RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 March 1919, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS-. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Trentham, March 14. A fro9ty night gave place iu the early morning to a warmer air from the north anil shooting began in variable light with a puzzling breeze ranging from straight down the range to the left rear. The first event taken was the CANTERBURY MATCH, ten shots at 000 yards: W. .Patterson (Kaitangata >, £5, 47; R. Hathaway (To Kuitij £4, 45; Lieut. W. Hudson (P. and T.), AM, 45; M. Jarvia (Taradale), C 3, 45; G. Purser (Wanganui), £4, -i.jj Captain Crawford (N.Z. W.C.), XI), 44; Lieut. Green (Westport), £2, 44; A. K. Halmshaw (Christelmrch), £2, 44. Patterson is a tyro. H. Day (Nelson) £2, 44; A. Blair (Ilawera) £2, 44. Thirtylive men take £1 each with lesser

NELSON MATCH, ten shots at 800 yards.—Lieut. Williamson (Post and Telegraph) £5, 49; W. S. Montgomery (Coast Defence) £4, 4(i; J. Blackburn (To Kuiti) £4, 40; H. Reynolds (Christchurch) £3, 46; D. A. Fulton (Waimate) £3, 40; Lieut. Doynan (Railway Engineers) £3, 45; P. S. Jepson (Tahora) £2, 45; Captain Crawford (N.Z.11.C.) £2, 45; Major Mirrielees (Tauranga) £2, 45; R. J. King (Opaki) £2, 45. Thirty-five take £ I.each with scores of 45 to 52. TRENTHAM AGGREGATE—The best totals at 300 and 500 and GOO yards in tlio B scries resulted; R. .T. King (Opaki) £5, 402; Morgau (01iri,%t<;hur<-li) £4, 3!1S; S. Eliott (Akfirana) £4. 30',i; J. W Milrov (Nelson) £3, ,'iii!); R. Kevne (Dargaville) £3, 388; Lieut. Hudson (P. and T. Engineers) £3, 387. Trentham, Last Night.

Riflemen were kept on the move today, with the result that the three matches completing the belt series were got through, and an extra match for the men who had not won more than liO.s topped off the day's work. The night was crisp with frost, but a warm northejly early in the morning brought a more genial temperature, the sun shining fitfully through passing clouds. The wind all day proved a treat to the marksmen, varying from strong gusts straight down the range to disconcerting puffs from the left rear, with occasional veers right across the right rear.

A notable feature of the meeting is the absence of possible. Two matches at. 800 yards to-day yielded the best possible cards, 49 being scored by Lieut. Williamson in the Nelson match, and the president in the Otago match. Interest centred in these two matches, as this rang® of bOO yards will be used to try out the final fifty in the contest for the King's prize. Forty-six was the next best recorded to-day, then came strings of 45 and 44.

With the completion ot the Canterbury match, at COO yards, it was possible to discover the winner of the Trentliam aggregate, in the person of ox-Champion 11. J. King, of Opaki, 402. He is followed by Young, a Christchurch Club man, P. Morgan being four points away. ' Additional scores in the Treutham aggregate prize list are as follows: P Browne (Waihi), £2, 387; Sergt. Ching (Wellington), £2, 387; Lieut. Green (Westport), £2, 388; H. Loveday (Oliura), £2, 3SO. Twenty men won £1 with scores from 386 down to 377.

To-day's matches complete the competitions for the Colonial Ammunition Company's Cup, which goes to the best aggregate made by a team of five in one match at GOO yards and two at 800. The result has not yet been worked out. The Service Championship was decided this afternoon, and to-morrow morning the firing of the champion teams match will clear the way for the big event, the King's Prize match, ten shots at 800 y-irds, for which the leaders nrc R. J. King 390, H. Loveday 38-2, G. Halliday 381. The following is the prize list in the Otago match, ten shots at 800 yards: C J. Nix (Featherston), £5, 49; P. C. Hamilton (Wanganui), £4, 48; It. A. Wilton (Mauriceville), £4, 47; J. Franklin (Petone), £3, 46; A. R. Duthie (N.Z.G.A.) £3, 40; 1). Roots (Patea), £3, 46; W. J Morgan (Akarana), £3, 46; J. D. Come* (Wailu), £2, 46; M. R. Jarvis (Taradale), £2, 45; C. A. Rope (Marton), £2, 45. Thirty-five men take £1 with scores from 45 ,down to 42, and seven were counted oat.

