RIFLE SHOOTING.
i NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. 'I PRIVATE LOVEDAY WINS. (By Telegraph—Speoial Correspondent.) Wanganui, December 28.The North Island rifle championship meeting, held under the auspices of the Wanganui Rifle Association, was concluded to-day, Private Lovtday (Ninth Infantry) winning the Bolt with an aggregate of 289, 6 points ahead of the runner-up, Rifleman Franklin, of Weber. Detailed results are as- follow.:— < •
Alanawatu Match. Ten shots at 80 yards. Bull's-eye target. Rflmn. M'Neill (Tekajpua), 47 Rflmn. Hunt (Suburbs), iil 15s 46 Prizes of £I:— Bflmn. M'lvor (Suburbs), R. Franklin (Weber), Pte. Loveday (oth Regiment), Rflmn. Banks (Kimbolton), each 40; Eflmn. 'I'homas (Petono), 45. '/■ Prizes of 10s.:—Pte. Drummond (Wanganui Rifles), Rflmn. Brocklebank (Stratford), Rflmn. Gyles (Dannevirke), Rflmn. Govenlock (Linton), each 45; Rflmn. onelling (Suburbs), Rflmn.-Jackson (Stratford), Rllmn. Si'Murray-.'-. (Wanganui), Rflmn. Hyde (Opaki); each.44. Prizes of ss.:—Rflmn.. Diohl. (Dannevirke); Rflmn. Merrett (New Plymouth), Rflmn. M'Donald (Pohekawa), each 44; Rflmn. James (Okawa), .Lieut.: Hartnell (11th Regiment), Rflmn. Smart (Suburbs), each 43, ' ■
Counted out:—Bugler Solor (Wonganui Rifles),,and Rflmn. Wilton (Opaki). Tyro prizes of ss.:—Rflmn. Keating (New Plymouth), 41; Rflmn. R. Smith (Opaki), 40; Rflmn,. Collis (Mangaweka), 39; Gunner Dickson' (Garrison Artillery, Auckland), and Rflmn. Anderson (Tekapua), each 38.
CHAMPIONSHIP AGGREGATES.. The leading grand aggregates in the final for. the Belt are as follow:— "Pte. Loveday (9th Regiment), ..„...i,... 289 Rflmn. Franklin~ (Weber) 283 Rflmn. Diehl (Dannevirke) 281 Bugler Soler (VVanganui) 279 Rflmn. M'lvor (Suburbs) 279 Rflmn. James (Okawa) 275 Rflmn. Gyles (Dannevirke) 275 Rllmn Smart. (Suburbs) 275 Rflmn. Thomas (Petone) .............;.... 275 Pte. Hayhew (7th Regiment)' ...274 Rflmn. Banks (Kimbolton) ......;......V. 273 Rflmn. Hunt ;(Subu'rbs) 273 Rflmn. Barkle'(Suburb's) .. 271 Rflmn. Winslade-(New Plymouth) ... 270 Rflmn. Merrett'(New.iPlymouth)........269 Rflmn. Petersen (Tarama.) : 264 Pte. H. King (7th : Regiment) :. 264 Rflmn. Ballinger (Petone) ................ 282 HIGHLAND RIFLE CLUB, . The Highlanders had a, practice match at long-range shooting at Trentham on' Saturday, seven shots, and a sighter, at 800, 900, and.looo'yards. Appended are a few of the scores:— President Macdonald, 81—29—29—89; Rflmn. Spencer,.'. 30-80-27—87; Rflmn. Conibear, 26—30—29—85; Deputy-president Shannon, 30-28—27—85 j Rflmn. Eves, 27— -32—26—85; Rflmn. Gower, 25-30-29-84; Rflmn. Mortenson, 25-26-31-82; Rflmn. Pinckney, 28—24—30-82. ■ ■ . Next Saturday a match will be fired with the Karori, Rifle Club—two teams, 10 men each, over ranges SOO, 500, and 600 yards.' ' , ,;.. .■ -.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1635, 30 December 1912, Page 7
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