TARANAKI RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 324, 25 February 1910, Page 8

TARANAKI RIFLE ASSOCIATION

CONTLVBIXG DAVN SHOOTING. The Taranaki llille Association eon(•liuka Us animal competitions yesterday. R:iin made tilings uncomfortable, but stili "some excellent scores WMisa made. The grahTi aggregate mat'.-Ji provided a cio.-Ne iinisli. Lieutenant A. ilarott, oi the Taranaki llil'.es, led in me four matt lies which counted for t':e aggregate. Hits score \va» 314. and Rifleman Speck, oi Strati'orU, was omy a point behind. Each made oil at ilie iOlliiyds range. Serjeant Oiliver had hard ii'.ck. 11 js 1000 yds score was -!5, a splendid achievement, but lie had lost ground at the shorter ranges, and, cv-'-n with his splendid shooting in the grand aggregate match, only got into third place. As was expected, the Guards won liie teams match, leading by a good margin from the Stratford Rule Club and maintaining their reputation as the strongest shooting unit in Taranaki. The highest individual score in the teams match was made by Rifleman : A. 11. liny, of the Kaponga Ride Club, who 'otherwise shot with indilferent success at the meeting. The arrangements mad:.' for the meeting were in every way successful. Yesterday's results were:— STRATFORD -MATCH. 800 900 1000 Tl.

Rfinmn. C. H. Speck (Stratford), £2 .. 35 33 24—02 Pvt. Grover (Taranaki Guaras), £1 10s .. 31 30 30—01 Lieut. A. Marett (Taranaki Rifles), £1 5s 29 34 28—91 Sergt. Olliver (Taranaki Guards), £1 33 29 28—'JO Hon. Mem. Palmer (Patea Rifles), £i .. 31 28 30 —89 Rflmn. Thorpe (Stratford), 15s .. ..29 32 28—89 Corp. Bruce (Taranaki Guards), 15s .. 30 32 27—59 Pvt. Oilshnan (Patea Rifles), 15s .. ..32 2G 29—87 Pvt. Dewar (Inglewood Rifles), 15s .. .. 26 33 27—80 Pvt. Humphries (Taranaki Rifles), 10s .. 33 27 20—S6 Rfimn. J." D. Christian Rahotu), 10s .. 33 30 21—34 Rfjmn. Henderson (Kaponga), 10s .. .. 31 26 26—53 Rfimn. W. J. Speck (Stratford), 10s .. 30 28 25—53 Col.-S'gt. Hartnell (Taranaki Guards), 10s 27 30 24 —81 Rflmn. W. B. Clarke (Warea), 10s ' .. 29 29 23—81 Rfimn. H. Baker (Rahotu), 10s .. .. 32 23 25—80 Lieut. Willis (Taranaki Rifles), 10(5 .. .. 32 15 24—80

TYROS. Rflmn. Jenkins (Warea), 10s .. .. 35 30 12—77 Sergt. Cody (Patea), . 10s 33 26 16—75 Rflmn. L. S. Hart (Okato), 10s .. 30 24 IS —" 2 Sergt. Arnold (Tara- . naki Guards). 10s .. 28 28 11 —.->7 .Rflmn J. Rothery (Rahotu), 10s ~ 32 21 12—65 Pvt. H. Boagev (Patea Rifles), 5s '. • ..29 9 22—60 P\t. Blanchett (Taranaki Rifles). 5s .. 26 10 15—51 Pvt. Okev (Taranafei Rifles), os .. ..23 19 B—so8 —50 Rllmn. il.-J. Knauf (Mangorei), .. .. 27 23 o—6o0 —60 lii fiennsn Brocklebank (Stratford), 5s ..17 17 15 —.M (GOVERNMENT DISTRICT MATCH. 200 500 Tl. Uiimn. W. J. Speck (Strattord), £2 .. .. 35 33'—68 Lieut. A. Marett (Taranaki Rifles), £1 10s .. .. 32 33—65 Coi.-Sergt. Hartnell (Tara- • naki Guards., £1 .. 30 34 —04 iillmn. Shepherd (Rahotu), 15s .. '.. .. 33 31 —64 Rflmn. Thome (Stratford), 15s ' 29 34—(iJ Pvt. Blair. (Hawera Rifles), 15s 31 32-D3

