SHOOTING

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1930, Page 5

SHOOTING

(By Telegraph—Per Dress. Association.;

TUKVrUA.M, March 14. Vicker’s guu matches:— . ( > Stoppage Competition, 10s: Ist. Battaiian, Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Four- > teen teams competed. Direct- lire Older Competition (lead- ’ only) 40s: Sergt., C. Doll, Ist. initiation Auckland Regiment. Vickers gun aggregate, all practices, lo()s, Vickers challenge trophy and a s'iver spoon for each member: Ist. Battalion. Hawke’s Bay Regiment, Sergt. I). Graham (leader) 319. 100 s aujL a, silver spoon each, mounter Rifles 299: Hotchkiss gun matches:— Stoppage competition, 40s: ton hast Coast .Mounted Rifles. teams competed. Direct fire order competition, ers only, 40s: Corpl. R. Cliff, Auckland Mounted Rifles. Six pet od. Hotchkiss gun aggregate, Hotchkiss challenge trophy and a spoon each: Wellington-East Mounted Rifles, Sergt. N. Smith er) 184. 80s and silver spoon eaclH Nelson-Marl boro ugh Mounted Rifl^| Lewis gun matches:— Stoppage competition, 40s: Ist. talion Southland Regiment. Ten competed. Direct fire order competition, only, 40s: Sergt, C. Maret, Ist. talion Auckland Regiment. competitors. H .Lewis gun aggregate, all practicefM 120 s, Lewis shield and silver spoon foH each member: Ist. Battalion Hawke’! Bay .Regiment 27q. 80s and silvei! spoon each, Ist. Battalion Welling! ton-West Coast Regiment. H The Stafford Challenge Shield whici! was won by Hawke’s Bay Regimen l! with an aggregate of 1045 is a tropin! presented by the townspeople of Staff! ford (England) to the New Zealand! Rifle Brigade to commemorate their! kindly feelings towards NeW| Zealand! ers who were stationed at Brocto,n! Camp during the Great War. Tire! competition embraces the grand aggre-! gate of Vickers Lewis guns and rifles! team matches. The runners up were! Auckland Regiment 691. I TRENTHAM, March 14. I

Conditions at Tirentham for the conclusion of the meeting, were trying on account of a gusty wind. The unique circumstances respecting the competition for the King’s Medal was that every arm in the New Zealand force, including Navy and cadets had qualified. The highest scorer, Sergt. Brockon, is a New Zealander, born at Christchurch, but uneligible. Sergt. Thomson, the winner, was also successful in 1928, the coincidence being that on that occasion he also was topped bv Sergt. Howard of the Royal Navy. The prizes were presented by Hon G. W. Forbes (acting Prime'Minister).

King’s Medal, 600yds deliberate, 600 to 100yds. fire with movement, 300yds rapid, 300yds snap-shooting, possible 200; 120s:-Sergt. C. Breckon (H.M.S. Philomel) 148; 80s, Sergt. J. Thompson (Permanent Staff) 146; 60s, Corpl. F. Jane (Hawke’s Bay) 145; 40s, Sergt. Major R. Jordan (Permanent Staff) 144.