WITH THE RIFLE.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1920, Page 7

WITH THE RIFLE.

NEW ZEALAND BISLEY. YESTERDAY'B SHOOTING, DETAILS Off THE AGGREGATE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. _. ~ Trenthara, Last Night. tvashlnit-up day at Trentham was ushered in oy a leaden sky and steady rain, which hfi (1 t0 Col >tlnue all day. After snooting had been In progress an hour, the clouds broke and the sun shone fitfully for a t*me, and then after lunch. It broke the clouds Into drifting masses that at times mused quick changes in light and formed an alliance with a fitful breeze with the it ° r dls o°mating marksmen. This did not matter so much In the morning, when the. teams were doing service matches at short ranges. Somo good workwas done at these. The following Is the result of the Elaley '"! hUtheit totnl over ms'bl'e 250 •- "" " C " '*""■' pos o?~£ h iz Si~ p ; Hamlltoh Wanganul) . 197 r» ' Wwt (Blenheim) IOG * d ~ p - i'oden (Timaru) .... " 103 S2-D. Guiney (Petone) „....'.'.'.'.'. 190 i„r uner (Intone) 19() *;S —i" Mal< tens (Taredale) ...... i<io £2-G, Halliday (Karori) ..........]. JJJ9 The following take £1 each: A. Henderson »,;?? , T „rr, McMum ? tßunS" 189 E. Radd (Blenheim , W. Feast (ODaki Kultl , 188; Lieut, Munro (Hawke's Bav) and fwenS, <op f!' } B7: Lleut Williamson n m '/I C , a ; nta " 1 R - Masefleld (NeiTs\- V ?• Barkle (Wellington Suburbs), nv ,h ReSton 385; C Dunstan (Walh!) and D. Roots (Hawera), 184- W Henry (Christehurch), W. Mnlngay (Walh ) and P. McDonald (Wellington Brtmrti). 183 !• Fri/.° n f 0 n (T!m " u »- S. SofTe (Ohura), and G. Eyles. (Dannevirke), 182. „-,! h 2 " Chatl! i! e ." or casualty eclnpeetirn. was flred ai 200 yards, in heats of six. and t'?n rounds per man at falling targets T'i» m n Trh^ , J raß , won , b> ' ,no ""•istchuroh !ikim- P . h „ opakl No - * came "cond. SS 1 . S *' *e Permanent Saff (Canterbury) &M& «: and ,hc Xe,son Kes,we »' Hlrh *Swf W^*1 M that olf the Hamilton High School cadet team in the machine nun dispose .0' eight figure targets, representing men working a machine gun 200 yards away This Jiey accomplished in M 'seconds taking ti and me Dawson Shield The P. and T injineers were second in 27sec t-k'n'- *M • tt»P«MMt Staff (Canterbury)" thlrdr in f altl ?. R £2; Rnd D «ncdin Rifle Club fourth in 28sec., taking £2. Wellington Suburbs and Akarana divided the other S2 their time being 29see. ' .»^S e fl a f lts ' °f ? ro "omnetltlon, at 300 yards, teams firing eight rounds from behind cover at figure targets:— £'--Christchurch It C. No. 1 . nj £4—Karori R.c. . . m S3—Nelson RC. .. n £2—Petone R.c ...'. Jj} »J~K- ," nii T - ('WeVlingto'n')"! '. CO ~ I—Kalapoi R.c After luncheon tho chaanpion teams match. ror which >wenty-nine entries were received rrns fired, seven shots each at .",00 .-,00 and 600 yards. It was hard shooting all I.L.T' 3 ' "i 4 „! ono bad fal,s were seen. Blenheim and Chrlstchurch Xo. 1 tied with «« points, the former winning on mm; back Hawera were only one point behind The scores were:— blenheim xo. 1.

