Riflemen at Trentham.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 55, 9 March 1904, Page 2

Riflemen at Trentham.

TUESDAY'S SIJCM>TI.\(i. 'rPer Press Association.) TJINNTIJAM, March S. U'i'ACl) MATCH. The Olago Aluicli, (i(ii) mid 700 ynnls, ten shots each, the lust in tl»! champion competition nei'nre t lit- liliiil r>n lire lor Ihe King's 'Yi/.c opened this morning, iimlcr conditions in every \vu\ satisfactory. The Weather and light Were perfect, iind there was no wind. The prize list is us iollows : Keurlc. Cavershnm, £f, 11l Sergeant Hyde, llawke's Hay Lo Hrt Samlford, Chrislchiuch, £1 Hi> ltnndcll, I'etune. LIS Hli Hewlett, Christchurch, £1! Mil .lurk, Cinwood, L2 80 Kyle, I'elone. £2 So .Major (lke,\, Tarauaki. L2 So Captain liomignn, Core, £2 So Chum. Waimea, L2 H.", Hull. Tauuiai'ina. £2 HI llruwimoml. Ilaunevirke, £1 SI C'ato, Taradale, CI M AhKenzic, Oainani, LI HI Conies, Ohinemuri, LI HI Shanks, (lore. LI «i Jndd, I'.'lone, CI S.i Ulnsdale, Opaki, .LI HI) Venell, Te Wlmrull, VI b« Suiiiill, Kaitangnta. £1 hi! Tliorne, ChrisUhurch, VI 82 ■Martin, (,'cnildiue, LI 82 Tie. Mnrctt, Taruuaki Killcs. £1 K2 Milrov, Nelson, £1 82 Wilkie, Upper Hull, £1 Hli Thomas, I'etone, £ 1 82 Maingay, I'iako, £1 82 Willoughhy, Maluiri, ill 812 Hidwell, Irvine, Waimea, .LI 81 Hall, Te Kupu, £1 81 Thompson, Ohinemuri, JLI 81. Scrgt. iMaretl. lOgmont M.K. VI 81 l'nrnell, Wiingunui, £1 SO Benton, Alfredlon, £1 81 I'll!. Humphries, Taranaki Hides, .LI 80 ' McKenzie, Opaki, VI 81 Hoss, Wellington, £1 8(1 Scarlu (Cavorsham) made a record of bull's-eyes at 700 yds, for which . he gets £2. ' YOLCNTEKR MATCH (A). - Three ranges, 200, 500, and 000 ; yds, seYen shots at ouch : I Drummond, Hnmicvirke, £0 ... 102 . Ching, Waiinea. £"> 9 C J , A. Hyde, Hnwke's Buy, £4 ... 97 . Small, Kaitangata, £1! 07 . Xeedhimi, l'almerston N., £3 ... W. I l'aterson, Hawera, £2 9fi . VI. Cox, Auckland, £2 9;" . Senior, Coromandcl, £2 9." I Shaw, Ohinemuri, £2 9: , Mninguy, Piako, £1 91 . Snndi'ord, Christchurch, £1 ... 91 , Wain, Studholnn*, £1 9-J . Skinner, Auckland, £1 <>:• , Lieut. Okey, Tmannki, £1 ... US I Dennerly, Ohinemuri, £1 <)i > Wehsler, Auckland, £1 9S , Major Okey, Tanmuki, £1 ... 91 . I'apps, Stoke, £1 01 . Barllrop, I'Yilding, £1 <)L ; Pearson, Hamilton, £1 >.)■„ , Humphries, Hastings, £1 >fl . Kenuard, Manaualu, £] <IL Nelson, Woodville, £1 ] <rj ; Sergt. l'nrnell, Wauganui, £1 ... 91 ; Smith, PullnersUm N., £1 ... 91 i Hewlett, Ohrislcluirch, £1 ... ill - Chaylor, Mnrlliorough, £1 ... 91 • llalcoiuhe. Wellinglon, £1 ... 91 i Kemp, ChrisU-hurch, £1 ',ll Stewart, Ashlnirton, £1 91

