SHOOTING OFF.

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

SHOOTING OFF.

DECIDING THE "TIES." On Thursday "ties" occurred in Beveral events, and yesterday these ties were shol off. In the C.A.C. match, the Petone Rifle Club,' the Karori Riflo Club, and the Victoria Rifle Volunteers,' tied witli 15 points ech; Captains Ross and King, in the highest aggregates, tied with 431 each, and there were ties for places in the supplementary "fifty." ■ KING V. ROSS. There was no shoot-off between Captains King and Ross, a mutual agreement being arrived at by which Captain Ros3 wins the rifle awarded to the first of. thq King's Fifty. s THE SECOND FIFTY. . In the shoot-off between W. K. Williams, Ohura, ■ J. Porrin, Linton, and Corporal Gower, Wellington, who each aggregated 416, Perrin triumphed, and remained in the second fifty. .The conditions were three shots at 1000—no sighter. Scoros'.— Perrin 055—10 Gower.' .... 034— 7 Williams .......1...000— C THE C.A.C. CUP. In'. the' shoot-off between the Petene Rifle Club; 'Karori . Rifle Club CB), and Victoriaii-Rifle Volunteers, for the C.A.C. Cup, the cup and .£ls went to the Karori team; .£B.to the Petone.team, and £7 to the Victoria Rifles team. , SURPRISE TARGETS. One of the most interesting of the service teams matches was that described as tie "Surpriso Service Target Match"— three or more targets, placed at unknown ranges, at intervals of two: yards apart. Teams representing, respectively, one commander and six men were ordered to take up defensive positions, about from 500 to 1000 yards from the targets, their commanders being enjoined to keep a look out for tho appearance of tneii targets. Three prizes, value ilO. The result was:— Hits on hits, figure. 1 Hastings Rifles ...... 11 20 iK 2 Opaki Rifle Club, No. 2 11 M £Z 3 Weber Rifles - 8 IS £2 COLLAPSIBLE TARGETS MATCH, A good deal of interest was manifestec in the. Collapsible Targets Novel' match The distance was 200 yards and the targets "drain-pipes," as being suitable ob jects for shattering on being.hit. The teami shot in heats,: and were in pairs in the mound. When a target collapsed tht competitor occupying tho corresponding position in tho other team of the paii was ruled out of action and ceased fire When all the members of a team wen placed hors de combat that team was required to drop out of the competition. Prizes vaty: £1(1..' The. result ol the competition was as follows.— 1 1 Timaru Port Guards J* 2 Karori Rifle Club "A" : £■ 3 Dennistun Rifle Clnb COYER FIRING MATCH. This waa an interesting event, and was shot at 200 yards from behind cover. The squads were each- under a commander, who gave "centre," "right" oj "lol't" when one of the 25 "head and shoulders" targets appeared. The teami were squadded, and marched on to theii separate cover at Ave paces intervals, Magazines wore used—lo shots each manone shot at each appearance of the target. Results: Hits. 1 Karori Rifle Club "B" team 32 .£5 2 Linwood Rifles ..... 31 '£2 10s. 3 Akarana Kiile Club ' a £2 10s; "TEAMS AGGREGATE The prizes, totalling .£24, given for the teams championship, which went to the live teams making the highest aggregate in tho. Sectional Firing, - Cover-firing, Surprise Service Target Special Colonial Ammunition-Company's, and Champion Team matches were won as under: — , Points. 1 Opaki Rifle Clnb No. 1, 540 £10 ? Napier Guards .-_ 530 £i Ida. 3 Opaki Rifle .Club No. 2 530 £4 10s] 4 Linwood Rifles __ 527 £3 0 Timaru Port Guards _.. 524 £1 6 Karori Rifle Club "B" 524 jf!l SERVICE MATCH AGGREGATE. The winners of the Service match aggregate were as under, the prizes boin" given for the highest aggregates in -the snap shooting, rapid firing, attack, cover, loophole cover, and running mnq. eo m . petitions :— 1 £5, W. H. Cutler, N.S.W. 2 £i, Corp. Kells, Palmcrstcm Rifles 175 3 £3, Lt. F. S. Hoodi Masterton M.R. 167 4 £2, Sgt. Keilar, No.'2 Co. N.Z.E. 166 5 .£2, Lt. Sandford, Christchurch City Guards 155 G £2, Lt. T. Clarke, Waihi Rifles ... 163 7 £1, Pte. G. Waddington, Imperial Rifles 160 8 £1, Sgt. Yco, Victoria Rifles 157 THE RUNNING MAN. The running man competition, which commenced last week and lasted right through the meeting, was concluded yesterday morning. The conditions wore; Seven shots at 300 yds,, the target boing the figure of a man coloured

