RIFLE SHOOTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 40, 17 February 1908, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

SATURDAY'S MATCHES AT TREXTHAM. Nearly 250 marksmen mustered at Trcntham on Saturday afternoon for the customary ■week-end riflo shooting matcher, and the wind nnd elevation problems proved themselves puzzling for some and comparatively ea«y for others. Some seasoned marksmen fired all .their ehols without making double figure points, while others managed to score within a few points of the- possible total. A goodly number of marksmen fired' On the Seddon rangp, at 900 and 1000 yards. _ Horo tho conditions were specially puzzling and the hilk at rear of the targets received a big raking-up. Tho best range ecoro at 900 yards was made by Rifleman Hoilard, of Petone (29), and tho addition to this of two points handicap and 16 points ECornd at 1000 yards made him top ecorer of his club for thp day. The best totals at 1000 yards were m.-ido by Riflomen A. S. Henderson and D. Jenness (each 23), the next besi being Rifleman S. Knight (22) and B. W. Bird (21). The best long ranges aggregate of the day was that of Private Given (City Rifles) who scored from the barrel 24 at 900 yardr, and 23 at 1000 yards. A trusty -veteran, sii Ptivato Jackson, senior, followed him with a scratch Fcoro of V 6 (made up of 26 and 20). D Battorv, tho College Rifle?, and the Highland Rifins all fired at 200, 500, and 600 yards. Pri\ate M'lvor and Guunpr I'limmrr, each 91, put on tha best ucratch aggregates. A rery fair two range total was secured by Sapper Leonard, of the Engineers, viz., 63 out of a possible 70 at ZOO and 500 yards. It was hi* first, appearance on the rangft this sea«oii. Karori Rifle Club finished its fcacon a competition*. Particular are givon, urdei tr-e club's separate heading, of tho several range series result", as w«ll a? tho plaring^ for the club championship. Thfi day s competition was woti by Rifleman A If. France, who also topped the third h»ries competition. Rifleman George Halliday, who has shot with consifiienry all through the seanon, won the club championship by a substantial margiu, though hp loet the Kolapore aggrogato (based on the whole of the EPaeon i< shooting at . 200, 500, and 600 yard') by one point, the successful markciuan V-ing Rifloman J. Burn*. Tho parade statp showed an attendance of 244, made np of the following company musters': — D Battery 18. Engineers 18, City Rifles 19, Guards 20, Kelburno Rifles 13, Pott and Telegraph Rifles 25, College Rifles 11, Zralaudia Rifle? 2.2. Highland Rifle? 17, Hutt Riflps 22, Karon Rifle Club 30, Potonp Rifle Club - 27, rtaff 2 ; total 244. Captain J. Duthif* was range officer of fhf car, ! and L'aptain C. H. Turner was also in , attendance. D BATTERY. A compptition was fired for a rifle presented by Mr. F. Dakin. Conditions wore : 200, SCO, and 600 yards ; seven allots nt each rangp. An old and seasoned inarkptnan won the trophy as result of a flash of his old-time form.

No. 5 COMPANY OF ENGINEERS. A competition for tho company trophy was fired, and Sappor Leonard astonished the company by shooting especially woll after twelve months' absence from the range. All the scratch men mat]© good 6cores, and it is noticeable that the company's shooting shows an all-round im-

CITY RIFLES. The company fired in two divisions. One v.-as at 500 and 600 yards, while the other? were in the lonu distance at 900 and 1000 yards.

WELLINGTON GUARDS. Tho A-class "shot for" a late member's trophy, and tho -3 class, for-Sergt. Boflond's nnd n company prize. Pvt. Fl. Tinnoy'a sqoro 'in B class doos no.t count for the class trophy/ but'it-does for v the Lovo Memorial aggregate.

RIFLES. The. tenth match of the aggregate series was gono.through, but the shooting waa below tho company's average, which has lately shcr.Mi considerable improvement.

The final of 5 Morris-tube matshes was fired last Tuesday, and was won by Pvt. Pettifcretv (21), Lancc-Corp. Munro (19) • second; aggiesute (best 3 out of 6 iv ntches) won by Sergt. Butcher. ZEALANDIA RIFLES. Tho company belt and trophies competition v. as advanced a stage, but the distancs of v the targots troubled some of the competitors.

POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES A match for Mesir*. C. Hill and Son's trophy was fired at 000 .and 1000 ynrds ; seven shots at each distance. Sergt. Wakolin made top score. There wore, how ever, four men i\ith unfinished scores Pvr. Jones, who "on the Post nnd Tele- | graph champion belt this season, comuled a tmir of spectacles, and is no\?

