RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 124, 18 February 1908, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

, ADDITIONAL RESULTS. Tho results given hereunder, owing to pressure on our space, were unavoidably held over from our issue of yesterday's'date. Secretaries of volunteer corps and rifle clubs are recommended to send in late reports intended for Monday's issue by Sunday, 5 at G p.m., to ensure publication. • KARORI RIFLE CLUB. ' COMPETITIONS CONCLUDED. The Itarori Rifle Club concluded their season's 'competitions (1907-1008) at Trenthani oil Saturday. The season opened on October 5 with a teams match, "President's versus Secretary's," won by the latter on a substantial margin. Tho following are tho results of the fifteen competitions, 10 shots at each range :— No. 1 series, fivo matches, four to .count. Four prizes—First £2 25., second 10s., third JCI.- iourth, XI. ~ . ':■■■■. . . , „ (Donors—Messrs; F. .T. Lissington, W. H. Field, A. Collins, and W; H. Tisdall). Rifleman F. Standidge.'i aggregate, 236, 1; Rifleman W. Kemp, 230, 2; Rifleman G. Halliday, 219, 3; Rifleman C. Hodder, 215, 4. 1 ■ No. 2 series, five matches, four to count. Four prizes-^First. £2 25., second £1 10s., third j£l, fourth -£1. _ (Donors-Mr. J.' F. Mills, Judge Rawson, Messrs. W. J. Blundell and G. Grapes). Rifleman G. Halliday, aggregate, 245, 1; Rifleman E. O. Lewer, 240, 2Rifleman G. P. Brown, 232, 3;' Rifleman A. W. Kemp, 232, 4. No. 3 series, five matches', four to count. Four prizes—First '£2 25., second £1 10s., third £1, fourth ill. " _ , • (Donors—Messrs. A. C. Poarce, W. Heckslier, Judd, and Randall, and W. Beddell., Special trophies for all shooting in the series were presented by Mr. Owen Daly). This series provided the most interesting finish of the Club's competitions, the winner turning up in Rifleman A.-Franco (231 points), who made a splendid finish at the long range in*;the final match. Rifloman .Wilson, a handicap,. also finished with 231 points, but had to : give- first place-to' France'(scratch). ,' -• • Rifleman A. Franco, 231, 1; Rifleman Wilson,' 231, 2; Rifleman Burns, .225, a; Rifleman :W. Aston, 223, 4. , , : The " Owen Daly" trophies wero most keenly contested for. ; With' ono -.match _to'fire, President W. C. Jackson was leading by seven points from F.' Standidgo, and eleven and twelve respectively from A. Franco and G. Halliday, and ; his victory was regarded: lis almost certain^"-'Rifloman France, however, turned : the. tables, iyul at the .closo of the match' brought his scoro up level with 'President Jackson, viz., '264," and nine points ahead of F' Standidgo,';the next 'highest' scorer. 1 A shoot-off was necessary, Franco winning comewliait- .easily. ,' N.B.—Of the V four prizes in each series ono.had to be won ; by a handicap man. V . '. . ■ "

.-I N0..4, Club Championship, fifteen matches, eleven to count. Prizes—First .£3 35., .gold medal and Pearce Challenge Shield for one year;:second -JS2 25., third ,U3l •This,-the premier honour in tho programme, was .won'by G. -Halliday (G26), .whoso shooting was very', consistent all through. About the middle of tho second. series he took tho lead, and Saturday : after Saturday steadily increased it,' so that before the final match- - his. position as -winner was unassailable. Tho substantial margin, howover, clearly demonstrates that .the victory was';' ho : fluko or lucky clian'ce, but honest merit. Rifleman E. O. Lewer (GU4), ; runner-up, was -22 points behind,. with -C. Hodder (602) third, two points away." No. 5, Kolapore aggregate. 200, 500; CCO yards scores in the abovo competitions. Prizes —First £2 2s. and Johnston Cnp for one year, second .£1 Is. The Johnston Cup becomes tho property; of . tho member first securing two wins. ; ,. , '. '- ■- This was a very close'finish, Rifleman J. Burns (448) just defeating'-'G. Halliday, tho champion, by tho very narrow margin of two points. - . , 7 - ; No. G, Handicap ■ aggregato—Open; to. .handicap men only. Prizes—First £2' 25.,^>-second Xl ls. Rifleman F. Standidge, aggregate. GOS, 1; A; W. Kemp, 597; 2. No. 7, Range aggregato—2oo, 500, GOO, and 700 yards—each £1 Is. 200yds.—G. Halliday, 127, 1; J. M. Robe, 125, 2. 500yds.—Jno. Burns, 248, 1; E.',. O.i Lewer, Ht; 2...-609yds.—F. Standidge, 159, ; l;t C. .'Hodder, .456, 2. '- 700yds.—F.' Standidge," 96,-l-; 'G;''Halliday and'W. Tar'r,' 30, 2.

