PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 764, 12 March 1910, Page 12

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS.

1861.—Lieutenant Brighton, Auckland. 1862.—Private Holt, Nelson. 1863.—Lieutonant Owen, Wanganui. 1861—Lieutenant Morse, Nelson. 1865.—N0 competition. 1866.—Sergeant Christie, Otago. 1867.—Sergeant Chisholin, Otago. 1868.—Sergeant Taylor, Otago. 18G9.—No competition.. 1870.—Lieutenant Goldie, Otago. 1871.—r Captain Wales, Otago; 1872. —Captain Wales, Otago.* 1873—Lieutenant Hoskings, Thames. 1874.—Captain Hamlin, Waiuta Rifles. 1875.—Lieutenant Skinner, Auckland. 1876.—Private J. Wilcocks, Clutha. 1877.—Lieutenant Payntei, Nelson. 1878.—N0 competition. 1879.—Corporal W. Ballinger, Weilmgton. I£Bo. —Sergeant Okey, Taranaki, 1881.—Lieutenant Paynter, Nelson. 1882.—Corporal Hutchinson, Dunedin. 1883. —Sergeant Kennedy, Dunedin. 1884.—Private W. Churton, Wanganui. 1885.—Lieutenant Lucas, Thames. ISB6.—Sergeant Remington, Wanganui. 1887.—Captain White, Gordon Rules. 1888.—Hon. Major Purnell, N.Z. Volunteers. 18S9.—Sergeant Parslow, Auckland. 1890.—P.0. Williams, Wellington Navals. 1891.—Private C. Kruse, Wanganui Rifles. 1892.—Sergeant Doughty, A Battery. . 1893.—Private A. Ballinger, Wellington Guards. IS94.—Corporal E. R. Smith, Dunedin City Guards. 1895. —W. H. Potone R.C. _ 1896.—Sergeant Wakelin, Hon. Reserve Corps, Christchurch. 1897. Private A. Ballinger, Wellington Guards. 1898. Private J. M'Gregor, Oamarn Rifles. ■1899. Bandmaster W. S, King, Oamaru. 1900.—N0 competition. 1901.— W. H. Nelson, Woodville R.C. Hyde, Opaki R.C. 1903.— R. J. King, Opaki R.C. J. W. Ching, Waimea 1905.— W.J. Milroy, Nelson R.C. 1906.—Colour-Sergeant R. M. Irvine Nelson. ' 1907.—A. Ballinger, Petone R.C.* 1908.— G. Hyde, Opaki R.C. _ 1909.—Lieutenant W. Duncan, Millorton xtines. i. lonI on outright, and presented again the Dominion Rifle Association for competition and annual owners kip only by Meman A. Ballinger, of the Petone R.C.

THE EMPIRE MATCH. 1 DOMINION WINS BY 111 POINTS. As reported yesterday, the result of tho firing of the'first three stages of the Empire match—a : six-range, ten-shot contest between teams of eight men aside, representing New Zealand and New South Wales—gave tho New Zealanders a lead of 21 points. - Yesterday morning the match . was continued, the final ranges —800,' 900, and 1000 yards—being completed by noon. The result was a win for the Now Zealanders, who continued |to improve their' position, drawing further ahead of the Australians at each range, and, in the end, emerged from the contest with a lead of 111 points; The. inatoh was keenly contested, and was the main source of attraction to the other shooting mon on tho range. On the results, the New Zealanders proved themselves to bo tho bettor men, their average score for the whoio match being 12.5, as against '40.25 made by the Australians. Very fine work was accomplished by Masefield; of the Sounds, whose aggregate range scores—4B, 40, 46—in the final stages of the contest, gave his side a big lead. Patrick, of Auckland, was the other hero/of the finish, with his scores of 48, 40, and 46 at 800, 900, and 1000 yards. Captain Ross made a fine score at 900 yards' (47), bat fell away badly at 1000 yards, making only 36. Another line effort was 48 at 900 yards, by Captain W: S. King, while Sergeant Franks, with 47 at 900 yards, was also ono of the giants of his side. Marenzi collapsed most unaccountably at 800 yards, making 22 0n1y—3300004453. Ho himself could not account for his ill-luck. He shot much better at 900 yards, getting 46, and followed with a useful 42' at 1000 yards. Of the Australians, Armourer-Sergeant W. H. Cutler was the mainstay of his side, with 44, 46, and 41, at 800, 900, and 1000 yards respectively. A. Cntler and O. L. Boyd were not less useful.. The former had to shoot against time at 800 yards. He fired last, and as the others had trespassed upon the time limit to within three minutes, he had to get his shots off in snap-shots. Below aro set out m full the individual performances of each member of the teams, with a summary of the aggregates at each ranee, andjshowing the increase in the lead established by the New Zealanders at each range. ■ AGGREGATE SCORES. ' The range aggregates wero as follow:— „ N.Z. N.Z. Austr. Gains, 200 yds. 367 357 10 500 yds 363 353 10 ■ 600 yds. 320 319 1 800 yds. 326 316 10' 900 yds. 360 307 83 1000 yds. I 307 280. 27 Totals _.... 2043 1932 111 DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING. Individual 'scores, in order of morit:— 1 NEW ZEALAND. 1. W. H. Masefield: Aggregate scoro, 200, 500, and '600 1 yards 133 : 800 j'ards — 44—5553555555—48 ' 900 yards ' 35-4443553543—40 1 1000 yards ! Grand aggregate 267 1 2. Corporal Patrick: J Aggregate score, 200,- 500, and 600 yards 132' ■ 800 yards 44-5544545555-47 900 yards 43-5454455455-46 , 1000 yards 33—4151334X51—40 r Grand ftgffregata , ~ 265 j

