TARANAKI RIFLEMEN.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 March 1919, Page 2

TARANAKI RIFLEMEN.

A GROUP MEETING. The annual rifle meeting under the auspices of Taranaki-Group was held at the Whareroa, range on Thursday pnrt FHJ-.iy under very favorable conditions tor shooting. There wa? a large gathering of competitors—rifle cn»b men, Territorials and Senior CadeU—rrora ail parts of' the province, and some very fair scores were registered. Following are the results:— Rifle Club Match, 200 yards—A. F. Cole 23, £1 7s Gd; A. J, Gibbs 23, 15s; A. BUir 22,; 7s Gd; L. Blanchett I'l, 7s' 6d; D. L. McWhirter 1 22, 2s Gd; W. G. Robinson 22, 2s Gd; G. H. Taylor 21, 2s 6d. Counted out • Catran 21, Atkinson 21, McCarthy 21, Soiith ?i. Territorial Match, 200 yards—Sergt.-Major Cronln 24, £1 7s Gd; Lieut. Howarth 22, 15s; Private A. Spratt 21, 7s Gd; Private Crossley 21, 7s 6d; Sergt. Brown 20, 2s Gd; Sergt.- ; Major Jarvis 20, 2s 6d; Private Ammon 20, 2s I 6d. Counted out: Lieut. R. J. Frewin 20. | Rifle Club Match, 200 yards, snap shooting—jG. R. Smith 15, £1 7s Gd. Remainder of prize money to be divided between W. Atkinson, L. C. Harrison, W. Martin, D. Roots, >V. G. Robinson, G. H. Taylor, W. G. Williams, R. Willis, and E. G. Clark, who oach get 4s 2d. Territorial Match, 200 yards, snap shootingPrivate Brocklebank 12, Lieut, L. W, Bishop, 12, Lieut. O. J. Howarth 12, and Private W. Jarvis 12, divide £2 17s Gd between them. Sergeant Brown 9, Lieut. E. P. Lister 9, Private A. E. Spratt 9, and Private D. W. Telfar 9, divide 7s 6d between them. Match No. 3 (seven shots at 500 yards), Rifle Clubs—Rflinn. G. H. Taylor (Inglewood) 32, £1 7s Gd; Rflmn. D. Roots (Patea) 31, 15s; Rflmn. M. J. Marsh (Inglewood) 29, 79 6d; Rflmn. A. J. Gibbs (Patea) 29, 7s 6d; Rflmn. H. R. Marsh (Inglewood) 28, 2s 6d; Rflmn. W. Atkinson 28, 2s 6d; Rflmn J. C. Ekdahl (Haw?ra) 27, 2s Gd. Mutch No. 3 (seven shots at 500), Territorials, —Scrgt. Jarvis (A Coy., XI Regt.) 27, £1 7s 6d; Sergt. Ammon (A Coy., XI Regt.) 27, 15s; Sergt. Hopkins (A Coy., XI Regt.) 20, 7s 6d; Sergt. L. J. Cronln (B Coy., XI Regt.) 20, 7s 6d; Pte. A. C. Spratt (Returned Soldier) 22, 2s 6d; Lieut. O. J. Howarth (A Coy., XI-Regt.) 22, 2s Gd; A.S.M. Harrison (98th Coy., Senr. Cadets) 21, 2s Gd. Counted out: Lieut. Richardson, 21. No. 4 Match (five shots at 600 yds.), Rifle , Clubs.—Rflmn. L. J. Blanchett (New Plymouth) ,21, £1 7s 6d; Rflmn. J. F. McCarthy (KaponI ga) 19, 15s; Rflmn. D. Roots (Patea) 18, 7s Gd; i Rflmn. A. J. Gibbs (Patea) 18, 7s Gd; Rflmn. G. !H. Taylor (Inglewood) 17, 2s Gd; Rflmn. W. Martin (Inglewood) 17, 2s Gd; Rflmn. F. C, i Dunlop (Meremere) 17, 2s 6d. No. 4 Match (five shots at 600 yds.), Territorials.—Sergt. Jarvis (A Coy., XI Regt.) 15, £1 7a 6d; L. J. Cronin (B Coy., XI Regt.) 13, 15s; Lieut. O. J. Howarth (XI Regt.) 13, 7s Cd; Pte. A. £. Spratt (Returned Soldier) 12, 7s 6d; Sergt. S. Ammon (A Coy., XI Regt.) 10, 2s 6d; Lieut. Richardson 7, 2s Gd; Lieut. R. J. Frewin (91st Coy. Senior Cadets) 7, 6d. Aggregate (Territorials). Gold medal (presented by Officers XI Regt. for best aggregate In all Territorial matches) .—Sergt. Jarvis (A Coy. XI Regt.), New Plymouth: 20, 12, 27, 15— 74; Sergt. Ammon (A Coy., XI Regt.), New Plymouth; 20, 15, 27, 10—72. Aggregate (Rifle Clubs). Gold medal, presented by Messrs. Blair and Sellar, Hawera, for best aggregate in all Rifle Club matches.— Uflmn. G. H. Taylor (Inglewood): 21, 12, 32, 17—82; Rflmn. D. Roots (Patea): 20, 12, 31, 18—81. I SENIOR CADETS. j No. 1 Match.—S. Jackson (New Plymouth High School) 22, £1 7s Gd; Sergt. J. M. Hine (New Plymouth High School) .22, IDs; P. F. Atkinson (New Plymouth High School) 22, 7s Gd; H. Chadwick (15th Coy.) 21, 7s Gd; Sergt. B. M. Johns (24th Coy.) 21, 2s 6(1; M. Barak (24th Coy.) 21, 2s Gd; W. M, Cunningham (20th Coy.) 21, 2s Gd. Counted out, L. Frewin. No. 2 Match,—Sergt. J. M. Hine 15, Cadet E. Loveridge. 15, Cadet J. J. Ritchie 15, three divide £2 10g—16s 8d each; P. F. Atkinson, M. Barak, H. Bailey, R. Greiner, T. H. Holden, J. Flodgkinson, E. R. Knuckey, P. Lister, L. J. Nlcbolls, R, K. Ogden, L. O'Halloraa 12 points each, divide 15s—Is 4d each.

No. 3 Match.-.—Cadet L. Abbott 29, £1 7s 6d; Sergt. B. M. Johns 28, 15s; Sergeant E. Lealand 27, 7s 0d; Cadet N. Ross 26, 7s 6d; Cadet M. Barak 26, 2s 6d ; Cadet F. A. Simpson 26, 2s 6d; Cadet G. P. Webster 26, 2s 6d. No. 5 Match—Cadet 33. Waters 18, £1 7s 6d; Cadet D. F. C. Saxton 17, 15s; Cadet S. Alleman 16, 7a Cd; Cadet S. R. Frewln 16, 7s 6d; Cadet W. Crawford 15, 2s 6d; Cadet S. Jacltson 15, 2s 6d; Cadet G. C. Wyborn 15, 2s 6d. Counted out: Cadet G. P. Webster, 15. GRAND AGGREGATES. Over 16 (gold medal presented by Lieut. L. W, Bishop, officer commanding 15th Company)— Sergt. B. M. Johns (New Plymouth High School), 72. Under 16 (special prize of £l)—Cadet L. Abbott (New Plymouth High School), 71. Trophy valued at £2, presented by residents of Waverley for best aggregate in No. 20 Company—Cadet H. Pulley, 56. Trophy valued at £2, presented by residents of Patea for best aggregate In No. 99 Company —Cadet W. M. Cunningham, 54.—Star.