RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 41, 12 November 1907, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

WELLINGTON DISTRICT ■ VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION.,. ANNUAL MEETING AT TRENTHAM. Nothing could havo been more hopeless and dispiriting to riflemen, than the atrocious weather which ushered in tho morning of the Wellington District Volunteer Rifle Association's annual meeting. Notwithstanding this, tho'competitors entrained at Wellington Station at 7 a.m., and hoped for the best.' Shooting commenced in a soaking drizzle, about half-past; nine. For a ivhito tho sky looked promising, and the rain slackened and stopped. Then tho wind rose, a "l(i degree right" wind, anil the rain set in for good. All through tho dismal day, tho riflemen peered through the drizzle at tho targets, wot to tho skin, but doggedly determined to see the "shoot" through to a. finish. Tho only pieco of good fortune which brightened up tho prospect, was the excellent repast provided by Mrs. Hagah. "Ceaso fire" sounded at 5.35 p.m., just too lato for ':he men to entrain for town by tho returning Volunteer "special," nml they hnng about until after 7 iij.m., when a train cSmo along and received them—a much appreciated sanctuary. Tho results are as follow No. I.—TRENTHAM MATCH. Open' to Volunteers and to members of tho Permanent forces Ride Club. 200 yds., 10 shots, and 1 sighter. Soniors. P'mj. Sc'e. s. Pvt. Jones, Post and Telegraph Rifles 20 47 Scrgt. Guy, Guards . ... , . 15 46 Capt. M'Diarmid, Highland Rifles ... 15 . 40 Scrgt. Tinuey, Guards ... 10 46 Sergt.-Major 1 Skelley, 1) Battery ... 10 45 Lieut, llollard, Hutt Valley Rifles ... 10 45 Gunner Pliinroer, D Battery 10 41 liorabr. Wickens, I) Battery 10 W Gunner Watson, R.N.Z.A. ' 10 43 Gunner C. M. King, D Battery ... 5 41 Lieut. Hay, Engineers 5 41 Pvt. M'Lean, Highland Rifles ... '5 41 Lce.-Corp. M'lver, Highland Rifles ... -5 41 Pvt. Smart, Guards ..; ... ... 5 40 Gunner Haven, D Battery ' ... 5 .40 Juniors. P'ae. Sc'e. B. Farrier-Sergt. Ranger, Foilding Rifles 20 47 Sapper Gower, R.N.Z.E. • 15 43 Pvt. H. U. Smith, Post arid Telegraph Riflos ... ... 10 45 Tvt. Neal, Guards ... 10 oil Pvt. Eves, Highland Rifles 10 3D Corp. Barcham, Zealandia Rifles ... 10 38 Pvt. Gillies, Post and Telegraph Rifles 5 . .38 Pvt. Wilson, Guards ... ... ... 5 37 Sorgt. Gilbert, Post and Telegraph Rifles ... ... ... 5 37 Gunner Cotterill, D Battery 5 SB Corp. Piercey, Engineers ... ... 5' 35 Corp. Mitchell, Engineers ...- ... 5 35 No. 2.-WELLINGTON MATCH. Open to Volunteers and to memhers of tho Permanent Forces Rifle Club. 500 and GOOyds., 7 shots and 1 sighter at each distance. Seniors. P'zo. Sc'e. 6. Pvt. W. A. Smith, Post and Telegraph Rifles ... ' ...' ... 20 02 Lce.-Corp. M'Jver, Highland Rifles ... 15 Scrgt. Guy, Guards ... '... ... 15 58 Pvt. Aamodt, Guards ... 10 • 57 Sergt.