RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 61, 12 March 1921, Page 12

RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

VENNELL WINS THE BELT. I'AI LINGER TAKE- Tlll-i i IP IN* ;'- PRIZK MAT< 11. TRKXTIIAM, Friday. "!" , •ii. ! _i ie»t to de.-idc who should ', ... ; .- hono-.-r ■•• holding the rille .i. impioiiship of New Zealand for l!'_l t.o.k p.a . t:n- af;.'i 111...11 in the presence o: th, i.oc-nor lieneral and l.ad;. -lellil*.r : _r i.lier ' len.-ral thai tor. and i.i her militar. nlii ia U am! :i l':iir sprinklii_ ; ot the juYelii . Tin anitiion proved :.. ;.e K. I-".. Ccnn.-'.l (Te Wluiraii'. \t lln i.• nVim k tile men nem lot he mounds, and Thomas -jot to husinesc at on, c with a bull*., eve Hi- sic-.-ec ling were only of moderate value, and j.' he .-.is low it: the aj_iv_:ite tliev did noi heip it! 11l much. Interest, ot course. ..-ntr.-d rnuiiil the .bree top men. Vcnnell. ( roxton. and N'ielson. who started level with ".l:! point : each. The progress ot Vcnncli and I ro.vton was watched .loscly. The Te U haran in.au was the more a -curate, and put up a total for the range of 3(1 and an aggregate of •">-!!). In the meantime N'ielson. who _ot -tarto.l slowly, had kept nil his counters ■■n iiie targe: for ii total ol" :iit. and gut .-e.ond place. Donald, of Opaki. had a mixture of good hits and misses, finish- ■ ■ ii-' with a range total of :r.) and an, a-gregnte of XVI. He disputed third place with ('roxton. who won the -diooto!T later. Three men. Henry. Armstrong. l nnd P.ry.len, nil tied for i.tli place, carrying the last badge, and llryden -ot it. in the shoot-off uit.ii Armstrong, Henry liavinu meanwhile left the mound. I lioso tie shoots were us interesting aany. The l.est shoot of the match was That of K. liallinger. who put on a vcrv line 4_. He take, the Hide Challen_c I up for winning this match, and heads the -rand aggregate for ..cores in all matches in the service and belt series with a total of X7:l. 1). U.l.eav wa-runner-up with on.- point less. ! lUOOvrls. Open [n the oil highest aggregate scorers in tin- belt series. Ranee K. T.. Venn.-il iT.. Wharntf. Hal linger Pel:. iml. medal. gold badge, and _""iii ::r, r.-pi c.-mt. A. Nlelson iN.-ipl.-ri, silver star, badge, an.l £.*i :;o .-,.:! 11. V. ('reston iKarnrl.. silver ; siar. badge, and £_il _v .-_.<) I.ieut. 11. H. lionald (On-ikli. I silver star, bad-e. and £14 . . no .-..j0 I 11. 11. Xlawlev idpakii. O.R.A. budge an.l £7, .... :"t -•.« j Ti A. Rallinger (Peionei. badge and tr, ._ .VS. .1. ('. Carter iPetonei, badge an.l £."". i ..I ,-,:;o XX". H. XVest ißlenhelinl. liadse and £:. _r. .-,.: i P.. Cilli.-k iKiwli. badge ami £.1 '.'.; .-.:!0 It. Piper iCUr-itehnrelii. La.l-c and £o _:i :,_" W. Moselen iKaeo). badge and £.". ::I 7,11 P. Xlcl.eay tTe Kuitii, badge ' and £.j _4 7.21 \ Capt. 11. Simmonds (Eketahun.il. j badse and £_ :',7 •"-- A. Patrick (Auckland), had)!-.' ! and £_ __ :._:', A. 11. Dixon lAkarnnn). badge and £_ -i> .-._-.'! C. WhitPtnan Wellington), badge I and £2 L'T .*.-I | Capt. XX*. X. Xl-sefleld iilirlborougb), badge and £2 --".i .V_ii E. J. I*. Restmi lAkara-a). I badge aud £2 21 r.l'l | N. XV nod (Frankton). badge I and £- -2 .",_<» j H. Rev-olds (Christchurch). badse and £2 -■"* .11!) I n. Hunt (Wellington i. badge I and £2 27 .11!) XV. E. Pearce (Rangitikei). badge and £2 2U .117 E. Sandford (Chrlsrehurch). badge and £2 22 T.IG K. Brvden (Kainpoi). badge and £2 2D 314 The following take £1 each:—D. Armstrong iTahora). 22. "114: XX". 