SHOOTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9392, 12 March 1909, Page 5

SHOOTING.

TRENTHAM MEETING. Per Press Association. . Trentham, March 11. The following are the general aggregates in. the Champion iearns Match (first seven teams) at ranges 200, 600, and 800 yardsOpaki Rifle Club A, 485; Karori _Rifle Club, 480: Napier Rifles, 476; Opaki Rifles No. 3, 473; Port Chalmers Navals, 472; Ohura Rifle Club, 469; Victoria Rifles A, 469. The following are t,ie P r i Z9S 1U tlie Oanterbnry Match; 900 and 1000 yards:-Murphy. Newton, £5 95; N66dha£D f Palmerston North, £4, .)4; Turner, Linton. £4, 93; Groves. Riversdale, Wanganui, £3, 91; Hadfield, Blenheim, £3, 91. Nelson Duncan (Millerton), and Butcher (Dunedin), 90, take £2 each. ' One of the important events on the programme is 46 teams taking part for the district challenge shield. Opaki No. 1 team put up a Trentham record, winning the match with the fine aggregate of 485 out of a possible 525. The teams consist of five men each, and the average points per shot work out at a little over out of a possible five. The shooting was the most brilliant of the meeting, no fewer than 22 possibles being recorded. Results: —Opaki R.O. No. A, £2O, 485; Karori R.O. No. A, £lrt, 480; Napier 8.0., £7 10s, 476; Opaki R.O. No O, £5, 473; Port Chalmers Navals, £5, 473; Ohura R 0.,, £5, 469; Victoria Rifles, £4, 469. The final stage of the championship series, out of which the 50 highest aggregates to be selected for the King’s Prize copmetition, concluded to-dav with the 1000 yards event in the Canterbury Match, The weather was excellent, but a filrpy haze hung over the targets in the earlier stages, and there was a somewhat variable breeze later. Shooting on the whole was good, and some creditable scores were registered, though uo oue managed to secure the possible (50). Needham, Palmerston North, put up 45, which brought him up from the 25th position to the 12th t-with an aggregate of 440. King, Linwood, maintained the leading position which he attained yesterday, though he dropped a couple of points. Coming on with an agrgegate of 864 and a> score of 47 made in the first stage,* he added 41 to the final aggregate. which gave him 452 to his credit. He was unfortunate in his fifth shot, as he failed '.to oatoh the marker’s eye after getting four bull’seyes in succession. Duncan, of Millerton, and Patrick, of Auckland, did not do well at the range, registering 43 and 44 respectively, but they retained their former positions as second and third with a total of 451 each. Shaw, of Auckland, who started out holding fourth place, went down one, and Guy, who was immediately below him, secured his position with anjaggregate of 448, four points in advance of Shaw, who only secured a range register of 38, McConnell went up from eighth place to sixth, superseding Tarr, of Karori, who is now ranked 10th in the agggregate. Obing, of Nelson, climbed five steps, and got into seventh rank, from which Soper of Tuamarina, fell to 10th place, while Ohing, of Wellington, went up from 14th to 13th position. Belk, of Feilding, who started with 396 to his credit, cracked up altogether, and only got 8 on his range card. The changes were kaleidoscopic throughout, and seven men have now to fire off for the last two places in the fifty. In the range scoring MoElrae put np an “all but.” Murphy, of Auckland, and Anderson, of Auckland, were the only scorers of 48, and the only 47. Murphy won the Canterbury Match with a total of 95, Needham, Palmerston North, being runner-up with 94. Turner, Linton, with 93, was third. ,

The follpwing final fifty will five for the King’s Prize:—King, Linwood, 452 ; Duncan, Millerton, 451; Patrick, Auckland, 451; Guy, Kaponga, 448; Shaw, Auckland, 444; McConnell, Canterbury, 444; Ohing, Waimea, 443; Haafield, Blenheim, 442; Soper, Tuamarina, 441; Needham, Palmerston North, 440; ChiUg, Wellington, 439; Loveday, Ohura, 439; Atkinson, Auckland, 438; Mellor, Petoue, 437; Mackay, Dunedin, 437; Dodds, Port Chalmers, 437; Frank, Nelson, 436; Mayhew, Feiiding, 436; Butcher, Dunedin, 436; McMurray, Taradale, 435; Halliday, Karpri, 435; Skelley, Wellington, 434; Cox, Auckland, 434; Hawthorn, Wellington, 434; Clyde, Waikari, 433; Wallis ; Waikato, 433; Higgins, Timaru, 433; Roots, Kaponga, 433 ; Holland, Hutt, 433; Marenzi,; Eketahuha, 433; Wing, Marton, 483 ; Anderson, Auckland, 433; Franklin. Weber, 438; Henry, Opaki, 432; Kells, Palmerston North, 432; Milroy, Nelson, 432; Frederick, Marton, 481; James, Napier, 431; Soler, Wanganui, \4&1 ; Bairstow, Opaki, 431; Franklin, Weber, 431; Neilson, Dannevirke, 431; Searle, Railway Pioneers, 430; Winslade, Opaki, 430; Yates, Napier, 430; Beckingham, Timaru, 429.

In the Service Match, Moslen, of Kaeo, won the Kynoch Oup in the firing off of the half-dozen ties. Following are the leading aggregates for all the teams matches:— Opabi. £5 (champion team), v 662; Timaru Port Guards, £4, 658; Victoria Rifles A, £B, 651; Taranaki Guards, £2, 642; Opaki B, £2, 639; Dunedin Rifles, £2, 637; Sounds R. 0., £l, 637; Napier Rifles, £l, 636.

The following are the aggregates for the Service Championship : MoLeay, Opabi, £5,-198; Eden, Waimea, £4, 195; Marshall, Karori, £3. 183; Peak, Waikato, £2, 811; Kitchen, Upper Hutt, £2, 181; Kitchen, Upper- Hutt, £2, 180; Frederick. Marton, £2, 178; Craw, Linton, £l, 177; Barltrop, Feilding, £l, 176. March 12. The weather conditions this morning were somewhat unfavourably for shooting. A thick haze partly obscured the targets and shortly after firing commenced light rain fell. The competitors, however, had the advantage of absolute cairn, and the only question was one of elevation. The United Service Match commenced at 9 o’clock between teams of 20 men, representing Volunteers and Rifle Clubs. At 200 yards and 500 there were eleven possibles registered on the Volunteers side at the 200 yards range, Sergt. Clyde, Private Drummond, Col.-Sergt. Needham and Oatp King. At the same ranges the Rifle Clubs possibles were Halliday, Macefield, Milroy, Feast and King At the 500 yards range, Rifleman .T. R. Franklin, G. Loveclay, and Miller made possibles-

There were quite a number of “all huts,” The match is proceeding in the shoot-oS for last two places. In the first 50 shooting to-day for the King’s Prize, Sergt. Mills, 49, and Spencer, 50, are included for the last three places. In thegsecond 50, James, Potter and Kenny are included.