RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16487, 28 February 1914, Page 13

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE TREYTHAM MEETING. YESTERDAY'S COMPETITIONS. (Per Phkss Association.] < TRENTHAM, February 27. During the night the weather cleared, and the morning, broke beautifully fine for the second day's shooting. Bright sunshine continued all day: .. A light loft wind. blow from the north, but was not troublesome except to those marksmen who - shot towards, the conclusion of the 300yds in the Opening Match (C series;, with which the proceedings commenced'. The ranges' competed at were 300yds, 500yds and GOOyds, but the scores do not count for the Belt. Aided by a. good light and pleasant weather conditions, some good cards were returned, possibles at the SpOyds being, made by, Cameron (Opaki) and Captain Matheson '(Wellington), and at the 800yds by Barkley (Suburbs), King (Opaki), Head (Akar’ana), Ml Murray (To Awamutu) and Hunt (Suburbs). At the GOOyds. range no possibles were recorded, but Masefield-(Sounds), maintaining a good average score, won with a total of 101, made up as follows: 34, 34. 33. Henderson, a fellow club member of t.he winner, . was -next with 99. and Guy, of Kapor.ga, handed in the third card, also 99. Evidently this last range proved a formidable hurdle lor some good shots,,such ns Head and King,' ns'none of those who scored possibles at the earlier.ranges were included amongst the fust nine. Towards midday the wind had increased in force, and this doubtless proved a factor in the final Tesnlt.

. Shortly after one o'clock the squads marched out to five in the Auckland Miatch, the first counting for the. Belt, and there wns some fine individual shooting. F. A. Ching (R.N.Z.A., lato of Lyttelton) wound' up his shoot at the first range with 48, an outer under the possible, while at the 500yds he planted on ten-consecutive bulls, his total being 98. M’lntosh. one of the famous Opaki team, returned a card of 97 (48 and 49 respectively). White;’- of Christchurch, who made the possible at the- : longer Tange, scored 46 at 300yds. Chceseman (Tuamarina) with 40 and 49. Hunt (Suburbs) 47 and 48, M’Grogor (Opaki) 48 and 40, and Simonds (Blenheim) 45 and the possible, each scored 95. Montgomery (Staff), R. King, H. Loveday, Mervillo (Aknroa) and Hunt (Dunedin) each rotired with a. total of 94. - W. Duncan (Dcuuiston) and Devore scored 93 each. Montgomery, Cheeseman, M'lntosh and Owen {Suburbs) were each all but at 500yds. The uienWho scored" the possibles woro warmly applauded, by. their comrades. The following aro leading prize-winners: OPENING MATCH, of 300, 500 and GOOyds: figure targets at 300 and 500yds.- Seven shots at' each distance. Masefield (Sounds), £5 . • . . 101 Henderson (Sounds), £4 . . • 99 Guy (Ivnponga), £4 . . . . • 9p Lnmsdcn (Rangitikei), £3 . . . - 99 M’Leod (Akarana), £3 ... '". ... . • 93 Belle (Feilding), £3 . . . . • 9j Currie (Uhura), £2 . ■ . . . • Snngstor (Stratford), £2 «: • • >?” Bryden (ICaiapoi), £2 . . • • '2l lteynolds (Christchurch), £2 ... 97 The following won £1 each:—Bolton (Opaki), 97; Milroy (Nelson), Willoughby (Karon), Fisher (Suburbs), Eyles (Dannevirke), -Cox (Auckland), Minton (Opaki), Boyes (Timaru), Hunt, Barklo and Turner (Suburbs), and Morris. (Petone), each 96;. Harrison (Kaponga). Tfonson .. (Taradale), Richardson (Greyrnouth), Wood (Christohurch), Delhi (9th Regiment), Roots (Patea),' Cotton'll. (Wellmgtdn), Lane (Akarana). Moselen (ICaeo), M Intosh (Post and Telegraph), Patrick (Auckland), Broughton (Raugitikei), Hodges (Opaki), F. W. Ching (Staff), Beetharn (Opaki), Marshall (Karori), King (7th Regiment), Soper (Tuamarina), M’Mahon (Sounds), Hoad. (Akarana), Halmshaw (Christohurch) and Cameron (Opaki), each 85; MLeay (Opaki), James (Okawa). Mugndgo lOliakune), Olliver (King Country), Harris (3rd Regiment), Davies (Tuamarina), Lang (Waimangaroa),- Morgan (3rd Regiment) Robinson (AVainui), M’Murray (Te 'Awamutuk H. R. King (2nd Regiment), Thurston (Teltapua), Hudson (Post and Telegraph), Keene (Dargaville) ftnd Meyhew (Feilding), each 91, White (Christchurch), 93. The following tyros won £1 each: —Larsen (Mnuriccville), Bent (Signalling Corps), Ball (Linton), AVallace (Te Arolia), each 93; Higgs (Eltham). Taylor (Inglewood), Smith (Akarar.a) and Major Matheson, each 92; Ingram {Shannon) and Hy.de (Okawa),

