RIFLE SHOOTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 51, 2 March 1914, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. [Per Preps Association. I Treutham, February 28. The championship rifle meeting was continued to-day. The Hon. J. Alien, Minister of Defence, visited the range this afternoon, and expressed himself well pleas?d with the .shooting in the Casualty match, which he witnessed. The following are the scorers:—

WESTLAXD MATCH

300, 500 and 600 yards; seven shots

v each series. I L. Belle (Ireilding) £5 102 ] A. Hyde (Opawa) £1 ... ... 99 ; W. J. Mason (Dannevirke) £-1 ... 99 : S. Mayhew (Feilding) £3 ... 99 A. McMurray (Te <A.wamutu) £.'} ... US W. X. Masefield (Sounds) £3 ... 98 J. Milroy (Xelson) £2 ... ■ .... 98 ' ..]. Loveday (Ohura) £2- ... »o A. A. Oliver'(Upper King Conn- j try) £2 ... ... 97 ; W. Pearce (Rangitikei) £2 ... 97 : , The following, with a score of !)7, won £l: —Devore (3rd .Regiment) j Bolton (Opaki), Kells (Dep.), Mclver (Te Awamutu), Guy (Jvaponga), Ching (R.X.Z.A.), S. Marenzi (Kaitawa).

The following, with a score of (Hi, won £l: —Cheeseman (Taumarina), Knowles (Railway Corps), SergeanrMajor Frank (Staff);' Hanbury (Glo')'iwood), Soper (Taumarina), Wood (Ohristchurch), Ryder (Okawa), (.'»«.«

(Linton), Melville (Akarana), Owens (Kanieri), Loveday (Ohuri), r -K' n S (7th Regiment), Mugridge (Raaparm),

Sergeant Deihl (7th Regiment), Fisher (Suburbs), Belk (Post and Teh->-;raph Corps), Patrick (Auek'anrl City), Corporal Watt (Bth Company G.A.T.), Craw (Cli^rlton).

TJie following, with :t score oi !!(', won £l:—Ongley (Oamaru), Rondel! (Karori). .Mcintosh 'Opaki); 'Mt\i;igay (Te Aroha), King (Ingle", ood), Balliii4or (No 9 Company), Batt (Lincoln), Harrison (Kaponga), Ton \s (Opaki). Dalziel (Linton), Lieutenant Hartnell ! 11th Regiment).

The following, with a score of 94, •von £l:—Eyles (Dannevirke), Captain Ivretsehmar (.18th Company), Harding, 'Blenheim), Elliott (Akarana), Thomas (Hautere), Cox (Karori), Marsh (Inglewood), Richardson (Greymouth), Percy (Alfredton), Vinnell (Te Who;ou), Lumsden (Rangitikei), Henderson (Sounds), James (Okaira). Tlie following tyros won £1 each : Ingrain (Shannon) 93, Hugo (Old Navals) 92, Gilshnan (Linton) 92, Beech (Sounds) 92, Sergeant-Major Bond (Staff) 92, Lieutenant Worley (Auckland) 92, Nicholson (Taradale) 91, Dijvies (Twamarina) 91, Glynn (Glenavy) 91. SUPERIORITY OF FIRE COMPETITION. ."100 yards, eight rounds, 50 seconds allowed. Auckland City Rifle Club, £3 ... -69 Opaki Rifle Club No. 1, £2 ... 68

FIELD FIRING COMPETITION. Open lire at 800 yards, and advance to 500 yards, halting and firing at target when it appears, tvarori No. I, £5 ... ... 60 Opaki No. 1, £3 ... «... 50 Auckland City, £2 ... ... 52 CAS i;A LTY COMPETITION. 200 yards. Auckland City, £{?"^'*'",.. ... 24 Opaki No. 1, £3 .;■■ • ... 24 Jhristchurch City, At a meeting of the Executive Council this afternoon, the matter of finance was considered. The prize list was compiled in anticipation of a large entry, and, it was alleged, in consequence of the strike, the original estimate of entries had been reduced. |t was decided to reduce the prize money on all competitions fired after one o'clock on Saturday. The reduction will amount to<a little over £3OO.