Riflemen at Trentham.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 54, 8 March 1904, Page 2

Riflemen at Trentham.

MONDAY'S SHOOTING. (Per l'ross Association.) THKNTIIAAI, March 7. HAI'JI) El HE MATCH. Tin- Unpitl Fire Mutch, 500 yds, seven shuts, started at 8 o'clock, The prize list is as follows Pen-in, Pnlmerslon Noitlt, Xft ... 35 Barker, Le lion's Hay, X 4 ... HH Murett, iHitlHdui, £1 fIH W illoughliy, Makuri, XI HH 11. McKenzie. (.jueeiistown, £2 5s i!2 Wilson, Alaui'ici-i illf, X- :>s ... 32 I'app, Stoke, iVI os •'»'! Stewart, AshOurlon, C'-i os ... 32 Best, Stoke, XI -is Id Welch, Opaki, XI lis lil ill Wain, StmlholnK', XI lis 'ld ... 11l L. T. Cox, Auckland, XI Its 'ld lit Wright, Tiinai'ii, XI lis 4d ... HI Thonitrti, Petone, XI Hs 4d ... 11l Shaw, Ohiuemuri, XI mi lliggins, Timum, X*l HO I lead, Opaki, XI Uli Col.-Sergt. Irvine, Wuiiiiea, XI 30 MhKenzie, Upaki, XI Ho Clarke, Oliinemuri, £1 BO Kidde.v, Christchurch, XI ... HO Loveday, Woodville, XI MO l,ighl foot, Christchurch, XI ... HO Serjeant McKenzie, Oamam, XI HO llavies, Opaki, XI HO U. Loveday, Waikato, £1 HO Each of the following scored 29 and gained os (id each indwell (Kuiwuiwai), Henry {Opaki), .J. Wilson (Petone), Sutton (Waikino), Ching (W'aimea), Martin, 'l'. li. Haudull (Karori), AicCardle (Pahiatuu), Vem-ll (Te Wliarau), Thomas (Strat*>rd), McCarthy (Auckland), Litchfield (Auckland), Cornes (Ohineniuri), ■Johnston (Waiinakiriri). NELSON HATCH. TIA first range of this match, 500, (iOu and 700 yds, was fired with a strong rear shifting wind and varying light. Tliorne (Christchurch), Lieutenant Okey (Tarauaki), Irvine (Waimed), Jliggins (Timaru), Beckingham (Timaru), Captain JJoniigan (Gore), Kihg (Opaki), got Hi each—good shooting under t-he circumstances. At the (SUOyds a strong puffy wind played havoc with the shooting, ancl scoring generally was' poor, Atkinson (Auckland) and Sandl'ord (Christchurch) were the only two men who mad« 34. G. Loveday (Waikato) and AriuitAige (Taranaki) got or. ; Marett (Ponguroa), ltamsey (llawke's Bay), Badger (Greymouth), Evans (No. 1 Engineers) HI each. i'lie 700 yds was lired in a heavy wind. Prize-takers are as follows : Sandford, Christchurch, X(i ... 'JH A. L. Humphries, Turanaki, X 5 DO Wiikie, Upper Ilutt, XI UO Domigan, Gore, XH by Hawthorne, Karori, XH 88 P. Browne, Hauraki, XH 88 Col.-Sergt. Irvine, Waimeu, XH... 88 Thompson, Oliinemuri', X2 ... 87 Kyle, J'etoue, X2 87 Turnljull, Opuki, X2 Bti ■Marshall, Karori, X2 80 Moncrielf, Chrisß-lundi, XI ... 80 Sim, i'uiuuka, XI 80 A. Ilnllinger, Ptrtone, XI 80 Whitman, Upper llutt, XI ... 85 llarltrop, .Manchester Hides, J&... 85 .1. Wilson, I'etone, XI 85 S. Webster, Hesorves, XI 85 'l'. Cox, Ovnkn, XI 85 S. Clark, Oliinemuri, XI 85 Nelson, W'oodviMe, ,c 1 84 llidwell, hLaiwaiwui, XI 84 Craw, Carlton, XL ■Seitr-le, Caversham, X.l lli'ckingham, Tiniaru, XI 8H King, Opaki, XI 8H Walsh, '/pper Hull, XI 8H ■lack, Linwoud, XI Hi! tUackmi-zie, Ponguroa, XI 8H Cameron, Alaniototw, X] 8H Speck, Potone, XI 8H Hale, I'uione, XL • ... 8H W. 11. Ballinger, l'etono, XI ... 83 VeiieJl, 'He Wliarau, XI «;( Counted out: Evans (Cliristchui-ch), McCardle (Pahiatua), Lovcdav (Waikato) 83 each. Tyros ; Scoper (bunedin) 88, Eden(Wainui) 81, Sergt. Clarke (Ohine«niri) 81, J, Mckenzie (Opaki) 81, ilclue (Pinko) 81, Hill ( Te Ktipu; VOL U NTH EH lIA TCII, The day's shooting cloned with the oOOyds range of the Volunteer Match (A.), tor volunteers only, under service conditions. The wind liaving moderated, some very g Oo d shooting resulted. THE AGGHEG ATE. Following are the highest nge'regules to date Ching, Waimeu dOd jit'O, W. Loveday, "Waiknto 405 Irvine, Waimeu 4q ; .j »*I. Tetone , 4(j'3 Turnljull, Opuki ... IJomigftn, Gore *'* ;{ (uj Skinner, Auckland Sandford, Christcliurch 3i)ij W. 11. Ballinger, Tetone !.! 391 H. J. King, Opaki J393 i l . Wiikie, Upper Hutt ... Wilton, Maurieevillu ... ;->yo A, llaliinger, l*eton« ... ... ;jyi Clarke, Oliinemuri y<jo H, Hawthorne, Karori 7 (J. Hawthorne, Karori W. Loveday, WoodWlle ... ;{67 Cox, Auckland ... Marshall, Karori A. McKenzie, Oanmru yB(S yhaw, Ohininmri ;>ys llohbs, Wellington Hidwell, Kaiwaiwai HKS W. Craw, Carlton ;iß;j Wain, l'\ W. Okey, Taranaki 881 Lavery, Christcluirah 881 T. Jack, Christchurch 379 Groymoutli 8-78 Henry, Opaki " 373 Nmlham. rjiln/vrfiton N. ... j»7B Cox, Auckland 378 Chupman, 'J'akapuna 978

After the Nelson Mutch, (.he only match that counts lor the I.?elt is the Otago Match ((it)U ami 7(H) yards ; ton .shots at each distance). The HO highest aggregates then lire lo shots at 7Utl yards. The Championship will probabty known on Wednesday. ti. Lovcday (V/aikato) wins the Union Company's for the highest aggregate ii the Auddimd, Wellington ami Nelson Matches. In Ihe fjODyd.s rapid liring one shunter placed nil his shots on his lutighhuur's litrgel, nml -the latter got Ihe advantage of all the' best hits, storing ii.'l.

lladd to chuoling. The Inglewuud Una':, .tie i citing up, a rille meeting, novel ill matches being arranged for tiring on two (lays at Kastei.