THAT ATTACK MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 761, 9 March 1910, Page 8

THAT ATTACK MATCH.

":■■ .'"'.'' ITS; BJZARRE; SIDE.-, "' : "', ) ■:"'. '..;,' '~ (By Claudo L. Jewell.)/- ' '■;■■;,'• .Competitors'at- Trenthani-are not remarkable for.' celerity", of movement, joy at innovation,- oi'glattiiess at'utility. And: so, although • the "attack match" yesterday occurred it was "at: once, obvious that "the spirit of soldiering- was lacking.'. Most Trenthanv men shoot as a hobby—. a'-'few. ( as'an. industrial'side-line, or because, as one soldier put it, "the shooting habit grows on:' a man' like, years." ' Last year the "attack match" was carried on t '"at-.the double." That is. to ebv, the, supposition was that the enemy bad to.'Be killed as soon as possible, that. he might'shoot' back and" so on. : And so '.the : competitors' ran. This year they' strolled;- it. is more dignified- and the presumption is • of course, that the men w;ould'stroll-just; as.lazily if' they were: "about-turned"; and the. targets opened fire on. them. /Yesterday the -."enemy'.'" wore..black'.\:HeJdul not-.lpok like a man, end any man who'neted lis,h'e : did would be likely to get himself disliked. The race- starts from, the 500 yards ( mound! and, when.-nt an indicated . spot 100 yards'further towards the enemy, the soldier: '-looses-"off - three rounds, at his man.' Ho. is' allowed 45 seconds to slay the. person who observes a stolid silence and stillness,' and cither dies or liveshut chiefly, the latter. 'The tired attackers, still disgusted at, being torn from the restful mound to move about ind carry lOlbs.'and riiie, then move up another 100 yards. The enemy is still rooted to the earth in' ■ an unconcerned attitude, waiting to be slain. Every man pours three.rounds in his direction, grumbles a good deal o t the hard work, and stumbles'on'to the.2oo yards mark. Here the'.rifles bnrk again, .and again the enemy lives. •' .Thero ; -was"- in yesterday's ••'"attack ji'atch" nothing-that suggested an attack. It was not smart, disciplined, or soldierlike, and in every respect was a travesty of- "active service conditions.".-.' Theso blase shots who'have for years looked

upon a rifle merely as a tool to win prizes, object to anything that puts, them out; of-'their, stride. 'The'general opinion -of- ; all t¥e'service,' watches, held yesterdav.is explained.jinVfh'o-'-w'or.ds of a volunteer': "What'?...on -to-morrow? JNone pf'.this; fooiihg ; ;ahbut,;.l-'.h6po. ■i-. ";.!cOVER MATCH. '(Service .conditions: seven shots at '300 'vaflisj 'stationary '/'head : and shoulders target's,: with bull's-eye invisible; to the firer. ■ 2 points, rcmamaer of-'the target,-'l'point. The competitors crouched behind cover, and •on the com. maud, "Get' : l*ady,".-loaded- their rifles andvadjusfod'lftfe,; sights;' Onthe sound of the wiiistlo, 'tlYex.- emerged from cover. and fifed, the time allowed being four seconds. . prize-inoneyyL.aiO,' apportioned according. results:".' . ■ _."';' , '• The" match was won by "Pte. Joplin, of -Wellington,.whose,score of pointsi was 3' : ahead; of- the runher'-up,.:Eiflenian Caldwoll, of. Karofi. Joplih.was '-awarded £i; the next four, £S each; ■ eleven others followed with'iei ss. (id.; twenty-three won :£l each, and" twenty-nine prizes of is. each- ' "'■■■■ : ---'. '• ••':■ :: ~';-V. ■„!•... - ■'■'■'■ .'■■•'." ,■■".. Pts. Pte. Joplin, ' Wellington ..V.V...;..-.;.....- 12 Prizes.of i£3':eacii:— *; : -'--',-'. Caldwell.'-tlvaro'ri ■'■.""""■«'■'■•;••••;••■»■.••••—' |J Sgt.' Campbell,, Murihiku/ ..'..'. 9 Field,''Ngatiawa ..••••■ • 9 W. li. "Astoh.i'Knrori 9 Prizes of JBl:ss. ■ Cd. each:-. . _ , A. H. Guy, Kapouga :.. — 8 Pte. : Wagner, Popotuuoa :..;......v..:..:. '8 Me'rse'y, . Ea^git'ikei'',' '..■....«.:.... .....;';•......' 8' Poole, Pohgafba,:.l. 1 ........',,...;................' ~8 Stubbings,.Ngatiawa, < ;;....:. .'..'.—.' 8 Pte. Lasc'elles, Napier' ......: 8 B. -C. Mabbett,; Weber,'....■.......\.....— r -'8 Lieut,. Charlton;;- Popotunoa ...;... 8 Sgt. Dunnell;' 'i'imwu-.....:.'......; '8 Corp. Goodall, Greymouth, : '8 ;...'..'. : ;:'. ......... 8 The following' .ivho 'scored .7, points each won'jei:—: -..".'.',"'\ .-, •"• ■-.•.' ■-'-.':• ■■' : Lieut. Mellor, : iWellington;-Sergt. Law, Daune'virke; : PteVH. B. 'Thompson, Inverca'rgill; Sergt/..Wing, Warton; Q.-M.-S. Cowan, Otago; Pte.'Bowkett,'Ashburtoh; J. Turner, Petone;' Sergt. : Dalziel, Palmerston; Lieut. Sandford, Christehurch; Lieut. Ke'ardon,. N0.;3 Engineers; Pte. Blaiichard, Tarahaki; Eifleman Allen, Roxburgh; Sergt. Molloy, Eeefton; Pte. ■Hafdiug,' Blenheim; Pte. Olsen, Eketa,huna; Sergt. -'.Dodij;, ■ Wellington; Pte, Giveia, -Wellingtoii';,-W: Curri.e, Eiversdale; Lahce-Corp. Prpffitt, Napier;, Corp. Eagle, Carterton; /Kiileinan Cuthbertson, Tua ■ Marina; Pto.'-'FJaherty,, Greymouth; Corp.. MTSa'yj, D^uiie.din',.-.^.,,. ■'-,'•. The : foUowing'. I w.on:',j;ri«gs.-pf-,,45; each, scoring each. 6;point's '' '■■■''. '•'"■ -.

