KIWITEA RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8721, 23 January 1907, Page 2

KIWITEA RIFLE ASSOCIATION

The eighth annual mealing of above Wiii held at Cheltenham yesterday in line weather. There was a large reduction in the number of competitors compared with Li.it year, only 41 being present. Tile wind was blowing dead across the range, and was very variable, especially at 7bo yards, where some of the competitors failed, to imd 100 target, Col.Bergt. Aitken, of the Manchester Eifles, Keilding, won the Champion Belt and gold modal with a total of 121 otl the rifle. He also put up the only possible at the meeting, at 500 yards. His range sc res were 200, 22 ; '>oo. 2o ; GOO, 2S ; 700, 2(1. Lieut. Oomigan, Manchester Ratios, was second with 111, and J. Pickering, Linton Lille Club, third with 112. For the highest aggregate including handicap, C'apt. J. Barrow Cheltenham Ratio Club, seas first with 121, b'dng' closely followed by \ 01. Bell:, Manchester, and -Rifleman Cholf, Apiti ICC., 120 each. There was no competition in the teams match, the Manchester Kitles being the only entrant:-'. C.ipt. J). Pringle, Palmerston X., was a very eilicient and courteous range oflioer. Thu secretarial vomk was ably carried out by I l ,lr C. K. Jolmaton and his assistant Mr F. C. Ross. Fallowing is the prize list:—

Arm Match , '200 yards. Pl. JVp. TT. Prize. Lieut. Pleasants :t:; 33 40s Vol. Bulk :’,2 1 33 20s •T. W. Gardiner 32 1 33 15s R. Taylor 32 1 33 10s IV. Woodman :il 2 tit! 7s Od Lieut. Domigan 32 — 32 7 s 0d Col.-Sergt. Aitken 32 — 32 7s Oil Vol. ,-,v ::i 1 32 7s Od Troonur T. 31. Tuylur ;jo 32 os Sergt. Fisher ;to •2 32 5s Capt. Barren F. La n on 20 32 5s 2.1 32 OS 11. daggerd dl —- 31 5s W. Lanks til — 31 5 s .7. Pickering; 31 — 31 5 s W. Beeves 20 2 31 os J. E. Carroll 30 — 30 os CnlU.TENHAM Match, 500 yards. Col.-Sergt.' Aitken 35 — 35 40s F. .7. Chell 33 —. 33 20s Vol. Lelk 31 2 32 15 s Capt. Sorensen Vol, May hew 32 — 32 10s 31 1 32 7 0 1 J. T. Leilord 30 2 32 7s 01 Lieut. Samlilands 31 — 31 7s 3 I W. Lanks 31 — 31 7 s Od Capt. Barron 23 31 OS G. Sauer 27 4 31 OS Capt. Lavltiop 30 — ■ .30 5 s 77. .laggard 30 •— 30 os R. Barron 20 1 30 os V/. leherv.'ond 20 1 30 5 s V/. ’Woodman 27 ;> 30 OS J. Pickering 20 — 20 5s Liont. Domigan 20 — 20 5 s TIalcomuk Match, liOOrns. Lieut. Sandilands 32 32 10s F. J. Cl.ell 27 5 32 20s J. Pickering 31 — 31 15s W. Banks 31 — HI 10s W. Isher'vood 20 2 31 7a Od Capt. Barron Vol. MnyhcAV 27 1 31 7s Od 28 2 30 7s Od J. W. Gardiner 27 3 30 7s Od II. .laggard 20 0 2!) 5s 15. Barron 20 3 20 •5s J. T. Letford 25 4 20 5 s Capt. Sorenson Col.-Sergt. Aitken — 28 5s 28 -- 28 os R. Stuart 21 1 28 5s Lieut. Domigan 27 —• 27 5s Sergt. Pleasants "W. McKenzie 20 1 27 5s 21 3 27 03 Kimboltox Match, TOOvj.s. Vol. Bolk 20 4 30 40s W. McKenzie 20 4 30 40s 15. Reid 21 (i 30 15s Far.-Sergt. IRangcr W. Woodman 20 21 4 7 30 28 10s 7s Od Capt. Barron 20 7 27 7s Od Col.-Sergt. Aitken 2(1 — 20 7s Od Lieut. Domigan 20 — 20 7s Od 15. Barron 21 5 20 5s Trooper T. 15. Taylor 21 5 20 5s Capt. Barltrop 20 — 25 5s J. 13. Carroll 22 :■! 25 us Vol. Mayhcw 21 4 25 5s F. J. Chell 18 7 25 5s Sergt. Fisher 20 4 24 5s A. J. Pettigrew 22 — 22 5s Capt. Sorenson 21 1 22 5s