RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 7 March 1913, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE TRENTHAM MEETING OPAKI TEAMS IN GOt)D FORM. (By Telegraph.—Press. Association.) TRENTHAM, Last Night. To-day's sJiooting saw several disasters befalling the loading competitors, Tho wind, which was gusty throughout, varied considerably in strengtn, and tho competitors had much difficulty in fixing tho windage. The. wind changed at times from dead rear to left rear. A most remarkable feature of the day's shootng wai-s the collapse of Drummonct, who entered on the day's shooting with 376, occupying eighth position. Counting i n his two sighters, he had to-day 22 shots, but failed to find the target with a single one of them. Potter, of Auckland,' commenced the day with a cleai load of ten points, and finished up in 23rd position, nineteen points behind the leading scorer. In the Hawke's Bay Match, Frank, of Christchurch, registered a possible, at the 1000 yds, under most difficult shooting conditions. Sutherland, a tyro from Goodwood, also scored fifty. Opaki had easy wins in both the C.A.C. contests, most of their team shooting consistently throughout. In the Champion Teams Match, Sandford, of Christchurch, the last man, wanted a magpie to enable his team to win, and he succeeded in finding a bul!'s-eve.

LEADING AGGREGATES

The following are tho highest, twenty-five aggregates for the King's Prize: — James, Okawa 468 Marenzi, Eketaliuna. ... 4(31. Loveday, 9th Regiment 459 McMurray, Te Awamutu 459 Holmshaw, Veterans ... 456 Henderson, Sounds 456 Roots , Pa tea 455 Franks, Canterbury ... 454 Goodal], Wellington ... 454 Moselin, Kaeo 454 MoCalmont, Opaki 454 Cameron, Opaki 452 Swinard, 10th Regiment 452 Logan, Blenheim 452 Duncan, 10th Regiment 452 Mcintosh, Opaki 452 Mc A lister, Juneo 451 Mace, 10th Regiment ... 451 Br.vden, 13t.1i Regiment 451 Milroy, Nelson 450 . Guiney, Christchurch ... 450 Belk, 9th Regiment ... 449 Reynolds, Christchurch 449 Potter, -Auckland 449 Cuthbertson, Tuamarina 448 CHAMPION TEAMS MATCH. The Champion Teams Match (five men, seven shots at 300, 500, and 600 yards) resulted a-s follows: — ChristchuTch A, £lO 451 Wellington Suburbs, £7 10s 448 Opaki A, £5 440 .Blenheim, Sounds, and Upper Hutt each took £3 3s 4d, with scores of 436. Thirty-one teams competed. BISLEY AGGREGATE, The Bisley Aggregate for the highest scores in Belt matches at 800, 900, and 100 yards were:— Frank (Christchurch), £5 ... 256 Marenzi (Eketaliuna), £4 ... (256 MoCalmont (Opaki), £4 254 Cameron (Opaki), £3 252 L. Loveday (Woodville), £3 251 Holms-haw (0h.0h.), £2 249 Roots (Patea), £2 249 Bishop (Okawa), £2 248 Elliott (Akarana), £2 • 248 RIFLE CLUBS TEAM MATCH. The Rifle Clubs' Champion Team Match for teams of five in all Belt matches, for the C.A.C. Company's Shield, resulted: Apaki A, 2209; Linton, 2163; Okara. 2161; Suburbs B, 2160 ; Sounds, 2145. C.A.C. CUP. The Teams Match, for the C.A.C. Cup, for the best scores at 800, 900, and 1000 yards in Belt matches, resulted : Opaki A, 1183; I) Company 7th Regiment, 1163; Christchurch A, 1142; Opaki B, 1139; Akarana, 1136. OTHER COMPETITIONS. The leading prize-winners in the Judging Distance Competition were: Clifton (Pahiatua) and Hubbard (6th Regt.) each 29, £4 ; Powell (Akarana) 27, Wilton (Man rice ville), 26 each £3; Hudson (Palmerston North), Moss (6th Regt.) 24, each £2. Hawke's Bay Match, 900 yards, 10 j shots: Frank (Canterbury) 50, £5; Marshall (Karori) 48 £4; A. Henderson (Sounds) 48, and W. Powell (Akarana) 48, £3 10s; H. V. Croxton (Karori) 48, J. H. Dalziel (Linton) 48, £3; W. F. Narbey (11th Regt.) 48, A. Caldwell (Karori) 47, A. J. Cameron (Opaki) 47, A. J. Letham (Akarana) 47, each £2. Taranaki Match, 1000 yards, 10 shots: Sutherland (Goodwood) 50, £5 ; Marenzi (Kaitawa) 44, Walden (Kaitawa) 43, each £4; Evans (Kaitawa) 43, Goodall (Suburbs) 43, James (Okawa) 43, each £3; Henderson (Sounds) 43, Evans (9th Regt.), Bairstow (Opaki), Martin (Highland) 42, each £2. SERVICE MATCHES. S. Marenzi (Kaitawa) and James (Okawa)-, with 551 tied for the gold medal awarded for the highest aggregate in both tlio service a'nd Belt series. They will fire off to-morrow, to decide the winner. SERVICE CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho following are the leaders amongst the fifty to fire for tho Service Championship to-morrow: Montgomery (Dunedin), 225; MoCalmont (Opaki), 222; Rummer (Maun'eeville), 219; Masefield (Sounds) and Sand ford (Christclmrch), 216: Melville (Auckland), 212; Yeo (Auckland), 211; Duncan (Westport), 208; Hunt (Suburbs), and Marley (Eltham), 206; McAlister (Junee), 205; Anderson (Wangamii), 204; Devore (Auckland), Ching (Wellington), Ryder (Okawa), 203; Beik (Woodville), Saunders (6th. Regt.), 202; Mclvor (To Awamutu), Randeli (Linton), 201; Green (Westport), 200. AN EXPLANATION. In connection with the disaster to Dnnnmond's score to-day, it now appears that his rifle barrel had been "tripped, which of course accounts for Drummond's failure to hit the target.