RIFLE SHOOTING. NORMAL CONDITIONS AT TRENTHAM.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 34, 10 February 1908, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING. NORMAL CONDITIONS AT TRENTHAM.

COMPETITIONS NEARLVCi COMPLETION The Wird was a bit nuzzling, at Trentham on Saturday, which is exactly what marksmen who know tho range beat expect it to bo. On "the Soddon range, where some long distance fiung took place, there wa.« an allowance of from thrqe to ton degrees right nceestary; but on tho neighbouring (Suinmcrville) range half a dozen degrees luft allow anco was somet.mes necessary. The shooting as a whole j was merely lair, though a icw good individual totals were compiled. An excellent beginning; was naado at 900 yarub by I'm ate iJstrby, oi tho City Rides. Ke opened wnn a buhVojo Bigntirig shot, and followed it with five conseoutivo bull'seyes lor bufirtess shots, but bis last two shots gave only a two and a three, wlylo at 1000 yards he only made nino points in seven shots Prhalo Westwood, of tho same company, compiled 48, and so topped the totals made at these ranges by tho members ot companies which fired fourteen shots per man Rifleman hi. Han^ thorn, of Petone, with 4-6, had a lead of livei point: trom his nearett clubmale, and of twelve points from hi* nearest eerateh antagonist. Kifleman J. M. Clark, of tne same club, who is shooting consiFtentiy at ]&ng ranges, was top of tho B Class shots at this competition. U Battery hred ten ehots per man nt escli r.uige, the result bsmg a rush-away win for Corpoial Wickons, who made 30 at 900 yards and 33 at 2000 yards. The runner-up, Corporal Sudc'.aby, was thirteen iioints behind.' Of the men who shot, at the shorter ranges, the beet performances from f-cratch wero mado by Riflemen Burns, of Karori (33 at 200 yards and 28 at bOO janls), and ColourScrgt. Baker, of the Hut.t Valley Rifles (2U at 2CO yards and 32 at 500 yards). Corpora) Collay, ot (he Kelnurne Kifles, mado 27 at 200 yards and 52 at '500 yards, and having eight points handicap he finished with 67. Thp Wellington (iiiards fired at 300 yards and 600 yard-. Private Neal, with a handicap of four points, got on 60, and Private Aamodt, wilh two points, followed him with 67. Tho latter i-cored an rxcollent 32 at 600 yards. Generally speaking, it was "a dny out 1' for handicap men, and in the Karori Club's competition they filled first, t>econd, fourth and sixth places. Rifleman Aston, with 31 at 200 yards and 29 nt 600 yards, plus two, points handicap, fillpd first place, though Rjfloman A. W Kemp, with five points .start, ended with an equal number of .points. Rifleman- J Burns niadn 61 from the gun, and greatly improved his position in the Kolapore aggregate. Tho Post and Telegraph Rifles finished their competition for tho company's, belt, and it was won by Private Jonc^ who led pnrgt. Gilbert by a bare point in tho corcplcted aggregate. Thrit- was a^ain an excellent muster of m^rksmon, the total running to cJosq unon 300 Shooing was superintended by Captain C Hj Turner, aasisted by Lieut Glendinning, and tho tranches w-pre under superintendence of FStoff-Sergt.-Maior Colclough. Followinj? is thp narnrie srato .—D Battery 21, Engineers 13. City Eiflps 20. Guards 13, Ke]--burn" Rifles 14. Pc^t arrl Telrjrranh Riflps 26." College Riflp? 16. Zenlnndia Rifles 49, I Highland Kiflpn 49, Rutf- Vallpy I?ifle«. 22, Farori Rifl« Club 30, Petone 'Eifle Club 24 : total 276. D BATTERY. A practice at 900 and 1000 yards was, fired : ten slots at each range. Corporal Wickens bad an easy win.

'* Did not finish at OOOyds. + Did not hnish at 1000 yds, WELLINGTON ENGINEERS. The company tropflles 'aeries of competitions were advanced a stage further, with mntcrial effect upon some of the

WELLINGTON GUARDS. The second competition for a late member's trophy was fired, and '-also the fourth competition for B class trophies. There is one more to ro in each event. Points wcro lost by Pvts. FeUjngham and Sma/t. Each put a shot on a wrong target, though they a^e old enough to know bottsr.

