Rifle Shooting.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1904, Page 2

Rifle Shooting.

SOUTH TAUANAK.I KIFLE ASSOCIATION. SICOONI) ANN(jAJii MEKTINO, The second annual meeting under the auspices ol' the Aorth Taramiki liiile A.uiij/ciiilion commenced 011 the Frankk-y Komi range yesterday, llou-vy rain fell 'dun-fig ulrc preceding h'jg'li'l, whi eh rendered the prospects lor shooting ratihor uncertain ;• but by uigivL o'clock thv day promised to be lino, aitul the promise was fully realised. The only fault competitors could iiiml was Willi the li'ght, and this ceitamly was in a ivigJi degree "tricky"—U) use a technical term common with marksmen. Tin; result of the trick-mess was very noticeable as the diay wore on, for 110 remarkable scores were put up, and, indeed, considering the otherwise very favourable conditions the shooting as a whio'le can only be classed as "lair." All arrangements were c-arritd out in a higinly satisfactory maimer, ami the s-hooting was gone through with tlu despatch for which, by the wuy, tlw local rmngv is generally wellknown.

There was a very fair muste of shooting men present. from the old hand, «•!».>, like the "Mlinrk," is limms-iiig around to see uthiut lie can pick up, to tlile "tyro" just having his lirM shoot for prized outside his own corps or chub competitions. Major Okey was the senior ollicer present ye.-rterday, aird tI K - duties of range o'llicer were divided between Colour-Sergeant (lokiwaU-r (Guards) and Sergeant Lister (Hifles). Lieutenant Lever (liillc.->) carried out the o»-rm;n work of the secretarial position in lii.s- usual thorough manner. Competitors were present rrom l'atca, llawera, liVl-ham, Stratford, ]n-gl-ewioud, Waitara, Taruta, Maiigorei, and Ivaitialio, and the local corps we wvll i epiX's-.'ii'UKl I'he marking was uiiidc;r the control 01 Colour-Seigteanl Armitage (Miles) who is also acting as trench oilicei-, and IS to be congratulated on the successful working of his department. J here »m n fail' number of challenges during the iday ; but only one or two were sustained. Shooting commenced at 8 a.m. when forty-six entered for the Waitaia Mutch. This w:as finished before lunch, awl the Nursery Match, which attracted thirty-lour competitors was taken. The Citizens' Match was also got through, and the Ji, s t range of tile New Plymouth Match wa« fired. i'tel-ails of prize-wimwrs' scores are as ujider WAIJAUA MATCH, 500 and OOOyds, seven shots.at each range. £l(3 5s in J ri'ii/.es. Tyro prizes— L lit IDs, 2 at Ts (XI, Yards'. 500 (100 Tl. Mr 10. T, (io'venlock, Tal'atu H.C., £2 Ills ... 32 31-63 I'te. W. 11 hjiLsvcii, Il'awera Lilies, £2 30 32—02 -Mr C. M. Walker, Tarnta H.C., £L lIJk 33 2<.1—112 l'te. A. ll'umpilvr'ies, T.lt.V., £1 os ... 34 2a—o2 l'te. C. G. Okoy, T.li.V,, CI 31 30—.(U Mr 1/ M. Standis'li, Turata I{•.(!., ITs (id ... 32 20—01 Lieut. 10. White, I'atea liilles, 17s (Wl ... 30 30—(iu Self. 1 ;!. A. Marctt, lOgmimt M.K., I.ls ... 33 27—00 Lieut. !•'. W. Okey, T.U.V., 15s 35 23-58 Major Okey, 15s 27 30—57 l'te. T, Ma ret t, T.I!.V. 12s (id 20 28—57 L-Seigt. A. il. Armitage, T.K.V., 10s ... 31 20—37 l'te. Cbilrott, Guards, 11 la 31 20—57

