TARANAKI RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 53, 21 February 1908, Page 3

TARANAKI RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

YESTERDAY'S MIOOTIXG. 'Hie second day of the Taranaki Kill'--As-iifintinn's liuirnmiuiit »«- con-nu'cd under more favorable ueaiiicr |i " tions than obtained on the lil-i da-.. There was less smoke, and ill,, wind u;is not so -bitty. Tin- arrangements n,a,|e Here very satisfactory, and lirir-g pro' eceded witloM't any uimrce.-saiv ,|c|,.,. Licut.-Coloncl llk- y. Mair.Ma j,:r" Sander- ! . son. and Sergeant-Major Arniitage were : ' the ni„j;e ollicers. The bulk of th« j work, as ttsiml, fell oil flic si i vctui v , ( upturn f. T. Mills. u .|,o cairi"d „nt his duties will, an ability |,orn of experience. Although the enlrv w.< iniuli I low Hi,, standard of siviy competitors, upon which the pri/.e-monev was iratn''d. the council did „o|. ' reduce (1,,. anion, Its, although allowed lo do so unJ dcr the rules. I lie liberal response to the appeal for honorary members placed tin As-ociation in siuh a position that the reduction was umiccess.ry. The following are tha additional Scores: MATCH Xo. j. aUO lillll Sllll Tl. I rpv. 'I horpe. 4IK .. ;j| t ;;| 1 ,|.j Hllnin. .Moore, lIUs .. ;!2 •>!, ■>[_,', a C'ovpl. Arnihage. 21s :;•] jjj !ii-i|j| itllmn. ('. 11. Speck. -2th :in '>B ',| S" s.;r»t. u'ils .. :u r t| l.leut.-I ~|. Okev. 1.1- ;l 1 i'yt iiiii ias s. I.ieut. liooti, ].-,s -)|i -'7 Jl—s" I'X. ltiddlcs. lys , a.vj .>,| .j|| j,laeut. Humphries, lUs 2li ,T' '"l—sj [, Ms.. sf .w-iii 1 vt. Jlclvoy, Ills .. •>;) ;;■> ()> S( . i; Hllnin. Phillips. His .. fjjj j,j .TTYROS. i,a , „ „ :,0 ° Wl() 8 ( «l Tl. Rnnill. K. Speck, 10s 2 4 -'A rHllmn. I'pton, ]os .. :w> -Jr, 22—77 r I>y t. Illancliaril, 10s .. ]y 211 ~>5~13 fj'eut. Keadle, 10s .. 2:1 2j 22—70 Kllmn. Harrison. 10s .. 23 20 24—07 Rflnin. Willis, 5s .. 07 g.) j* 8 t}7 tW. ; Soffe as .. .. 22 22 21-05 Oorpl. I.obl, as .. 211 la !l—<;i!AXI) AGfUIKGATK. i

The following nr.- the completed leadin«i .scores in t lio grand iiggregatc: Sergeant Bruce (Taninaki Hides) 1137 Rifleman C. 11. S]ieck (llniroa) .. sr, Ipr. X. 1". Tl,or]K' (Wairoa Jltds.) I'rvt. T. .Marrett (Taranaki Itilles) 324 l.t. Humphries (Taranaki Hilles) ,!"2 I'vt. A. .Marrett (Taranaki liilles) 314 Itllmn, \\ ,s Moore (Akarana R.C.) 314 Rllinn. W. .1. Speck (Huiroa) 314 Pvt. T. Nichols (Taranaki Guards) :tlo Lieut. Boon (Taranaki Guards) ~ ;io;i A piotest was lodged by ilitlenian <-'• Jl. S|Wck 011 the coinnletiDn of the 1000 yards -hoof, he dispuiiug the addition of two points to Sergl. Itruce s score, 'j'he matter was dealt with by the council, and the protest up[held, the weight of evidence bein" m support of the objection (hat the points had keen erroneously added, owiii" to the manner in which the appeal treiifli was replied to. This w ill necessitate U final shoot-oIV for the championship o! the meeting. (/ m |cr ordinary conditions the shoot-olf would hive taken place to-day, but owing t,, ()„. smoke this cour.-e could not be lake, and the matter of fixing a date lias been left in the hands of the Council. GOVEIiXMEXT .MATCH KS For the Taranaki District. ALL-COMERS.

500 GOO Tl. J roopertj Thorpe, 40s, .. :jo ;jo—(y Pvt. Fowler, :ios .. .. 27 :>,•>—'i!) i'\ t. T. King, 20s .. .. ;(0 20 —,)ij Col. Okcy 20s .. .. 27 :U— j8 Pvt. A. .Marrett, ].y s .. ;j4 24—•>« , HHiim. C. 11. (Speck, ITis .. 2S 2!)—,17 Ittlnin. 11. .W illis, I.> ~ 20 .>7 Pvt. T. ilaiett, I,)S .. 20 28—.">7 Pvt. ti. K. Manchard, 10s ~ 25 .il—3li Lieut. Humphries, 10* ~ 28 27 .V> Pvt. J. Riddells, los ~ 20 2(i—,w I'vtj. Beadle, 10s ..../ 24 30—54 forp. J. Lobb, 10s .. .. 20 24—.)! i Sergt. Bruce, 10s ~ ~21 30—51 Ullmn. A. E. Speck. 7 s (id .. 23 28—51 Pvt. F. J. Hill, 7s fid .. 20 22—51 Rflmn. \V- J. Sjieck, 7s Cd .. 24 20—50 Lieut. Boon, 7s (id .. .. 29 21—50 Sergt, Oliver, 7s (id .. 30 20—50 Rflmn. L. Okey, 7s (id .. 27 22—49 tight others 5s each, and one of 3s. VOU'XTEERS .MATCH.

Pvt. T. Marett, 40s .. 12 2(i—3B iscrgt. Bruce. 21h 8d .. 10 27—37 Pvt. J. Bennett, 21s Sd .. 12 25—37 Corp. Annitage, 21s 8d .. 12 25—37 Pvt. .T. Riddles, 15s ~ og 30 Pvt. A. Marett, 10s ~ 10 24—34 Pvt. A. Blair, Ids .. .. 4 21i—30 Lieut. Boon, 7s (id .. ~ 023 29 Trooper Thorpe, 7a Ud ~ 12 10—28 Kive others at ss, and one 4s fid. TEAMS MATCH.

("aranaki Rifles (Scrgi, Bruce 207 l '" t - J', 2n ", Lieut. Humphries 288, Pvt A. Marett 285. Corp, Annitage 2,,). total 1437, 1. B

Taranaki (iuards (Lieut. Ronu -'T!) Pvt. K Xicols 270, Pvt. J. liiddclls 275,' no' 7 2 rvt ' BPnnctt total

flic Last Try match was aliandoned, owing principally to most of the competitors having succeeded iu Kitting j n . to the prize-list. CADET MATCHES.

The cadet matches will h e fired tomorrow, commencing at 10.30 a-ni. The individual shoot has received numerous of MTV'"? t ams wiU lM! rf, P ros(, n(nti vp of the Central School, AVest End School l'lt/roy School, and Stratford District liign- school.