KELBURNE RIFLELS. A match for company trophies and for the'aggregate pri/.o was s?ot through.

At COO\di. Corp Collpv berrnn vith an outer and followed it with six bull's eyes. POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES The final competition for the company Belt was fired. Private Jones won it,

Following i 3 the result of the belt aggregate.— P\t. IL C. -Jones 270 Sorgt. W. Gilbert 278 Corp. G. B. Williamson 270 Pvt. W. A. Smith 2^7 h>ergt Wakolm "6f> Pvt. Hamilton 264 Col.-Serph Bolton 263 Pvt. Withers 262 The three first-named will represent the company a\ rho forthcoming N.Z.D.F R.A meeting at Trcntham. COLLEGE RIFLES. A competition for o trophy presented by tho of£cor& of the company was ored,

and the trophy was won by Pit. Rollerman, with n scoro of 65. Sp.'g*. Ward made a creditable 59 from the barrel. ! I |

HUTT VALLEY RIFLES. A competition was fired "for tho Cham pionship Shield and Company Trophies. Lance-Corp. Jackson made 32 at 200 yds, and Col.-Sergt Baker 32 at 500 yds.

HIGHLAND RIFLES. The company fired at 300 and 6CO yards for the company bolt, Ballantyne Shield, 6roydo6roydo aggregato, and company trophies. Tho best scores at 300 yds were Corp. M'lvor's 28 and Corp. Marsden's 27. At 600\ds.Sergt. M'Millan put tin 29, Corp. M'lver 28, and Pvt. S. Shannon (a B class shot of groat promise) also put on 28/ Most of tho scores were kept down byt a light, but tricky wind blowing- in n. genuine fishtail style, sometimes from the right and sometimes from the left.

ZEALANDIA RIFLES. Tho company belt was fired for, also some trophies. Sergts, Hugo and Schulenburg. nricl Private Elslov each made 34 at 200 yds.

KARORI RIFLE-CLUB. This club fired its penultimate competition in the third and last series. The day'n competition was, at 200 and 600 yards, but. several members' aUo completed their 'shooting in matches left unfinished at the 900 and 1000 yards ranges. The long range aggregate is now complete, and the special trophy allotted for the highest score therein (at 800, 900, and 1000 yards) has been «won by Rifleman (J. Holliday, with an uggregato' of, 172_ for .four matches. Rifleman Standidgo finished second with 172, and ho won outright the special'trophy ghen _for best aggregate shooting at 700 yds, his record being 96 points. ' G. '-lalliday and W. Tarr, each. 90, »ied for second place. _ In tho championship aggregate, the positions to present time aro as folluw's: —Halliday 577, Lewcr fiSl, Standidge 547, Iloddor 547, Tarr 541. This it, a certainty for Halliday, but in the KoJiipure aggregate (all shooting at 200. 500, and 600 yards) ho is bracketed equal with Burns, and thero is a match yet to bo fired at SCO aud 600 .yards.. The four best totals are: Halliday 393, Burn's 393, Hodder 584, Stan3fdgo 330. In the current series {for club trophies) the aggregates are— Burns 170, Bulford 168, Tarr 168, StancHdge ,168, Halliday" 163. Saturday's bhooting gaio tho following results: —

PETONE RIFLE CLUB. Tho No. 3.aggregate was. gone on with, reven r-hots bem<r fired at 900 yds and tevea at 1000 yds.

Corp. Wickens Corp. Suddaby Gun. PlimmT Gun. CotiorilJ* Bergt.«Major • Skclley Gun. Kingdom, M'Quarryt 9001000 Tl. 30 33 — 63 20 30 — 50 32 15 — 47 ,0' 33 — 42 15 20 — 41 14 26 - 40 24 12 - 36

