RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 438, 22 February 1909, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

• ; MATCHES/.IAT.'TRENTHAM.-,-.'■■"■■■'■■'•■■, ";■. iPBACTICE:; AT ;'THE ; : tONG;.-EANGES^v,. J : Owing to the fact that "'■ the Sommerville and"/ Collins Ranges at Trentham 'have been closed i pending repairs and improvements, in readiness for the Dominion championship meeting, ■ wj(ich opens on Thursday week, March i, and: that the Kifle. Battalion was.engaged at field', tactics at;Sfiriunar, there.was an,,. unusually■;: email attendance of marksmen at the raiige on Saturday, the only corps represented heins the Heretaunga Mounted Rifles, D- Battery, Hutt. ValleV B ifles, Perm anent •■. Force • Rifle Club, and the Karori and Petone. Kifle .Clubs. ■-' Following are the.. results of the-. va'rious matches;—' , -: - .■-■ . : ..■-■'•■ :{\-.': : ' ; HERETAUNGA MOUNTED RIFLES. ■; Competition for championship, and the" "Nudd" Cup: seven-.shots, at 300 and.looo, yards. '•• Best scores:— ! ' . : . .■•'■,.- >'' ;■ •-.■'■■:■■ '■■■■■ ■". •: ■. .900 ICOO V :. ■ ; ; ■'■■■'■;.;'- •■'.-'• : O'. ■.C^-■■.-.' .yds.- yds. ffp. T'l. • Trooper, Trevethick : ".... 2G- 19 0 .45 Trooper Tobin -■::... '".'.. 28- 13 ~-';3-.--,: U . Sergt-Major- Dement .....25.: 7.- 3,; .35 . Trnmpeter'Chote ! ;-..v:. ; .;. ,2. : : 17.," ,12 ; W3l ".- For the,championship-aggregates,'.Trevethick. is lending with 231, Tobin.follows on with 205, and: Dement; comes third with 190.- Chote (12) . has' a lead inUhe junior aggregate, : with jEd-: riionde as runner-up."Tr'eTethick leads for the : f'Nndd'NGup with" 101, Tobin is second" with 89," and Dement third' with' BS.-,-: In the oggresates for- , Sergf-Jlajor ■ Dement's -trophy, Trevethick is first with 45; ToWn.."runner-up, , " one point: behind, and Chote third with. 31..... ■• ].y : : :; '~-'X: /battery., p-i ■/v'V.V-a;. ;' Practice. match at 900 and 1000 yards. ~...:».: ■•'. ' ■•■■ : •" '-■/:•:■. .■:•;■■ ■'•■: '■\;--m'---im\' r t-~ ::--; : -.-vV- ./,•-. " .-■: yds.: T&S TV' Kent..' : Skellaj-'r ■:...■..■.■■■:■"•■■...■■.:.;.•..,-20 ..:■.-.2G.V"v45,. Gunner:CotteriU ;■..;: ..;.; .;..; 16.;,-28:;,,«., Gunner . Focke . • .» •' - ».' ... 20 -: 13 .: 33, Gunner -Simmons "■ •:...., .-.., 12 : 11 •;■ ; 23.;. Corp; ;Chrißtie\ ; M.i.:...,.,», 11 ; r 3',:.11v . :^-Y'::-"-. hutT;':Valley : ;rifues; '■^■■^f ; Competition for company'trophies; 7-shots at > 900 and KHHTyards. BClassdid not shoot at--1000 yards.. ■ ■:■ :-::.v :-:;-..:.-:■-,-. H "... ■'.- '.'■/■•: '.A.\CfcASS.v.:.■' ' .^: ' r - ::V' ■ X■: '■:'■ ":■.-' ,'-'," '-:: : l ; ■.."-,':; -'goo-'"-'ioooV : -': ; .'^-:' ? "■'vK.-i "';".•• "" : : : v "yds. yds. H'p.Tl. "Lce.-CorpV Jaeksbn:;.