OUR RIFLEMEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 57, 8 March 1921, Page 2

OUR RIFLEMEN.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. THE RF.LT AC-fJUKGATJE. j (By Telegraph.-Press Association.! TRHXTHAM. Monday |ROf>yds. anil it.» SVMun n:a-Jj. StWyris wsrp !R.it off. Dliou's ■!« :,t (SOUyls. and fiiglpy-, ! 4!) at WXJyds we.-'- r.;.-i!!y go,K] , ra ros iindeacrnss mc ranjre. ai°" s£%raT'min' gin"i!n?h ! hart starts thai I !i»y t!M not flnlsh' the j ranc<-. The e»n; i:a:npioosMp ws I completed before :he ceas»«Mlrp sounded *" , TIM' foil. ~i:ll;: ll; ;;,, 1,- a ,i1, 1)? iv th« Bp» i f^,' , '*' 1 ;" , " a ,V 4 " ,: N '': ? . ""' to .flre a-_ •T. ('. Carter il'etonoi :»*», K. a. Kaliinzet ln'rtoiir ri'.i. K. Venue!! .I- Wnaraui a i,d IW. Maslen iKaco: :iss, 1/ M-i-esy iTe iKuiii, :;r)7, W. 11. West ■!'.! iih-~inn :,y\. \\ l<;. t'rankliu ili»iin»vrsf :'.".:. Ripper j K.'hristchurchi r>4. A. Patrick (Auckland, j.'to.'i. D. Routs m.'nvrai ?-'C. n. Reynolds ■■.■., r v. u . ll . in ., 1 , ;;; C . H . V . !>„*:„;, .Karoril ;WL> a. ii. Misrcr. i.vur«n.ii :>.ra. a Uoven- . !r.,-k (Linton.i :r,l. r>. J. (Jiiiner .Petonei :c.i .H. .1. Hayhen- .UiiUini :(">". There will, nr j i-ourse, be many cliangps in position l^fnre the " KiiJK's lifty " Hue up for the anal t«»le«uFrtd«y.- ---! To-day's prlze-lisj i= as follows: - i Trentham nc~rL comprising a", scores ! fit .T'Oriis. 300 yds. an.l fSOOyif. in the U;jenI ing. Wesllaad. Auckland. and : l anterhnry J. (". Cart it iTpTonfii. £o 417 j'api. .Nielsen iNepieri. £4 4U IK. A. Ballmser rpetmiei. £4 411 iH. Reynolds .Chrlstchiir-b). £2 -tin IW. Moselen iKjith C'< 4igi iA. H. Dlxon <AK:iramii £■'■ 404 ! IV. 11. Best (KlenhHmi. t-.; -MKi>. .1. 'iniii-y Pettinei, £1 4<M K. i;ill!i;k i'i)!iiie(llnj. tJ. 4u: D. Roots (Hawera). £- 403 ' \vi:li.im.;t(i\ match. Ten sh-ots at .".ijiiyil- and (sn*ryn<. I I.ieut. FT. Donald lOpakl!. £.1 :io i< , . Whiteirian iWplllugtoai. £4 x) :W. Mi-Iver (Christrhurrhi. £4 («i |"v\". P.rucp (Waipiikiiraui. £', w, !\V. Kranklln iDannertrkei. tTi y; ill. Roots iKawrmi. £3 81 i V>. 11. Thoma* iLinton). £2 87 IH. Reynolds (Christ-hnrohi. i'l w> (A. (Jovenlook .Ijnton.. Ll Sβ IW. Moselen c .Kaeo>. i- Isj , CANTERBURY MATCH. Ton shots at tX/Ovils. v>. Smith (VVanganuii. C. .Tit A. H Ulxon lAkarauai. H 4» A. Patrick (Aucklandi, £4 47 K. McLeay :Te Kultil. £'. 4(> K. .1. Kin; lOpakli. VA 4« JL>. Mcl.eay iTe Knitli. £', 4« I're.s. H. Reynolds .Cbrtstehurcni. £1 .. 4*i J. C. <'arter .I'etone.. fl 4« A. Schumacher iKapunsai. £2 41 E. C. Veiinell iTe Wluiraul. £-' 4B I NKLSOX MATiil. Ten shots at «X>yds. IV. J. Causley iTbtimesi. C> 4» ■X. Wood (ITranktoiii, :i 4-s Cupt A. Nielsen 1 Napier). £4 4S ;K. c. Vt-nnell (Tβ VVharaui. £X » J.etris iSuburbe), Ci 47 J. Te Wliaiti (T;ihiransi.. €1 47 R. Piper CI 4i T. \V. Warhurtuu it'eionei. 