RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15454, 6 December 1915, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

■ annual service meeting. The annual rifle mooting of the No. U Group was concluded at Ilnnginra on Saturday the matches J*"»S fino'l to the Dc.ence Kine Cluos within tho area. The weather was a decided improvement on that experienced in the two previous Saturdays for the ""n torials' and Cadets 1 matches and the_ lieht with an overcast sky, suited the direction of the ranse. About thirty riflemen too* part in the two matches, fired on conditions the same aa tho3e for the Territorials and Cadets' shoo-ii?. Contrary to regulations, the ciubs dccidcd to use thi sliding \ ei-ht, which iruve them an advant-pe over t.v 1 r r'toriala' notwithstanding this, however the showed but " trifling superiority m r /core, and takin ß weather into consider? lion, the results m.-ht be considered of e-u-il writ. Major G. Humphrey* was ratine officer for the day -d other officers present Captain A weU. > Z.S.C.. Group OC m inth : Li«*. C; E. Bell, and Ser-'can'.-Jfajor.M Ba'.es and Shuttlevorth, S Z.S.C. '1 he results were as fo.ious. SO. 1 MATCH. Vir-* Pr-r' : ce—Ki'.pid-firinK at a second-t-r-et distance 200 yds. favo ed lor ur:ng u-<- \o Praci^t— tour (s'laouet. behind stones, 1 Zl%iri"'round t£em with side of r.flo only rested: exposure four teconds CUt h 6»hot. ■* - Oft Tf)c Rfliu G. Miliio. Raii?iora .. Pdt. A. Ironside. 1-' 1I;C. Tvicr. Ranpcra } 9 Hi!m. T. Krickson, Ka.apoi -J 6-1 llfini. J. Brvdm. K: 1 i:'poi p .1 Pdr. H. Mcintosh, Kaiapoi H ■> M.ijor G. Humphreys. l>a- c . 3 ns'iora •• *' W. B»t«. l.»- n <?> Rflm/'il!' James. Kaiapoi l'» ™ Kilm. ii. Edward?, Kaiapoi 10 •> | SO. 2 MATCH t T-» x *• r. r ; n r at ecconu-cuiss I-irst I rac ice-blow-, rin {gur f.rare target - uhind » rounds - 'f' a wall, and firing screcn in? % * j r 4 , r ever tho top, exposure _ " -j frin o, each shot. Second I'wcJic^-Kap jd-erin ;U a «cond-clM«■ Wrifle'Vo "loaded fifteen rounds 1> riut • i^,f nr «» t » iti muezzin* D«ion and !our rounaa i"/"S stinsusffis* o~ "Sjp . Aiht £ b'S.'Ts g is Pvt A. Ironside, Kangiora - - „ I.'fliii. J. Brvdcn, iMiapoi. \f i?£m. T. Erickson, KatafOi 14 ™ rlfim. J. W. Wright, Kaiapoi 1. -- 39 Sergt.Major Bates, Ka- os -lOs ntriora . " Jlflm D. W. L. Mehrtens. •• . . , r»i >j: XJ Kfim. H. Edwards, haiapoi 14 -l os Rfim. G. Stark. Kaiapoi lj Bfba. C. Tyler, Raugiora .• *

Tho walking was again tlouo in an cxec!lent manner. and thanks are duo to Mr E. Payne for efficiently superintending the arrangements f-r important pr.rt of thft meeting. Mr .1. i». Compton provided lunch, and alternnou tea, and helped very matori(.llv towards the success and pleasuro of the meeting. After the r.hooting, the president?, Messrs A. Ironside and 11. Mcintosh, thanked the Military Staff for tho very efficient manner in which the meeting had been carricd throu =h. RAXGIORA v. KAIAI'OI. In connexion wjth tho Area Group meeting hold on tho Rangiora Range on Saturday, the Rangiora Defcnre I?jtlo Club challenged the Kaiapoi Defence Rifle Club to u. 6 weepPtako match, nine men a-side, scratch team. Kangiora won l>v IJT point?, and the sweepstake was handed back to tho president of the Kniapoi t:atu to be given to the Wounded Soldiers' i'und. Scores: — I!.\>»'GIOUA. '-OOyds. 300 yds. Tl. A. Ironside ... .. -3 -IS 70 K. Kins .. .. 1\! !S CO W. Bates .. '.. 20 :ss 58 C. Tvlcr .. .. 2:1 rt:i no G. Milne .. .. "0 23 53 D. W. L. Mchrtcna .. 11 35 49 A. Cambridgo . - .. 10 27 46 V. Sta.kcr .. .. S .T2 40 X. Vt\ Pavitt .. .. 33 21 39 473 KAIAPOI. iOOvd.i. 300 yds. Tl. J. Bryden .. .. 21 33 GO T. Ericksen .. .. 21 30 f>o J. "Wright < .. .. 13 30 r.2 II Edwards .. .. 19 35 54 G. Stark .. .. 13 34 47 iL. James .. .. 10 23 44 H. Mcintosh .. .. 20 25 45 11. Wil'iama .. .. 11 2f> 40 \V. Reeves .. .. 11 20 31 43G