RIFLE SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 64, 15 March 1919, Page 15

RIFLE SHOOTING.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TRENTHAM, Friday. The three matches completing the belt aeries were tired to-day, and an extra match for men who had not won more than 30/ topped off the day's work. A notable feature of the meeting is the absence of " possibles."' The two matches at 800 yards to-day yielded the beat cards, 49 being scored by Lieut. Williamson in the Nelson Match and President Nix in the Otago Match. Great interest was shown in these two matches, us this range will be used to try out the final 50 in the contest for the King's Prize. The following is the prize-list: — OTAGO MATCH. Ten Shots at 800 yds. C. J. Nix, Featherston, £5 49 P. C- Hamilton, Wanganui, £4 48 R. A. Wilton, Mauriceville, £4 47 J. Franklin, Petone, £3 46 A. R. Duthie, N.Z.G.A., £3 46 D. Roots, Patea, £3 48 W. J. Morgan, Akarana, £3 46 ■J. D. Comes, Waihi, £2 46 M. R. Jarvis, Taradale, £2 45 C. A. Rope, Marton, £2 45 Thirty-five men take £1, with scores from 45 down to 42, and seven were counted out. SERVICE CHAMPIONSHIP. Snapshooting: Five round at 200 yds, ten rapid at 500 yds., and five slow at 600 yds. W. J. Morgan, Akarana, £10 and gold medal 269 G. 7uliugham, £E and silver medal.. 255 J. T. Whaiti, Greytown, £5 and bronze medal 250 W. xV. Gordon, Thames, £i and bronze medal 249 Mijor Potter, Reserve, £2 and bronze medal 246 Twenty-one men took £1, with scores frem 245 down to 222. J. Morgan also wins the Kynoch Cup. The Colonial Ammunition Company's Cup, to be awarded to the team of five mm from a rifle club for the highest aggregate in long-range matches (500, • 600 and 800 yds), was won by Wanganui, with the score of 604. Opaki was second, with 602; Karori, No. 1, third, 599; Blenheim, fourth. 596; Akarana, fifth, 588; Waihi, sixth. 572; Christchurch, No. 1, seventh. 565; Nelson, eighth, 564; Linton, ninth, 555; Christchurch, No. 2, tenth, 553. KING'S MATCH. The following is the list of the 50 men who file for the King's prize today. R. J. King, Opaki . - 309 W. J. Morgan, Akarana 391 H. Loveday, Ohuri 391 G. Halliday, Karori 390 M. H. Jarvis, Taradale 355 W. H. West. Blenheim 385 R. A. Wilson. Mauriceville 384 Sergt. F. W. Ching, Wellington ... 384 •H. Harris, Christchureh 383 S. Elliott, Akarana 383 P. C. Hamilton, Wanganui 382 Lieut. H. Donald, Ruahine Rgt. ... 382 C. J. Nix, Featherston 381 Lieut. W. Hudson, P. and T. Engineers, Wanganui 381 .T. E. Cornea, Waihi 380 P. Morgan, Christchurch 380 H. G. Day. Nelson 380 J. Franklin, Petane 378 H. H. Mawley, Masterton 377 A. C. Crossan, Wanganui 376 A. Govenlock. Linton 376 Lieut. A. S. Henderson, Reserve ... 375 A. N. Duthie. N.Z.G.A 374 A. W. Cheal, Te Kuiti ■ 374 J. Steenson, Oamaru 373 C. Hadfield, Blenheim 373 P. Browne, Waihi 373 W. .1. Mcllvride, Petone 373 -Major J. Searle. North Otago Regt. 373 R. Duthie, N.Z.G.A 372 D. Roots. Patea 371 T. H. Carter, Nelson . • 371 E. F. Sandford, Christchurch 371 F. W. Kuinmer, Opaki 371 E. T. Gardiner. Taumarina 371 Sergeant-Major A. G. Lowe, Auckland Cadets 371 J. W. Milroy, Nelson 371 A. Weir, Petone 37" P. McNabb, Dannevirke 370 A. E. Woodland. Waihi 370 Captain R. W. Irvine, Nelson 369 W. J. Paynter, Blenheim 369 Sergear.tß. E. Hester, X Company Engineers 369 J. Bryden, Kaiapoi 369 t>. B.Mackersey, Wellington 369 Major A. Merrilee?, Tauranga 368 Captain J. H. Ross, Wellington .. - 368 G. P. Harrison. Hawera 368 H. Reynolds. Chria'tchnrch 368 H. R. Keene, Dargaville 368