AAsvqueshr a note* was entered aratet BlenhgD, os toe grounds that thoy ermflea tb» tine East. The. executive's «ia*» i» Mt jwt araimte, and the prize Bst Is conscquoilr held vs. vht OoJoaUl Amoonltlon Company's -Shield awrdßa*» a team of Are men from a rifle tnft smrtng: th» nlghest aggregate in the Z^ShT?* I "'**? t he Belt »ffl«Wte, went J« WeUkgton Suburbs, whose team comR»cd_ Barkle 508, McDonald 498, Whltcman 489, Boon 4.5, Hunt 439—total 2429. Each nf"£ e v of , ,. tenra receives a silver cup. Opakl *o. 1 (Bolton 481, Marley 490, H Donald 486, Engstrom 453, H. J. King 407—total «I 7), were second, and Chrlatchurch No. 1 followed with 2394. others of the twentyS^. eatrles trailed rapidly oft downhill The Colonial Ammunition Company's Cun went to Op*ki No. 1, with 894 wlnts, Z flve man teams, best scores over long ranges Christohureh Ko. 1 were second, with 885, and .UelHngljn Suburbs No. 1 third, with 877 The CI Cop (generally known as Glaxo Cup), awarded to the highest aggregate S ?l e '± 5,* CBenlnß and Westland matlhes! each .300 500 and 600 yards, went to James COpaW) J92. * rUnn6r " P b6illg wlMlade Tire special anjtcli, over 300, 800, and 600 yards, ten shots at each, resulted: T W 10 <Petone) takln & « 3 and 'gold SSSfL*J? *f° r r ot m - A - J - Petersen •Fonsotfbyj took £2, with 130: C. G Engsirom (OwM) fil, with 130; and A. H. Dl"o n <AkaTann) £1 with 129. f ~\ a 2*\'. TO was a sma " »rtee lis! for each stage of the match. Theprotest ajjlnst Blenheim In the chaimp!on teams match was disallowed. The prize list Is as follows: £ls ana District Challenge Shield—Blen- '■ heira ~c. SlO-Chrlstchurch No. 1 .... '"• 44" £s-opaki Ka 2;;;; 44? No. 1 ;,5 S3—Xelam lil I «3—Atamuia '..'.'...'..'..'. 436 < J*£P- l ? e ttlß 3ervlc? champion*SM? d '- an ? !n the "ftsrnocn an tltra match jlli be flred. followed by the final ttrusEle of the King's Fifty for the Belt. THE KING'S PRIZE FIFTY. Fifty of the following men fire off to-mor-J« W i 7, the Kteß ' > Prize - tho ! » st a 's have ,to decide a tie for the three bottom places : C.roxton (Karori) r,n 2 West (Blenheim) 'r, !o Barkle (Wellington Suburbs) " ■;os Fenst (Opaki) ....',. n n? Evanj (Te Kulti)- ' r, 03 H. Harris (Chrlstchurch) '"' no" Roots (Hawera) .-,00 Nix (Featherston) 4 98 Masefleld (Nelson) ..... "' 499 Gulney (Petone) ....'.'."" 49.9 McDonald (Wellington Suburbs)' 4'i's Ooveniock (Linton) .... 495 Pimm (Chrlstchurch) ] 40R H C. Loveday (Hawera) ...'.."" 49c, Wlnsladc (Opaki) 494 Hamilton (Wnnganul) .....'.'.'. 491 A. .(. Henderson (Sounds) "" 490 Foden (Tlmr,ni) 49, Bolton (Opakl) 4 n} V. E Donald (Opakl) 490 Mawley (Opaki) "/, iM C. Whiteman (Wgtn. Suhurbsjl" '.'.'.'. 489 Kyles (Dannevirke) 459 Halliday (Karori) 4SS Dunstan (Waihi) \ 4jjS Carter (Petone) [\\\ -4^, Patrick (Auckland) ~. 4SG H. H. Donnld (Opakl) 4SC McMurray (Frankton) ... *".4S r i Reston (Akarana) "" 43-,' Hudson (Wanganui) .... 4^4 .Mayhew (Linton) |." 454 Marenzi (Tarams) ... 4SS Engstrom (Opaki) .4s". Gbdhill (Nelson) "" 45 2 Radd (Blenheim) '" 481 Barrel] (Petone) 4SO Palmer (Patea) .'....'...'. 47S Fryer (Walpukurau) '" 47R Merrilees (Taurangn) . ' ' -;; Oilllck (Kiwi) ""■ 47; Snndford. (Christehurch) ...'. 477 McLeod (Okawa) 477 W.-.rburtnn (Petone) 477 W K Williams (Ohura) '. 4711 Lnn? (Akoiana) 470 ('. Milrny (Wellington) 4TD Henry (Chrlstchurch) 47r, rsillnger (Petone) 47:, Rdon (Wellington Suburbs) 47m Duncan (Westprirt ) 47.",. Cnmeron (Thrirnes) *{% Shaw (Wanganui) ~ , 475

PATE OF THE CHAMPIONS. The King's Fifty includes only three former champions— Roots (1911), Hulllday (1910) and Masefleld (1914). .Nine tyros put it over the oldsters on the long ranges and gffi ahead. Two of them, P. .1. McDonald and l'imm, got into 11th and 13th places respectively. Several ex-champions and the present Blsley Klng'3 Prizeman failed to get into the charmed circle of "Tho Fifty." Leslie Loveday, commenting on the present cotmpetiittan, Ms mm position would have been Improved if the series had been flred, as at Blsley, imder servico conditions, all adventitious aids such as aptrture sights being banned. A meeting of the Rifle Clubs Association adopted an amended constitution for the D.K.A., which it is understood headquarters is willing to confirm and put In operation at once, giving riflemen five representatives out of twelve on the executive. These were, elected as follows: H. Marshall and R. .1. King (Wellington), Skelton (Auckland), Mase(icM (Canterbury), and Shanks (Otago).

r,*, ™ noo 600 Tl 30 51 93 McKst *•{ 28 29 90 31 00 28 31 89 29 2s s'r Tatais lit 146 146 449 CHSISTCHEBCH > a. 1. ■n t v S0 ° SDft 32 coo 32 30 Tl 30 90 31 2li 90 33 23 89 30 tr, S3 Totals 152 155 142 449 i BATCERA. TJ ,„. 0 „ ' 30fl £00 600 Tl 33 32 96 32 29 91 30 29 SS 39 27 88 30 25 83 Totals „... 151 155 142 448