Riflemen at Trentham.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 57, 11 March 1904, Page 2

Riflemen at Trentham.

THCKSRAY'S SHOOTING. TARANAKI WINS COLONIAL AMMl N'ITION CO'S MATCH. (Per Press Association.) TKENTIIAM, March 10. FIVE MEN TEAMS MAT'.'II. Karori No. 1. secured lirst place with 'Kill. Vicluriu Rifles Auckland) and Opaki Rifles (No. I.) tied with <H>2 for second place, and on firing oil Opaki won by live, thus securing second place, tile Victoria Hi lies ' taking third ;.o:,ition. PnlI Moil North fourth. Opaki (No. 21 r.ih, No. 2 Co. Engineers Mil. othrr oiiiw in O.e Teams .Mulch wen- : Tantmil.i Hides ■l~. 1 ; Pelolle i No. I.) ■l.".s : No. :». iihinemuri CumJ.an.v. Lib ; Weber Rifle Club a.'id No I Companv Engin s. -i::2 eacli : Karori (No. -2). i'|,,„r Hint Lille Club, and Wuirou Mounted Hides. •12SI each ; I'etone (No. 2). -12-1 ; No. I Ohinemuri, 105 ; i'iako Mounted

Itilles, -Mr,. Karori secured the District Gluil- !. ';" v Shield, which Colonel Colli., '.'. iniediulely presented. OOVEU MATCH. In the Cover Match (200 yards), S. Craw (Linton) with 7 hits (a possible) gets L2 2s. Captain Chapman iTukupuim) with six hits life, : lUirltrop (.Manchester) o hits, :i"s ; W'hitcmiin (I'pper Hull) 21s. VOLLEY FIRING. Prize list of the Volley Firing Mutch, i;uo and Vtm yards, ."..even shots, prone position, ten men teams : North Canterburv Battalion, ..CI 2 iill) Canterlmrv Engineers, JCP) 211 Wellington liuttalion No.J , C 5 .. 21« Auckland Infantry, No. 2, Co .... 211! Waikalo Mouuteds 170 Taranaki Hattalion 110 RAPID FIRE TEAMS .MATCH. Prize list of the rapid tiring, lUIO yards, ten shots, ten men teams : North Canterbury Infantry, .CD 10s 74 Wellington Hattalion, No. 1, Juß 7<l ■ Auckland Infantry, JCti 72 Waikato Mounteds, JCti Mi) Taranaki Battalion, Jtlj bit (Jauterljiiry Engineers IS The two first prizes of £lo and £l2 were divided between North Canterbury and Wellington liaiuiiioi! No. 1. COLONIAL AMMUNITION CO'S, MATCH.