Service Championship (snapshooting), five rounds at 200 yards, ten rapid at 600 and five slow at 600— W. J. Morgan ■? i 0 and g° ,d medal, 269; V *£6 and silver medal, <255; J. Te Wh&iti (Greytown), £5 and bronze medal, 250; W. N. Gordon (iii&mes), £4 and bronze medal 249Major Potter (Reserve officers), £2 and bronze medal, 246. Twenty-one men take w™ l scores from 24S down to-222. Morgan also wins the Kynoch cup. THE KING'S PRIZE FIFTY. Following are the names of the fifty men with aggregates to date who fire in the King's Prize to-morrow t

R. J. lung (OpakU 399 W. J. Morgan (Akajfana), 391 H. Lovdday (Ohm») L .. „ 391 v (Karori > suo M. H. Jarvis (Taradale) 385 (Blenheka > ■K. A. Wilton (Mauricevilie) 334. Sergeant F. W. Ching (Wellington) 384' H. Harris (Christchurch) 383 S. Elliott (Akarana) - , t 383 P. C. Hamilton (Wongamii) . 332 laeut. H. Donald (Ruahine Regt.) 382 C. J. Nix (Feathsiiton) 381 Lieut. W. Hudson (P. and T. En-

I J. G. Cornea (Waihi) 380 P. Morgan (Christ church) ! 380 H. G. Day (Nelson) 380 J. Franklin (Petane) 373 H, H. Mawley (Masterton) ...... 377 A. C. Crosaan (Wanganui) ... 376 A. Govenlock (Linton) 370 Lieut. A. S. Henderson (Reserve) . 37s A. N. Duthie (N.Z.G.A.) .... 374 A. W. Cheal (Te Kaiti) t. 374 J. Steenson (uamaru) .j.,.. 373 C. Jladfleld (Blenheim) 373 P. Brown (Waihi) 373 W. J. Mcllvride (Petone) 373 Major J. Searle (North Otago Est) 373 R. Duthie (N.Z.G.A.) 372 D. Roots (Patea) 371 T. H. Carter (Nelson) 371 K. F. Sandford (Christchurch) ... 371 F. W. Kumner (Opaki) 37] G. T. Gardiner (Tuamarina) .. . 371. Sergt.-Major A. G. Lowe (Auckland Cadets) 071 J. W. Milroy (Nelson) ....[ 371 A. Weir (Petone) " ' oil S. McNnbb (Dannevirke) 370 A. E. Woodland (Waihi) 370 Captain R. J. Irvine (Nelson) .... 309 W. J. Paynter (Blenheim) ' 369 Sergt. R. 13. Hester (K. Coy.'En' gineers) 369 J.. Brvden (Kaiapoi) ' 3(59 D. B. Muekersey (Wellington) Mil Major A. M. Merrilees (Tauranga) 308

G...E. Harrison (Hawera), i.. H-. Bejiiolßb (Christchureh) M 'm« ijjffi Ifc>Gi Keene (Dargaville) , .m. C.A.C. CUP, 4 * Colonial Ammunition • CdßvpßXtjH Cup, awarded to a team of five mean from a rifle club for the highest aggre-i gate in long-range matches (500j 600 sad SOO yards), was won by Wangamii with a score of 004, Opaki being second with 802, Karovi third with 589, Blenheim fourth 590, Akariuia fifth 688, Waihi sixth 572, Christelmrch No. 1 seventh 505, Nelson eighth 5(14, Linton ninth 355, Christelmrch No. 2 tenth 553.