COLLEGE RIFLES. Tho ronipany fired for a trophy given by Corporals Co-nles and KerMake,' and for & second trophy presented by Mrs. Dykes. The first-named trophy was won by Pvt. Pvr, and the second one. fell to Corporal Cowles. Pvts Wollerman and King gained money prizes.

PETONTE RIFLE CLUB. The No. 3 aggregate competition was gone on with Good shootintf vas made at 900 yds, . but _ at 1000 yds tho language was more incisive than' the bullets. A Class. !

HUTT VALLEY RIFLES. Matches far the championship shield, thxs B rla_s3 cup, and company trophies wore fired.

| HIGHLAND RIFLES. ! A competition for company belt, Ballani tyne shield, the 600 yaraß aggregate, and j company trophies was hold. The weather i was good, but a very tricky wind prevailed at 600 j arris. Firing took- place at 200, ! 500, and 600 yards, but only tho 200 yards and 600 yards worn counted. Corporal M'lver was top wifh 60 (32 and 28), tho j next best beinfe Privates Shannon with 30 and 26. Col.-Sertf. M'Donald made 29 at 600 yards.

Company Belt. With onjy.on-i shoot.moro to be mode for the company belt, an extremely interesting position has been reachtsd Corpl. 11'Iyer is leading .with 634 points, closely followed by Corpl. Marsden 627, and M'MiUan b'cl. There-, if> a large drop to tho ' next competitors' (Privates Conibear 6'J7, and M'Lean bO3\, after which tho others tail'right oway. , Ballantyne Sijiejd. Iq this .competition M'lvei Jpado with' ?£4 points from M'Lean* 212, arid Mareden 209. There are two shoots to' go, and a£ M'lver will probably not oompeto on tho 29tty the position 6hould booomo very close. 600rds Aggregate. There ara several shoots for thjs competition,, which is in a. very interesting efagp. -M'lvqr lends.with 200 points; then come Marsdm 195,' M'Milhm 195, M'Doa»ld 192, and M'Lean 183. An ondenvour ;s; s to be made to send a Highland Kifle' team to tho >".Z. Rifle Meeting lo compete foi the Cbampion Teams Match, 'lho team will probably bj picked- from Col.-Sergt. M'Donala, Sergt. M'MUlan, Corple. Marsden md M'lver, and Pvts. M'Lean and Conibear. KABORI RIFLE CLUB. The Karori Rifle Club completed its competitions for' club and patron trophies Full details will be published in next Saturday's Service Notes. To fummarise the results, it may be paid lhat Ritioman G. Halhday won tho rhib fhcmpiouship, Rifleman J. Burns tho Kolaporo aggregate, and Rifleman F. Siandidgc the handicap aggregate. The piiigie rangt premiei aggregates worked out as followe; —200 yards, iaaliidav; 000 yardi, Burn*; 600 yards, Standidgo; 700 yard?, Standidge; long ranges (800, 900, and 1000 yards), Halliday. Lait Saturday* competition was won by Rifleman Alf. France, who has persevered under adverse circumstances, and haa finally shot into hie olr 1 form. Hir vrore on Saturday included an exrullent 53 out of a possible 35 at 600 yard?. He tops the pprirs aggregates and alt.o the Owen Daly pprios, tho latter having fallen to him as victor in a. "-hoot-off »vith I'rf.'idpnt Jackson, who UM his tir-t aggregate. Details of Saturday's shooting air appended: —

There was a good attendance at last week's session of the King's Coronation Lodge of Good Templars. Bro. H. J. Harris, C T., presided. One new member uas initiated, and two others pro-po*-'pd. After routine business was dealt with, "parloui games'* were indulged in Greetings were conveyed trom Sydney lodges. It was announced that, visiting teams of ciickoters fiom Dunedm find Chnstchurch lodges were expected foi a tournament at Easter. .

