TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 39

TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING.

OTA.GO, SOUTHLAND. AND CANTERBURY ENTRIES. The following entries have been received for the sevonth annual meeting of the New Zealand Defence Forces Rifle Associaj lion, to commence at Trentham. Wellington, on March 5: — Sergeant M'Donald, 1 Dunedin Rifies : Colour-eergeant M'Kcnzie, Queenstown Rifles; Sergeant Dewar, I Oamaru Rifles; Sergeant Monley, Waitaki Mounted Rifles ; Sergeant Wills, Southland ' Mounted Rifles ; Sergeant Crimp, Green Island Rifles; Sergeant Geddes, Green Island Rifles ; Sergeant Keilar, Dunedin Engineers ; Lieutenant Lacey, Dunedin 1 Engineers; Sergeant A. Parker, Dunedin Engineers ; Captain Turner, Naseby Rifle Club; Sei-geant G. Jenkin, Ma-taura Mounted Rifles; Sergeant Wayte, Mataura Mounted Rifles : Lieutenant Roche, Orepuki Mounted Rifles; Lieutenant Robert Ray; Lieutenant J. A. Reid, Queenstown Rifle*; Lieutenant Ayson, Murihiku Mounted Rifles; Corporal Wm. Mann. Maniototo Mounted Rifles; Quarter-mester-sergea-nt Facer; Corporal A. Cooper, Waitaki Rifles: Corporal Munro, Murihiiu Mounted Rifles: Sergeant A. C. Crimp, Green Island Rifles; Corporal Marshall, Waitaki Rifles; Private Duggan, Dunodin City Guards: Private Hugh M'Kenzie, Queenstown Rifles ; Private John M'Kenzie, Queenstown Rifl««; Private R. H. Thompson. Dunedin City Guards; Private F. J. Crimp Green Island Rifles; Prnate G. P. Crimp," Green Island Rifles: Trooper Euro, Southland Mounted Rifles: Gunner Urquhart, Dunedm Navals; Sapjjer Parker, Dunedin Engineers; Sapper Wood, Dunodin Engineers ; Rifleman D.^H. Pavlape, Naseby Riflo Association ; Trooper A. F. Cameron, Murihiku Mounted Rifles; Gunnor Matthewson, Port Chalmers Navals. CHRISTCHURCH Febraa-rv 14. Very la.rge entries will be received for the r-fle championship mooting of the Defence Forces Rifle Association at Trentham. Good entries have alroadv been received from North Canterbury, the total now being 29, and many other 3 are expected in the next few days! Last year the total from North Canterbury was 33, but that total will be considerably exceeded this \ear. The riflemen already entered are, ne-arlv all good shots, and Captain Craw is a Bislev man. The entries to date are as follow: — Chorlton Defence Rifle Clvb — Captain Craw, Riflemen W. Craw, B. Craw, J.. W. A. Boleyn, T. Priest, and R. H. Barker; Christchurch Defence Rifle Clvb — Riflemen Lavery, C. M. Walker, J. M. Rennie, H. Reynolds, N. Colin Scott; Imperial Rifles— Colour-sergeant Knight, Lance-corporal Smith, Lance-corporal Biggs, Private Monorief, and Bugler Wad<Bnirta».» Christchurch City , Guards— Lieu,- '

tenant Sandford, Sergeant Noonon : Lin\ wood Rifles, Private Gagliardi; Ashburtoiv Guards, Sergeant A. Gambrige, Serge&nV Steven ; Sydenham Rifles, Sergeant Bath, urst : Kaikoura Mounted Rifles, Corporal W. H. Melhuish; Scargill Defence Riflo Club, Captain A. Cameron ; Lincoln D»< fence Rifle Club. Rifleman Liddle ; Cvclin^ Corpa, Sergeant L. P. White ; Christchurok Yeoma.ni- Corps, Trooper F. Perham^ Dxivauche_^s Deience Rifle Club, Riflema* J. Mould.

WELLINGTON, February 15. It is expected Jiat the entries for the Riflo Championship meeting, which commences on the sth March, will exceed previous records. The probable number from the Wellington district ie 250. The total entry last year was over 400, and this years number is expected to be between 450 and 500.