-Maior Skelle.v, D Battery ... 10 56 Gunner-0. M. Kiiig, D Battery ... 10 56 Sergt. Wakelin, X'ost and Telegraph Rides 10 56 Col.-Sergt. Baker, Hutt Valley Rifles 10 55 Sergt. Tinnev, Guards . 10 55 Sergt. M'Millan, Highland Riflos ... 5 55 Gunner Plimmer, D Battery 5 54 Q.M.-Sergt. Madele.v, Engineers ... 5 54 Col.-Sergt. M'Donald, Highland Rifles 5 54 Lieut. Hay, Engineers 5 5t Gunner Uaven, D Battery ... .... 5 53 Counted out:—Lieut. Hollard and Pvt. Conibear. Juniors. I'V.e. Sc'e. .. i s. Pvt. Neal, Guards 20 u2 Sapper Gower, R.N.Z.E. 15 57 i Pvt. Fellingliam, Guards 10 56 Sapper Milroy, R.N.Z.E. 10 5G Pvt. Dowman, ■ Guards ... ' ... 10 54 Pvt. Eves, Highland Rifles 10 52 Pvt. Cockorill, Post and Telegraph Rifles ' 5 50 Pvt. Egglestone, Zealandia Rifles ... 5 48 Corp. H. I). Smith, Post and Tele- ' graph Rifles 5 48 1 Sergt. Ryan, St. Patrick's College Cadets ' 5 48 i Corp. Barcham, Zealandia Rifles ... 5 47 ■Pvt. Routley, Hutt Valley Rifles ... 5 47 Farrier-Sergt. Ranger, FeUding Rifles 5 47 Pvt. Wilson, Guards 5 16 | ■ No. 3.—VICE-PRESIDENT'S MATCH. ' Open to Volunteers and to members of the ! Permanent Forces Riflo Club. 000 and 700 yds., 7 shots and 1 sighter at each distance. Seniors. P'zo. Sc'e. e. Sergt. Guy, Guards 25 50 ' Pvt. W. A. Smith, Post and Telegraph • Rifles ... 15 50 Lieut. Hay, Engineers 15 47 i Bombr. Wickens. D Battery 10 47 Corp. Marsdcn, Highland' Rifles ... 10 45 ; Sorgt.-Major Skelley, D Battery ... 10 45 Capt. M'Diarmid, Highland Rifles ... 10 44 Pvt. M'Lcan, Highland Rifles ... ... 10 44 Sergt. Tinney, Guards 5 M i Pvt. Conibear, Highland Rifles ... 5 43 1 Lieut. Hollard, Hutt Valley Rifles ... 5 43 1 Gunner Wilson, R.N.Z.A 5 42 ■ Col.-Sergt. M'Donald, Highland Rifles 5 42 > Gunner Raven. D Battery ... ... 5 42 Juniors. > ' . P'zo. Sc'e. Sapper Gower, R.N.Z.E. ... •20 46 ■ Pvt. Newtown, Guards 15 43 . P'vt; Wilson, Guards' 10 43 Pvt. F/srglestone, Zealandia Rifles ... 10 43 ' Pvt. Gillies, Post and Telegraph Rifles 10 42 > Gunner Milroy, R.N.Z.A. 10 40 ? Farrier-Sergeant Ranger, Feilding i Mounted Rifles ... 5- 40 ) Pvt. Fellingham, Guards 5 37 , Pvt. Dowman, Guards ... 5 35 , Corp. Mitchell. Engineers 5 34 Pvt. Routley, Hutt Valley Rifles ... 5 34 Pvt. Neal. Guards 5 34 ' Pvt • Gilbert, Post and Tolegrapli f Rifles 5 34 • Corp. Barcham,' Zealandia Rifles ... 5 33 , Counted out—Dobson, H. D. Smith, and j Cockerill. | No. t.-GRAND AGGREGATE MATCH, , Open to Volunteers and Members of tho Per- ' mancnt Forces Rifle Club. 700 yds., 10 shots and 1 sighter. ; Prizes.—l. A new Lee-Lnuetd magazine rifle to tho highest scorer. l 2. The Volunteer belonging to tho Wellington ' Garrison, with the highest aggregate score '' in matches 1. 2, 3, and 4, to hold the Associa- • t ion's Championship Belt for one year. 5 3. Tho highest aggregate scorer in tho Junior . Class to receive Private S. F. M'Leaii's Gold and Silver Medals.