Lieut.^Colonel- 1 D'ArbyV Chaytor, Nelson; Pte.' 'A'. J. Jackson,: Wellingtons Hiflenlan .'B.olojri, CKorlton; "Captain t Oos; Auck-' .lands iliiieman ' Glackeni ..Hau'tere; Pte. Kowe, Auckland; "'Rifleman Gordnkes, rParaparaumu; Scrgt' Porritt, Puk'ekohe; '.'Lieut. Kretsclimar, No. 3 Native Rifles; Pte! Cook, Palmerston; -Rifleman Sangster, Stratford;. "Mairigay, Piako; Captain Robinson, _Waihi; C. Craw, CHorltoni.i/D.K Roots, Kaponga ; Sqrgt. Jones,, Wellington;: Gunner Pocke, Wellington;. C. "H. Stratford; Rifleman- Alavley;' opakif w Tates, Napier; Ptei Webb, Temuka; Standidge, . KaroTi; Eiileman Harrison, Ohako; Rifleman' ' Guy, Rahotii; Rifleman Boyd,. N.S.W.; Rifleman Chapman,! tTo Kapu; Pte. Govenlock, Woodville; .Ser&t. Poster, Timaru; . Lieut.'Nielson, Dannevirke.

■ LOOPHOLE-COVE R f MATCH. ;Serrice conditions':' ttn'sjiots at 500 yds., prone, position . behind t^blporary' loophole. covers, •. constructed ofvwood. Competitors were allowed : the' option 'of using their magazines -'ind resting their (.rifles. Prize : money ) :\,!.i;6!);. '.apportioned, according to-the results. : ' The firstjfive on- tlieT.list,tfwith 4S points each,, were'3^wded.-iC3"4s-'each; the next •iour' were £&' ssl;' twenty-one 'were £ai!h'?/.?loven 13s. 6d. each; yteu 10s.-',each;.. and;:.seven 4s. Cd. .eacli. Results:— VCCZZ ■ Pts. •Pte.:.Waddingt6n; Imperial-Eifles ...48 Lt.' Duncan,' Millerton :. 48' Lt Neilson, Danney.irke'T.O.'i'...:. 48 ;Pte..-,Duley,-,Danrievirkfi .1ai.v.,... 48 Corcjukes, Paraparaumu .48 . Pte../. Humphries/ f.Taranaki l ■ •■>;.. 47. ■Fallows, lvarori -47 Q.-M.-S. Faceri'iPort Chalmers ' 47 Corp. ,-Kells,: Paliuerston ... .... 47 Pte.' Feasey, .Wellington 46: Porritt, New South..-Wales 7 -......._ 46 .Pte.'-Lang, Denniston"'-46 ■Mathison, New South' Wales ............. 46 Arm.'-Sgt.' Cutler,"J7e#i:SSUth Wales 46 it. i.Glarke; Waihi ; 46 Sgt; Jones, Wellington ...... : ■ 45 Corp. Jordan, No.vlv'Esgineers '. 45 .Pte./.Pattinsonj! Mi11ert0n"..!;.....'......... .45.Lt.Hood; ..Mastertori4s Rhodes, New. South Wales-- 1 .-.......!...... '45, 'Speck,' Stratford 45 kenning, Nelson' _;... 45 Lt VEllingKam^.Auckland \..i......„...... 44 Boleyn', Chorlton ..... 44 :Sgt.";.Wallis,";:.Wail£ato.! :... 44 E. • York; ■ Waitahuna"..44 Gunner.' l ITcenan,' rPortv: Gh'almers:.;.... 44 M'iCay; .' Chorltbn 44 C: - Williams,"Ohura: >14 Balfour,"' Taradale ; 44 " The following, - with' .43 • points, won prizes, of ; 13s!"' (id. :-rSergt. K\ Campbell,

