TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9044, 10 March 1908, Page 5

TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING.

COLLETT (WAIPAWA) LEADING FOR THE BELT.

BY TELEGRAPH —I'BESS ASSOCIATION, TRENTHAM, March 9.

This morning opened with ideal weather for shooting—a dull, heavy light, with a light steady wind. The men were marched to the 500 and 800 yards mounds. At the former, the Wellington Match, 10 shots at 500 and 600 yards, was commenced, and at the latter the Nelson Match was finished. High scoring was the order of the day at both ranges. Halliday, of Karori, and Johnston, of Dunedin, put up a possible at 800 yards, and Turner (Karori), Geddis (Green Island), Purnell (Wanganui) and Hodder (Karori) eaih scored 34. The winner of the Nelson Match turned up in Rifleman Mawley, of Opaki, who put up 34 at 800 yardfj The following is the prize list: — NELSON MATCH (500 yaids, 600 yards, 800 yards). Mawley, Opaki, £5 97 Boys, Timaru, £4 96 King, Christchurch, £4 94

Gundersen, Christchurch, Lambert, Ronga, Barltrop, Feilding, each 93; Purnell, Wanganui, Young, Oamaru, each 92; G. Craw, Linton, Whitney, Wellington, each 91; \V. Franklin, Weber,Evans,Christchurch, Bruce, Taranaki, Bairstow, Opaki, Rabe, Karori, Duncan,Millerton, each 90; Mclver, Wellington, Collett, Waipawa, Perrin, Linton, G. Hawthorn, Petone,. Reid, Queenstown, Hadfield, Blenheim, each 89; Hodder, Karori, Marenzi, Eketahuna, Wellwood, Napier, Ayson, Murihuku, Carlson, Auckland, White, Franklyn, Edwards, Australia, Turner, Karori, Spe"k, Huiroa, Farley, Auckland, Patrick, Auckland, McCalmont, Ooaki, Gagliardi, Christchurch, Buschl, Nelson, each 87; Halliday, Karori, James, Napier, W. Buschl, Nelson, Martin, Timaru, Turner, Naseby, Timbrel, . Christchurch, Scott, Christchurch, Cowan, Winton, McCalley, Australia, Loveday, Ohura, Sharland, Nelson, F. Whiteman, Upper Hutt, VV. Cox, Auckland, Brighting, Masterton, rMasefied, Sounds, Standige, Karori, Wair, Studholme, each 86. At the 500 yards of the Wellington Match, the scoring was still high, and although there were no possibles there were several 49's. These were put up by Trent (Christchurch), Johnston (Owaka), Atkinson (Auckland), Wilkie (Upper Hutt) and Timbrel (Christ hurch). At the 600 yards a uuft'y oreeze sprang up, but the light remained good, and there were a large number of scores above 40. Among these were Bolton (Pahiatua) and McCalley (Australia) 47, King (Christchurch) 46, R. Soler (Wanganui), Benton (Wairarapa), Johnston (Dunedin) 45. Much interest was taken in t'v: fey McCalley, who l'lug icveii blillseyes, then rang a 4 and 3, and finished with a bulls-eye. Bolton, however, beat him in the count. The following is the list: — WELLINGTON MATCH (500 yards a:.d GOO yards, 10 shots.) Bolton, Pahiatua, £5 94 McCailr.y, Australia, £4 94 Wills, Southland, £4 93 Taylor, Blenheim, 92; Frank, Nelson, Rait, Gisbome, and Narbey, Duvauchelles, each 91; King, Christchurch, Loveday, Ohura, Johnston, Dunedin, each 90; Profit, Napier, Grant, Taradale, G. Hawthosnß, Petone, Wain, Studholme, Rennie, Christchurch, each 90; R. Craw, Chorlton, Young, Oamaru, McCorrrack, Napier, James, Napier, Moslem, Kaec, Irvine, Nelson, Hadfield, Blenheim, Paislaw, Auckland, Palmerston, Weber, Atkinson, Auckland, each 89; Sandford, Christchurch, Keiler, Dunedin,' Hinty, Tekapu, Dippie, Dunedin, Bugler Soler, Wanganui, Geddes, Green Island, McMurray, Napier, Wing, Marton, W. Crimp, Green Island, Forbes, Napier, Jenness, Petone, F. Wilkie, Upper Hutt, each 88; Walker, Christchurch, Kretschman,- Auckland, Armitage, Taranaki, Jackson, snr., Wellington, Mclver, Wellington, Melhu:'sh, Kaikoura; Mannsen, Nelson, Smaill, Kaitangata, Brufigan, Gisborne, Higgins, Timaru, Westwood, Wellington, Sauer, Port Chalmers, Bradley, Dunedin, Burford, Johnstone, Owaka, each 87; Turnbull, Opaki, F. C. Franklin, Weber, Shuttleworth, Chorlton, Tombleson, Gisborne, Gilbert, Wellington, Bruce, New Plymouth, More, Timaru, Feast, Opaki; each 86.

Captain King (Christchurch) wihs' ( the Union Company's Cup for the' highest aggregate scorer in the' Auckland, Wellington and Nelson' matches with a score of 268. The Canterbury match (900 yards and 1,000 yards) was commenced shortly after lunch. The weather up- j set most of the competitors, qnd Johnstone, of Owaka, who led in the aggregate, came to grief here, making only 25. The best score was made by Narbey, of Duvauchelles, who put up 49. Collett, of Waipawa, put up 46, which assisted him materially in the aggregate. The leading aggegates. with twenty shots to fire at the 1,000 yards, are Collett, Waipawa 375 Evans, Christchurch 372 Bairstow, Opaki 368 Kitchen, Upper Hutt 366 Timbrell, Christchurch 364 G. Hyde, Opaki 364 Edwards, Australia 364 Carlset), Auckland 364 Randel, Linton 363 Me.Cormack, Napier 361 Dippie, Dunedin 361 Sharland, Nelson 360 Cameron, Opaki 360 Martin, Timaru 359 W. F. Narbey, Duvauchelles 359 Johnstone, Owaka 358 Chapman, Tekapau 358 G. Hawthorne, Petone 350 J. Turner, Karori 350 Sergeant Frank, Nelson 350 Captain W. S. King, Linwcod 350 Rifleman R. Bulford, Karori 850 Rifleman G. Scraw, Nelson 349 Rifleman Milroy, Nelson 349 Lieutenant Bolton, Pahiatua 349 Private J. J. Moore, Timaru 349 Rifleman Kimpton, Franklin 348 Sergeant Needham, Palmerston North 348 Rifleman Halliday, Karori 348 Rifleman H. Hawthorne, Petone 348 Sergeant-Major Hyde, Hawke's Bay 348 Corporal Magee, Ohinemuri 347 Trooper Wellwood, Hawke's Bay 347 Col-Sergeant Hadfield, Blenheim 347 Private Jones, Timaru 347 Rifleman F. C. Franklin, Weber 347 Corporal Geddis, Green Island 347