RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1921, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE DOMINION MEETING. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. To-day has witnessed the cleaning up of various events in readiness for the final event to-morrow, when the inter-island contest will occupy the morning and the King's Prize match the afternoon. It is eipected the Governor-General and Lady Jellicoe will be present, with leading military officers, and the fact that the leaders for the Belt are so close together should attract a good attendance of (he public. The morning was fine, but passing clouds made the light variable and elevation hard to guage. Though the flags along the range seldom showed more than a breeze, it was of the fish tail variety, .and near the target developed quite a strong pace, which tie marksmen on the mounds did not realise, with disastrous results to the scores. In the long trial of fifteen shots at 900 yards to- complete the Australasian match, Crimp, of Dunedin, got on a meritorious 69 put of 75, and pulled into second place, coy knocked up 62, and having a better score at a previous stage, won the first price. The Imperial Aggregate, compiled from the Australasian and certain Belt matches, was won by West, the consistent Blenheim man, who, for two years past, has been fighting Lard for rifle premiership. The Service Championship was also completed, and found Hester occupying top position in the list, while D. McLeay and R. J. King had to fire off to decide second and third places. McLeay won. The afternoon was occupied / with the champion teams’ match. Sir Heaton Rhodes, Minister for Defence, paid a brief visit to the range during the morning. Following is' to-day's prize list:—

Australasian match, fifteen shots at 600 and 900 yards; possible 150: £2O—J. W. Milroy' (Waimea) 129 £l5—W. Crimp (Dunedin) 128 £lO—G. Stark (Kalapoi) 126 —W. J. Henry (Christchurch) 122 £5—J. Cotterili (Wellington Suburbs) .. 121 £5—H. Mclntosh (Blenheim) 121 £4—W. E. Pearce (Rangitikei) 121 £4—R- W. Belk (Akarana) 121 £4—H. H. Mawley (Opaki) 120 £3—C. Whiteman (Wellington Suburbs) 120 £3—R. A. Wilton (Opaki) .• 120 £3—Lieut. A. J. Green (Westport) .... 119 £2—Capt. A. Nielson (Napier) 119 £2—R. H. Nicol (Petone) 119 £2—F. McDonald (Wellington Suburbs) 119 £*2—H- C. Evans (Te Kuiti) 119 £2—Capt. W. N. Masefield (Marlborough) 119 £2—G. Loveday (Ohura) 118 £2—Lieut. A. S. Henderson (Wellington) 118 £2—E. W. Storkey (Napier) 118 Scores down to 111 take £l, and two are counted out. Imperial Aggregate, Including scores in the Auckland, Canterbury, Nelson, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, and Australasian matches:— £3O—W. H. West (Blenheim) . ... w .... 382 £ls—Capt. A. Nielson (Napier) 380 £lO—E. E. Vennell (Tewharau) 374 £6—H. V. Croxton (Karori) 372 £5—R. Piper (Christchurch) 372 £5—D. Armstrong (Tahora) 371 £4—W. J. Henry (Christchurch) 370 £4—H. H. Mawley l (Opaki) 370 £4—J. G. Comes (Waihi) 369 £3 —Capt. H. Simmonds (Eketabuna) .. 369 £3—Lieut. A. L. Henderson (Wellington) 368 £3—J. C. Carter (Petone) 367 £2—F. G. Gledhill (Nelson) 367 £2—F. McDonald (Wellington Suburbs) 366 £2—E. A. Ballinger (.Petone) 366 £2—l. Stenson (Oamaru) 365 Scores down to 351 get £l, and two are counted out. Service Championship, five rounds snap shooting "at 200 yards, ten rounds rapid at 500, and five rounds deliberate at 600, added to the individual Service’ Match scores:— £2O and gold medal—R. E. Hester (Wellington) 266 £lO and silver medal—D. McLeay (Te Kuiti) . 260 £5 and bronze medal—R. J. King (Opaki) 260 £4—H. L. Frank (Timaru) 258 £3—F. W. Ching (Wellington) 257 z The following take £1 each: Baird (Hamilton) 251, Duncan (Westport) 248, L. G. Loveday (Linton) 247 ’Bolton (Opaki), Simonds (Eketahuna) 246, Morgan (Auckland) 244, Moss (Dunedin), Reston (Auckland) 243, E. A. Ballinger (Petone) 242, A. J. Henderson (Sounds) 240, Ivimey (Trentham), Nicolls (Bruce) 237, Soler (Wanganui) 236, Caldwell (Karori) 235, Rudd Blenheim), Ashley (Auckland), Erickson (Kaiapol) 234, Doran (Oamaru), Causeley (Thames), Sandford (Christchurch) 233, C. Whiteman (Suburbs), James (Napier) 231. / Thirty-three teams competed in the chant* pion teams’ match, decided in the afternoon, when the wind, which had died away at midday, sprung up afresh and proved as tricky as at any tim| during the meeting. The changing light also showed how misleading men’s ideas of elevation can be at times. West (Blenheim) and'Boon (Wellington Suburbs) compiled the best scores, each scoring 97 out of a possible 105. Caldwell (Karori) 96, was the best of the others. The match resulted as follows: £l5 and District Challenge Shield—Sub* urbs A team, whose scores were:—

e 500 yds. 500 yds. 600 Tk yds. H. T. Boon ... 34 33 F. J. McDonald . ... 30 33 31 — 94 H. R. Hunt ... 30 30 A. J. Dodd ... 30 C. Whiteman ... 30 Totals 1 54 148 462 £ 10—Petone A ... :. 449 £8—Kaiapoi i .... 441 £ 6—Blenheim .... 437 £5—Karori 437 £3—Dannevlrke .. £ 3—Hawera ... .... 435