behalf of himself and the competitors.

'she Trentham aggregate, for slibrt ranges "in tho C scries, will be completed to-day... Tho Running Man. will lie continued till Wednesday.! Visitors to tho rango oil Saturday included tho Minister of Defence (tho Hon. J. Alien), ' Major-Goneral Godley, Colonel Robin, and Colonel tho Hon. R. H. Collins, Adjutant-General.

PRIZE LIST,

WESTLAND MATCH.

SOO, 500, and £00 yards; seven allots; figure targets' at iiUO and SOU yards. Jss—Attimn. L. Bcik, Feilding R-G- — Ij)•.ta—Rflmn. A. Hyde, Upawa MX. ... SIJ JC4—Vice-l'tes. : W. J. Jiason, Dannevirke R.C p® .£3—H limn. S. Mayhew, Feilding liX. 99 KHmn. A. M'Murray, 'i'e Awamutu E.C £'3—Vice-Pies. W. N. Masefield, Sounds R.C t jjjj .£2—Rflmn. J. W. ; Milroy, Nelson R.C. 93 S2—Hflnin. CI. Loveday, Ohura R.C.... 98 <£2—lttlmn. A. A. Oliver, Upper liing Country R.C.' 97 Rflmn. W. Pearce, Rangitikei R.C. 97 jSI prizes Pte. G. Devore, 3rd Regiment, Rflmn. F. Bolton, Opaki R.C., Rflmn. W, Kells. Dep.-I'res. \V. Jl'lver, 'l'e Awamutu R.C., Pres. A. H. Guy, Kaponga R.C., Corp. F. W. Ching, R.N.Z.A., Kflmm S., Marenzi, Kaitawa R.C., 97; Rflmn. J. Cheesman, Tuamarina R.C., Pte.' T. E. Knowles, Railway Corps, Sergt.-Major H. Frank, Staff, Itflmn. J. Hepburn, Goodwood R.C., Rflmn. A. Soper, Tuamarina R.C., Rflmn. N. Wood-, Cllystchurch R.C., Rflmn. W. Ryder, Okawa lt.C., Rflmn. C. Craw, Linton R.C., Rflmn: A. J. Melville, . Akarara R.C., Rflmn. W. T. H. Owens, Kanieri R.C., Rflmn. H. -Loveday, Ohura R.C., Ptc..E. : S. King, 7th Regiment, Pres. T. iMuffridge, liuapehu R.C., Sergt. W. G. Deihl, 7th Regiment, Rflmn. C. J. Fisher, Suburbs R.C.,' Pte. H. W. Belk, P. and T. Corps, Rlfmn. A. Patrick, Auckland City R.C., Corp. L. Watt, Bth Company, .G.A.T., Rflmn.i C.' Craw, Chorlton R.C., 90; Rflmn. .F. -W. Ongley, Oamaru R.C., Rflmn. R. Randell,' Karori R.C., Rflmn. D. M. M'lntosh, Opaki R.C., Pres. W. W. MaLngoiy, Te Aroha R.C., Pres. T. King, Inglewood R.C., Gunner E. A. Ballinger, No. 9 Company, Q.A.T.; Rflmn! A. Batt, Lincoln R. 0., .'Rflmn. A. B. Harrison, Kaponga R.C., Rflmn. H. C. Jones, Opaki R.C., Rflmn. J. Balziel, Linton R.C., Lieut. F. Hartnell, 11th Regiment, 95; Rflmn. G. A. 'Kyles, Dannevirko R.C., Capt. G. T. Kretschmar, 18th Company, Senior Cadets, Rflmn. R. H. Harding, Blenheim R.C., Rflmn. S. Elliott, Akarana R,CV, Rflmn. W- H. Thgmas,'Hautere. RX:, Rflmn. R. H. Cox, Karori R.C., Rflmn. H. .T. Marsh, Inglewood R.C., Rflmn. C. Richardson, Greymouth R.C., Rflmn. L. Percy, Alfredton R.C., Rflmn. E. Vennell, Te Wharau R.C., Rflmn. W. A.,Lumstlen, Rangitikei R.C., Rflmn. A. Henderson, vSounds R.C., Rflmn. F. H. James, Okawa R.C;, 9i. Counted out:—G. R. Smith, W. Hodges, J. F.. White, C. W. Farley, and R. R. King.

TYROS. • .£1 prizesEflmn. W. R! Ingram, Shannon. 8.C., Gunner S. Batten, R.N.Z.A'., 93; Eflmn. M. Hugo, Old Navals R.C'., Rflmn. Gilshnan, Linton.;R.C., Rflmn. T., Beech, Sounds 8.C., Sergt.-Major G. A. Bond, Staff, Lieut. (3. P. Worley, 31st Auckland Senior Cadets, 92; Rflmn. B. G. Nicholson, Taradale 8.C., Eflmn. T. Davies, Tuamarina R.C., Eflmn. H. Glynn, Glenavy. 8.C., 91. ■ •

10s. Prizes—Eflmn. C. King, Kaponga R.C.; Rflmn. C. R. Morris, Petone R.C.; Corp. C. J. Glassfortl, 19th Regiment; Pte. S. L. Bent, Div, Sig. Corps, 91; Rflmn. A. C. P. Dagg, Jlauriceville 8.C.; Eflmn. E. Ingram, Foxtail.B.C.; Eflmn. W- J- .Johnson, Suburbs R.C.; Col.-Sergt. C. Harris, 3rd Auckland Rest.,;, Eflmn. .Q., Wallace,- Te Aroha 8.C.; .'Rflmn.''J.:.Cotterill, Highland R.C.; Bflmn."P.'Morgan, Christchurch R.C.; Rflmn. J. C. Law,' Thames Valley R.C., 90:' Sei-gt. A. Plin'n, 3rd ' Regiment"; Eflmn. A.,' Larsen, Jlauriceville R.C.: Binfln. \V. A. Ball, Linton R.C.; Knnieri 8.C.'.; JWo Rflmn. 'P.,;A'. Glenriie,' Petono R.C.', - 89; Rflmn. W. Healey,, Ohura R.C.; Sergt. W. Smith', Railway Corps, 88. ~ Counted out: B. Tavendor, C. J.'Karleon, and D. Matheson. ■"

