RIFLE MATCHES.

Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 162, 30 November 1896, Page 5

RIFLE MATCHES.

The Wellington Guards held competitions for all classes for Class trophies on Saturday at Polhill's Gully range, the A and B Classes firing at 300 and 600 yds, and C Clare at 200 and 300 yds: seven shots at each range. Some splendid shooting all round was done, those worthy of mention being Privates Ballinger, Aamodt, Edinger, and Hale. There were ten competitors in the A Class, and their average per man was two over centres, which is a capital performance, and speaks well for the Guards marksmen. Below we append the scores, together with the highest aggregates, counting the total of four matches in each class. There are two more matches to be fired in each class, and as there are three and four prizes in each class keen interest is being centred in the last matches. A Class.— Mr. 0. D. Mackintosh's and three other prizes.

The following are the highest aggregates;—A Class— Private Hale, 279; A. Ballinger, 278; Private Aamodt, 244; Private Macaskill, 235; Privates Leslie and Love, 231 ; Private Raven, 230. B Class— Private Kitchen, 222; Private Edinger, 218 ; Corporal Homer, 208 ; Private James, 201. C Class— Sergeant Love, 188 ; Private Withington, 149 ; Private James, 141 ; Private Kells, 119. The following fixtures have been made :— For 6th December, A and B Classes, Evans's Bay ; A Class on 12th, Polhill's Gully; C Class, 4th, 200 and 300 yd s; B and C Classes on the 11th, at 300 and 600 yds, and 500 and 600 yds respectively. For the 12th, match against City Rifles' A Class, a team will be picked on Monday week. The Karori Rifle Club held a match on Saturday, when J. Burns and E-. L. Robertson scored a win for the trophies presented by Dr. Newman and Mr. Field respectively. Seven shots were allowed at each range. The prinoipal scores were :—

7. Burns 34 34 — GS E. L. Robertson 31 34 — 6£ P. Robinson 28 25 — 53 I. Hughes 26 25 —5] The Petone Rifle Club held a competition on Saturday for Mr. S. V. Burridge't trophy, also to count for bronze medal and jlub's aggregate. The scores were : — 200 500 600 Hep. Tl, B. C. Kirk ... 32 30 30 scr —92 W. H. Ballinger 31 30 27 scr —8S J. Wilson ... 32 25 23 6— 86 W. A. Grace ... 29 22 25 8— 84 NfWilloughby 25 25 26 8 — 8-1 B. A. "Wolf ... 25 21 28 7— 81 R. Walker ... 26 24 18 10 —78

Pvt. A. Ballinger ... 32 30 -r- 62 Pvt. Aamodt 30 31 — 61 Pvt. Hale .„ ... 32 27 — 6S Pvt. Tbawley .„ „. 24 33 •— 67 Pvt. Raven 25 32 — 67 Pvt. Macaskill 80 25 — 65 Pvt. Leslie 27 27 — 54 Col.-Sergt. Richards ... 27 27 —64 Pvt. Love 25 28 — 53 Sergt. Lacey 25 25 —5C B Class,— First ]srize, value £2 2s, and twc other prizes. 300 500 Tl. Pvt. Edinger ... ,'.. 30 31 —61 Dorpl. C. 80u1d ... ' ... 29 27 —56 Pvt. Kitchen 26 27 — 53 3orpl. Homer 24. 26 —6C Pvt. James ... ... 23 25 —4S 0 Class.— First prize, value £1 10s, and two other prizes. 200 300 Tl Sergt. Love 26 28 —63 Pvt. Freeth 25 18 — 43 Pvt, James 20 19 — 3£ Pvt. TVithington ... 19 19 —36