Sun. Kincr, sen. .. Bom. M'Quarrio . jun. Plimmpr jUD. Corterill Sergt.-Mjr. Skcllcy f>un. Simmons . . Copt. Peiherick 200 30 23 29 29 32 26 SO 500 25 20 33 25 34 IS 24 600 Hep. TI. 28 13 — 96 25 23 — 96 29 0 — 01 23 15 —90 23 0— 89 15 V 30 — 84 24 0-73

Sap. Leotiard „ Sergt. Double Sergt-. -Major Gibbs ...' Sap. Elvines .' y M.S. Piercy „. Sergt. Mitchell ... Sap. Webster ... „, Sap. Swin^y Snp. fleet Sap. C'orlet Lance Corp. Graingpr 3ap". Chappie 3ap. Eastwood 200 500 Hep. Tl. 32 31 0— 63 29 32 0 -<- 61 30 30 0— 60 28 51 0— 59 30 516 0 — 56 28 ?8 0 - 56 20 13 23 — 56 ;?6 18 12 — 56 17 28 9 — 54 17 16 21 — 54 20 28 8— 56 19 21 10 — 50 19 19 11 — 49

Seddon Range Division. 000 1000 TI. Pvt. Given • ... ' ... 24 2S —47 Pvt. Jackson, senr. ... 2(3 20. — 46 Pvt. Lan* 21 20 — 41 Pvt.'A. J. Jackson ... 24 12—36 Pvt. Westuood 16 17 — 53 Pvt.- Price 20 7 — 27 Pvt. Wiren . • : . 10 10 —20 Collins Range Division. 500 600 'Tl. Sergt. Homer 33 24 — . 67 [Jorp. Jocloon 31 25 — 56 PU. Rankin ' .:". . ', 29 23 —62 Pvt. Foascy . » , .... 27" 24 —51

A Class. , ' ' ' 9001600.Kcp. TJ, Pvt. F. Tihney ... 24 18" 5 — 4£ Pvt, Dowuian ... 19 21 4— 41 Pvt; Felling Ham ... 19 ,19 5 ~-'4J Pvt. Aanjodf ' . ... 28 12 X— 41 Tianey ' ...'2B '6 '0 —54 Pvt. ICeal . ... }Q 14 1— X B C'mt. 860-500 Hep. Tl Pvt^ I*. Tinney >. . 32 28 0— 6C Pvt. Paterson . . . 27 30 0— 51 Pvt, Barne3 22 26 5— 51 Pvt. Smith ' 17 23 7— 41 Pvt. Bailey . . . 20 16 8— 44 Pvt. Ellis . . „ 16' 22 0— 3£ In the B Class aggregate competition »hf first,_ prize «as won by Pvt. Paterson !]B7 points). -whil*> Pvt. "Barnes secured :he company's priice.

Lance-Corp. Munro ... P\t. On- ' <. Vvt. Butcher . Lnnco-C'orp. Oolloy Serj?t. Macauley Pvt. Redmond Pvt. Brown 500 24 25 ID 20 25 18 16 6001 20 17 19 20 15 15 Hep. Tl 4 — 41 4 — 4, 5 — 4; 0 — 41 0 — 41 5 — 31 B—3l

Pvt. Hobson Pvt. White 3orp. Renkin . . Pvt. Edwarda . . Pvt. Elslev Pvt. Rowborry 3ergt Hugo ... Pvt. Smyth P\t. Hugo rjorp. Bellamors P\t. Dalton Pvt. HelliwelJ Pu. Hunt, 3er£t. Frandi [,'orp. Barcham Pvt. Eprglestcno .1. 90Q 11 10 IS 16 11 11 24, 6 0 21 0 0 2 11 13 7 )1000 '5 4 14 0 7 6 6 5 6 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 Hep. Tl. 25 — 39 12 — 35 5 — 34 18 — 34 15 — 33 15 — 32 0 — 30 18 — 23 22-28 2 — 23 18 — 23 22 — 22 10 — 20 6 - 17 1 — 14 o—7

jntitlod to rank w ith Victor Trumprr. 900 1000 Hep. TI. "vVakelin ... 23 14 0— 37 Pvt. Gilliea . . .. 17 17 o—3l Lieut. Cojlim . 24 0 0— 33 Sergt. Gilbert . . 23 5 5—35 '.'ol.-Sargt. BoUron ... 21 10 0— 31 Hou. Mom. Holmes . . 12 18 0— 30 Hulbert . 17 6 7— 30 Hon. Mem. Howard .. -10 18 0— 28 Pvt. H. D. Smith . . 17 11* 0— 23 Pvt. Hamilton ..13 1 0— 25

Vt.-Lcgg . orp. Cowles .... 3 vt. Meek svt.5 vt. Pye . D vt. Wollerraan 7 vt. W. King ?vf. Cimino j.-Corp. Kiernan zoo 23 24 26 27 29 26 19 22 500 28 22 27 28 28 20 13 24 600] 20 21 16 16 19 22 14 7 llcp. TI. 18 — 39 13 — 80 8 — 77 6 — 77 0 -- 76 4 — 72 15 — 61 6 — 59

