PENROSE RIFLE SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 73, 27 March 1922, Page 3

PENROSE RIFLE SHOOTING.

a NORTHERN COMMAND BELT. WON BY HAMILTON" LAD. Conditions were ideal at the Penros ratine on Saturday, and were a great Improvement on the weather previous. With very little wind and a bright, wat— sun, conditions were conducive to some remarkably good shooting, particularly in the cadet sections. There was again a good muster of naval m»n. who shot well iv the individual matches. Later in the afternoon rain made conditions very different from those prevailing in The morning. The senior cadet championship was won after a close contest by K. Tomkins, Hamilton High School, with 173. Boy Moran, H.M.s. Tliilomel, was second with 173, and W. G. Walker. 20th Ponsonby Company, third with 171. Tomkins also took the Logan Campbell gold medal. The artisan units Rectlon prize went to Moran, and the secondary schools units prize was won by It. Wall—gford. Grammar School. The Northern Command championship was won by Q.M.S. Edgecumbe, Hamilton High. ■School, with 46 points, who takes the champion belt and the silver cup. This is the ser-ond time the coveted trophy has been yon by Q.M.S. Edgecumbe. Sergeant Mackv. 4th Mounted Rifles.-was second with 46. and Seneant G. ~D. Moon, 22nd Company City. was third with 40. The Sir John Logan Campbell silver vase went to the Hamilton High School. NO. 1 MATCH—CADETS UNDER 16. AT 25 YARDS. Miniature rifles. Possible, 40. .1. Linton (25th Co.). 40 1 .1. E. W. Vtscovitch i27th Co.), 40 2 1. Chambers (Grammar School?. 40 3 NO. 2 MATCH—CADETS UNDER 16, AT 25 YARDS. Miniature rifles. Possible 60. T. A. Studd (Technical College), 60 1 P. M. Gallle (Technical College), 60 1 P. J. Fogarty (ISth Co.). 59 3 In this match there were also two other 59's and four at 58. NO. 3 MATCH—CADETS UNDER 18, 25 YARDS. Belonging to artfcans units. Possible 40. W. G. Walker (29th Co.). 39 1 Boy Carey (Philomel), 38 2 I Bpy Karland (Philomel). 38 3 There were also 11 that got 37. NO. 4 MATCH. Same conditions as No. 3. Possible 60. P. J. Doull (27th Co.). 5S 1 M. J. Scholes (53rd Co.). 5S 2 C.S.M. F. CartmUl (68th Co.], 56 3 There were also four at 55. NO. 5 MATCH. Same conditions as No. 3, but at 200 yards. A. E. Loomb (69th Co., Te Awamutu), 51 1 W. G. Walker (29th Ponsonby Co.), 50 .. 2 Sergt. P. J. Doull (27th Ponsonby Co.), 49 3 There were also three at 48. NO. 6 MATCH. Same conditions as No. 3, but at 300 yards. Boy Moran (Philomel), 38 1 R. M. Matthews (25th Co.), 28 2 W. G. Walker (29th Ponsonby). 27 3 NO. 7 MATCH—SECONDARY CADETS UNDER 18; 25 YARDS. Possible 40. Sergeant Waters (Grammar School), 30 1 L. Shepherd (Hamilton High School), 38 2 W. D. James (Grammar School), 37 3 XO. S MATCH. Same conditions. Possible 60. K. Tomkins, 56 1 H. Bollard (Hamilton High School), 56 2 M. Russell (Hamilton Hlg-h School), 50 A NO. 9 MATCH. Same conditions, but at 200 yards. K. Tomkins, 51 1 L. W. Harris (Grammar School), 51 .. 2 .H. Bollard. 49 3 NO. 10 MATCH. Same as No. 6. T. S. Nicholson (Grammar School), 31 1 K. Tomkins, 31 2 NO. 12 TEAMS MATCH—CADETS UNDER 18, FROM ANY UNIT. Hamilton High School 1 H.M.s. Philomel 2 NO. 13 MATCH, TERRITORIALS, ETC.. AT 200 YARDS. Sergeant G. D. Moon (22nd Company, City). 56 1 Q.M.S. Edgecumbe, 55 "J C. Allen (3rd Mounted Rifles), 54 3 NO. 14 MATCH. Same conditions as at 300 yards. Possible 40. Lieutenant Harman (Grammar School), 37 1 Lieutenant E. A. Anderson (Pbllomell, 32 2 Private M. Wiseman (N.Z.M.C), 31 .... 3 NO. 15 MATCH. Same conditions as at 500 yards. L. A. Miller list Battalioni. 34 1 C.S.M. F. Cartmill (OSth Company, Cambridge!. 32 2 ('.P.O. Mills (Philomel), 52 3 NO. 17 MATCH. Aggregate points. Same conditions. Lieutenant Harman, lis 1 Corporal C. Schom (3rd Battalion). 113 . . 2 Corpora! Lee i4th Battalioni, 111 3 NO. IS MATCH AT 15 YARDS MINIATURE FIGURE TARGETS. Commamltr Gunner Treglliis (Philnmcl), 31 1 Commander Prickett (Cuathami, 29 2 S.P.O. Harper (Chatham), 29 3