4<i Lieut- W. Duneau iWesrpurti. £1 4t> TO-DAY"S SHOUTING. HIGH WIXD AND ERRATIC ?CORE?. (By Telegraph. -Press Association.i TRENTHAM. this day A quiet nisht. during wfcich a sharp shower lowered the temperature appn-' i ably, save place to a tine clear, cool Uioruinj:. «-ith a lijllit soutb-eatT.-rly br-ez->. The OtajiO match. StJO and ;•<_«• yards, one of the Kelt series, started at S o''l(ick. but aft»r the wurinth of the '>as: few days the colder atmosplj^r , * and a [hut v breeze from riji'ic frout te.-t-jd the jurtgraent of br. 'i elevation and niodase. Indeed, the breez? freshened and trickier as th ft mor-:-Injr progressed, and <-an«ed serious breakkeep in running for n place in ttif aEer<--jiHte. So far as is as<-ertainabl<» a; present. :N"eUson. with 44 ou at . c <)o yar.ls. b..lils hi» place at the head of the a;sre?atp. The nine hundred yards range developed the wind coming across from the risht in piizzllns ats and starts. A mil 11 wlio frot on hs'i to wort \\<i rn, arm. few of those who managed at Brt>yds to ;ret averape inners were able to maintain that standard at the ionsrer ranpe. The scores are not yet complete, but the match appears to have been won by Brrden (Kalapoii with 40—.1β, total S - J. Priestly lAkaranal. 40—111—SO. leails the for second place, then ca;ne Rf*ton (Akaranal. 71); Moselen (Kaeoi. 7S. The positions of the Belt leaders have altered considerably as the result of erratic scores at 9d>yds. W. Moselen pulled up from f..urth place to first with 456. The next dozen follow :•.■» under: Neilson. 4:iT>: M'Leay. 4:»: Vennell. 4L'7: Reston. 4L'3: Carter. 42::: ■i-2- Piper. 421: Barker. 418; MasefieM.' 41S: Hunt. 410; West. 41G: Roots. 4Up; Govenlock, 415. The wind was so strong on the Seddon ransr at one period that several targets were blown down. i DOMINION RIFI-F. ASSOCIATION. 1 ELECTION OK OFFICE.RS. I ;By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TKENTIIAM. this day. The annual meeting of the Rifle Clubs' Association la-st night elected the follow- ' ingr representatives on tb< 1 !)•>minion -Association:—Messrs. .«. Elliott , Fellingham (Wellingtoni. MasefieM iCanTerburyK SOvlns iOtago>. The Association executive was re-elected. » I The chairman (Mr. H. Marshall stated that steady improvement was apparent in i the condition of clubs, and the Minister j was showlns practiral sympathy. The 'chairman urged the establishment of a fund to send representatives to P.isley. Also. . that clubmen suould use their best endeai yours to encourage cad<'t shooting- A i motion of regret at Colonel renins' retirement from the position of chief executive officer and appreciation of his lonz ann valued s-rvices on behalf of rifle shoot lop. was carried. Also, a recommendation that the Depart men: appoint ( o.onel < "'""I? ™T president of the Dominion Ride Assocmtlon. fu recognition of forty year.-' connection therewith.