RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 800, 25 April 1910, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE HARDWARE CUP MATCH.; At. Trenth.mi on Saturday afternoon thj annual rifle match for the Eardwan Cup, competed for by teams ropresentinj the wholesale hardware firms of W e l lington, was fired. The trophy is -j handsome silver cup, presented by thj firms. The'conditions of the matcl were:—Ten men a side; ranges, 200 arjj 500 yards; seven. shots" at each; D.R.AI conditions; three wins to secnn the cup. Last year the ii.tial competition was held; Mills and Company's tean securing the first win. Four teams en tered- for Saturday's match, vthese repre seating. Messrs. : Briscoe and -Co.,- ltd! J. Dnthie and Co., Ltd., E. : W;-Millj and Co., Ltd., and the C. and -A. Odlij Co., Ltd. On.arrival at Tnmtliam it wa at once apparent that the'weather-;cond| tions were very bad. . The light was-vsrj dull, and the cold southerly winds. ! catm in sharp gusts from the right. The Odhj Company's team, which was a strong ona started firm favourites, ,it\-being sidered that they-'carried,-too "guns" for . the others, rumours of som! of their trials, having'leaked out. ] At 200' yards ,the .first, division of Od lin's,. shooting well, quickly., put ■ on.lii Mills', however, shooting keenly, managej to head this .with 145; Duthie's .got oj 121, and BriscoeY-107.With the secoifl division ddwn,'.Mills' put on 118, settling to it and running, second :wii| 115, Odlin's getting lio; and Diithia's 103 This' left' last year's winners, Mills ahl .Co., in the lead with 263, Odlin's- fol lowing cosely with 251, Duthie's 230,, ahl Briscoe's.222. Coming, back to-SOO-yiia the ' conditions became worSe, the, lrinj coming in.-firm squallsfrom tho.righj while occasionally: light puffsVcaine ho* the left. It was Trenthain in' an; angfi mood, and sufficient-to harass the bess pf shots. ■- Under - such conditions -it : wit still any team's match. The coaches'.'ij the teams • had their .'• hands ; full; at,,.thi range,- every shot-being keenly: watched With the first division-down, "Dnthie! improved their position, putting.on'ili ana gaining three-.points on: the,-lead Mills', going steadily, put on 115; Odlin] scored 101, and Briscoe's, striking. a- bai patch,' 52. only. .With the last.: squad, b go this left Mills and Co. clear ,in .frbq with 378, Odlin's men dropping;.back'-'.b' 352.' .Duthie's had.-crept up to. 348, ani Briscoe's were last. with 274. .With tj>, last- division , down' the goicgi was ver keen,- and with the strong right" gusts, q winds challenges were', frequent. Eon ever, only one man won," his, challenge and; he .secured a "bull." Odlin's-im proved their .'.-.position', here) gaining;.tiii points on' ; the leaders with 94, Mills', gel ting on ; 92, .Briscoe's' rallying with .82 and Duthie's"getting'77. ■ ;• '-V-jJj Mills' and Co. thus ran out winners a a' very keen match-.with 470, Odlin'e,'i2 points away, .being next, -'with' ;44f Duthie's followed with 425, and Briscoe' with 356.; The sliooting this year;.wasij .distinct improvement on last year's," whej under much easier conditions the score were Mills and Co., 468Duthie's, .431 Odlin's,: 411; Briscoe's,- 305.. It-, will hi noted that Briscoe and Co. - have; mad the greatest advance.The best scoree the.day was made by Drumtnond, of Od lin's (59), -.'a really: good effort' .under.ytH conditions' -M'Laren, of Odlin's, maid 58, and Bishop, of Duthie's, 57. It.;i worthy of note that the whole! of .fte wiij ning team • nsed "aperture" sights, ..'ani although some'of -the men- hsd never'see! them before'they did well with -then; Of. "Mills', team: only throe men fired i the mafch last year,, the new blood proij ing very successful. The'cup is to be presented ti' th 6 wit hirig - team .it 'a' smoke concert, to be hel this ■■ week. The teams "sie much, ii debted to Capt. Gibbs, Engineer; who 1 , acted , as range -officer, and ;tifide whose control everything; worked smoothly and without a. hitch.; 'Also, the ' detachment: of; the' = Engineer's. ;wTi officiated in-charge of thetelephones. ; Details, of the seoriug'.'are;:a follow:— ■ ' T'.j .... E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd.- ' 200 • rGO yds. yds. T' C. Gnsqnoine 29 27 ' H Marshall 31 2o F. Temple :.... 26 • - 27t J. "VVagg 32 : 21 U. Croll 27 25 G.. Smith .... 25 22 W.. Nicholson ,27 ; -. 'is R. Davis 23 lb T. CC0nne11:...... 19 16 A. Bnggs 24 11- '« Grand total : 207 « 1 -C and A. Odlin Co., Ltd. . 1 i 200 500 1 yds. yds. D. Drummond 29 30 { P. M'Laren '30- 1 28 -,j E C. Hodder - 31 22 I H. Inglis 30 20 i . A: Medhurst :..2f 21 ■■■■4 , C. -Odlin : 28" 21- "i 1 C. Wickett 20 ~ 18:..,J A. Williams 18 19 'A E.i Herron : ....: 22 ID < R. Herrou .... —.. 17 6: 5 Grand total 251 195 -44 *■ '•'■ ■- st ■■t 2 . ■ J. Dnthie and-Co., Ltd. . . ~j 200 500 1 ' i yds. yds. T*. K; Bishop 28 29: : 5 ." S. Hart - 29 24 5 J. Conies 31 21 A. -Hugo. 18 29*"™^4 A. Rigg 27 19 i ■ Griffiths 20 , 24 i • C. Copeland 26 11 3 -. Parker — -20 13 -, 3 Og» ; "15 15' - S [ Turnbull — 16 .10 . 2 5 Grand total ..........:....'230 195 - 42 1 5 . Briscoe and Co., Ltd. ,' ' j 200 £00 ') i •. - . yds.- -yds.-T|| FaTqnhar 24 24 , -<4 1 Mitchell -j 28 '• 19 1 ChaTunan 27 17 .4 1 Stevens ,23 20 1.: 4 - Bindley - 21.17 : 3 J W.' Bridson 24 13 •.3 , Anton , ...A -19. -:.12 . Gummms :- ,22, -.9,.-;8 Knight • r r....... 23 . ; 0, : ... .2 Newbold 11 .3 ..1 0 r Grand- total 222 131 35

WELLINGTON CIVIL SERVICE V.i PALMERSTON. f

'The • teams match— Wellington'.: Civi Service-v. Palmerston—was decided at Pal meriitori oti Saturday afternoon, at 200 am 500 yards ranges. The targets were;hW down at the 600 yards'range.- The mate] was won: by the Civil Service'by 19 points Scores:— r ' . j Civil Service.—Burn?, 67 j ; Skelley,:6s, Hairiilton' and Halliday, 6i each; Coadj 63; Williamson and.Boss, 61 each; Roa and' Ev«6, 60 cach; Bolton, 59; Brooke 57; . Lowe, 55. -Total, 734.

Palmerston North.—Needham, 66; Dal ziell, Mj.'Gook, 61; Pickering, Craw, anc O'Neill. 60 each; J. Perm, 59; Stock, E Perrin/Kyle, -Friend, and Smith, 57 each Total, 715. - , I