RIFLE SHOOTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1907, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

SATURDAY'S DOINGS AT TRENTHAM. It was anticipated that there would be busy doings at .Trenlham last Saturday, but in the ond only a half-hundred marksmen mustered. Tho arduous week of drill and duties passed by tho Wellington Rifle Battalion in thoir annual training camp, which terminated on Saturday morning, made the members disinclined for tho pursuit of the elusive "possible," and not n singlo company of thn battalion hod representation amongst the marksmen, though three Highland Rifles mustered at duty's cull to superintend the shooting on mound and in trunch. Thevo was iv imiall muster of tho Permanent Forces, und a very fair turn-out of ths Wollington Engineers and the Karori Rtflis Clubo— it is a cold day tudeed when theso companieo do not muiter well— to represent tho garrison, tho total muster being 65. The day was apparently porfoct, but tho quality of the shootiug was not, ai\i\ eventually an improssion prevailinl that there was a "fishtail wind making occasional sallies at mojft unexpected momentn for Iho upsottiug 1 of marksmen's calculations. A good score at 200 and 500 yards was niodo by Rifleman Harry Marsnull, of Karori (31 and 34 out of a possible 35 at each range). Riflemen Tarr, Head, and Bulford, of the same club, each notched 61. Gunner Plimmer, eolo rapresenUtivo of D Batt«ry, got on HI out of a. possible 105 »b 200, 500, and 600 yards. Two scratch men (Q.M.S. Madeley and Sorgeaat Vossoller) topped tho Engineers' list with scores of 58. The parades stato showed : Engineers 24, Karori Riflu Club 24, Permanont Foico Itiflo Club 4, Highland Rifles 3, D Battery 1. Lioutenaat R'Dianaid waa tho luper-

intending officer. Following are details of the Ehooting: — WELLINGTON ENGINEERS. A competition for company trophics — the first patch of the final series for the Hallenstein Cvp — was fired at 200 and 500 yards, seven shots at each range. A Class.

KARORI RIFLE CLUB. A competition was concluded for trophies presented by Mr. A. C. Pcarco and tho club. Conditions wore six matches, fivo to count. After a close finish, W. Torr won Mr. Pcarce's trophy with 273 points, G. HaJHday 272, G. H. Chapman 268, and H. Head 261 winning the others. The position of tho club's champion aggregate is now: J. Burns 458, G. Halliday 450, W. Tarr 444, H. Marshall 431,' H Bulford 427, n. Head 426, W. Jackson 426. The ranges usod for this competition wore 200 and 500 yards. H. Marshall put on top scoro with 65 points, Head, W. Tarr, and H. Bulford being next with 61 points each. Next Saturday the club will commence a new scries at the 800 and 1000 yards.

PETONE RIFLE CLUB. A Class competed for trophies presented by Mr. W. Judd and tho Scoullar ComPRny, and B CIaES for thoso presented by Messrs. C. F. Baudinet, F. Gadeby, and D Fraser, scoreis also counted for Mr. W. «. Cook c medal, which was won by C. J. Hollard with 544 points, .1. Roberts being the runner-up with 538. Conditions, fifteen shots at 700 yards. Highest scores:— A C'aws-C. J. Hollard* 58, G. Hawthorn* 56, J. F. Roberts 56, W. E. Hobbs 55, A Ballinger 54, C. Trevethick 46, W. li' Thomas 46. B Class.

B. A. Bartlett* ... W. H. Cookt B. D. Alexander* ... T. B. Wood 3- H. M'Leod E. Johnson A.. Scoullar T. M. Clark H. Trevethick D. H. Bird * Secure "legs-in." 700 Hep. Tl. ... 56 0 —56 ... 52 3— 55 ... 50 5— 55 ... 49 6— 55 ... 49 6— 55 ... 4+ 11 —55 ... 43 12 —55 ... 43 12 —55 ... 46 6— 52 ... 40 12 —52 tWon outright.

iiUU bOOHcp. Tl. Rflmn. H. Marshall ... SI 34- 0— 65 Rfimn. W. Tarr 33 31 0— 61 Rflmn. H. .Head 31 30 0— 61 Rfbnn. H. Bulford ... 51 30 0— 61 Rflmn. J. Thomas ... 29 31 0— 60 Rflran. J. Rafeo 27 32 0— 59 Rflmn. G. Chapman ... 27 31 0— 58 Rflmn. J. Burns 28 28 0— 56 Rflmn. W. Aston 30 24- 2— 56 Rflmn. A. Guise ... 25 30 0— 55 Rflmn. A. France ... 26 29 0— 55 R-flmn. A. Kemp ... 20 28 5—53 Rflmn. F. SUndidge ... 25 27 0— 52 Rflmn. G. Halliday . . 25 27 0— 52 Rflmn. G. Brown ... 21 21 10 —52 President W. Jackson ... 25 26 0— 51 Rflmn. F. Bewanfc ... 21 26 4— 51 Rflmn. E. Powdell .. 23 25 0— 18

ZOO 5001 Q.M.S. Madelcy 29 29 3ergt. Voßseller 30 28 3apper Leonard 26 26 Scvgt Gibb3 28 23 [)orpl. Piercoy 22 29 Sergt. -Major Homer ... 24 25 Corpl. Mitchell 27 17 B Class Hep. Tl. 0 — 58 0 — 50 0--S6 5 — 56 4 — 55 0 — 49 4 — 48 Sergt. Double 19 20 Sapper Radcliffe 22 11 Sapper O'Neill 13 12 0 — 39 0 — 33 5 — 30