SHOOTING.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 1, 2 January 1924, Page 9

SHOOTING.

AUCKLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION

FIFTIETH ANNUAL MEETING.

The fiftieth annual prize meeting of the Auckland Rifle Association was held at Penrose on Monday and New Year's Day. The conditions for the meeting were good, there being just sufficient wind to make the shooting interesting. The work of organising the competitions was ably carried out by the secretary, Mr. C. R. Harrington." while the shooting at the firing points was in charge of President G. H. Hughes and Mr. C. Simpson. All the competitions, with the exception of the Service Match, were fired under the rules of the association, which allow the use of aperture sights and slings. Only the regulation sights were permitted in the "Service," all slings, etc., being barred. Owing to the absence of disc targets the latter match was fired on the "bull's eye"' targets. Prior to the commencement of the shooting reference was made to the deaths of two life members, Messrs. J. Parslow and A. Henderson. Although competitors came from all parts of tbe province and a few from the South, the entries for the various events were considerably below expectation. The association looks forward to the time when the Government will again grant free passes to competitors. It is thought that this regrant will considerably increase the attendance. For tbe first time since the war free ammunition was granted by the Government. Results follow: — AVOXDALE MATCH. (Ten shots at 000 yds.) Eifieman C. Ashlcv (Akarana). trophy and £4 4fi President Ashley (Akarana). £2 46 Rifleman Colquhonn (Akarana). £1 10/ 4", Rifleman McLanjrfalin (Frankton). £1 .. 47, Rifleman Barkle (Akarana), £1 44 The folio *>mc each -won 15/ :—Lieut. Atkinson. 44; Rifleman Spry. 44; Lient Lowe. 44 ; Rifleman Pring, 44 : Capt. Nielson. 43. The following each won 10/ :—Rifleman Pearson, 43: Lient. Veale. 43: Rifleman Reston. 43: Rifleman Millen, 42; Rifleman Lee, 42: Lieut. Tilsey. 42; President Comes. 42 : President Pieterscn. 42 : Rifleman Patrick, 42 ; Rifleman Cross. 41 : Rifleman McSee, 51; Rifleman Hams, 40. The following tyros each won 10/ :— Rifleman White. 40/ Rifleman Curtin. 40; Rifleman Foot, 3S ; Rifleman Mcintosh, 37. OXEHCXGA MATCH. (Ten shots at 800 yds.). Lient. Lowe (Akarana). trophy and £4 4G Rifleman VerralL (City), £2 47, Rifleman Spry (City), £1 10/ 4."> Rifleman Dison (Akarana). £1 44 Rifleman Macwilliams (Waihi). £1 . ... 44 The following each won 15/ :—President Pietersen, 44: President Comes, 44; Rifleman Lee. 44: Rifleman McKec, 43 ; Rifleman Reston, 43. The following each won 10/ :—Captain Nielson, 43; Rifleman Colquhoun, 42: Rifleman Barkle, 42 : Rifleman McLaughlin. 42; President G. Ashley, 42; Lieut. Atkinson, 42 ; Rifleman Patrick, 42: Major J. Potter, 41: Rifleman Xeo, 41: Rifleman Norris, 41; Rifleman Cross. 41: Rifleman Eyles, 41. The foUowlng tyros each won 10/:— Rifleman Mcintosh. 40; Rifleman White. 40; Rifleman Tilsley, 39; Cadet Keane, 3S. DEVONPORT MATCH. (Ten shots at 900 yds._) Rifleman Devore (Akarana), trophy and £4 46 Rifleman Barkle (Akarana), £2 43 Rifleman Dunstan (Waihi), £1 10/ .. 42 Rifleman Foot (Whangarei). £1 41 Rifleman Lee (Akarana), £1 41 The following each won 13/ :—Rifleman EUiott, 40 ; Rifleman Winsor, 3S; Rifleman Verral, 3T; Rifleman Eyles, 36; Rifleman Pring, 36. The following each won 10/ :—-Rieman Baker, 3G; Rifleman Pietersen, 36 ; Rifleman C Ashley, 36; Lient. Lowe, 36: Rifleman Yeo, 33; President Comes, 33: President Ashlev, 35; :Cadet Keane. 34: Rifleman Patrick, 34; Rifleman Cross, 34; Rifleman McLaughlin, 34 ; Lient. Veale, 34. The following tyros each won 10/ : — Lient. Tilsley. 