SHOOTING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 53

SHOOTING.

WAKARI RIFLES. The above company fired the following competitions on Saturday last — viz. : First competition ex-members, fifth competition Company Championship, and final for the Junior Championship. Conditions: Ex-members and Championship, seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards-; Junior Championship, seven shots »t 200 and 500 yards. Colc-ur-sergeant Wilson put on {he possible at 500 yards. The changeable- light and shifty wind at 600 yards made shooting at this distance very difficult. This accounts for the rather poor scores. The following are the principal scores: — ' Company] s Clßmpionship.

* Range prizes. Ex-members' Prize. - ~~ • 200 &00 600

/ Junior Championship. y 200 500

The company will ibe represented at Trentham by Corporals Cooper and Marshall. HIGHLAND RIFLES. On Saturday afternoon the Highland Rifles fired the third and final competition of No. S match, service conditions: Seven shots at 300, 600, and 600 y<ards. The following are *&h« hifTieat. Krnren a.nH sororrpiraf ar • —

v Aggregates. lat and 3rd

4 CHRISTCHURCH CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHRISTGHURCH. February 22. The Christchurch Rifle Volunteer Association's championships were decided »t Redcliffs this afternoon, when Lieutenant Sandford (City Guards) won the *iA" class championship with a . score of 246, Private T. Jack (Linwoocl' Rifles) being- second with 245, «nd Lieutenant Timbrel 1 (Linwood Rifles) third with. 232. The "B " class championship was won by -Sapper Steadman (Engineers) with » •core of 197. Private Briggs (Imperial Rifles) hoing second witb 187. and Private Wilson (City Guards) third with 185.

comp. comp. comp. Ho. XI. Pvt. Claytonl .. 63 • — 69 46—178 Pvt. P. M»ok«yt 78 — 79 16 — 173 Col.-sgt. Frasert — 72 69 30 — 171 Bugler Thomson — 55 64 50 — 169 Pvt. Fiew ..'..— 64 54* 50 — 168 Pvt. Sim .. ..-62 62 — 42—166 Pvt. Davis ..• ..73 63 — 24 — 1&> S«rgt. Burt .. — 74 73 10 — 157 li.-ooro. Kigby .^7O — 64 18 — 152 Pvt. C. Cooper >^ X 6l 38 "— 15 — 149 t.Prize-winD©rs. ■ • B«nge prizes, t Not competing.

300 yds. Pvt. Clayton .." 25 Bugl«r Thomson.. 14 Pvt. P.- Mackay. . 27* Col.-sgt. Fraser .. 22 Vvt. W. Mackayt 25 Pvt. J. -Frew .. 14 Seigt. Burt .. .. 26 li.-eorp. Higby .. 22 Pvt. J. Sim . . '19 500 yds. 21 25 25 28 '31 24 82* 27 23 600 yds. Hp. Tl. 23 - 21—90 25 25 — 89 27 18 — 87 19 8 — 84 26* 15 — 82 16 79 15 - 5 — '78 15 10 — 74 5 25 — 72

Ist 2nd 3rd ' comp. com p. comp. Tl. iergt. Black* .... 47 50 68—155 »riv. Smith* .... 51 53 50 — 154 »riv. W. Dunn* ..63 46 51 — 150 »riv. J. Edwards ..48 48 48—144 "riv. Torrance .... 39 41 40 — 140' * Prize-takers.

yds. yds. TJ. Sergeant Black 32 26 — 58 Private W. Dunn ..- .. .. 29 22 —57 Private Smith - 26 24 — sft Private J. Edwards .. .. 23 25 —48 Private Torr&nce 24 16 — 40 The following are the highest aggregates. .Sergeant Black being tie junior champion for the year 1908, and. takes gold medals presented by Mr D. Boss: —

yds. yds. »riv. J. D» Clyde 82 33 !olour-srgt. Wilson 30 35 •risr. W. Bamfeery 28 28 iexgt. Black ..32 26 »riv. D. Cameion 30 26 lergt. Clyde ..31 31 •tiv. J. Bambery 30 29 lorp. Marshall ..30 27 !orp. Cooper ..33 32 »iiv. M'Cullough 33 23 »riv. J. Torr«uce 24 16 •riv. W. "Wileon.. 30 29 'riv. Dunnv ..29 22 >.t'tr TXT P~*J. n (V 7 QO yds. Hp. Tl ■27 3 — 95 23 - / 6— 94 25 12. -i- 93 19 16 — 93 27 '9 — 92 28 90 23 8 — 90 23 3 — 89 22 1-— 88 28 4 — 88 28 20 — 83 24 4 — 87 16 ,15— 82 22 7 — 78

yds. Priv. J. D. Clyde .. 32 Sergt. W. Clyde .. .. 31 Colour-sergt. Wilson .. 30 Corporal Cooper .. .* 33 Corporal Marshall .. 30 Priv. M'Cullough. .. *33 Priv. D. Cameron . . 30 ' Priv. W. Wilson .. .. 3D Priv. Bambery ''.. „-. 30 Priv. W. Cordes .... 27 yds. 33 31 *35 32 27 23 26 29 29 22 yds. Tl. 27 — 92 28 — 90 23 — 88 22 — 87 *29 — 66 28 — 84 27 — 83 24 — 83 24 — 83 22 — 71