THE RUNNER-UP.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 144, 12 March 1908, Page 5

THE RUNNER-UP.

Lieutenant J. Timbrell, of Linwood, who was Beaten for championship honours by Hydo by ono point, is a native of Sydney, whero ho was born, thirty-eight years ago. Ho came to Now Zealand in May, 11)07, but previous to that time had an extensive shooting career in Australia. Ho commenced shooting in 18SS, and in the succeeding years won several trophies.. He attended tho New South Wales ltiflo Assbciation meeting in 1895 with somo success, arid then left tho Stato for Coolgardie,' where lie was unable to tako up his favourite "pastime for a period of seven years. Coming down to Perth later, ho was runner-up. twice for tho West Australian Championship,... and second onco .for tlio King's Prize, lie was a member_ of tho 1902 and 1905 teams which visited Victoria, and possesses sixteen shooting medals. Last year-he came over to Christchurch, whore ho was elected secretary for the Exhibition meeting, which he ran most successfully. Lieutenant Timbrell is, a married man, and his son, Bugler.Timbrell, was a competitor at the present .meeting. Tho Lieutonant is a total'abstainer, and does not smoke. SERGEANT EDWARDS. Sergeant Edwards, the young New South Welshman, who was third in the battle for tho championship, is a noted shot. He won the championship medal at llandwick in 1905, and .almost won the King's Prize, when lie tied with Mottom, the Qucenslander, and was beaten in the.count out. HoWas second for tho King's Prize in 1906, and in 1907 he was a member of the-Australian representative team in tho Empire Match. At Bisley he made a famous aggregate score of 100 at tho 200, 500, and 600 yards, topping the list of his team. The sergeant is one of the most cautious shots who has ever appeared at Trentham. SERGEANT CUING. Sergeant. J. W. Ching, of the Waiinca Rifles, who has won tho Rifle Challenge Cup for the highest individual score in the King's Prize, has had a successful career as a rifle shot. Ho commenced shooting in 1884 in Auckland, and was well up in tho championship records of several New Zealand Association meetings until lie won the championship in 1904. In that year ho was a member of the Bisley toam, where he won substantial money, and on tho journey home lie was runner-up in the Govornor-Gcneral's Match at'the Canadian Association meeting. Sergeant Ching has s|iot at Randwick with success, and, besides twico winning the South Island Championship, he has been twico runner-up. Ho has won the Nelson Championship six times in nine efforts, and twice he has been second. He possesses seven medals. Sergeant Ching was a smoker-: for fourteen' years, when ho gavo up the habit! somo. seven months ago becauso. lie thought it'affected his eyes. He is. a fanner, and attributes his success as a rifle shot to hia general good health. He iB a moderate drinker-

