RIFLE SHOOTING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2554, 13 March 1923, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

There was an overcast sky and a good light on Saturday when the _ third and last shoot for Messrs Hartley’s and Frankland’s trophies was held at 3// yards range. The wind was southerly slight and fairly steady, and' some pretty fair scores were made. The final ipsuits for best two shoots are as follows: —Winner of Mr Hartley’s trophy, President Head, 140, handicap taken, G; winner, of Mr H. Frankland’s trophy, Rifleman A. Barnard, 140, handicap taken, 7. Rifleman Hamer was third and Rifleman Ferguson fourth. The scores

Next Saturday the annual shoot of West Coast rifle clubs for the Fresh Food and Ice Company’s Cup will he held at Hautere. The nam- \ cs of the local team will appear in Thursday’s issue.

Rifleman Frankland and Fergvtsson spent a most interesting and enjoyable week at the Trentham meeting and both got into the prize-/ money several ’times. Speaking on the shooting conditions at L rent--I,mu, Mr Frankland said that the competitors were fortunate in having very good weather practically throughout the meeting. Only ocoasionally was there anything like “fishtail” or very variable wind, but the wind during the final Championship shoot on Wednesday, which Mr Frankland witnessed, was of the worst Trentham character. The number and kind of flags and targets were all that could be desiied, but the changes and variations in wind came so suddenly that the ability to.judge the allowance, aim, and fire quickly was essential. Even so it was quite common to find that a change had occurred just as one fired, resulting in a 3 or 2 to the side, or a miss at the longer ranges. Mr Frankland states that the atmospheric conditions at Trentham on a dull, overcast morning with drizzling rain, are apparently different from those on many other ranges. In the 900 yards shoot on Wednesday, instead of coming down in elevation from the normal for fine, sunny weather, he discovered he had to go up a little —which is very unusual. Apart from this, the two shootists had practically no elevation trouble during the meeting, the wind and nickeling being their chief enemies.

on Saturday were:300yds. H’cap. Total. A. Barnard 68 2 70 H. Hamer 67 3 70 E. Fergussou 66 4 70 W. Symons 66 4 70 S. Head 65 5 70 H. Frankland 65 5 70 A. E. Admore 51 19 70 S. J. Hartley 55 5 60 A. J. Johnston 57 — 57 C. Rand 48 8 56