- , ..v: 20 ; 21 : ■ 6:' -47 'Sergt: Smith,: ■■ .;.: ■■ \- 21 \. J5 '•'"■*■■■'■&.■ Serel. Domney , ....: ■ : .v. 14. 22 ,-. 7 ■ --43 V...V17': : .40 ■;:V-" : ;;.'-Vi:--;-;:3"-.CLASS. ; -:'"v':;;"\-;: '■■ ■■: "■'■'. ■■'.■" '-': : y- ■ ■ :. .'9oo loop. ■-.'■ ->^, :."■• ■■:" :'••••■■ :•.' ■■'.. -vv ■'■ : v-';.yds. yds."•' E'p.\T'L;' 'Bugler HUI .../....„;..• U 0 . 0 : U •Ptei-Walsh ... ,:...• '••., 9"■;■■ :»: / » V,-9.,, Sergt. Cooper ;';..... 6 0.3. 9 ; . .Pte.:Saul ...;::.'...: .:.::3.;'0. .4 .r :

; ■ PERMANENT FORCE RIFLE CLUB.:'; ■ Competition- for." trophy presented.:by Mr. 5. ,:^;; : :.v '■■".- '^^V';■>■ :.';yds. i ,y.ds.;;H'p. T'l.♦Gunner Alfred Jackson... 25 18: 10 53 Gunner W.SMay: .:. /- ■'»;: 28 -. J, -' I ■' fa Gunner-Milroy .7 ~: ...,20 7 22 ; :;, Ov ,«-,, Gunner: Williams ■;.: .. .v.., v 47. : -11 / |..-,.38.. : Gunner Farr ; ..;- ,;.. , :,. ; , 2 .; 22::... 8. 31 ... Gunner Arthur Jackson... 2.;.:.17. : 11 30... T Ottoii ; _Corpl. _Walker; . (s_ 9 _U), 28; Gunner Wood (5—7—10),.22; Gunner :Shadbolt (8-H5-U), 22.: ■;',■-: ':■. ■■■■ ;;^;; :■ : . *;Winner.- > .:-..-::■■: :-.b- ; : ■';- ■ -:^'.^''- - ' ■'. :-•".-'■ • 4 handicap' match was fired at 'Polhill Gully on Wednesday, February 17, for-a ■ sent«Vbyllr. Alfred Jackson.(Defence Office),■ The ranees'were 200, 500.. and 600 ■■■yards.'(seven,/shots to count). Good shooting was recorded.. The ■■ scratch :man, ■■''. Gunner : Milroy, did very. . :wel -:yy■-■y:: : : . / Jrmo r M>:'my :' - ■•■■•■■■ : K '-■:. : ; ::-:;■:,: yds/ yds. ,yds..H'p i ,Tl. J: •Gunner Milroyi .v., 31 :S3 ;.;»:■ , ; 0 9»vbanner' Ofrmj ,; :.»-»■ ;,29; §2 .■, 2, ■ «..-.; Gnnner M00re..'.:.: 27- : 25 •.23 . .. : 10.-, 85 : .. ■■-* Winner....:-. -...-. •;■ /■: ■■■■• .-•:; -.-....>..- ■ : _■:■■'-.;. '.;■.•:■ : -■'-! ■'.•• y /KARORI RIFLE CLUB.; / ; / V; : '■■• Fourth 'match of No. 3 competitioD, .seven \" shotsat 900 ■ J.-Kabe.inade. a .. splendid, display'ofmatkaiianship at the long. , ranges-(29-31), 60. :■ Standidge. made 30.. at 300. , ■;■.•:.■,.:.:::/.:■•,■;■■::: ; :: :>\ ■ :/'::: -;.::.- '■..-■■■: ",fyds.. H'p.-T'l. • "f Babe ■■■"•■ "'"■'■■■■.»■• ■•- 29 31 '. ~6V :60 ■.;. A France- *' ... ... , .....-23 25. ..0 .49,. : W : MoOTe ■'"?...---'--."'.. ; . ■ ; 20, .25 :^:3 : :. 2f V . A.--Marohaut;...-,,... ./■•. -2i/: 21 : -/0. via \ : ! : C. Hodder:(2t i -sor) ! 45; G. H; ; Chapman (23-19-3), .45; W.\ '; Tarr (27-i6-scr.>,-43; P. C. M'Lare,:. (15-24- ■; 3), 42V-E;. S.vWilson (U-23-4),:,41;- :A: ; - &.■.:.- llaisey (15-19-3), 37;- G. P.-BrowivaG-ia-e, : .. 36;' F,'Standidge-(30-5~scr.],,3a; Hi 1 . Marshall : .■; (9-80-sor.),''29;' "\V.. Karris (16-13-£CrJ, ,29? . ♦E. Oyi*Tver,:23i *JV. Aston, 2(J, :,.::- e Did not .c0mp1ete........ . ; y,; ! ./ :- v v ':., ~-^y~ '." C;-y • -;avellin(3T,oni navals^^;v : y; ■■; The "Wellington" Navals ■ held their_'■'.