| Pvt. Marett (Taranaki i Rifles), 15s .. .. 31 32 —33 i Rflmn. Cox (Stratford). 15s 32 31 —o3 ! Rihtm. Henderson (Kaj nonga), 10s .. .. 30 33 —03 i S;-'rgt." Carey (Patea), 10s.. 30 32—62 I Klir.'.n. Chappcll (Waitara | itiflesL 10s .. ..31 31—62 1 Ueat. Willis (Taranaki I i'lllesi. 10s .. . ' 31 31—62 ! Rflmn. J. Guy (Rahotu). 10s 32 30—62 Pvt. Grover (Guards), 10s 32 30 —(to Sergt. W. Oiliver (Guards,. 7s 6d 32 30—62 Pvt. Dewar (Inglewood),7s | 6d .. .. ..28 34—62 I Rllmn. Christian (Rahotu), j 7s 6d .. ■ 30 31 —til Rflmn. A. H. Guy (KaI ponga), 7s Pd .. .. 32 29 —61 I Rfimn. F. J. Kill (Taranaki J Guards), 7s li(l .. .. 28 32 —(50 I Rflmn. C. King (Kaponga), 7s 6d, .". .. ..29 31—60 Rflmn. Jenkins (Warea), 5s 29 31 —60 Pvt. Humphries (Taranaki , Rifles). 5s .. .'. ..28 31-5!) Pvt. T. Kins (Guards), 55.. 30 29—59 Sergt. Codv"(Patea), 5s .. 29 30—5!) Rflmn. H. Baker (Rahotu), 5s .. ..30 29—59 Corp. Bent (Guards), os .. 30 28 —58 Rflmn. Wickham (Stratford), 5s .. . ..27 31 —58 Corp. Bruce (Guard's), 5s .. 32 27—57 Capt. Colmer (Rahotu), 5s 27 30—57 TEAMS MATCH. Taranaki Guards A. team. £5. Ist. 200 500 600 Ti , Pvt. Grover .. .. 33 28 34 —95 Sergt. Evans .. .. 30 32 33 —95 Col.-Serjrt. Hartnell .. 31 35 29 —95 Sergt. W. Oliver .. 30 29 33—92 Corp. Bruce .. .. 31 32 28 —91 468 Stratford Rifle Club, £3, 2nd— Rflmn. Thorpe .. .. 34 29 33—96 Rflmn Cox .. -..50 31 30—91 Rflmn. 0. H. Speck ... 35 27 28-30 Rflmn. W. J. Speck .. 29 24 34-87 Rflmn. Wickiiam c •• 28 29 29 86

413 LAST TRY (500 yds). Pvt. Blair (Hawera Rifles), £1 .. 30 Sergt. Sampson (Waitara), 15s .. 27, Rflmn. Drummond (Tarata). 10s .. 26 Pvt. McKoy (Waitara), 10s .. 17 GRAND AGGREGATE. I.oooyds, z°.n\ shots.—Open to 20 highest aggregate scorers in matches 1, 2, 3,1 and 4.

Ii;uiotn Rifle Club. Sr.!— Kilmi:. H. Batier . . 33 34 20—:.•!) 1 Ulhim "J. Guv .. .. :;o 31 20—01) ] Capt. J. Colmcr .. 32 30 20—SS 1 lilim/i. -J. Shepherd . . 28 31 27- SI! J •Kllnm J. Christian .. 3(J 23 31—.S-i'l 444 Raponga Rifle Club, 4 th— Rllnm. A. H. Guy .. 33 33 32—OS Rllmii. D. Henderson .. 28 33 27—SS Rllnm. 1'. King .. 30 2(i 31—S7 Capi. lloilard .. .. o-i 27 20—H5 Rflmn. C. HollarJ .. 31 31 23—,-,5 443 "iaranaki Rifles. 4th— Lieut. A. .viarett .. "20 33 32—00 Pvt. A. Humphries .. 30 •2li 31— «7 Corp. Tavlor .. .. 30 28 24—82 Pvt. T. Ma ret t .. 20 31 24—81 i Jjieuc. Willis .. .. 28 31 20—in 425' Taranaki Guards, B team, Oth — Pvt. F. J. Hill .. .. 31 31 30—02 Pvt. Blanehard .. 33 34 IS—So Pvt. Nieliolls .. .. 2!1 •25 ■27—SI Pvt. T. King .. .. 35 23 23-81 Corp. Beet .. 30 27 17—741

1000 Ag'te. ydn. Tl. J Lieut. Marett . 314 30 353 - Rflmn. Speck . 313 39 352 Sergt. TV. Oiiiver . 305 45 350 Pvt. G rover . 313 37 350 Col.-Sergt. Hartnell . 305 43 348 Corp. Bruce . 303 44 347 Rflmn. Thorpe . 312 32 344 Pvt. Gilshnan . 297 44 341 Sergt. M. Carey . . 303 37 340 Rflmn. F. Jenkins . 301 37 338 Rflmn. W. J. Speck . 302 36 338 Pvt. A. L, Humphries . 208 40 338 lUlinn. H. Baker .. . 209 37 33(i Lieut. Atkinson .. . 205 36 331 Pvt. King . 202 40 330 Rflmn. J. Christian . 293 30 329 Rflmn. A. E. Speck . 202 28 320 Pvt. 0. Blanciiard . 200 20 319 Rflmn. "Henderson . 280 10 290