an Bin. bull's-eyo invisible to the fixer* Bach competitor had.to fir© all his shots while the target was moving across bis front, a distance of about 100 yds., 50yds. each way, in a space of about GO second*. Ilie prizes were awarded to the competitors making the greatest number of hits* bulls-eyes only counting to decide ties, Scores:— Hits. Bulla Sgt.-Major Nicholas, Blenheim, £5 „ 7 g £Z 10s. eachLieut. Capstick, Bruce 7 2 J. Law, Tun Marina 7 2 £2 10s. eachLieut. R. Mellor, 7 1 Gunner P. lCeenan,'Port Chalmers 7 l £V 12s. each— W. J. Welch, Opaki 7 0 <■ J. G. Wilson, Petone 7 Q Pvt. E. Murphy, Timaru .7 0 Sgt. Jordan, Blenheim 7 0 Sgt.- Yeo, Auckland 7' 0 •61 each—Gunner Dodds, Port (6 hitSi 2 "bulls"). Pvt. A. Drummond, Wanganui; Corpl. Mathewson, Port Chalmers; — Liddle, Linooln; Sgt. C. Joplin* Wellington; W. A/ Jacobs, N.S.W.; Lee.Corpl. Proflitt, Napier; B. Venncll, To Wharau; H. Hunt, Pongaroa; H. C. Bussoil, Hutt; C. Craw, Chorlton (each 6 hits, 1 "bull"). Corpl. Cannon, Wanga* nui; Sgt. Bryan, Waiuku; Pvt. WTH. ■ Boyes, Auckland; Pvt. P. Wain, Studholme; Pvt. Postier, Green Island; Lieut Hood, Masterton j Corpl. Wain, Studholme; Pvt. G. Waddington, Auckland; • L. Kitchen, TJpper Hutt; P. H. Monk, . Ngatiwa; W. H. Moselem, Kaeo; <Pvt Dulev, Dannevtrke; Corpl. Eagle, Carterton (each 6 hits, no "bulls"). The following'took prizes of 15s. each— ■ E. Harrison, li&hotuj Sgt. CressweD# Blenheim (each 5 hits, 2 'bulls")* Tha ■ following took prizes of 10s. each—Lieut., Cahill, Cromwell; CorpL Haron, N.S.W.; W. G. Lane, Akarana A- MacDonald# Port Chalmers; Capt Domigan,- Gore; Q-M.S. Pacer, Port .Chalmers; Pvt. Frederick, Marton: Sgt. Gascoigne, Wellington; Sgt. Stedman, Wellington, (each. '5' hits, 1 'bull"). The following took prizes of ss—Pvt. Catieley, Thames; Pvt. KcIV, Feilding; C. Batt, llangaweka; W. Hohba, Eastbourne; Sgt. Hugo, Wellington; Lieut. Johnson, Nelson; Corpl. Melhuish, Kaikoura; Col.-Sergt. Peattie, Bruoe; B. Wellvyood, Taradalo; A. Lane, Atarana; W. G. line, Aiarana; Lce.-Corpl. Halton, Wellington; Sgt Dalsiel, Palmerston: P. Dons, Onura; Pvt Duff, Timaru; Pvt Hadfield, Blenheim: W. Rogers, Stratford; J. B. F. Sutherland, Opaki; Sgt. Thomas, Cromwell; Pvt. Ward. Blenheim.