RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3134, 10 March 1909, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE TRENTHAM MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Association. TRENTHAM. March 9. The riflemen commenced their work this morning to complete the final stages of the Auckland Match, 600 yards; Otago Match, 800 yards; a couple of Teams Matches; and the Rapid firing Match, 600 yards, 10 shots. The first two matches were finished, making four out of the five matches from which the fifty highest aggregates are to be chosen for the Champion Belt. A blue fky, hot sun and a smart breeze characterised the weather conditions, but some feature or other of them did not fit in with the requirements of the competitors, for the shooting was by no means as brilliant as had been the case on the previous four days. At the 600 yards range of the Auckland Match no possibles were registered, and the match was won by James, Napier. Dewar, of Oamaru, Guy, Kaponga, and E. Shaw, Auckland, came next, each with two points short of winner. The tricky breeze made the shooting of some of the crack marksmen "in and out." The same applies to the shooting at the 900 yards range of the Otago Match, which was won by Storkey, Napier, who put up 46 at this range, and a possible at 800 yards. Two possibles were achieved at this range, Clyde, Waikari, and Maingay, Piako, being credited with them. Guy, NeJson, has won the Union Company's Cup with the general aggregate in the Auckland, Wellington and Nelson Matches. The following is the prize list of the Aucldano Match, 2uo and 600 yard?.—James, Napier, 98; Dewar, Oamaru, 96; Guy, Kapor.ga, 96; Shaw, Auckland, 96; Earle, Riveisdale, 95; Tarr, Karori; Atkinson, Auckland; Grindle, Napier; Carrie, Kiversdale, 94 each. Otago Match, 800 and 900 yards. —Storkey, Napier, 95; Newtown, 94; Henry, Opaki, 94; Btlforr), Karori, 94; Clyde, VVaikari, 93; King, Linwood, 93; Currie, Riversdale; Patrick, Auckland; Atkinson, Auckland; Franklin, Weber, 93 each. Match No. 7, 1,000 yards.—MacKnight, Maniatoto, 33; Don, Ohura, 33; McCardle, Pahiatua, 33; Harding, Masterton 33; Reed, Pongaroa; Wain, Studholme; Stock, Palmerston North; Duncan, ICaitangata, 31 each. Teams Mat-:h, sectional firing, 500 and 600 yards, 10 rounds each, prone position, rapid firing. Timaru Port Guards 106 North Dunedin Rifles 98 Taranaki 97 , Waikato Mounted Rifles Fourth Teams Match, rapid firing, 600 yards, 10 shots, sectional target, ta/gets exposed 60 seconds. Victoria Rifles 58 Nelson Rifles 55 Sounds Rifle Club 55 Timaru 55

AGGREGATES. The following'are the leading aggregates : Guy, Kaponga 368 King, Linwood 364 Pattrick, Auckland 363 Tarr, Karon 36^ Soper, Tuamarina 363 Sorensen, Auckland 362 Ching, Lyttelton 362 Shaw, Auckland 362 Duncan, Millerton 361 Kells, Palmerston N. 361 Ching. Nelson 359 Dodds, Pore Chalmers 358 Holland, Hutt 357 Mackay, Dunedin 357 Yates, Napier 357 Loveday, Ohura 356 Storkey, Napier 356 McConnell, Christchurch 356 Milroy, Nelson 356 Hawthorn, Wellington 356 White, Franklin 356 Wallace, Waikato 355 Halliday, Karori 355 James, Napier 354 Franklin, Weber 354 M. Cox, Auckland 353

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