AUCKLAND MATCH, 300 and 500yds. Ten allots at. each distance. ,T, W. Ching, It.N.Z.A., £5 . '. .98 M'lntosh (Opaki), £t .... S' White '(Christchurch), £4 . • • SB Siminoudß (Blenheim), £3 ... Jj Olliver (King Country), £3 . . . 9j Chceseman (Tuamarina), £3 . . 9j Chirnsido (Karori)), £2 .... 95 H. G, Hunt (Suburbs), £2 9o M’Gvegor (Opaki), £2 . . .95 Melville (Akarana), £2 ... .94 The following, with a score of 95, won £1 each:—Montgomery (Staff), Bell (Staff), Wi)lbuglibv, Dalziel (Linton), Bryden (Kaiapoi), Feast (Opolci), Potter (Reserve), King (Opaki), J. Hunt (Dunedin) and Wallace (Te Arolia). The following' won £T each with a score of 93: —Monro (Southland),' Balfour (Grcytown), Randell (Linton), Sumner (Sounds), M’Keilzie (Opaki), Mayhew (Feilding), Kimimer (Te Wharau), M’Donald (Alfredton), Devore (Third Regiment), Cron ton (Karori), Wood (Christchurch),.. Cottcrill (Wellington), Tronson (Taradale), Ratten (R.K.Z.A.), Duncani (Thirteenth Regiment) and Brennan (Oamnru).

The following won XI each with a score of 92:—Williams (Ohura), Atkinson (Auckland), Given (Suburbs), Gillnn (Dunedin), Dewar (Ouroaru), Turner (Christchurch), Belk (Post and Telegraph), Irvine (Nelson), Henderson (Sounds), Hubbard(Hauraki), Griffiths (Wanganui), • Logan (Post and Telegraph), • Mi!roy (Nelson), Moselon (Kaeo), Yeo (Auckland), Norris (Auckland), Bolton (Opaki), Wilton (Muttricevillc), Patrick (Auckland), Hodges (Opald), West (Blenheim), Cox (Kavori), Bellringer (Petone), EngEtrom (Opaki). The following tyros took ft each:—Smith (Railway Corps), Killeen (Kanieri), Flynn (Third Regimont). each 91: Wallace (Te Areha), , Owens (Kanieri), King (Kaponga). Glynn (denary j. Smith (Akaranal, Monks (RangitikeiV each 90:' Nicholson (Ta,radale), 89. The Judging Distance Competition washeld at the-close of the shooting, hut. the results are- not available.

To-morrow morning will-, be - devoted to the Westland Mutch (No. 2 of the series), and then in the afternoon the Service Teams and Miniature Matches will provide the bill of fare. • NEW RANGE AT RANGIORA. General God ley lost no time in redeeming his promise to the Rangiora- ..Defence. Rifle Club to push on the matter of providing a now riflo range at Rangiora. On Thursday Mr, Drury, of the Survey Department,'went to the Ashley riverbed with Captain Wheeler, if the Territorial Staff, and-in the vicinity of the old range they selected a. new one ot 1000yds. Tlio direction of..the firing will he up the riverbed, the longest distance firingpoint being on the old range near the mound. There will be nothing in the line if fire to'.'be a source of danger as was tho case on the old range. It is expected that tho work of putting the. range ia order will be crcccipcd with at once.