31 Rifleman Pearson. 28; Rifleman Mcintosh, 28: Rifleman Hams, 27. MERCHANTS' MATCH. (Five shots-at 500 yds.) Rifleman W. Lee (Akarana), George Court's trophy 2G Rifleman Duustan (Waihi), Hallenstein's trophy 25 Lient. Lowe (Akarana), Schneideman's trophy 25 Rifleman Mcintosh (Opotiki), Whitney's trophy 25 Lient. Atkinson (Akarana), Whitney's trophy 24 TEAMS MATCH. (Teams of four, seven shots at 300, 500 and GOOyds.) Akarana C, £3 10/ 371 Akarana D. £3 10/ 367 Waihi, £1 10/ 367 KING'S CHAMPIONSHIP. (Ten shots at 900 yds, scores added to aggregate of other matches.) Rifleman McLaughlin (Frankton). trophy and £4 48-308 Rifleman Barkle (Akarana), £2 .. 33-301 Rifleman Devore (Akarana), £1 .. 39-300 Rifleman Elliott (Akarana), 15/ .. 43-299 President Comes (Waihi). 12/6 .. 35-295 Lieut. Lowe (Akarana), 12/6 34-290 Lieut. Veale (Akarana), 10/ 40-293 Rifleman Eyles (Xapier). 10/ 38-293 Rifleman Cross (Hawera), 10/ 38-292 President G. Ashley (Akarana), 10/ 40r291 CITIZENS' MATCH. (Ten shots at 200 yds.) Rifleman McLaughlin (Frankton), Wiseman's trophy and >'4 49 | Rifleman W. Powell (Akarana), £2 .. 49 i Captain A. Nielson (Napier). £1 10/ .. 49 ) RiUeman G. Devore (Akarana). £1 .... 49 Rifleman SS. Elliott (Akarana). £1 . . 49 | The following each won 13/ : —Lieut. G. Lowe, 4S: Ritieman R. Barkle. 48: Rifleman Eyles, 4S ; Rifleman Patrick, 45 ; Rifle- . man Reston, 4S. The following each won 10/ :—President Comes. 4S; Rifleman C. Ashley, 47 : Rifleman Colquhonn, 47 ; Rifleman Miller, 47 ; Rifleman Tobin, 47 :' Rifleman Norris. 47 : Rifleman Cross, 47; President G. Ashley, 4G: Rifleman Turner, 46; Lieut. P. O. Veale, 4G ; Lient. Atkinson, 4G ; Rifleman Dunstan, r ,6. | The following tyros each won 10/ : — Rifleman Pearson, 46 : Rifleman Hams. 4.j; , Cadet Nicholson, 43; Rifleman Curtin, 45. PRESIDENT'S MATCH. (Ten shots at 300 yds.) j Rifleman Elliott (Akarana). "Star" i Cup and £4 47 j Rifleman Cross (Hawera). £2 47 j Lieutenant Veale (Akarana I. £1 10/ . . 46 Rifleman Devore (Akarana). £1 46 Rifleman McLaughlin (Frankton), £1 43 [ The following each won 13/ :—President | Comes. 43: -. Rifleman Powell. 45; Rifleman Winsor, 43 : Rifleman Barkle, 44 ; Rifleman Colquhoun, 44. The following each won 10/ :—Rifleman Reston. 44 : Rifleman Evles. 44 ; President I Lentfer, 4-i; Rifleman Mcintosh. 43; Presi- ] dent Moslen. 43 : Rifleman Spry, 42 : Rifle-1 man Foot. 42: Captain Xielson, 42: Rifle- i man Miller, 42: Rifleman Dunstan, 42: i Lieut. Atkinson, 42: Rifleman C. Ashley, 42. ; The following tyros each won 10/ :— : Lieut. Tilsey, 42 : Rifleman Pring. 40 : Rifle- I man Turner, 40 ;' Rifleman White, 40. SERVICE MATCH. (At 300 yds. five rounds deliberate and five snapshooting at discs.) Major Potter (Akarana), £1 10/ 44 Lieut. P. O. Veale (Akarana). £1 3/ . . 41 Rifleman Elliott (Akarana.). 13/ . 3S Rifleman Miller (Akarana). 10/ 38 Rifleman Barkle (Akarana), 7/G 33 Lieut. Tilsley (Akarana). 7/6 3G Cadet Keane" (Frankton), 7/6 33 AUCKLAND MATCH. (Ten shots at 300 yds.) Captain A. Nielson (Napier). "Herald" Cup and £4 47 Rifleman Barkle (Akarana), £2 47 Lient. Lowe (City and Suburbs), £110/ 47 Rifleman Pring (City and Suburbs). £1 47 President Comes (Waihi), £1 46 . The following each won 15/: —Rifleman Eyles, 46; President Pietersen, 46; Rifleman McLaughlin. 45: Rifleman Wakefield, 45: Rifleman Mcintosh, 45. The following each won 10/ :—LieutVeale, 43 ; President Lentfer, 43; Rifleman Dunstan, 45; Rifleman Macwilliam, 43: Rifleman Lee 43 : Rifleman McKee, 45 : Rifleman White, 45: Rifleman Tobin. 43; Rifleman Elliot. 45; Rifleman Hatrick, 44 : Rifleman C. Ashley. 44 : Rifleman Cross. 44. The following tyros each won 10/ :—Rifleman Pearson. 44 ; Rifleman Hams, 43; Rifie_man Turner, 4.4; Rifleman Curtin, 42.