RIFLE SHOOTING.
THE WANGANUI MEETING. LOVEDAY WINS THE CHAMPION SHIP.
By Telegraph—Press Association. Wanganui, Sunday. The North Island championship rifle meeting was concluded on Saturday, when there was a troublesome wind. Private Loveday, of the Ninth Regiment, headed the aggregate, winning the champion belt, a medal, and £B. This 's (lie third year in succession that the belt has been carried off by a youth. Following are results:— MANAWATU MATCH. M'Neill (Te Kapua), £3 47
R. Hunt (Suburbs), £1 15s 4.0 M'lvor (Suburbs), £1 4G Franklin (Weber), £1 40 Private Loveday (Oth Regt.), £1 .. 4G Banks (Kimbolton), £1 4(i Thomas (Petone), £1 45 Private Drummond (Wanganui R.), Brocklebank (Stratford), Gyles (Dannevirke), Govenlock (Linton) 45, Snelling (Suburbs), Jackson (Stratford), M'Murry (Wanganui), Hyde. (Opaki), 44 each, 10s; Diehl (Dannevirke), Marrett (New Plymouth), and M'Donakl (Pohokawa) -14, James (Okawa), Lieut, llartnell (11 tli Regt.) and Smart (Suburbs) 43, 5s each. , Tyros: Keating (New Plymouth) 41, R. Smith (Opaki) 40, C'ollis (Mangaweka) 30, Gunner Dickson (Garrison Artillery, Auckland) and Anderson (Te Kapua) 3S, each ss.
SNAPSHOOTING MATCH. (Disappearing targets.) Diehl (Dannevirke), £2, 7 hits, 0 bulls. M'lvor (Suburbs), £1 ss. 7, 4. Hunt (Suburbs). £1 ss, 7, 4. Feast (Opaki). 15*, 7. Thurston (Te Kapua), 15s, 7, 3. M'Donald (Opaki) o—o, Hyde (Opaki) o—s, Bruce (Rangitikei) o—s, Pres. Walker (Taradale) o—s, each 10s; Pvt. Loveday (Oth Regt.), Com. Keene (Otli Regt.), Balfour (Opaki), Franklin (Weber) o—4, each 0s; Plimmer (Suburbs) o—4. .Marrett (New Plymouth) 6—2, M'Murray (Wanganui) o—2,0 —2, each ss ; Anderson (Te. Kapua), Pvt. Robertson (sth Regt.), Quartcnuan (Wanganui) G —l. each 4s.
COVER MATCH, Til this match seven shots at 300 yards l , target khaki bead ami shoulders, Em. Ballinger (Petone) and Lieut, llartnell (11th liegt.) tied with seven hits. Em. Batt (Te Kapua), Pvt. Robertson (sth Regt.). Km. Bruce (New Plymouth), Gunner Dickson (Auckland), Rm. Quartennan (Wanganui). Rm. Marrett (New Plymouth), Rm. Hill (New Plymouth), Pvt. Meyhew (7th Regt.), and Rm. James (Napier) scored six hits, and the following scored five hits:—Rm. Palmer (Patea), Walker (Napier), Plimmer (Wellington), Bird (Taihape).
GRAND AGGREGATE CHAMPIONSHIP BELT. Final. Tl. Pvt. Lovertav (!)th Regt.) .. 47 289 Franklin (Weber) 40 283 Diehl (Dannevirke) 48 281 Bugler Soler (Wanganui) 45 279 M'Tvor (Suburbs) 41 279 •Tames (Okawa) 42 277 Evles (Dannevirke) 44 277
M'Murray (Wanganui) 42 275 Smart (Suburbs) 41 275 Thomas (Petone) 47 274 Pvt. Mayhew (7th Regt.) 44 274 Banks (Kimbolton) 43 273 Hunt (Suburbs) .' 43 273 Barkle (Suburbs) 41 271 Winslade (New Plymouth) .. 44 271 Marrett (New Plymouth) .... 38 269 Petersen (Tarama) 39 264 Pvt. H. King (7th Regt.) .... 39 2G3 Ballinger (Petone) 38 262
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 189, 30 December 1912, Page 6
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431RIFLE SHOOTING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 189, 30 December 1912, Page 6
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