RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 January 1917, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

WELLINGTON DISTRICT MEETING. TARANAKI SUCCESSES. The Wellington District rifle shooting meeting opened on the Pntiki range on Monday, in ideal weather, says the \\ anganui C'hronielc. The competitions wore open to Territorials, Ride Clubs and Si nior Cadets in the Wellington Military District, and entries were received from Wellington. Gisborne. Xapiel', Wairarapa, Manawatn, Taranaki, and Ohura districts, besides a large number of local competitors. Before shooting commenced, Lieut.-Col. T. M. McDonald. General Staff Officer for the Wellington Military District, addressed the competitors.

(•'rent interest was token in the I'cams Match, 13 teams .competing, intituling three teams from the Wauganiti Defence Rifle Club, the present holders of the Champion Shield. After a close contest the Licensed Victuallers' Shield was won hv the JJnton Ride Club's No. 1 team, the No. 1 team of tl'.e. P. and T. Corps scoring 18 points less, and (lie holders of the shield .vcre oily one point behind the latter. Private D. T. Goodson, lltli (Taramtkil Regiment, won the Grand Aggrecrnie match, with 157 points. Other Tr.i'anaki successes at Holiday's meetmy were as follow:

.MATCH Xo. J.—200. yards. (e.) —Slow target, second-class figure: lying; seven rounds. (b)—Rapid target, second-class figure; lying; time, one minute; ten rounds.

Territorials. . Sergeant H. Lucena, 11th .Regt., Si. il Private D. S. Goodaon, lltli Regiment., si, ss. Sergeant H. B. Gibson, No. 90 Coy. Senior Cadets, 52, ss. Private Cartwright, lltli Regt., 50 h Od. MATCH No. 2—300 yards, (a) —Slow target, second-class figures; seven rounds; lying. Individual Field Practice; target figure 3 on poles; ten rounds; lying. Territorials. Sergeant 11. Lucena,. lltli Regiment, SP, £l. Private f. D. Goodson, lltli Regiment, S3, 12s (id. All Comers. Lieut. C. D. Arnold, No. 98 Company Siiiior Cadets, 51, 7s tid. MATCH No. 3—500 yards, (a) —Slow tavget, first-class figure; seven rounds; lying, ll')—Rapid target, first-class figure; ten rounds. Territorials.' Private D. T. Goodwin, lltli Regiment, 50, 10s. Private W. T. Luxton, lltli Regiment, }6 7s Od. Sergeant H. Lucena, lltli Regiment, 3!!, 2s Od.

NEW PLYMOUTH DEFENCE CLUB The matches for the club's ehampionsirp. which wove postponed on account of the range being occupied, will take yln.ee on Thursday and Saturday 'lext The ranges will he 500 and (500 yards, ten shots and one optional sightor at each range.