Lieut. Moore, ii'awera liilles, 7s (kl 31 25-50 Mr <l. Aiken, Twrat a 7# Oil 32 2-1—56 l'te. Atkinson, llawera Hilles, 7w 0(1 2'l 31—.55 Counted out—l'te. C. I', Taylor, T.H.V., 55, and Mr 10. DisheM, Tarata It.C. 55. Tyro pri/.es were won by l'te. Clvilcott, Mr 10. iiis'hell, anil Corp. Iltti-linell ((Imuds), the latter scoring .VI. MMtSIOUV MATCH, 500 yds ; 10 shots. £7 10s in eight prizes. Mr Leslie Obey, X.P., Z2 40 Sergl. (lollop, Miaittira Hides , -ti "is ,'u <-''rp. W. Sanijiyoin, Waitara Kifles, Tte. llaki'r. I'liiglewood Rifles, 15s 13 Mr i*\ T. (Jovenlock, Tarata 15s /t;j l'te. Lambert, lnglewooid Itilles, 10s 4;j Mr 11. ,1. Hierbert, Jlaiigoi'ci It.C., 10s 45 Mr A. Bishell, Tarata li.t!., 10s 42

CITl'/KNS" MATCH. :m and (>(H) I ya.iids ; sewn shins ut each rango. £2O vstlue in prizes. Yard*. fIOO 000 'll. Mr A. (Jownloi'k, Taruta K.C., £2 His 28 Lieut. White, Palm uiiii's, .vi <m aa-r>7 Pte. ('. P. Taylor. T.K.V;, .CI ins ... 2-5 'M—SO Pte. A. MeKeown, 'JMi.V., .CI 28 28-50 I'ti*. A. i hmip'hries, T.11.W, I .Is 27 28—55 Pte. Maker, IngiewtHxl 15s 20 ,'M—sl Sergl. A. Maivt.l, Kguumi M.K., 15s ... 21 2D—53 j I'll*. iTi'ilcoU, 11 uaixls, 15s 27 20—53 Major Okey, 15s 27 2<i—-53 Mr R ltishell, Taruta U.C., Jss 23 29—52 L-ttergvunt A. 1!. Arnntug:e, T.K.Y., 10s ... 2-1. 28—52 Pte. .1. A. Laui'hert., In- 1 gk-wooU Hillos, Jus ... 20 20—52 Pte. W, Htiids-on, 1-1 nweia liilles, JUs ... 26 20—52 Lieut. Moore, llawvra Rifles, His 29 21i—52 Pte. W. J toners, Btmt-l-ojul Piiilcs. J O.s ... 30 22—52 Pte. A. Klgar, inglewooid liilk's, ,H)s 23 28—;?1 Mi- CJ. Aiken, Tnrata H.C., 7s <WI 24 27—51 Pie. Pox, Klthani Kilk«, 7s (Ul 21 27-51 Corp. VV. Oliver, (Umivks, 7» IWI 2(i 25-51 Sergt. ITulbert, Patea Kille.s, 7s Otl 28 2:i—sl The lotal number of competitors, will) winners tyro prizes, was not available. (i IOXKUAL MKIOTINCJ. A gvueral meeting' oi memlwrs of liie iN oi'ill Tara.ikiki Kille Association was lu'kl last evening- at thu Drill Hall, when there was a fair attendance, .Major Okey presiding. 1 iiu bakince-s'htvt of last year's mc-itiug (already adopted) waa read lor the in-forinaiiou of members. It was -decklud to uppcint a representative in each centre to represent the local corps or rifle club oil the jt'eneral committee oi the association ami work up iU intvrests there. A motion to chiang'o tlie place of iißvling from year to year was doleated, on the scoro of tnc cost of continually making- iww ranges to accommoUutu a large number ul coiupetilor.s.

At a meeting of the management coniinittu! last evening two proltvsts ■ayaiiiLst comjietitoi's on t'he ground Unit thvy Jiud received mi'duo abutswere witlvdrawn.

Shooting will start at eight o'clock tiliis morning, when the New I'lymoLi'th Mutch will be cuiiLinuixl. The District Alatc-h will be iiml today. This event is open to anyone wino cares to enter.

For LJi-e 'iVmjis Match a Frankley Hornl crew is being urranijjwl, ami it is probable they will , un pretty close lor the top jjiace.