CHAMPION TEAM MATCH. (N0..20.) WINNERS - HAWKE'S BAY MOUNTED RIFLES. Conditions—Seven shots at 200, 500, and '600 yards. Open to teams of five men from any Volunteer or Cadet Company, and from any Defenco Force' Rifle Club in Now Zealand or the Australian States. One target to each team. \ Time-limit: — 200 yards, 40 minutes; 500 yards, 45 minutes; 600 yards, 50 minutes. Prizes.—First prize, £20 and the District Challengo Shield; second prize, £10; ■ third prize, £7 10s.; and four prizes of £5 each. Total prize-money, £57 10s. The competition was won by the Hawke's Bay Mounted Rifles, with an aggregate score of 456 points, which included a very fine performance by: Sergt.-Major Hydo (31 —34 —33) —98.. The Tunners-up were the Napier Rifles, 451, their best individual score, being 96 (32—31 —33), by Sergeant Yates. Two : points behind came tho third team,' Green Island Rifles (449), their best man being Pto. W. Crimp, .who mado 95 (32—32 —31). ; Other good scores were: — Rifleman T, . Whiteman, Upper Hutt, 96; Farrier Wilson, Stndholmo M.R., 96; Pte. Taylor, Blenheim Rifles/95;- Col.-Sergt. Brown, Millerton Rifles, 96; Pte. Duncan, Kait-angata Rifles, 97; Pte. Tronson, Ranfurly Rifles, 96;.Sergt. Frank, Nelson Rifles, 96; and Sergt. Homer, Wellington City Rifles, 98. THE PRIZE-LIST. ' The following is the prize-list, the teams being arranged in order of, but individual members in order of, rank: — • FIRST PRIZE-DISTRICT CHALLENGE SHIELD AND £20. Hawko's Bay Mounted Rifles. . Sergt.-Major Hydo ... '... '. 93 Sergt. Humphries ... ... ... ...' 82 Sergt. M'Cormack ... ' ... '... 91 Trooper Wellwood ... ... ... ... 91 Trooper M'Murray ... ... 94 Aggregato ... ... ... 456 SECOND PRIZE.—£IO. Napier Rifles. .Sergt. Yates .... ... ' ... ... 96 Lance-Corp. Proffitt ... ...j ... 86 Pte. Starkey ... ... . ... 89 Pto. Wakeford ... .1. ~ ..., ... 93' ,Pte. Renwick ... ... 87 ■I " ' ■• . .. " . Aggregato ... 451 . THIRD PRIZE.—£7 10s. Green Island Rifles. Sergt. W. Crimp" ... ... 90 Sergt. R. C. Crimp...... ' ... j '... 85' Corp. Geddes ■ ... ... 91 Pte. W. Crimp ... ... 95 Pte. G. Crimp / c-... j 1 .... 88 . Aggregate ... 449 The next four teams were each awarded prizes of £s:— ' - • : ■ Wanganui Rifles ... ... ... 447 Upper Hutt R.C. ... ... 447 Opaki R-C. : ...' ... ..... ... 447 Petone R.C., No. 1 team . ..., ... 446 Karori Rifle.Club, No. 2 team ... 445 Opaki Rifle Club, No. 2 team ... ... 443 Studholme Mounted Rifles. ■ ... ... 442 Palmerston North Rifles ... ... ... 441 Linton R.C. • ... , ... ... 439 Nelson R.C. < ... .... 439 'Blenheim'.Rifles- ... ' ... 438 Millerton Rifles ' ... ... ... 437 Cliristchurch Defence R.C. .... ,'... 437 Victoria' Rifles ... . ... ' ...• . ... 437 Kaitangata Rifles .... • .437 Wellington City Rifles ... . ' 436 Ranfurly Rifles ... .1. .... ... 436 Manchester. R?fles... .432 Nelson" Rifles ...' ... ... ~.. 432 Post and Telegraph Rifles ... ... 431 Waimea Rifles ... ... . ... 431 No. 3 Ohincmuri Rifles ... ... ... 430 Opaki R.C., No. 3 team : \... 429 'Timaru Post Guards ,'... j ... ... 427 Petone R.C., No. 2 team ... 426 Dannevirko Rifles ... ' .....,• ... 424 Cliristchurch R.C. .... ..." ... 423 Wellington, City Rifles ' ... ... 422 Sounds R.C. .... .... ' 422 Imperial Rifles ... ... ...' ... '419 Chorlton R.C. . ... ... 41S Karori R.C. , ... ... 414 Karori R. C. \ ... , ... ... 414 Patea Rifles ..... ... 409 Timaru Rifles ... ... ' .„ ■ ... 409 Taranaki Rifles ... ' .' ... ' ... 404 Petone R.C. ... ... ... ' ... 402 Karori R.C., No. 3 team ; J6 Linwood Riiles ... , ... ... 395 Marlborough Mounted Rifles ... ... 595 Weber R.C. ~ ... ... 390

The District Teams Challenge Shield last year was won by the Waimea Rifles,,with an aggregate score of 465. ;

CONTINUOUS MATCH.

600 yards. Seven shots. Prizo money, £15: 10 s . First prize, £2; second, £1 us.; third;, .£1; ten prizes of 13s. Gu.'each; and twelve 1 prizes of' 7s. 6d. each.: ■ Rifleman L. Shuttleworth, Chorlton, £2 35 Rifleman. F; Whitoman, ju'n., Upper . Huttl, £1 'ss. ... ... ■ 34 Rifleman'll. Marshall, Karori, £1 32 Pte.; Jones, Wellington ; Rifleman H. Bulford,'Karori; Rifleman F..Priest,' Chorltoii;. Rifleman G. W. Yoimell; To Wharau; Pte. Renwick, Napier;. Rifleman W. J„ Feast, Opaki; Rifleman E. E. Vennell, Te Wharau; Trooper Healy, Studholme; Pte. W. M. Jackson, Wellington; Sergt.-Major M'Cardle, Pahiatua (all 31); receive 13s. 6d. each. \ Sergt. Stock, Palnierston North; Lieut. Johnston, Kaikoura; Sergt.-Major Bruco, Waikato; Trooper C. M. Fowler, Stratford; Rifleman J. Turner, Karori; Pte. Cooper, Palmerston North; Rifleman Ronnie, Christchurch,; Rifleman R. .Craw, Chorlton; Corp. Breingan,. Gisborne; Sergt.-Major Noonan, Christchurch; Corp. Ay son, Mu'rihiku.; Rifleman Nat. Willoughby. Gladstone (all 30), receive 7s. 6d. each. There wcro 166 entries. CONTINUOUS MATCH. Winner—Sergt. James Napier. Seven shots at 1000 yards. Prizo money, £8 ss. First prizo, £1 155.: two of £1 2s. (3d. ; four of £1; two of 12s. 6d.; and four of 10s. Sergt. F. James, Napier,_£l 15s. ■ ... 31 Rifleman J. G. Wilson, Petone, £1 2s. 6d. 30 Rifleman Reid, Pongaroa, £1 2s. 6d. ... 30 Rifleman W. J. Eeast, Opak, £1 ...•' 27 . Sergt. Edwards, New South Wales, 27; Sapper Parker, Dunedin, 27'. 12s. "6d. each. Rifleman Henry, Opaki, 27; Surgeon-Captain Macknight, Maniototo, 25; Sergt. Mawley, Waitaki, 25, and Pte. F. Kells, Denniston, 25, 10s. each. There were over 500 competitors.