EIFLE SHOOTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 52, 2 March 1908, Page 4

EIFLE SHOOTING.

SATURDAY'S COMPETITIONS.

The ' Wellington Navals held their seventh ; competition on Saturday at Miramar lor the company's belt and modal and qther trophies. The conditions woro seven shots at 500 yards and seven ab 600 yards. A - feature of Saturday's shooting was a match for ,tho Martin Challenge Badgeß, P.O. M'Kay's team having challongod the holders. The challengers wore defeated by 19 poj'ntsl P.O. Roes has received a second challenge, for next Saturday. j •■' A Class. . - ' 500 600 Tl. C.P.O. Martin* ..* ... 29 23 —52 Gun. Boon ..." 26 17 —45 P.O. M'Kay 23 19 — 42 Gun. Day 16 21 —37 P.O. Kosst' ... ... .» 17 20 -37 ...... B Class. P.O. Howardt 22 20 — 48 P.O.' Hepburno 24 13 — 3Y C Class. Gun. F. E. Martin* 27 26 — 53 Gun. Stevenßj 22 22 — 44 Gun. Ki»ight , ... 28 16 —4* Gun. Keatihg 19- 24 — 43 P.O.' Burgot « 21 19 — 40 Giro. AEkinkmt 21 16 — 37 *Legs-in. t Badge holders. + Special tronhy. , • " COLLEGE RIFLES. Tho College Rifles fired for a company trophy at Polhill Gully. 700 800 Hop. Tl. Pvf. Pye* 12 27 8— 47 Sergt. Ward* 24 20 0— 44 Pvt. Meek 16 18 8— 42 Pvt. Wollerman 21 1 6— 31 Pyt. JGerpaa 12 10 8— 30 Pvt. Legg- • , ■ 11 7 10 —38 Vvt. