EASIER SHOOTING

Evening Star, Issue 20138, 1 April 1929, Page 11

EASIER SHOOTING

KIWI GARRIES OFF HONOURS BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE BY W. MILLS The most successful rifle meeting held by the Otago Association for many years was concluded this morning, when the teams’ matches for the Ladies’ Chal lengo Shield and Ashburton Cup were competed for. The pleasant conditions prevailing made it possible for some exceedingly accurate shooting, and some wonderful performances were recorded. The Kiwi A team was responsible for the winning of both of the trophies. The shield is open for competition to teams in Otago and Southland only, while the cup was presented for the benefit of visiting teams. The Kiwi Club was also successful in securing second place for the shield, while the Ashburton team just missed winning the cup by two points. Both trophies wore competed for simultaneously from rouges of 300, 500, and 600 yards, with seven shots from each, two optional sighters. The Kiwi A team put up a wonderful performance in winninig the teams’ match. Rilleman Mills established a record in the compsting of the shield by scoring a century out of a possible 105; while in the same team Rifleman W. MTvcich and his son, Rifleman C. M'Koich, scored remarkably well.

A visitor to the range this morning was Colonel Creswcll, president of the National Rifle who in the course of a few remarks paid particular reference to the success of tho New Zealand team in Melbourne. He hoped, however, that in the next New Zealand team there would be a bigger South Island representation, and that several Dunedin shots would be included. He also mentioned that the first shot lie ever fired out of a rifle was done on the Peliehct Bay rang© in the early seventies. In the course of bis address in the presentation of prizes, Colonel E. R. Smith referred to the success attained in the meeting, though it was rather regrettable that despite the number of years that the association had existed there were only eight teams competing for tho shield.,' when he could remember the day when thirteen teams were entered.

In presenting the Ladies’ Challenge Shield to the winning team, the Colonel briefly outlined the history of the very lino trophy. The original of the shield was at present being hold in tho Kensington Art Gallery, London, as an art treasure, being bought by the British Government at the Paris Exhibition, where it was cm show as a British production. The scenes skillfully engaged on the shield were drawn from Milton’s ‘ Paradise Lost.’ Tho first competition for the shield eventuated in 1876, when . tho competitors were compelled to use the old Snider rifle. Results as follows: LADIES’ CHALLENGE SHIELD.

—Kiwi A. — Rifleman W. Mills ... ]00 Rifleman C. MTveich 98 Rifleman 1’. .Kennessy 94 Rifleman \V. M'Keich 92 Rilloman D. Parsons 89 473 —Kiwi 1!.— Rifleman R. Gillick 99 .Pres. F. Si Ivins 93 Rifleman F. Clayton 93 Rifleman A. Raker ... 89 Rifleman W. Ogg 88 —Invercargill.— 454 Rifleman P. Ure 91 Rifleman A. Lyall ... 92 Deri. Pi'os. R, Wills 89 Rifleman J. Ure 87 Rifleman W. Milly ... 80 4 IS Dunedin A 413 U.umii'u 43( Dunedin R 430 Kaitannata 420 Wakatipu ASHBURTON CUP. 4U9 Kiwi A 473. Ashburton 471 Kiwi R 401 Waimatc Aol Invercargill 4 IS Dunedin A 44.3 Oamarn '1-Jl Dunedin R 430