MARKSMANSHIP.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2000, 6 March 1914, Page 6

MARKSMANSHIP.

A SL'ccKssrvt- rific meeting was brought to a conclusion on the . Trenfchani range yesterday, vvhcti the final-shots for the chanipiansliip <>l New Zealand were fixwl, . the Belt being won ,by PftEsiDESf '\\ { . $, MiVGKFiEiiDJ of tli<i Sounds Rifle Club, Thij winner gave a spfeiidid [exhibition of .consistent shootings ; jind thoroughly deserved the success ;ho achieved, The 4iitest King's ' .Prizeman is sin (enthusiastic i'iffo- [ man, and the fact that ha has competed at nine Treiithain meetings shows that lie Ens derated; muijh tiifie and attention to making hinigell a, , thorough mai'ltsrnan. fSo,rq. is HO royal road to Marksmanship. |>:roneionej' with tlio rifle i§ the' reward of perseverance, intclligeiice, and steady praetifie, combined •' with is, good deal o'l sfiU4iscip.Hne. G-tod shooting is as important factor in any system of defence, and especially in a country like Nctf Zealand, It is only right, therefore, 'that the B*ate skmld;, in the of oatiojial d«slenco, titicomra'ce marksmanship and .provide fecuitks and 1 prizes for the aiiHW.a.l BjeeMngs. Suc-Ji. ■ competitions are -.g, necessary pavt pi om njiUtatjf system,, more especially those .jnatete S'.hich are fired unilei' service conditions. It is s thei'efor-e, satis/aotoiy to fenow thai, as' Golqn.el Ctot'tiNS stated yesterday,! ths-Gpve'niroent has treated the Rifle.; Association in a Jiba.ral manner. Tbe Trentham. gmtte.i;ings are flow gottiag ower the diffioultjes as&oeiated' with the poriod of ti'ansititiu from fte old 'iolu-nteei.- rnothods to the now system,, and the Siitv, B. It, Rhodes took occasioh to assuve th« com-petltoife yesterday that ttie.&bVCTnmcht intettded to lno've with the times in order , to get i'lie .best pos-! sible' results hom the annual : tneotings.