--'eightU.";. competition for the company's belt and medal i and other trophios. The results of Saturday's .■'-.. shooting. Gunner Boon a lead in- > the. belt competition-of .12 'points, his , , total,' counting but' one matchi being 449: P.O. Jaf-:, fary was .second nvith a total .hVi&IIa Three .. teams entered'- for.: the Martin ■ Challenge '-.'.■: Badfts. Of these Gnnner Boon's, team put pa ;; 186, P.O. Jaffary's team -147, and P.O. JlTvay's team (holders) 162. 'Following are tho results;—' ; ~ y' ; ;-'v^ : v;:vr.:--^-GLAss/v i : r -.: f: -.-- ; -3 ■-.-.•. .'■-:.■:■■ •■'■■".- : ' ■■■'.'■'■.■ ■■■ .500-'700" ■";-"•■ : ■'■■ : ', f ; : ■■'■ ■ . . ■■•"■0 ■;."- yds'. : yds. Tl.. - Gunner Boon"t ;.. ■:■«.' : '- 26 --28 V si. :V P.O. Jaftary, ;> .... »..-. ... 31 23 ; .51 : - Gunner Gibbs , ... •.../:...- 22 '26 ... 43 : P. 0., M'Kfiy :.» ■-':■■• ':.:... 23,.-/ 13;.-.:■■ 38i-'- ' •■.■■-- ;'- :B CLASS.'' ■■:--- : '.^-''' ; -' : ■. '■■:„:■■ ■■■ ■■■■•■ ',":'• 500 too ■■•■• :•.'. ;■' '' . : ■■".- ::■-'''■: yds.: yds; T'l. >. Gunner F. Martin**: : ...■:■„'. .24 -22 '46 ;.'. Gunner A. Burhsf. .'.;"■ -.•.;':-... 22 21. .43 , P.O. Steel; .... .o. :: ...,/;... 25 -15 . 40 :. ■" '■ ■;■-':"/■ .C CLISS.---■■■.'■ '■■■''■ ■ '/-'■- -'; '■•.•.'■■ ■-'■:: ■■■■■"■■: r" ■■■:,. - ■■ .-■',: : - :■: :: ■'■•,:■ ■.-■'-. / ; '■■'■■■■■ :■. ■■ yds.' yds; T'l.■■'.•. P.O. Calnan»tt : - ...... 22 .28 ..'SO"-:. Gunner E. Hosiat ... : :.. ... 2S 18 .48 i-:;.' Gunner Atkinson +t ■ ..... "...• 21 18 "39. .' Gunner Murphyf ... J .;.•--... ;19 17- 3S ' Gunner. Knight *»...';.v;> .... 22. 14 .38 V Gunner Croxton I ...-.;.. . .V. ,27 ~' 8 : 35 -' Gunner Tolley ... -14' 31 Gunner Williams '.■.'.. .;. •■•':';:. 39 ...13 32 - 1.P.0.'.-BishopJ. V"- ■'<•■':,: :••; --:. ■—: 22 ■ : 10 Gunner Casey (18—11), 29; Guniier/Miscall (15/ ' -12), 27; Gunner Stevens (13-10), 23 • P.O. \W- ■ liamson (2IH), 23; Gunner Dewar (18-3), .21; v Gunner Miller (8--10), 18; Guuner.H. Sinclair ; (6—11), 17; Gnnner Sheppard (12-r4). 16; Guii- ■■-. ner Bowie: (G—B), 14; Gunner Clayden- (11—3); V ; 14; Gunner long (9—2), 11; : Gunner Barber v (6-0),''6.-■'-.;.• .■■•.-,'■ ■:: . ' v:: : ->. -■:■«■■>■-.r^:!!■ *Legs-in..: tßadge holders. **.Trophy- out. ' right : J Special trophy winners, -~:.;: '. ;; ■-; Pte; Gower, of the P. and T.'6,,,waS the oniy v wpresentative of the aom[inny present on the ' range, th« others being with.the battalion at"' ; Miramar. In sorao practice, shooting at 900 and ' 1000 yards, he/had varying luck. At 900 yards O he put en 23; then he went back to 1000 yards, and not«hed-0!r He.tried again with this re- ■ sult-5545aiM2, which'is not bid f or long.range ehooting, ■> ■■■y,';■■.- ■;.■',;.■ ~■ ■;-,-...■ :,: 1;. v , . -. ■''■'.-