RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 317, 2 October 1908, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

. OPENING OF THE. SEASON. : As an indication'of the keen .interest, shown. by local riflemen in the opening "shoot" of the Beason at Trentham to-morrow Ray be instanced the fact that no fewer than 37 targets —a record—have been applied for.' is forecasted in our columns some time 6ince, the circular tagets used at the last Bisley meeting will be gradually introduced to the New Zealand rifle ranges. , The corners of the present square targets will be painted a neutral tint, and only those hits registered in. the .circle will be added to the marksman's score. Firing tomorrow, will he from the Sominerville and Collins ranges, targets rn which have been allotted as follow Sommerville Range.—D Battery, 1; Engineers, 2 and 3; City Rifles, 4, 5, and 6; Guards; 1, 8, and 9; Kelburne Rifles, 10 and 11; Civil Service Rifles 12, 13, and 14; Post and Telegraph Rifles, 15, 16. 17,,'18, and 19; Zealandia Rifles, 20 and 21; Highland Rifles, 22, 23 and 24. Collins Range.—College Rifles 16 and 17; Hutt Valley Rifles, 13, 14, and 15; Karori Rifle Club. 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22; Officers' match, 23 24, and 25. PONGAROA RIFLE CLUB. The members of the Pongaroa Rifle Club met • on September 30 to complete the firing for Tucker's (Wellington) trophy and a gladstone bag, commenced on September 23, but abandoned after firing at 200 yards, on account of the gale. The weather was in one sense ideal, but not from a marksman's point of view, the lights and shades, with a varying breeze, causing considerable trouble to most of the competitors. The gladstone bag was won by G. Atkins, who was Tim pretty ploso by A.M'Donald and H. J". Poole. F. Brenton and J. Allen, who were firing off a tie for Tucker's trophy, tied again'in the aggregate, and as the conditions laid down are that ties must be fired off, they will meet again to decide it. The Mores were:— • 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Hp. Tl. G.) Atkins _ ... 32 28 25 8 93 A. M'Donald ... ... 26 16 22 28 92 .H. J. Poole ... >. 28 26 27 10 91 R. Reed . .... ... 29 28 28 0 85 T. Boardman 26 23 26 9 84 A.Herbert ._ ... 28 28 27 0' 83 F. Brenton „ ... 31 28 24 0 83 J. Allen ... _ 28 21 28 6 83 E. Coe .- 29 24 23 4 80 E. Davies . w. ►- 27 ,25 22 5 79 H. R. Poole ...24 15 17 13 69 O. Haines ... ... 24 . g 16 15 61