No. 8, Long Range aggregate—Boo, 900, .and 1000 yards. Prizes—First £2 25., second .£1 Is. G.-Hiilliday, 1; F. Standidge, 2 Individual competition trophies were won."byi tho following:—October 12, F. Standidge; October 26, G. Halliday; November 2, W. Kemp; November 9, W. Harris; November '16, G. Brown; November 23, G. Halliday; November 30, Jno. Burns; December 21, W. Judd; January 1, G.;. Halliday;. January'll,-;C. Hodcjer; January 18, J. Burns; January 25, F.- Standidge; February 1, W. E. Jackson; February 8, W. Aston; February 15, A. France. Ammunition prize-winners :—W. Kemp, N. Hastings, E. -. O. Lewer, W. Aston, 11. llarshall, B: O. Lower, H.-Marshall,'E. -.0.-Lewor, G. P. Brown, J. A. Thomas, G. Halliday, F. Bezant, P. M'Laren, A. W. Kemp, E. S. Wilson. Only two_possibles were made during v tlie. season—G. Halliday at 200 yds., October 2G; J: _ Burns at 500 yds:; January 18, who secure prizes awarded for such under N.Z.R.A. rules. HUTT VALLEY.RIFLES. ' Competition for Championship Shield and company trophies, B Class aggregate. Scores ;. . A Class. , .500 COO"' ' "' yds. yds. H'p. T'l. *Pte. Routley 30 23 3 50 *CoI.-Serßt'. Baker 2-t 25 scr. 49 •Corp. Trcvcthick ... ... 27 20 '\ 2 49 Corp. .Domney ... 11 . 21 10 ■45 Pto. -Smith ... ...19 16 10 45 Lce.-Corp. Jackson ...' ... 22 ■18 , 4 44 Pte. Clapson 15 13 15 43 Pte. Broad ; ... 17 14 8 39 Sergt. Smith 13 17 8 38 , -... B Class. •Pte. Glonnie ... ... 22 13 1 36 •Bugler Hill ;.. 21 '11 2 34 •Corp. Turner 17 15 scr. 32 Pte. Cooper ... 1G 10 5 31 Pte. Leabrook, 13 10 4 27 Pte- Miles ... ... ... 10 13 scr. 23 Pte. Cleaver _ ... ... .;. 9 5 8 22 •Legs-in. for. company, trophies. The following is the result of the company's Championship. Shield Competitions, and B Class Cup;; winner to hold shield and cup for the year. Conditions—Sis matches, five of which to count, and two matches of GOO and 700 yards; which must count. Championship. Shield and Col.-Sergt. Baker ... 386 •Pte.. Routley ... .. .334 Corp.' Trovethick " ... 312 Lce.-Corp. Jackson ... 310 Sergt. R. Smith ..., ... - v ...,- . ... 277 ■ i- B Class 'Gup and' iir Is." -• .'' -.Pte'.. Smith ... „. 235 ■' Corp. Domney., ... ... ... '227 .v. ?Pte." Glennio ~.. ' „. •% ... i«i ' V Pte. Miles ....184 " Buglor. Hill;,^ Pte. Cooper ... "... ... , ... . '153 . . The following is the result of'the handicap aggregate, same shots as for Compauy Shield :— .i- Score..H'p. - T'l.Col.;Sergt.- Baker . ... 439 scr.-"- 439 Pte. Routley -~. . ... ... .... ' 370 45 V 415 ,'Corp. ; Trevcthick' —;...' ... ,351 ,30 381 Lce.-Corp. Jackson .'. ... - 347 . is,".-.- 362 Sergt. R. Smith " ... 312 "15 : '327 :Corp.,,Turner . ; ...v-•...- :;... ,280 . .35 315 UPPER HUTT, RIFLE. CLUB. ; On Saturday the Upper Hutt Riflo Club continued its competitions for Messrs. Thomson's, Greig's, Todd's,' Palmer's, and Williams's tro.phies.. L. Kitchen secured a leg-in for A Class and 'T.'F. Thomson • won B Class Trophv outright. Scores also - count for the Wilfor'd and Saunders aggregate. , - A Class. - -.•.. ' : : 500 GOO T , yds. yds., H'p. Ti. L. Kitchen 45 41 0 89 F. Whiteman, jun. 45 44 0 89 F. Wilkie ....... . ... 48 41 0 89 J. Whiteman ... '< ...-42 ■ 42. . i 83 Tuke Whiteman.;,...,:,. ... 42 43 1 86 Fred Whiteman 43' 40 3 80 J. M'Kay 39 41 2 82 C. Whiteman ... 38 41 2 -81 F. Whiteman, sen 32 41 6 79 W. ,' Greig - ... ... . ... 35. 33 G 74 : B Class. 7 - ■,' T. F. Thomson ... . ... 37... 39 0 76 J. Martin ... ,40 3i 2 74 F. Paul ... ... 43 28 3 74' A. Boyd ... ... ... ... 37 25 2 74