SHOOTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9057, 23 January 1908, Page 5

SHOOTING.

EIWITEA RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The* ninth annual meeting was held at Cheltenham yesterday. The smoke from surrounding bnshfires and a tricky wind made shooting difficult. Mr W. S. Penny, captain of Sandon-OllakCa Rifle Club, won the belt, With 130 „points off the rifle, the same- sobre as Col.-Sergt. Aitken-,. Manchester Rifles, won it with last year. The teams match resulted in a tie between Manchester Rifles add Kimbolton Rifle Club, and in the shoot off, one shot each per man at 700 yards, Manchester Rifles scored 14 to the club’s 9. There were about 40 competitors. The prize list in each match was 255, 15s, 10s, four of 7s 6d, fly© of ss. Following are the results : Amtt Match, 200 Yards.

Teams Match. Manchester Rifles, 532—Capt Barltrop 116, *Lieut Domigan 114, Colour-Sergt Aitken 111, Vol Mayhew 97, Vol Evans 94.

KnrßOi/roN Bielu Club, 532 —W. Banks 116, A. Stackhouse 115, A. Pettigrew 110, W. Morton 103, J. Nix 88. Chelthnham Eifle‘ Club 519. — Eichard Taylor 111, E; Eeid 108, Eobert Tay. lor 104, E. Barrow 101, ,E., Stuart 95. Aggregate prizes for Mr J. Bruce’s trophy, scores including handicap: A. Slackhouse, Eimbolton R.O , 132; Vol. Lucas, P.Ni Rifles, 122 r £1; Lt. Sandilands,. Feilding Mounted Rifles, 118. UPPER RANGITIKEI.GUN CLUB. The first quarterly shoot was held under the auspices of the Upper Ranigtikei Gun Club yesterday, resulting as follows:—lo.birds straight out; J. J. Lourie 9, E. D. Hamxnond 9, H. S. Mercer 9,. W. Ferguson 9, J. Powell 8, Ji G.. Barthorp 7, J. Francis 6, K,. Kinder 6, the balance nowhere. Lourie, Hammond, Mercer and Ferguson shot off, resulting : Mercer and Hammond dead heat, Lourie 3. First Sweepstake T birds..—Mercer, 6, Powell 6, Gladstone 5,. Kinder 5, Barthorp 5, Ritchie 5. The shoot off resulted in Mercer 1. Powell 2, Gladstone 3. Second Sweepstake.—Hammond 1, Kinder 3, Haycock 3; Double Rise.—Kinder 1, Robertson 3. Despite the smoke and bad light a most enjoyable day was spent.

Score H’p TT Vol L. Pleasants .. 34 — 34 Eifleman W. Banka . .. 33 — 33 Lieut Sandilands .. 32 — 32 W. S. Lumsden .. 32 — 32 Col-Sergt Aitken .. 32 — 32 Eichard Taylor .. 31 1 32 Far-Sergt Eanger .. 31 1 32 Vol Lucas .. 30 2 32 J. Nix ,. 30 2 32 Ca.pt Penny , 31 — 31 Capt Baltrop ... . 30 — 30 Cheltenham 1 Match:,. 500 Yards. Capt Penny .... 33 — 33 Lieut Domigan .... 33 — 33 Eichard Taylor ... 33 — 33 Col-Sergt Aitken — 33 ■— 33 E. Eeid... ... 32 1 33 E. Christensen... , 31 2 33 Lieut Sandilands ■ ,. 32 — 32 W. Banks 31 — 31 J. Barrow ,. 30 1 31 Sergt Fisher ... ... 30 1 31 Ca,pt Barltrop: ... 30 — 30 F. Chell . 23 1 30 Halcombe Match,. 60Q 1 Yards. A. Stackhouse ... ... 33 4 33 Vol L Pleasants ... 30 O 32 Yol Lucas ... 28 4 33 Yol Jacobsen ... 27 5 32 Capt Penny .... .. 31 — 31 W. Banks ... 31 — 31 Lieut Domigan .. 31 — 31 W. S. Lumsden .. 29 2 31 Vol Belk .. 29 2 31 E. Christensen.... .. 28 3 31 Vol J. Evans .... .. 29 1 30 F. Chell .. 28 2 30 Counted out ; E. J. Stuart; Kimboltok Mat«h, .700 1 Yards:. Eobert Taylor .... ... 29 1 30 G. Sauer ... 29 1 30 Lieut Pleasants ... 29 1 30 Vol Lucas ... 27 3 30 A. Stackhouse ... .. 27 3 30 J. Barrow ... 26 4 30 E. Eeid .. 26 4 30 Vol Jacobsen ... ... 24 6 30 Capt Barltrop .. 29 — 29 Capt Morton ... .. 27 2 29 Farrier-Sergt Eanger. .. 25 4 29 W. S. Lumsden ... 25 3 28