Seniors. • • ■ P'zc.Sc'e. '• s. *Scrgt. Guy, Guards .40... 187.,... Sergt.-Major Skolly, I) Battery ...' ... 30 17G Sorgt. Tinnoy, - Guards ... t -10 ( 17-1. : Bombr. Wickens, D.- Battery ~'~i 1 ••• 10 ■ ltO '■ Liout. Hay, Engineers 10 109, 'Championship licit winner. Pvt. Smart, at' " tho Guards, who headed tlie list with 37, t points in .tins .match,,.trinsi the Lpcrlinfielit, 1 rille. ' ;. ".. <•.< • .• i i .Juniors,' '. 'C .; : pv.e. So'e.| | ■ is. ' , •Sapper Gower, R.N.55.E ' ... 25 167; I'arrier-Sergt; :>• . Rancor.'i ••'l' lcUlifig" •• • Mountedßifles .„ .... ! .10 10(, : 1 D. Snjitli, Post and Telegraph-""; rt ' Rifles ; 10. .1511 • IM■ \Vilson, Guards 10 -. ,151! ; Bye's, Highland Rifles',' ... ... -5; .ISO, fl vt. Jseal, Guards . 5 150, , 'Wins tlif! goM and silver modal. • ; TA tie, the prize-money b'di'ng divided/j SENIOB.'TJG VMS IT \TGU «y\ .j Open to teams of s'men-from-anv'company; " the scores in matches 1..2, 3..'.(0 count. - ; "nd" 1&~j} Challenge Gup 'and. 305.;! 1. I) Batterv ... „ ■■ .: CO oj' 2. Guards, No. 1 ... ' ' C"'" '' "I '- "i 'S ' 3. Highland' Rifles', 'No. 'V ' „.' 680, ' D • Battery Team' Rkelley,: Jfomi). Hickeiis, Gunner King, Gunner; I limmcr, Gunner Ravon. ... , A . Guards Team : —Serpt:" Gitf,«S?h&''Tiiincy,: • it- ST 01 ?- Bvt,-Anmodt,vPvtiiWilson." Highland Rifles r Team,i-nCapfe».'->il»l)iarmid,; Col.-Sergt. 1 Donald, Lc.e.-Gorp. ,MUver, ; ..Pvt. ' Combear, Pvt.- M'Lean'.: •' ~ ,<.. . ~. » llit'. Junior TennYS Match' lapsed, .there.boing! only one team entered. ' RtFiiE"; .cixis The Petone-Rifle C.'hib its final coni-. petition for the No. 1 Aggregate,,on, last, at \\ anvetu, and a very exciting finish; resulted, especially in A_.Olass, only,.three points separating tljo first fivo competitors. Fairly' good weather prevailed a't' tlio oOOydp. raiK'o, but at tho 600 yds. rango. gq6d_'shG6tiiVg' \yas mnde difficult l by a head'fish-tail 'wind.- but nevertheless sdme'Vgood' Avero'' tiiiule, G. Hawthorn being tho"higllest-'olT tho' 'gun*' -with 92-out »f-a. pbssible '100, r - madeMip!>of- a':'47>at 500 yds. and, 45 at ". 600yds. • :W. 'Thomfis ,'iilso made 47. at 500yd5.,. and . J., E.i M'Jjachlnn mqde tho splendid scpr.e ot,4B'.at .GOOyds.ji.w.hich ;gavo him a tie with J. Carter for. the second- trophy in the aggregate, but. in the shaot-rfff lit'6ooyds. Carter won with the /fijie score of, 23 out ,0f„25 in exceptionally "tricky. weather,' M'Lacfilan's total being IS:'" Thomas,'who'h'a'i'bee'n'Sliootfrig \rell this season/won the 5 first prize; B. AV. Bird and J.'E. beginners) won first and second prizes in B -Class. Following aro Saturday's scorc,, and also the'results of the aggregates:— ; . . - iJ.