Murihiku; Eifleman. Banks, ~Kimboikmj 'Rifleman" Luisetti; Arnberleyi .P.te.. Balk, I'eilding; Sergi'-Maj'qr,■'■.Maingay, Piako';: .Rifleman E.' 3. King,, Opaki; Bugler. Bai-- ■ linger,' Nelson; P.te..:.-il'Cullough,-, Hastings;.. Eifleinah- M'lntosh;' Opaki;. Sergt.Hammond, ..Blenheim;. P.te.' Marr, Dennisto'n. '■'.'■' \- '■'•. • : The,following,.:with scores of 42, won prizes, of 10s. [— '■:■', "'.. • •.'.■:•' '; .J.Whiting, Paraparanmu; L. Kitchen, Upper Hutt; W. K. Williams,. Ohura;' P.te. Anderson,,;. Auckland; -'Rifleman Rabo, Karori; C.- Whiteman,. Hutt; Rifleman Henderson,. Sounds;. ;Sergt; . Gcddes, Green Island ;■ Pte., -MfLean, Wellington; Corporal Moore,. Tiinaru.'-. Scores of 11 won prizes of 4s. 6d., as under:— Col.-Sergt., HarpeT, .. Dunedin; Pte. ■ Hopewell, Elthain; ! Rifleman: Barker, Chorlton;- L. Loveday, Ohura; Rifleman M'Calinont,-. Opalfl; Sergt.':. Harbey, Elthiim; Eifleman Tarr, Karori.

. RAPID FIRING MATCH. . Seirice ' 5 conditions: Khaki-colonred "head.-and-shouldors" - figure target' on brown and 'greien ground, exposed for 45 at 500 .yards range. The com-, petitory, with;, magazines- charged, fired off as manyfounds, up to ten, as they could in the time. loading was hat • 'allowi.! •icxoept-'Via - thieease of defective magazines. Prize money, <660. Prizes of ,£4:los. each \wre.-awarded to tli3 first two; £3 each; to the next two; then were .awarded two of £2 each, four, of jSIIOs.; seven of <£1 each; prizes of 3s. Gd. each were' ! also . awarded. J. Bu'rn6, ICarori' ; .15 Sergt. Purnell, Wanganui 45 Sergt. Wicke'n, Wellington 44 Pte.. Jickstfn,. B'uce. Ptel G rover, . TjiranaKi ....... 43 Corpl. ICells, ; : Palmerston'....™... .13 Corpl. • Wilsford, .Alexandra 12 Eifleman' Harford,'Peilding 42 Lieut; Lovy,"- Westpo'rt42 '42 ■The following took'prizes of ,£1 each:— Corpl/ Clyde; Waikari; Perrin, Linton;- Bugler. Ballinger; Nelson;- Pte. JWver,' Wellington; Lieut. . Hood, ifasterton; Corpl..Uoodall, (ireyraouth; Pte. Itoore, Timaru, each 41; Sergt. Thomas, Cromwell; A': Caldwell, Karori; 1 Col.Serg't.-. Peattie,. , Bruce; . C. Williams, Ohara; .Sergt. Jlolloy, ;Beefton; Corpl.

Fisher, Wellington! W. 1?. "Williams, Qhuraj-Pte. Barkle, Christehurch; C. Whiteman, Hutt; Lient. Skellcy, Wellington, each 10; G, Hyde, Opaki; Pte. Keils, Douuiskm; Sergt. Y'eo, Auckland: Sergt. Eden, ■ ' Waimea; Sergt. Hogg, King's lijlles; Sergt. Jaeksou, Linwood; Sergt. W. Crimp, Green' Island; W. Kuminor, .Tc AVharau; Sergt. Gasquoine, Wellington; Pte. Guthrie, Hastings,each ,10. , -' •

: The following, with scores of 38, look prises of- Bs. (id.:—Sergt. M'Calley, New Senlh Wales: Lieut. Alellor, Wellington; Carpi- Cannon, Wanganui; Q.-Jl.-H. Cowan-, Otago; Arm!-Sergt. Cutler, New South Wales; Sergt.-Major Billon, Nev; South Wales; Pte. Jack, Linwood; Lieut. Clarke, Waihi; Pte.•■' Biel, Linwood; Ser'gt.-Major Drummond, . Nelson; Lieut. Mirrilcss, Johnsouville; Sergt. Keilar, N.Z.E.. No, 2; B. D'iithi'e. .Christehurch; Pte. G. Grimp,'Green Island:. Gunner C'hing, Lytlelton; :Chapmaii, Te Kapu; Reed. Pongnroa; Alunro. Qlaki; ■ Arni.Scrgt. Motton, New. South Wales..