NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17631, 7 December 1922, Page 9

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD COMPETITION.

NEW ZEALAND'S SUCCESS,

(Faoii orr. owx courespondent.) LONDON, October 27. ! The National Kifle Association haa isrued ! tiie 1922 results of the Imperial Challenge j Shield Competitions which have been held ] annually throughout the Empire sinoo 1910, i each team shooting with the miniature rifle j on its own range. The Challenge Shields, \ iledaia, and over £lllO in prize money are ! presented b-y Lieut.-Ccl. Kaymond W. rlcn- j noil, of South Africa. > The total number of tcania tiring in tho ! competitions was 1296, an increue-3 of o-Ji ovti liiusu in .lam, muds aa — L/une.i ii-ingxloui, aaa; ji.ua i.raiia, j.uo; <_*- uaaa, V2i; „,ew /.eajund, i£b; bouta Alnci, o.j; iudia, ceyxon, elk.-., iy; toi&i, laao. 'xan irejjrtbenia a WUI of o\>.r i:i/M> boys. 1110 aemor aisi Junior bnieldu lire won | by Are* a/A .senior (Jadots, Umey, South j Australia, with mi-rage stores of *o una Bli.l I respectively, out of a possible 1(W. ! Ine remaining prizes are won as follows: South Airica, ui; Aew Zealand, S3; United Aingdom and Australia, 2'J each; Cana-iu, 15, and India 2. Xhe greatest progress this year has fc-teii made by tho boys of South Africa, Dot ao much in tho increase in the number ©i teams,' as in the vastly improved standard of shooting. The results shown by New. Zealand are most gratifying, for not only have the ontries more than doubled in the last year, but tneie ie also a corresponding increase in the number of successful toame. The Australian Cadets, though figuring lets prominently throughout the general list and not showing the same progress as South Africa, and New Zealand, fltill maintain a very high standard of shooting. Canada shows a considerable improvement, but the position as regards India, Ceylon, and other portions of the ISmpiro is much, tho same as last y*ar. Tho best scores in each, competition are as follows: Senior Competition. Av'ge score. Ist. No. 1 Platoon Area 27A Senior Cadets, Uuley, S. Australia (A team) .. .. .. ..98 2nd. No. 3 Platoon Area 27A Senior Cadets, Unlcy, S. Australia (A team) .. .. .. .. 97 3rd. "A" Platoon King Edward VII. School Cadets, Johannesburg .. 96.87 4th. iieerust Cadets, South Africa .. 96.73 6th. No. 3 Platoon No. Si Co. New Plymouth Boys' High School Cadeta, New Zealand .. .. 96.3 Junior Competition. Ist. No. 4 Platoon Area 27A Senior Cadets, Ualoy, .8. Australia (A team) ~ .. .. 9611 2nd. Terra Nova School, BirkdUie, Southport (A team) .. .. 94.55 3rd. No. 1 Platoon Newtown School Cadets, Johannesburg ..' .. 94.5 4th. No. 5 Troop, Marist Brothers' College Cadet 3, TJiteuhage, S. Africa .. .. .. .. 94.5 6th. "Wykenham House School, Worthing (A team) .. .. ..94 The special trophy given by his Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand for the unit in tho Dominion- which shows the hightat efficiency m theso competitions, has been award«l to Nelson Boys' College Senior Cadets. Tho highest efficiency in the United Kingdom is shown by St. Andrew's School, Eastbourne. New Zealand Prize "Winners. In the Senior Competition tho following other New Zealand teams also won prize*, the order of merit, prize, unit, and average score being given: 5 30 Bronco Medals ard £3—No. 3 Platoon, No. 24 Co., New Plymouth - B.H.S. Senior Cadets .. .. W5.3 9 10 Bronze Medals and £3—No. 2 Plaiosn, No. 24 Co., New Plymouth. B.K.S. Senior Cadets (A team) .. .. •• 93.S .11 10 Bronze Medals and £3—No. 1 Platoon, No. 24 Co., New Plymouth B.H.S. Senior Cadets (B team) .. .. .. . • 95.3 13 13 Bronae Medals and £3—No. 1 Platoon, Nelson College Senior Cadets (A team) .. .. ..95. 17 14 Bronze lleda'e and £3—B Co., 6th Cadet Ba-ttn., Otago Begt. (A team) 93-69 24 £2—No. 1- Platoon. 89th New Plymouth Technical College/Senior Cadets .. •. • • 93. 29 £2—"Waitaki B.H.S. Cadets (Artillery Section) (A teem) .. ' .. 92.6 31 £2—No. 4 P'.titoon, No. 2-1 Co., New Plymouth B.H.S. Senior Cadets.. 92.5 33 £2—No: 1 Platoon Hamilton H.S. . Cadets (A team) .. .. .. 92.4 47 £2—B2nd Co., Senior Cadets, Maeterlon .. .. .. .. 90.9 i4B £2—No. 2 Platoon, 89th Co., New Plymouth Technical College Senior Cadets 90.8 50 9,1— N0. 1 Platoon, A Co., "Waitaki B.H.S. Senior Cadets '.. '.. 90.6 53 £2—No. 86 Co., Senior Cadets, Carterton .. 90.5 54, £2—No. 51 Co., Senior Cadets, I/avin ... .. •• .. 90.5 58' £2—No. 85 Co. Senior Cadets, Technical School, Masterton .. ..90. £9 £2—No. 113 Co. Senior Cadets, High School, Ifaaterfem .. .. 89.88 62 £2—Waitaki B.H.S. Senior Cadets (Artillery Section) (B team) .. 89.6 72 £2—No. 1 Platoon, A Co., Waitaki B.H.S. Senior Cadets (B team) .. 89. 75 £2—No. 1 Platoon, B Co., Wellington College Senior Cadets .. 88.6 92 £2—No. 4 Platoon, A Co., Waitaki

B.H.S. Senior Cadetn (B team) .. 87.3 103 £2—No. 1 Platoon, Nelson College Senior Cadets (B team) ..87. 103 £2—No. 1 Platoon, B Co., "Waitaki B.H.S. Senior Cadets .. ..87. 106 £2—No. 49 Co. Senior Cadets, Levin .. .. • • ' • • 86.55 In the Junior Competition fotloning New Zealand teams were successful'in gaining pxize-a:— § 8 9 Bronze Medals ari £3—No. 2 Plntdon, B Co., "Waitaki B.H.S. Csfots '■.. .. .. .. 93. 13 £3—No. 3 Platoon. No. 110 Co., New Plymouth B.H.S. Senior Cadets .. .. .. ..92. 18 £3—No. 3 PUtoon, No. 89 Co., New Plymouth Technical College Senior Cadets 91.2 20 £3—No. 4 Platoon. No. 110 Co., New Plymouth B.H.S. Senior Cadets .. .. .. 90.87 28 £2—No. 1 Platoon. No. 110 Co., New Plymouth B.H.S. Senior Cadets 90.3 34 £l— Oamaru South School Senior Cadets .. .. .. ..89.2 39 £2—No. 2 Platoon, No. 110 Co., New Plymouth B.H.S. Senior Cadet* .. .. .. 85.5 60 £2—No. 2 Platoon, A Co., Nelson Colieee Carets .. .. ..86. C 4 £2—No. 3 Platoon, B Co., "Waitaki B.H.S. Senior Cadets .. .. 85.3