Prize list of Colonial Ammunition Co's. Mutch, tield firing ; open lire ut 800 yds and advance to 500 yds, halting and firing at target when iv appears : Taranaki Battalion, Ammunition I Co's. Cup, valued at £7O, and a prize of £ls . r <o North Canterbury No. 1. Infantry Battalion. £l2 .W Waikato Mounteds, £lO ii'.l j Auckland Infantry, £"> .'!"> Wellington Battalion No. 1 HI Canterbury Engineers 18 MAOAZIXK IUPID I'TKE. Ten men leans, 200 yds., ten shots : North Canterbury Infantry, 11 hits, £lO 1 Auckland No. 2 Infantry, 8 hits £8 * Tarnuaki Battalion, 8 bits £7 .. * Wellington Battalion, No. 1, 7 hits, £0 '1 Canterbury Engineers, 7 hits, £."> . r > Waikato Mounteds, 5 hits O CADET .MA'lt'lf. This match (ten shots at 200 yds) was won bv Monnghaii (St. Patrick's College, Wellington) who made the possible. Holmes (Masteri.on) was second Willi 11. und Sole (V'unganui) third with <lu. TEAMS MATCH. Any distance between odd and fM'O yards ; as many rounds as can be lired in lo seconds, any position:— Waikato Mounteds I Wellington Battalion, No. 1 2 Hauraki Battalion and North Cr.nterburv Infantry also died. The" day's work was most expeditiously curried through and the meelins closed at 4,30 o'clock, ■ In the Snap Shooting Match, 300 yards, 7 shots, the following were the highest scores with 7 hits :—L. Pumell (Wunganui), W. Crnw (Chnrlton), Anketel (Masterlon). Chisholm (Wungnuui), Astnn (Knrori), Thorite (Wairoa), l.ieut. Okey (Tarauaki), .McCardle (Pahintuti). Ei-ance (Karon), W. Cox (Auckland) C. Craw (Charlton), 11. Hawthorn (Karon), Waugh (Cltristcluirch), S. Marrett (Canterbury), Mubbell (Weber), A. McKenzie (Chrislchtuch) Sergl. Boss (I'nlmerston), Cato (Taradnle), Trooper Anderson (Olago;. The following scored six hits each : -Uarkle (I,'ltarllon), Barker (l.e Bon's), Burns (Kurori), Browne (Hauraki), 11. McKenzie (Queenstown), Stevenson (l)unlroon), Davidson (Waikato), Ilobbs (Wellington), Head (Opaki), Armstrong (Waikato), F. Salmon (Auckland), Leonard (Dun(roon), Pearson (Hamilton), Winslude (Opaki), Williams (Taradale), Wiiloughby (Makuri), Smaili (Kaitangata), VI. Loveduy (Christchurch), T. Marrett (Tarauaki), illain (Opaki), (I. Hawthorne (Karoi'i), 11. Vennell (Tewharu), Slukenzie (Itongomni), Cameron (Masterton), Potter (Auckland), W. Lnvery (Christchurch). The prizes amount to £O2.

TEAM FOR BISLKY. WELLINGTON, March 10. It is expected that the team for llisley will be selected from the following fifteen :—Ching and Irvine (Nelson), llomignu and Shanks (Gore), Sandford (t'hristch'irch), Turnbull and King (Opaki), Wilsm, 11. Hawthorne, A. lb.-dinger iWellingHon), (i. Ltrvedti-y (Wnik.Uo), Wilkie (Upper Hull). Private Cox (Auckland), Driimmond (Danneeirke) and Clark (Ohinemuri). The selection will probablv be made to-mor-row, and the team will leave towards the end of April. A SOUTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION. At a meeting held on Tuesday of South Island shooting competitors, presided over by Captain Doinigan, (.'ore, a South Island Hide Association was formed. All present (about 100) joined the Association. It is intemled in a measure us a nurserv for the central meeting in Wellington, and the Southern Annual meeting will lie held in Chrislchureh just previous to the Defence Association annual ilxtnres. Clung wins the Cm bine Cup for the highest aggregate (IS:!) ,„ the Volunteer Matches (A and II;. TAIIANAKI UNION' MATCHES. THE GUUiIIS WIN THE KllliOid). The match fired at Inglev.iod ; .yesterday del ween the Guards "and Inglewood Uilles resulted in n win (or the former by ill points. 'Phis victory places the Guards in : ossession of t|,e Hill,. Challenge Shield f<ff the J,exl twelvi ill- The GOflyds was tired in fading light, It being so dark that the markers had lo strike matches to find the shots nn the targets. Scores were ~s follows :-. TARAN'AKI GUARDS. 21111 r.OO (ititl Tl • yds yds Ml, Pte. P. G. McHwen 111 ISI! jsl ho Lieutenant Messenger III) 2M ->■> Sl"i Private Howell li| 27 17 7.Scrgeant Short. n,i 21 21! 71 Sergeant Olliver 2S 21 17 (.>) Sergeant Itoon 20 27 M\ do Private Chilc.itl o« 20 IS ,"„1 Corporal liartnell 2<> o,; ~ |;] Grand Total r>7~4 INGLEWOOD RIFLES. Private Spurdle 29 29 21! SI Privnte linker 27 27 .'-'4 T3 Private Herbert 29 22 21. 72 Private Surrey 28 2!) 10 (19 Private Lnnib'ert 27 Jill 8 (58 Private Hopson 27 27 12 <j(! Private Elgnr 29 19 17 05 Sergeant Turner 20 24 4 P4 Grand Total , PS3