RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 170, 4 January 1915, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE WELUSGTffIt MEETING. By Telegraph.—Per Sa Association.' Last Night. The Wellington j^fl B Association^ annual meeting conDlffled at Tvenfchaai yesterday in ideal wtather, and souio very line scoring waj recorded. The principal prize winne» a t e: No. 3 Match, ten slots at GOO yards figure targets: £4, H|r. H unt, Suburbs uxl, 4;>; a, A. J Jafkson, Suburbs, 42; £2, K. J. King, y. Stacye, Suburbs, i±: Seoreif 0 f 41 downward to 3d took the eiguj&n other iprizes.- --... No. 1 Match, teu.fuiots at 800 yds—.J. L. Turner, Suburbs, 48; £3, 11. JJoon. Suburbs, 4b* W. Thompson,' Linton 48; 'Hi, L. C|lJaride, Suburbs, 48; £l, 11. Dickson, Lipon, 48; £l, B. A. Vi llton, Alauriceville, 43. Scorea of 47 to 43 carried ohl; the other ' sixteen prizes. :'' No. 5 Match, ten shots at 000 yds—- . A. Goverloek, Clinton, 48; £3, F. Bolton, OpaiUi, 48; i £,i, A. D. Mason, Suburbs, 48; f3.lt. J. King, Opaki, 47. Scores of 40 to .43 divided' the other jpighteen prizes. Tlie Teams Match, of seven men a- • side, seven shots-each at 300, 600, and COOyds, was won .by (Linton No. 1 team, with "a score of 4-I'j, Karori No. 1 beina second with 434, and Opaid No. 1 third w itii 432. Tlie Tj-i-o Teams 'Match, sams conditions, went to Suburbs, with 388, Linton being secqjid w.fch 800. The cadet championship wa3 won by K. P. Kay ward, ot Wellington College, and Palmerston North won the Cadet Teams Match.-' liifleman 01. R. Hunt, of tha Suburbs Club, put up a' remarkable performance. - Not only did he secure the Association Championship, but ho. also won the short range aggregate, carrying the Licensed Victuallers Cup and othtr trophies, as well as the long range aggregate, carrying the Grady trophy.

NEW PLYMOUTH DEFENCE CLUB. Handicap matches far trophies were fued off at ( the Itewa-ißewa range on Saturday, under almost perfect weather conditions. Boons:

300 500 600 Hdcp. Tl. ■McWhirter v . . 31 32 29 sor. 92 Marett . 30 30 30 1 01 Keating . 27 31 29 3 90 Mruti! . £9 31 29 scr. 89 Elanefcett . 24 31 217 2 83 Dealo ... 24 80 211 12 77 T. Jones • . .: S5 21 18 8 72 G. White ' . . 1(1 17 24 12 69 P. Whitj . IV 25 3 12 57 800 900 1000 Hdcp, Tl. Blancliat t .. 30 22 2o 7 95 Coppcn ..22 34 22 7 95 Bruce .. 33. 31 25 scr. 89 Mavett .. 32 30 20 4 88 Keating .. 20 31 10 4 83 T. Jonas .. 20" 23 10 30 82 MdWhirter .. 33 25 24 act. 82 O. Whito .. 19 19 13 30 80 Deale .. 19 11 10 30 70 Bennett ..10 18 3 30 87 Mcore , 20 17 22 7 66 P, White .. 9 17 5 30 81