RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 94, 14 January 1908, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

. ... ' ; TARARUA. RIFLE; CLUB. :.■ Th6"final round of tlie Tararua Rifle Club's competition for' MrV Mangapon's trophy- has been' fired, the conditions lieing tho best'two out of three. Tho result was a win (or Rifleman ■ J.' Petersen, with a total of 120' points.' I'ollowina 'are • the' last scores

} ; ■ .'.WBLLINPrTON:. : NAVALS. 1 .'«i : r.0.':..3 .■:>'> petition''for the' Coinpiuij-'s ..Belt, Medal, arid otheY'troplpes. ' .The shooting;,was. fair, the'ro being, a' strong'iwind,- and a-bad light.VGuiiu'or Boon-' '(A ,'Class),''.with .311 1 points,won tlie trophy for'fthe highest aggregate in' the'-firfit-fiv'o matchesj, the runner-up boing 'C;P.O. Mar-. tin, .303 points. In B Class, Gunner Gibljs, with 285 points, carried iff the''Clais 'trophy, P.O. Hopbui'rie being second, with 230 points.' C Class trophy was woir by " Gunner "F. 8.-' Martin, 265 points, the runner-up • being 'P.O. •Ilovvard, 258 points. Teams' matches aro to bo arranged - simultaneously with tlio usual competitions in future, the teams to consist, of four men each, iricluding-one from A Class, one from- B Class, and two from. C. Class. Badges will, bo presented by C.1',0. Martin. Tho first' cbinpetition for tho abovo will bp ' -liold- on''January 22, when the Company pro; ,pose to'hold'a field day, to eriablo' tho riien to : push in; their shooting before tlie annual camp in February. Two matches will b6 fired on that day. , ■•• ■. ■ ': , A Class. ■.■■■'

.. '200 000. : . yds. yds. H'p. T'l. A. Petersen... ... ... 31 .22 G " ' 59. K. Th'oniascn ... .... ' ....20 ...20 . 2 . 57. .J, 1'etorseii. ... ■(... • ... 29 27;. scr. 53 W. Boll ... ... -33 .18 5 56 0. P. Olson 1... 29 . 19 -7 55 0. A. Olsen ... ..; ... 29 23 2 51 W. Masou ... ... ... 26 15 13 54 A.' Nicol 18 ' 13 13 16

, ... .200 , 500,-700 .. ' . . yds. .yd?, yds., T'l. •P.O. Bobs, ... . — 31 • 25 ■ v 21 , 77 tGunnei - Boon 31 ;. 23 11 71 C.P.O.' Martin ... 23 . 23 , 23.' :«8 Gunner Day-,... 2!) 24 .,13.. .GO : P.O. M'Kay ... ... .....27„"22 .J .55 li Class, • „ ., , . .. 200 50i)... 700 . ' . \ yds. yds. yds. T'l. *P.O.. Ilopbuvne ... ... 28 -. 2G 24 78, IGunifer Gibbs, ... ... .29 , 25. 23 77. tGunner Jaffary .... ... 31' 2j 2 jS P.O. Howard ... 30 " -23 o 57 C Class. 200 . 000 700 ' ' ' • yds. yds:* yds.,, T'l. ■*tP.O. : Burge ... ,'26 25. " 17,. - 08 Gunner Heddonvick ... 25 21 9 5S IGimnov F. E. Martin ... 29 «•) 2 jG P.O. Uishon ... '... 25 ' , 22 ■ 8 ; 5j Gubner Atkinson ... ... 25 '23 J> ' Gunner-.Iiriiullc- ... .;. 29 10 ■ 11 .50 •Legs-iii.- I,Trophy- outright, i