VOLINTIOIOK MATCH (11). Th.' following is I lie prize-list in this mulch, (Kill anil TOOvils, ten shots at I'iuli : l'l'lTill, I'lllllllTStoll North, £0 ... <)0 (I. I.ow.ht.v, Waikatu, £<i Hi) SiT(jt. I'lii'iii'll, £4 ... So Cliing', Uniini'ii, £:i HI! Martin, Ci-ruliliiH', CI! HH lOilcngc.', Oniiti-rliiii-.v, £1! H.'! I'apiis, Stoke, £2 Hi! ltoss, I'lilini'i-sliin, VI HI! Whitley, Kuiapoi, £.2 HI! Shepherd. Auckland, £1! HU hewnr, Onninrii, £1 HJ l'ati'i-son, llaweru, £1 HI Milton, Waikato, V\ HI .Johnston, Wairoa, £1 HI llurltrop. J'Viltliiiu, Jul H] W. L'ox, Auckland, £L HI Hush, Wniinute, £1 '.'.. HL Irvine, Waii-on, £L HO Kemp, Uhristclnirch, £1 ... "' HO Skelly, Wellington, £i M 0 KeinpUionie, Auckland, £1 ... Hy I'. lirowne, Jltuiruki, £1 ... ... HO Col.-Sergt. Irvine, Wniiiien, £l." HO I. .luck, Linwood, £l. H 0 Shaw, Ohiiieniiiri. £1 ... . y ( ) N'mlhain, Palmerstcm N., £1 ... HO .Mckenzie, Oni.nni, £1 79 Seie;t. (Jullcn, Napier, £1 71) Humphries, Hastings, £1 ... '.". 7 y Til 10 A(!I!I{|.:cJATIOS.

The following niv the aggregates leu in for tin.. Champion J tell iuing to-morrow :

Ching, Wniinca .jiji Domigan, (.'ore ..........'IHI U. Irvine, Waimea 484 J. Wilson, JVlunu 18L> Samlferd, Chrislclmrcli 480 Jlriiiiinioiia, Dnmievirku ,178 U. Lovwliiy, Waikato 477 Wilkie, Upper Unit 475 Wilton, Muuriceville Killes 474 Turnljull, Opuki 471 It. J. King, Opnki 470 A, McKenzie, Oamaru 470 I'. lirowne, llaiiruki 407 A. Jlallinger, l'etoite 409 \V. IT. Uallinger, I'etone 409 Lieut. Okey, Turmiaki Miles 409 H'hitciuan, Upper Uutt 409 Conies, Uhiueimiri 407 Shanks, Gore 407 Clarke, Oliineiuuri 407 11. 1-luwthurnu, Ktirori 40(i W. Loveday, MiuiriceviHe 400 llidwell, Kaiwaiwui 400 Hnrkor, Le lions liny \ 40(i Marshall, Karori .'. 400 • lack, Linwuod 401 Skinner, Auckland 40;j <■'■■ Craw, Linton 40-' • lolm .McKenzie, Opuki 401.

(1. Hawthorne, Kurori 400 Hadger, Oreymouth 458

U. Cox, Auckland 458 Snmill, Kuitaugala 458 Lieut. Cox, Auckland 457 Jliln.y, -Nelson 450 Maingay, I'iuko 450 Searle, Cavcrsluun 450 Uden, Uaiuiea .!55

Sergt. Hyde, Jlawkes IS. Kiiles4ss Humphries, Tarunaki Killes ....455 Wain, Studliolnie 155 Winslade, Opnki 154' llobhs, Wellington 454 Keid, Uueenslowil 15;j

Welch, Opuki 4u;j VV. Nelson, Woodvillo \:>'2 Jiiivery, Chrislchurch 452 Mosclcn, kueo 461 W. Kiuidcil, I'etone 16U <!■ 1 l.vtlc, Opaki i,-,o Beckingham. Timnru ..';-,(> Xc-dhuin, I'nlmershm N 101 l Ca'Yy, I'tUca .|:,u

The Inst /he have luive to lire oil three shots at (il)Uyds to deride which two slmll remain in th,-, ;,<>. Sniiilroril wins (lie IKibson Cup I'or tli... highest aggregate in 'llic Cniile>.-|ni,-y mill (Hugo matches, mill having won it I win- in succession il is his absolute properly. Major l-iinicll. of Wiing.inui, "ho U' snnVrimc mini mi ullack of luinImgo. had In Icuvc i'or his home. The close of In day's proceedings ami Ihe Insl ol I lie lunlches to decide tin,' limil shols in tin' Champion Belt wan-mils reference to the excellence of arrangements under Colonel Collins' innrnigenicnl, The events have, started with the greatesl, punclnnlity, and ' every facility was M-vi-ii to press rcpreseri\a(tvfs by Ciiliincl Collins ;uiil (lie. military iier a ieai sU.fi". 'Timl Ihc'niurlu-rs-.-iik-m----liei;s of the I'eniiiinem Actlllei-y—did Ks'iul work is (i)iuwii hy very lew challenge* being sustained. Thc-'regiHi-ec keeping, performed |iy voluuleers from various purls of the •.-oluiiy, was exceptionally good, anil the uiniiiiiiiiliiiii was all that could le desired. In the last three mutters no association meeting held in (he ci 1otiy has shown greater excellence.

The prizes in the Del', {jonipetiii in will be presented to-morrow, on the range. Mti.ioi--i(cnera! Uubington will preside, ami the presentalions will he made by Mrs lluliington. The (lovernor has expressed regret at his inability to nltcml the function. Sir Joseph Ward will represent the Ministry, and will be accompanied by Ludy Ward.