900 1( C E. Holla rd . 29 J. E. M'Laohlan . . 23 W. H. Thomas .. 26 J. Ross 23 f> Laccy 27 II Hawthorn 19 J. Carter 21 \V. Edliu 17 G. Hawthorn 24 C. Hollard ... ■.. IS G. Drutnmnnd 16 W. Hobbs* . 0 .000 j 16 21 1!) ID 8 11 9 11 4 6 f. 11 rfcp. Tl. 2 — 47 2 — 46 0 — 45 0 — 42 3—38 0 — 30 0 — 30 2 — 30 0 — 28 4 — 23 3 — 27 0-11 B Class. A S. Henderson .. 19 B. W. Bird 26 n Jenness 22 S. Knight ...^ .. 10 G. A. Jenness 17 G. J. Auger 9 W H. Cook 5 J. E. Cahvoll 6 A. Scoullar '. 5 E. Johnson 7 J M. Clnrk . ... 4 23 21 23 22 18 12 16 11 8 4 7 7 — 49 0 — 47 0—45 * — 45 6 — 41 10 ~ 31 4 -- 25 6 — 25 7 — 20 8 — 19 3 — 14 * Four shots to go at 1000.

A Class. 500 600 Hep. Tl. Pvt. Ttoutley* ... 30 23 3— 56 T'ol.-Serßfc Baker* ... 24 25 0— 49 Corp. Trevethick* ... 27 20 2— 49 Corp. Domney ... 11 24 10 —45 Pvt. Smith ... 19 16 10 —45 L.-Corn. Jackson ... 22 18 A— 44 Pvt. Clapson . . 15 15 15 —43 I*. Class. Pvt. Glennje* 22 13 1— 36 Bug: Hill* 21 11 2— 34 Corp. Turner ... 17 15 0— 32 Pvt. Coop6r . ... 16 10 5— 31 Pvl. Ledbrook ... 13 10 4— 27 Pvt. Miles 10 13 0 —23 Pvt, Clearer ... 9 5 8— 22 * Legs-in fur company trophies. Handicap Aggregate. Name. Score. Hep. Tl. Col.-Sergr. .Baker ... 459 0-- 439 Pvt. Routloy . ..370 45 — 415 Corp. Trevothick „k 351 30 — 381 Lnnce-Corp. Jackson ... 347 15 — 362 Sergt. Smith . ... 312 15 — 327 Corp. Turner .. . 286 35 — 321

Seniors. '' ' '•"•'■ '-'-' v?.0a500v ?.0a500 600 Hep. T). Corpl. M'lvrr ... 32 31 28 0 —'91 Col.-Sergt. M'Donakl 2b 50 20 0— 01 Corpl. Mareden .. 31 52 22 0-85 Pvt. M'Lean . . 29 29 23 0— 81 Pvt. Corbet f . 23 25 19 5— 72 Bergf. M'Millau ... 23 28 13 0- 69 Juniors. l Ptt. 3. Shannon .. 30 24- 26 0— 80 Tee.- Corpl. Dobsou 26 27 25 0— 78 Corpl. M'Ardlo ... 23 18 13 7— 61 Pvt. W. Shannon ... 22 24 1 11 3— 60 Pvt. Cowan. .. . . 20 ,21 t 7-- 48 J Pid not • fire at 600 yards.

500 600 Hrp Tl flflnin. A. Franc? ..' 29 33 0— 62 Bflmn. R. A. Wilgon . . 31 85 6-62 Rflmn. M'Lnren . . .. 29 23 10 —62 Kflmn. W. Anon . . 25 32 2—59 Hflmn H. Marshall ... 26 60 0— 56 Kflmn. C dodder . . 23 27 0-55 Rflmn "> " arns 52 25 0— 55 Rflmn. J X. /Thomas ... 32 23 0— 55 Rflmn. tf. Holiday ... 31 23 0— 54 Rflmn. W. Judd ' '.. 27 25 0— 53 Kflmn. E. O. Lower ... 31 22 .0 —53 Rflmn. G. H. Chapman 32 18 2— 52 Rflmn. W. E. Jackson 25 26 0— 51 Rflmn. W. Tarr ... 25 26 0— 51 Rflmn. A. W. Kemp ... 27 20 4— 51 Rflmn. A. Guise . . 26 24 o—so Rflmn. -T. A. Kabn t . . 26 25 0— 49 Rflmn. D. Standidgo . . 24 24- 0— 48 Kflmn. F. Bozzant ... 22 18 7— 47 Kflmn. H. Bulford ... 24 20 0— 44 Kflmn. G. P. Brown . . 19 2 6— 27