Teams Matches. Teams to consist of one commander and six men. In all matches points, not to exceed ten, awarded for practical fulfilment of the idea and conditions of the competition from a milta'ry point of view. Casualty Competition. 200 -yards, in preliminary heats, six rounds per man, with ten rounds,■ in final.and semi-final; special target. I's—Auckland City Rifle Club ...: 24 .£3—Opaki Rifle Club No. 1 ~ 24 £2—Christchurch Rifle Club 21 : Counted out: Linton Rifle Club. Pield-firing.—Open fire. at £00 yards, and advance to MO,- halting and firing at the target when it appears disappearing section targets at irregular, distances. ' £s—Karori Rifle Club GO .£3—Opaki Rifle Club No. 1 5G '£2—Auckland City Riilo Club ...... 52 Superiority of lire, 300. yards, eight rounds each man, 50sec. allowed; figure targets, No. 3, one for each-man firing round cover of-two'sandbags.'. '• £s—Auckland City Rifle Club .... 81 i£3—Sounds Rifle-Club C 9 £2—Opaki Rifle Club No. 1 G8 Team!,' Championship, Prize of a silver cup, valued at COgns., presented by Messrs. W. Gregg.and Co., Ltd., Dunedin; to- be awarded to the team making the highest aggregate score in matches 1 to; 3 (inclusive). Auckland Club ! 157 v Judging Distance. , Service competition, eight points , being selectedat various distances not exceeding 1400 yards. Maximum scoring, eight points at each distance. •Co—Major T. P. Halpiji, Reserve '..,... 55 £i~Sergt. P. H. Sharland, 12th Nelson .' , Regiment 50 iE3—Sergt.-Major Montgomery, Staff,.. 48 £S—Rflmn. P. H. ICells,. Greyraouth

R.C :.. : .' 48 ,£2—Sergt.-Major .T. R. Bell, Staff 46 £2—Corp. J. \V. Citing, R.N.Z.A 4fi -fil prizes:—Rflmn. ,T.. M'Kenzie, Opaki R;0.,-43; Rflmn. N. Wood, Chrisfchurch 8.C., 43;,-'Lieut. H. Simmonds, B-aihvay Corps', 42: Corp. H. Gebbie, 18th Auckland Senior Cadets, 42; Rflmn. G. E. Smith, Kaponga E.G., 41; Eflmn. ; W. J. Fea?t, Opaki 8.C., 40: Rflmn. F.'Percy, Alfredton R.C., 39; Eflmn. T. Baxter, Eltham 8.C., 39; Eflmn. J. C. Yeo, Auckland Citv 8.C.,. 39; Lieut. W. J. I/oenn, P. ahd 'r. Corps, 38; Eflmn. E. Willis, Ivaponga E.G., 38; Dep.-Pres. J. Anstice, Nelson 8.C., 37; Rflmn. S. J. .Hollerd, Kaponga 8.C., 37; Eflmn. E. -Bruingan, Gisborne R.C., 37; Rflmn A. Francs, Old ■Navals, 37; Corp., Loveday, 9th Regiment, liflni". F- Jjoveflay, Ohura R;C., 37; Rflmn. W. Ohirnside, Karori 8.C.,. 36; Rflmn. S. Mayhew, Feilding 8.C^.35. 13s. Prizes—Rflmn. H. H. Gilshnan,. Patea E.G., 34; Dop.-Pres. M'lvor, Te Awamutu 8.C., 34; Eflmn. L. Percy, Alfredton R«0.» 34; Bflmn, H. T.. Head, Aknrana E.G., 34; Rflmn. B. J. King, Opaki E.C., 31; Eflmn. .T. Anderson, Auckland R.C.. 34; Rflmn. J. Drennan, Oamaru E.G., 31. . 10s. Prizes.—Rflmn. C. R. Morris, Pctone R.C., 33 j Rflmn. G. Loveday, 8.C., 33; Eflmn. W. Pcarce, Rangitikei Ohura R.C., 33; Rflmn. FI. Ruffell, Sounds 8.C., 3-3; Rflmn. W. Pearce, Rangitikei 8.C..-33; Rflmn. G. Hyde, Opaki R.C., 33; i Eflmn. A. gangster, Stratford 8.C., 33; .Sergt.-Major A. Amos, Bth Eegiment M.R., 32; Rflmn. F. J. Hinton, Opaki 8.C., 32; Lieut. J. W. Pehke, 16th Waikato E.C., 32; Rflmn. E. Ashworth, Kaitawa E.G., 32; Rflmn. W. T. H.' Owens, Kanicri R.C.,' 32; I'te. J. A. Monro, 7th "Southland J/.R-., 32: Pres. ;W. N. Maseftpld. Sounds R.C., 32.

Ten prizes wore awarded to. competitors scouring 31 points.

TO-DAY'S procramme; Wellington Match, ten shots at 500 and GOO yards. Canterbury Match, ten sliot3 at 600 yards. . Tyro matches continue. . Extra match at 900 yards.