-r.-.A. Class'..i® ,J M .....iltflo'; goo - _ „ " y'dsv ydii.'H'p. T'l. Or. Hawthorn - •.... . 47 45 ' scr;' 92 W. A. Thomas..., .... ~..,'47 43 <•, ■ 1 v.91 C. E. Hoi lard, ... ,4,'j.', .3. 80' J. B. M'L'achliin ... , .48 .. , 88 11. Hawthorn ' ... ...,' '&44"" scr. '86 AV. Edlin '... 41'""' 30 2 '.79 J. Carter '...V 411""3S"''' 2'-'' '78 G, Drummond '* • 43 :1 31-"4'"-:78 B Class.' .. '. . .. '. , "500" .600 , yds.' yds. H'p. T'i. G. ,T. Auger • .i. " ''40 " . '33 - '11 ' '84 C. 11. Bird 41-- 37- >5 ;• 8S F. ,T, Rowden 34 25 1G 75 B. W. Bird f . f , 4a ,.-,. 2 5.,- V '. 3 , W. H. Cook ... 34 34 , 2. 50 D. Jenness "... ' ...'' .;. '-30 ,''2s • 14 ' 69 •T. E. Cnlwoll'... ' ... ... 30 -25 ■ 11 60 J M. Clark ~..' ... ' ... 86 : '30 ' scr;.' 66' E. I). Alexander ...• ... 17■ ■ '22 ,16 ••. 55 A. Scoullar Result-of No.l Aggregate« A Class.—W.. H'.; .Thomaß_sir. T/ A."Peterkin's ; trophy), 356; J. Carter (Mr. S. .Knight's trophy), 355: J. E. 'M'Jjachlnn, 355'; G Hawthorn, 354; C.-B. Hoi lard,'3s3; O; °'])rnmmond, 341.; W. Edlin, 345,; J. U. Wood.-328; '" B Class.—B.'Wi'Baird (Mr. .trophy), 320; J. E, Calwell,(Mr\nG. 'Hawthorn's irophy), 315; C. Bird., 311; Q- .J, Auger, 31],; W. H. Cook, 307; D. Jenness, 208; J. M.-Clark, 286; E. Johnson,' 279. , .. . . I'ETONE RIFLE CLUB v.' UPPER.rfiUTT •iRIFLE CLUB.- • ■ A match at 200,: 500,' and' iOOyds. j had been arranged to be fired between the Petono and Upper 'Jlutt Rifle Clubs, at tho Upper Ilutt Rifle Club's rango. Owing "to the weather only five of the Petone men' tarned up, and a live-a-side match eventuated, 1 tho local Club winning.,by. 5 points. UPPER ;; nUTT:RIFLE CLUB. "/ ; " - r 'oo 600 'yds., yds., yds... T'l. F. Whitcman, jun. .v. 34 31' 30 95 L. 1 Kitchdn A ! 30 31" 23 84 F. • W'ilkie ..." .V -32' :27 17 "76 F. Whit'eman-M ... /a. 30 31' 15: : 7G F. Whiteman,: .sen. - 31 ..; 27., ~IG ■. 74 . Aggregate,^s ; . ' PETONERIFLE'.CLUB: ... 1 200 500 GOO. I 3 r . ' yds. 'yds.' "yds." T'l.i J.'E. M'Laclflffil" SO'- 31'" ' 30' ,: '01' J. Carter t\;.- " ... ... -31 33 - "21 ' 85 i c. B. Hollard :' .V. 30 - i-27? :37 84 i 8.. W. Bird .23 27- ,21 =' 71 i W. H. Cook ... .. ,2.9 . I 26. .14.,., 69 .-Aggregate. .4,00