iggregates. 200 500 Hep. Tl. iSergt.-Major Cibbs . . 26 51 0— 57 3ap. Fleet , 28 21, 7— 56 Lance-Corp. Chapplo £l 25 10 —56 3ap. Lennard 26 24 5— 55 3ergf: Double 20 25 0— 54 Lance-Corn. Grainger 19 23 10 — 52 3.M.5. Piercy ... . 23 28 0— 51 3ergi. Mitchell . 26 24 0— 50 3ap. Corlet » 23 14 12 —49 Snp. Swiney . 20 15 13 —48 sap.a p. Douglas .. . . 17 16 12 —45 3ap. Webster ... 18 12 14 — 44 CITY RIFLES. A practice match at long ranges was scone through, with results ranging from [air to disastrous. 9001000 Tl. P\t. West wood ... . 22 26 — 48 Pvt. Feasey ' . ... 21 22 — 43 Pvt. A. .T.'Jiick.son . 25 14 —40 L'vt. Jackson. Sou 12 27 — 39 P\ t. Darby 30 0— 39 PU. Pitchbr . . . 23 13 —35 C!orp. Jackson 6 2?, — 28 Pit, Price ... . . 20 7— 27 Pvt. Given .' ... 12 12 - 24 P\r. Lan- 22 2-24 Pvt. Turner ' . 12 6— 13 PW Wiren . . . 12 0-12

A Class 300 COO Hep. Tl. Pvt Xenl . 2.5 3l 4—60 Pvt. Aamodt . . 23 I>2 2— 57 Pu. F. Tinney .. '22 31 4— 57 Sergt Tinnay 20 27 0— 56 Pvt. Dov.-man . 27 24 4 — 55 Pvt. Smart . .• 27 26 0— £3 Pvt. r cllingham . 17 2-) 4— 45 B Cias'.. 1^( Bniloy . ■ 2'i 20 .4— 50 Ellis 18 2^ 3— 48 I'vl. Patercin 19 25 0 — 44 P-(. H. .Smith 16 13 5- 34

3orp. C'ollcy Pvh> Orr Sergt. Macauley Corp. Munro Pvt. Hnrf IJupler Watson P\4. Ilanford . F'\i. Polticrow • Pvt. Rulc-lior Pvt. Bird P\l. Stow art .. 200 27 21 ZH 22 0,1 13 21 25 10 V! 12 I 5001 52, 26 26 21 27 13 10 £2 13 15 Hep. Tl. 8 — 67 5 — 55 0 - M 6 —.52 0 - 51 15 — 51 10 — 50 0 — 45 0 — 41 8 — 40 10 — 37 Pvt. Pan10 — 35

eigt. UJIUUU. Pvfc. Jnnps . . . 3crgt. Gilbert Pvt. Gillies L'ol -Scvgt. Bolton L'orp. Williamson Pvt. 11. D. Smitb . isargt. Wakelhi n. i rr_j..:n 300 500 Tl. 26 29 — 65 28 27 — 55 27 27 — 54 26 27 — 53 26 25 — 51 23 26 — 49 25 21 — 49 or, oi _ /in 9h 77, — 4 1

200 500. Hr p. Tl. Pvt. Wollerman ... 30 23 V— 65 P%t Pyo 28 27 5— 60 ttorgt. Ward* ... 31 28 0— 59 Pvt. L»pg 20 23 15 — 58 fierßt. Millar .. 25 26 5— 56 Corp. King 27 25 3— 55 Pvt. Meek 27 20 7— 54 IJTt.l J Tt. Cimino 21 15 11 -^ 47 Corp Kiernan . 20 11 6— 37 • Winner cash prize ao. each range.

A Glass. ■ 200 500 Hep. Tl. Corp. TrevethickH . . 30 23 5— 64 Col.-Serßt. Baker-t 29 32 0— 61 Lanco-Corp. J<acl>son v t 52 24 4— 60 LancoCorp. Broad ' . . 27 21 10 —58 Pvl. Routley ... 30 22 4— 56 Scrgt. Smith 26 2?, 7— 55 Corp. Tanner .. -... 20 18 14 —52 Corp Domney '... 2D 11 9— 49 Pvt. Smith 17 16 10 — 43 B Class. Bugler Hill-t . . 23 23 5— 51 l'vt. Ledbrook* ... 10 15 5— 30 Pvt. Miles . ... 23 11 0— 37 IM. Cooper 13 13 6— 37 Pvt. Cfea^cr 19 7 8— 34 Pvt. Glennie .. . . 16 14 1— 31 Pvt.. Koill . . . . 9 3 3— 20 l'vt. Bold . . 9 2 8— 19 " Lc3s-in for trophies. t Ammunition prizes.

