RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9040, 5 March 1908, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION'S MEETING.

(By Telegraph —Special Reporter)

GREYTOWN. March 4

The above meeting was concluded at the Papavvai range to-day. Most of the visiting shooters have now left for Trentham. In winning the aggregate Sergeant F. 11. James, of the Napier Guard*, holds Mr J. 0. Bidvvill's Challenge Shield for the next twelve months,'he also wins a gold medal presented by Mr Bidwiil. To-day's matches xesuited as follows : -

VV.F.C.A. MATCH (000 Yards) W. Feast, W.F.C. A. trophy value £3 3s 48 G. W. Vennell, VV.F.C.A. trophy, value £2 2s 47 J. B. Bail-stow, Wellington Woollen Company's trophy,

value £2 2s 47 Geo. Hyde, Kaiapoi Woollen Company's trophy, value £1 17s 6d 46 S. Marenzi, H. Keltie's trophy, value £1 10s 46 Nat Willoughby, P. J. Bannin's trophy, value £1 10s 45 W. J. Welch, Tremvith Bros.' trophy, value £1 5s 45 A. J. Cameron, Mackay, Logan, Caldwell and Company's trophy, value £1 Is 44 H. Walden, D. ,P. Loasby's trophy, value 10s 6d 44 E. E. Vennell, A. Murray's trophv, value 10s 6d, 43 R. Reed, W. H. Day's trophy, value 10s 6d 43 H. M. B. Marshal], Coe and Rhodes' trophy, value 10s 6d 43 Neville Willoughby, J. F. Fuller's trophy, value 10s 6d 43 W. W. McCardle, J. Robertson's trophy, value 10s 6d 43 Jno. McKenzie, Veitch and Allan's trophy, value 10s 6d 42 LAST TRY MATCH (500 Yards). W. Feast, £2 48 G. W. Vennell, £1 47 J. B. Bairstow, £1 47 E. M. Fowler, £1 46 Nat Willoughby, 10s 45 W. J. Welch, 10s 45 A. J. Melville, 10s 45 F. J. Head, 10s 44 J. Tombleson, 10s 43 N. F. Thorpe, 10s 43 H. M. B. Marshall, 10s 43 W. W. McCardle, 10s 43 F. Marett, 10s 42 J. Wakeford, 10s 42 TEAMS MATCH. Opaki Rifle Club 1 Te Wharau Rifle Club 2

GOVERNMENT GRANT MATCH (200 Yards, 500 Yards, 600 Yards, 7 shots each range). S. Marenzi, £2 . 92 Geo. Hyde, £1 10s 91 E. E. Vennell, £1 5s '9l J. McHattie, £1 91 W. J. Feast, £1 91 G. W. Vennell, 15s 90 A. J. Cameron, 15s 88 R. Reed, 15s 88 H. L. Brighting, 10s 87 Neville Willoughby, 10s 87 H. M. B. Marshall, 10s 86 Nat Willoughby, 10s 85 Reg. Vennell, 7s 6d 83 H. Walden, 7s 6d 81 J. B. Bairstow, 7s 6d 80 H. H. Morley, 5s 78 A. J. Jack, 5s 77 H. Perry, 4s 77 VOLUNTEER MATCH (200 Yards, v SOO Yards, 600 Yards, 7 shots at each). H. L. Brighting, £1 Is 91 S. Marenzi, 15s 87 H. M. B. Marshall, 15s . 86 H. Perry, 10s 86 A. B. Charters, 10s 82 H. Walden, 9s 6d 82 N. Skeet, 7s 6d 74 J. Walden, 6s 6d 70 S. Skeet, 5s 68 F. Bilby, 5s 62 THE MEETING AT TRENTHAM. by telegraph—rcsss association. TRENTHAM R.R., March 4. Arrangements are completed for the Naw Zealand Defence Force Rifle Association's meeting to-morrow. Five hundred entries have been received, among them being McCalley and Edwards, of Australia. A large number of competitors are already on the ground, and it is expected that the majority will stay in camp. Many improvements have been made in all directions for the comfort of competitors. About two hundred were at practice to-day, despite the heavy rain. The weather is now clearing. The meeting starts to-morrow with the Volunteer and Rifle Clubs matches, after which the first range of the Auckland Match, counting for the Belt, will be fired.