RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

PUKETOI RIFLE i CLUB'S ASSOCIATION •The; .first competition for',' tho PufistoiRifle .Club's. Association Shield took place' on Saturday, "January 22. / The competii tion/is open to rifle clubs,, arid each may enter ono or more teams consisting of,five' members. live', teams c-oiupeted this year—two from Pongaroa and one each . IBom .Jlorocka, Makuri, ind .Weber. -Ihe ranges vere 200, 500, and'6oo, yards', seven shots, with an optional sighter at cadi, range. rhe weather - was all that coul(T a' strong light. ,lhe Weber _men were,in splendid form, and established a;lea<l of .10 points at 200 : ; yard9,v Pongaroa :-B/'.team ; befog second. Pongaroa'A was 'third, ;two.-.points behind,-.! Makiiri on© -point aheadof. Horoeka; At '500 yaT<ls .' Wefe-in-creased their lead to 18 points, A teing eewnd.B third, Hoioeka fotirfch, and Maicuri: fifth. At 600 yards Pongaroaagain, demonstrated , their strength at the distance by scoring- oight mora 'points' thtui W ebar, thus reducing Weber's lead to ten points, by. which margin they 1 become.'the first'. holders , of tho shield. Ponmrpa ■B. team finished: third,- Horoeka and Jlaknri being fourth and fifth respectively. Rifleman G. Lovejoy, of Weber, was top-scorer with 95; and J.; Franklin, of tho same, team, .scored; a possible at 500., yards. Apart from the-""Weber, team,- : there were only two scores of over 90— H. Coe, Pongaroa A, 92; T. Boardman, Pongaroa ,B, .91; L. Polglase, with 86, waS;head:'of''the .-Makuri'. list; and 1 H. Thomas, 84, of Horoeka. Following are the scores:— WEBER. '. v . : ' ;•■■■; 200 500 ' 600 - ' 1 ■ ■ yds. yds. yds. T'l. G. Lovejoy 32 30 33 95 W; Franklin ............ 32 - 30 32 94 F. C. Franklin 31 '32 .. 28 91 J. ; ; Franklin 30 - 35 25 ;90 E. Stewart 29 31 25 85 ..' .Aggregate score 455 PONGAEOA A H. Coe .................1...- 30 32 '30 92 H. Hunt ; ;.. 25 32 32 ;89 A: Herbert 29 29 31 , 69 X'.' Brenton ............... 29 30 - SO 89 E.- Eeed .29 . 29 28;, "86 ■ ■ ■Aggregate scoro ; 445 PONGABOA B. T..Boardman 30 u32 >',29 91 E.'Davies ......... 30 " 21' 27 88 £■ •iJ'en - 32 25 26 83 R Herbert 25 30 21 7G H. Eobinson . ............. ■-. 27 ■'. •-23 22 ■' ' 72 Aggregate, score BOEOEKA', ' H. Thomas 29 28 27 84 F. Giddens .....: ;... 30 . 27 25 82 C. Weavers ............... 32 29 :21 82 S.i Whitta ................... 22 '21 26- -72 ■T.. Whitta: ......V.™:.. 2-V ; .27 18 : ' . 69 . ./'Aggregate Score 889 MAKTJEI. ' L. P01g1a5e)'.......;.....,. .28 32" .26 ' 86 A. Jack 30 . 27 ~24 81 J., Murphy ............... 23 "25 27- ■■■■ 80 C. Madden 27 22 73 W. Mooch 1......... 25 19 11 55 Aggregate score ........ 375 : , A. meeting of- the competitors "was held' during the evening,' and' it was, resolved■that the 1911 competition take' place oil Monday, January 28, at Pongaroa. A vote of; thanks to' the .hon.V secretary': of. the competition. (J.-.Allen). and the- chairman of" the meeting ■ (Mr.; L G.. Lovejoy) concluded the proceedings. ■ - .-,■. s

PONGAROA RIFLE CLUB. The Ponfjaroa Rifle Club MdMtoiisuai fortnightly -.shoot' on ■ January.: 19," coihpeting: for.Mr:,'P.Kent's- trophyixt. 200; '500, and 600 yards; weather 'was not at its best; but P. ■ Brenton succeeded in putting ■ou a very fair.' tcoro, securing' his third leg-in for 'the'-trophy, and winning it., scores:— t; -'•t G<X)r.r ,u \ : . , yds. yds., yds., E'p. T'l. P. Brenton .......; 32: -32 . 28. 0 02 R. Reed 29 , 31 23 0 S8 T. Boardman-...• 27 . ,28. ... 29 4,:. ' 88 Hrd00,!29—29—23—0—86; H.'• G< ■ Co<v 2fi —19—30—11—8G; P. Herbert, 23—30—19— fi-82; E. Havies, 25—30—21—5—81; A. Herbert, • 28-29-21-0-78; -H. Robinson, 21—27—11—6 —08 j and -. Rev, J.' Rattray : 18 -18-11-21-68. ..

,i As most of,.the members intend to compete, at. the Ruahine/Association's meet-; ■ing'at.Dahnevirko, 'pa February 1 aid 2'ruary '9,'.' for . the club cup.-''-' ;