8. Rifleman G. Halliday: Aggregate eoora, 200, 500, and 600 yards — 139 800 yards 34—4434445033—34 900 yards 44—4355454435—13 1000 yards 45—4355335355-41 Grand aggregate 250 i. Captain Ross: Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 yards 130 ' 800 yards 00—4553444554—43 900 yards 53—4545455555—47 1000 yards 35—3404455524—36 Grand aggregate _ 256 .5 Capt. W. S. Kings Aggregate Eoore, 200, 500, and 600 yards . 132 800 yards ;. 35-5335544444-45 900 yards ... 34—5355555555—48 1000 yards ...... 30-3345054043-31 Grand aggregate „ 250 6. Sergt. Franks: Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 yards 129 800 yards 34-5543444535-42 900 yards .... 44-45455-45555-47 1000 yards ...... 00-0555335504-35 Grand aggregate „. 253 7 Sergt Sandford: Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 800 yards ..... 00-5544454545-^5 900 yards 35—43-15554554-44 1000 yards 33-5354554005 35 ' Ptf >- Grand aggregate ; ...... 253 8. Trooper Marenai, Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 yards 127 800 yards 35-3300004-453-22 900 yards 33—5555543455—46 1000 yards 43-0435555555-42

Grand aggregate ........ 237 NEW SOUTH WALES. 1. W. H. Cutler: Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 J?®", 137 800 yards 33-3555444345—44 900 yards 34-3454555555-46 1000 yards 03—4553555054—41 Grand aggregate 268

2. A. Cutler:, Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 , . yards ...... 137 800 yards 03-5355454535—44 900 yards ...... —... 32—5444545455—45 f 1000 yards 24—5424430440—30 B Grand aggregate 250 t 3. O. E. Boyd: i Aggregate score, 200 and 500 1 yards' 128 5 800 yards 05-4435440444-36 , 900 yards 35—5353024555—37 1000 yards 04—5554554535—4fi 1 Grand aggregate 247 i : . . 4. W. Pigott: i Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 i yards - 134 j 800 yards 55 —4555554454—46 i' 900 yards 43-0333343445-32 : 1000 yards 03 —0310545534 —33 Grand aggregate 245 , 5. S. A. Kefford: Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600' yards 132 800 yards ...... —5433555354 —43 ■ . 900 yards ' 34-0305055545-32 ! 1000 yards 43—4343443300-28 [ . Grand aggregate , 234 | 0. G. Fisher: Aggregate score, 200, 500, and GOO yards 122 800 yards 33-0025553355-33 900 yards i. ..... 35-4354455554-44 1000 yards 02—4550305504 —31 Grand, aggregate ——■ 230 7. W. A. Porritt: Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 yards 123 800 yards 35-4255554003-33 900 yards — 04 —5350335453 —36 1000 yards 03—5502354435 —36 Grand aggregate — 228 8. T.. G, Harrison: Aggregate score, 200, 500, and 600 . yards 110 800 vards 5-4—40-43545544-38 900 yards .... 35—5345005544—35 1000 yards 53 —4054444550 —35 Grand aggregate -— 224 ' ; The camp humorist (or worse) was abroad—witli stars on his shoulder-straps on Thursday night. Tent life was utter miseryasit was, but to make'it worso, about midnight the commissioned "wit" camo round with a supply of sulphuretted hydrogen, lifted the curtains of various tents and poured doses near sloepors. The intensely fotid odour thus created may have amused tho officer responsible, but it did not cheer men who had been continuously working for IS or 14 hours. The necessity of a medical man —with special knowledge of mental ailments—in the,camp is obvious. The extraordinary odour occasioned by , the sportive individual who sprinkled sulphuretted hydrogen in the tents on j Thursday night led to a good . deal of ■ thoorising. One rnnn rose from his bunk j in a choking condition, ami rushed for ■ the exit. Keturniug, lie implored his niato to tell him what occasioned the , l'etor. Tho much-travelled mate men- - tioned "swamp-gas" as a prssiblo solution, j naming it as the forerunner of malaria. This did not comfort tho man who choked. In another tent, a man became 1 violently ill from tho effects of the 1 odour, and remained in the pouring rain for a long period until his system had 1 righted itsolL ]