New Zealand Bisley

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 205, 27 February 1914, Page 5

New Zealand Bisley

TIIE TRENTHAM MEETINB. M THE OPENING MATCHES. -J l!y Telegraph—Press AMoei&Moi. ifg Trcntham, Last Nljjht. ; The Dominion Riflo Association Mat-,?! ing commenced this morning in untftvofv i able weather, and a cold southerly blew all day. Entries comprise: Staff,-' 5; Territorials, 61; riflemen, 388; total, A 354. Ninety-one tyros were ioclade&' ! ' Colonel Collins, jn opening the proceed*';*; ings, pointed out that i f 'he Umpire ' * .Match was fired at Melbourne, New Zu* land would be reprenented, and eight >• members of the team would fee •hote* 'JM from the firßt 50 selected to Are fof & the belt; the remaining members wottlif • be selected by a committee. He difl"; congratulated members on the improved ; outlook for the Association. ■ 'jj Ex-champions present comprise Irvine,'*? Ching, Hyde, Milrov, Loveday, King, 4 'Roots, Duncan, and Captain Rom (foP*-» | mcr carbine champion). ,i| During the afternoon the Ctovenior.Ji and General Godley visited the camp. »j| His Excellency expressed himfelf as ' 0 pleased with the range arrangements- for -"a the firing. r *| The following wire was received to- V H day by Colonel frnn , jj r • ffl Minister for Defence: "I am sorry I MBhJ ! |i not be present at the openin® of the «g] meeting to-day, but hope you will hve "!$j propitious weather and a'very sueceti* M fill gathering, and that the results «*jr -S he to the benefit of rifle-alioQting is thi\ ■ Dominion." Tj SNAP SHOOTING; ■ -Jj The first match of the 9 to be .•.!» completed was the snapshooting, MOpfe/aS five, rounds, targets exposed for seconds, one shot each exposure, Hastilts: Rifleman Head (Akarana) £5,81} ''H Sergeant Mai"r Montgomery (Staff), 20; Rifleman Anstis (Nelson), £3, Rilleman Croxton (Karori), £3,20; Rifle-""3* man Caldwell (Karori), £2, 20; Rifle- >Sj man Fisher (Suburbs), £2, 20; Narby (11th Regiment), £l, 20. following with scores of 19 won £]>— '%& Steenson (Oamaru), Lane (AJMuWU}, % Loveday (Woodville), Leeks (Wailcato)/ J llelmshaw Simmons (Hlenheim), Milrov (Nelson), Keeae 'J (Dargaville), Green' (Wegtport), M»re«a''"iia (Kaitawa), Melville (Akarana). The ,ai following with a score of 18 also wen :jf £l: Trvhie (Nelson), Johnston borne), Hutchison (Kanicri), Wallace"* T4 (T« Aioha), Amos (Asliburton), Bow (Timaru), Smith (Opaki), Crow (Chort-V *'l ton), and Barrell (Te Aroha). • • * Shooting was continued during the afternoon under somewhat improved weather conditions, but the wind re- '•*s mained high and trioky, giving the *3 best of marksmen' heaps of trouble. No ' *1 sensational scores were made. Captain -W W. Drummond, of the Dannevirke Cadet*, won the Classification Match fro« Rifleman Cox, of Karori, by one point with a score of 112. Ho is also leading the Service Aggregate with a score .i" of 154. V^S To-morrow the opening match will b£ "Vf first fired, to be followed' br the Auelf "t land match. This latter 'is the first ,1 match counting for the belt. The following are the principal*'.*! scores:—- ■ 1 ' . «§

CLASSIFICATION" PRACTICE- U ' MATCH. ' / f Captain Drummond (Danncvirke) £5,) Rifleman Cox (Karori) £4,111. W Rifleman Steenson (Oamaru) £3, 108. , '.: i Rifleman Sandford (Cliristchurcli) £& 108. T\?l Rifleman King (Opaki) £2, 107. „« : J| Lang (Waimangaroa) £B," M

The following won a prize of .Ch— , *s| Sergeant-Major Bond (Staff) 106, $ men Dickson (Linton), Melville (AlcM* /4§ ana). Ktimmer 105; Drennan (Oamaru)«s| 104, Narby (Eltham), Yco (Auckland), ■*§ Loveday (Woodville), Glynn (Glen&rv)* Montgomery (Staff), Simonds (Blen- iM heini) 103, Law (Te Awamutu). Mo<i«ft§§ (Ashburton), Mcintosh (Opaki), GIlUn -'M (Dunedin), 102; Patrick {Aricklan.ll, Mascfield (Pounds), Causley (Thani'Mii /rfl King (Oth Regiment), Hvde (Opaki)i ''Jl Fisher (.Suburbs), Klliott (Akaroa), an A "»! Powoll (Akaroa), 101; Kertschner (Sen- M ior Cadets), Croxton (Karori), Brown-" ' lee (Auckland), 100; M'lroy (Nelson),. Irvine (Nelson), 00j Ingley (Greytown), .'3l Bryden (Kaiapoi), 08. dsl Fifty-two win prizes of 10s each, and fourteen were counted out. : M RAPID SHOOTING MATCH. . X .">OO Yards, seven rounds at first-eluilfS figure target, 30secs allowed tor l ,1m the first shot! VfS Private Uevere (3rd Regiment) j9 Rilleman Timbrell (Christchurcli) ■ vis! £3 10s Hilleman King (Opaki) £3 10s .... Bi\§j Rilleman James (Okawa) £2 70s .. ft '-aB Rilleman Hrownlee (Auckland) £2 . *ai 1() « « The following won £l:—Cox (Kar~ ',2 ori) Chins (Waimea), Narbv '?M Hubbard ( Hauraki), Leatham (Ak?- J| raii;i), Causley (Thames), each 31; White (Auckland), Carrington (Aka- I® rami), Linton (Kaitawa), Waldin (K»i- $ tawa), Drennan (Oamaru), MugriJgi''J (Ohakune), Drvileii (Kaiapoi), eaoh 2frj - m Mc'Tver (Te Awamutu), France (6WNavals), Morris (Petone), Papps (Nelson), Baxter (Eltham), Smith (Aka- £ rami), Lain# (Waiinanguroa), Horn (W.iikato), Sergeant-Ma ior Build ' 1 (Staff) each 2fl. ' "5