500 600 Hep. Tl. Corp. M'lvor . . 23 20 0— 56 Pvt. Corbett „ 21 25 10 —56 Sorgt. M'Millan 22 29 0— 51 Col.-Sorgt. M'Donald 22 27 0— 49 Pvt. M'Lean ... . 25 24 0— 49 Corp. Marsden ... 2-7 20 0— 47 Pvt. Coaib6ar . . 22 19 0— 41 . - .Juniors. Pvt S. Shannon ... '.23 28 0— 51 Pvt. Dobson ... 25 20 0 — 45 Pvt. W. Shannon '16 22 3— 41 Next Saturday week the company will lire at 200, .500, and 600 yards, on the Collins range.

A Class. 200 500 Hep. Tl. Sergt. Elugo . . ... 34 27 0- 61 Corp. Barcham ... 33 25 2— 60 Sergt. bchulonburg . . 34 22 0— 56 Corp. Ronkin . . 30 18 4— 52 B Class. Pvt. Dalton . 30 23 0 — 55 Pvfc. Elsley 31 19 0— 53 Pvt,. Edwards ... 23 17 0— 45 Pvt. Rcnvberry .. 28 15 0— 43 Sorgt. SmytV- . .. 31 13 0— 43 C Class Pvt. Smyth ... 29 25 0— 54 Pvt. Dunn . . 18 27 0 — 45 Tvt. White ... 24 6 0— 30 Pvt. Hobson . . .. 21 5 0— 21 Pvt. Huso • .. . 26 5 • 0— 29

200 600 Hep. Tl. Pflmn. W. Aston . 31 20 2— 62 Rthnn. A. W. Kemp . 30 21 5— 62 Rflmn. J. Burns . 33 28 0— 61 Rflmn. G. Chapman' M 25 2— 61 Rflmn. F. Standidge 30 30 0— 60 Rflmn. R. Wilson 27 25 8— 6p Rflran. A. Franco 33 26 0— 59 Rflmn. W Tarr . 20, 29' 0 — 58 Rflmn. U Bulforcl 31 27 0— 58 President \V. Jackson 31 25 0— 57 Rflmn. W. ikaT.is 27 29 0— 56 Rflmn. F. Bezzant 23 25 8 —56 Rflmn. P. M'Lnron . 2l v 22 10 —56 Rflmn. 0: Groanwood 30 25 0— 55 Rflmn. J. Rabe . . 33 22 0— 55 Rflmn. A. Thomas . 30 21 0 — 54 Rflmn. G. Halliday 30 21 0— 5* Rflmn. O. Hodder 20 24 ' 0 — 63 Rflmn. W. Kamp . . 32 21 0— 63 Rflmn. H. Mtfrshall 32 21 , 0 — 53 Rflmn. E. 0. Lever 28 20 0- 43 Rflran. G. P. Brown 26 13 5 — 44 After 'tho X.Z.R.A annual meeting inior-club matches will doubtless bo arranged. ,

A Gjau. 000 10(50 Hep- Tl. 11. Jla>vthorn . 24 32 0 — 16 J JC. M'Lachlau 24 15 2~ 41 J. Carter ... 13 16 0 — 6'\ J Roberts ... 15 13 0— 33 Cnnt. Ro s , ... . 26 7 U— 33 W Edlni . . .- 8 22 2— 32 G. Laca,' 2.3 5 3— 51 \V. H. Thomas . 12 17 0— 29 C. E. Ilollard 14 10 4 — 2fl li Ckfs. , J. M. Clark . 17 '22 3- tl LI. Prinelc . . 17 2L 0— < .38 S. Knight . 1(3 15 4— 6! R Johhfon . . . . M J3 3— 3o A. S. Henderson .. lb 5 10 --31 U. A. iTennesi ... 7 2 6— 10 B. \\. Bird . 8 ft 0— 14 D Jciiness ... 14 0 0— 14