SPORT WITH THE RIFLE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2601, 25 October 1915, Page 8

SPORT WITH THE RIFLE

WEEK-END MATCHES. KARORI OLD'I3. At Trentham on Snturclay afternoon the Karori Club fired a friendly teams' match against tlio visiting team of the Tua Marina Defence Rifle Club, which resulted in a win for the Karori Club by 19 points. The matcli was'iired under excellent weather conditions, the individual scores being consistently high. Scores: — Karon Team. 300 500 COO yds. yds. yds. T'l. Halliday 32 35 30 07 Farnuhar 31. 32 32 05 Marshall 32 31 31 01 Bulford 31 31 31 03 Croxton 32 3't 27 03 Jones 34 32 27 03 Dayman 32 28 32 02 Chirnsido 20 32 30 01 Willoughbv 31 33 25 80 .1 udd 32 30 25 87 Tinncv 32 24 .28 84 Skegg 29 30 23 .82 377 372 341 1090 Tua Marina Team. Davies 32 35 31 96 Nicholas 29 34 31 04 Botham 30 34 28 02 Mathews 30 32 29 91 Cheeseman 28 3L ! 29 90 J. Cheeseman ... 29 33 2S >• 90 Soper 31 32 27 90 Gane 28 28 33 .89 F. XV. Soper ... 29 32 27 88 Cresswell 29 26 29 84 H. E. Soper ... 30 25 28 83 Brown 29 30 23 82

354 374 343 1071 The other members of tlje Karori Club shot a teams' match at 500 yards. Principal scores;—Rfluin. 6. S. Clark, 33; Rflnin. XV. J. Clark, 30; Kflmn. D. F. Mason, 29; Rflmn. W. Morrah, 27; RJlmn. C. MorrisoJ!, 25; Kflmn. E. Reeves, 25; Rflmn. Frcyberg, 24; Rflmn. A. Jensen, 24; Rflmn. XV. H. Cox, sen., 20. The Karori Club entertained the visitors at dinner tho same evening at XV. Hall's rooms, Cuba Street. Among tho guests were; Colonel Collins, President Cresswell (Tua Marina D.R. Club), President Cheeseman (Marlborough Rifle Union), and ' President Flaws (Pctone Rifle Club). President Marshall expressed the Kanori Club's appreciation of the visit of tfne Tua Marina team, and congratulated them on being tho first team to journey from tlie South Island to participate in an inter-club match in tho North Island.

OLD NA.VALS' CLUB. The 01(1 Navals' Rifle Club opened its shooting season, on the Miramar Range on Saturday afternoon with a match between President J. Babe's team and Deputy-Presidaut W. Harris's team. There was a fair muster of members, including several new and promising shots.' President Rabb's team won by 11 points, with a. score of 306 against 355 points. Scores: —. Rabo's Team. 500 600 yds. yds. T'l. Gray * 28 31 59 Neal 26 30 56 Rabe 27 23 55 Doll ..' 1 31 22 .53 Princlo 26. 24 50 Risliop 4 26 23 - 40 Butler 25 21 46 H. J. Alexander 13 15 2S Total 396 Harris's Team, Franklyn 29 27 56 Fellows 20 29 55 Campbell 31 24 55 Standidgo 28 '27 55 Harris 2V 26 53 Collins 24 2o 49 WhyteheadJ 20 24 44 Baker ...» 4 14 18 . Total 385 Next Saturday the club competition will conirticnce over ranges of 500 and 600 yards), with nine shots and sighter at each r&nge.

, I'ETONE CLUB. The Petonc Rifle Club iired tlie scc'ond matdi iu tho first series on Saturday at Waiwetu, and also continued xiieir challenge teams' matches. Scores (500 and. 600 yds., ten shots at each): — A Class. —M'Lachlau, 48—45 —93; A. Ballingot's 48 —44—92; "W. Ballinger, 40_43_. cji. 'J. Warburton, 44—46 — 90; W. M'llvride, 47 —43 —90; H. Ayson, 43 —45—89; J. Carter, 45—43— 88; W. Ryan, 43—40—83; G. Clout, 37 —35 —J72. B Class.—J. Williams, 46—45—91 ; E. Horn;, 46-43-89; C. Bird, 42-44— 86; W. .Forsyth, 40 —41 —81; S. Knight, 41—37—78; G. Hogg, 37—39—76. C Claiss. —E. Prier, 45—38—83; T. Stickells, 41—40—81; R. Flaws, 42— 39—81;, E. Barnsley, *40—30—70; S. Hogg, -33—3o —G8; S. Wakelin, 33—35 -68. Tho. .Result 1 of a Challenge Teams' match resulted as follows:—A. Ballinger's Team, 438; W. M'llvride's, 415; J. M'luachlan's, 397; J. Carter's, 397. Next Saturday the conditions will be 300 and 700 yds., ten shots at/ each.

TWA'MARINA V. PETONE. - A teams match between, -the Tua Jlarim Club and a mixed team from the Batone Rifle Club was fired at tho Petonie range (seven shots each at 300, 500, ando 600 yds.) on Friday last, and resulted in a win for the Ttta Marina Club by a majority of 43 points. Scoros: — Turn- Marina. —Nicholas. 32 —34 —31 — 97; W. Gane, 29-31-32-92; I'. Sopclr, 31 —27 —29—87; H. Cheesman, 29 —S9—28—86; Botham, 30—31—24— So;-A. Soper, 2o —29—30—84; Davis, 28 —80 —26 —84; H. E. Sopor, 32—32 20—84; J. Cheesman, 25 —32—25— 82; R, Cresswell, 27-23-29-79; Matthows, 24—27 —22—73: grand total, 933 Potone.—W. Ryan, 30-32—29—91; W. Ballinger, 28 —31 —30 —89; T. Warburton, 25—29—30—87; A. Ballinger, 29 —3U—26—80: J. E. M'Lachlan, 31— 28—26—85; R. E. Flaws, 24—34—24— S2; S: Knight, 32-28-21-81; H. F. Ayson, 28—27 —23 —78; V. Clendon, 23—28—24—75; C. Morris. 27—23— 20-70; C. Bird, 29 —27—10—66 ; girand total. 890.

San Marino's soldiers wear brilliant "old-laced uniforms, but no shot other than the niid-iln.v gun lias ever been fired, and there have never been any military manoeuvres.