3. Henry(Christchurchl. 2'i. .114: 11. I". Jones (Okawa). 13. 310: G. Hyde (Opaki). 24. .Ktf): A. Dodd (Auckland). 23. 500: r>. S. McLeod (Okawa). 28. .10S; XX*. H. Thomas i Linton). 2S. -10R: H. T. Boon (Wellington). 2c> r>rts: C. Dunstan (Waihi), 27. 3(17: Scott ■ il'etone), 22. "507: S. Elliott (Akarana). 17. | .IDG: F. XlcDonald Wellington). 21. .100: | A. R. Barker (Linkwater). 10. 505: Lieut. \ S. Henderson tXX'ellingtonl. 22. 304: A. Harris (Wellington). IS. 30:t: T. W. Warburton (l'etone). IR. 300: 3. 11. Xlansen j (Nelson), IS. 4!i0: 11. C. Loved.iy (Hawera). , 13 41)9: Sergt. F. XX*. Chlng (Wellington), i::. 490; R. C. Bnrkle (Petone), 0. 4IIP; J IL Franklin (Daniievirkei. 13, 40S: J. C. Low (Karori), in. 4D3: L. G. Loveday (I'ntnu) I) 49.1; F. Kennedy (Frankton), absent '453: S. H. Ptacltpoole iNnpler), I nil. 470. Kennedy was absent through domestic bereavement. SPEECH BY LORD JELLICOE-T-U-XTHA-I, Friday. Vennell, the new King's prizeman, is a farmer at Te Wharau. He has been shootimr for 14 years, and has attended this meeting nine times, always putting to-etber a good aggregate. N'ielson, the runner-up, is a schoolmaster at Meanec. Hawke's Bay, and has been a very consistent shot for several years past. The presentation of prizes took place on the range immediately after the shooting had concluded. Colonel Collins welcomed Lord and Lady Jeliicoe and (ailed upon Lad'- .lellieoc to present the -iri/.es. He said the association had done n great work during the last 43 years ir> promoting shootinc throughout New Zealand. As well as teaching the men to shoot it encouraged a spirit of patriotism in its members. The 4.11! men on the range represented only a small portion of those who had been trained by the association. Many of the best snipers during the late war had been trained on the ranges. The matter of s-'ii-ling :i team to represent New Zealand at iSi-dey v,:is one very (lose to the hearts of all riflemen. He had that day received :' telegram from the Minister of Defence, stating that a sufficient sum to send n team to this year's llisley meeiillg had j been placed on the Kstiuiates. Colonel j Collins said this- was the Inst meeting nt ] which he would he the chief exceptive I officer. lie was resigning from I'.ni. posi-j lion, but did not intend to sever Imnseif altogether from rille shooting and the j dominion Rifle Association. He hoped i the distribution of the new- rilles to cadets and territorials would he ex- j pedited in order that more cadets and. j territorials might be able to take part j in future rifle meetings. Lady Jellieo.-* ihen presented lliel prize-. I Lord Jellicoe concrat'ilated \. eiine-1 upon winning the b_.lt. He ltn»- that | C ilomirio;, 1.1. 1 .. Association at the beginnini of the war had done grpat , work in helping to train riflemen for the expeditionary Force. Rille shooting as a sport or recreation was one of which he was personally very fond, nnd he sympathised with the keenness of those men who had conic long distances to take part in a suc.-c--.nl and most interesting meeting. He said it was particularly interesting to know that the champion would have an opportunity of going Home to take part in the Hisley meeting, and he hoped, if he did go. he would bring ba'-k with him the King's prize. At the conclusion of the ceremony Lord Jellicoe, on behalf of the riflemen made a presentation to Colonel Co'lili' and Mrs. Collins of pieces of silver plate, as a mark of appreciation of the colonel's long sen-ices to the association.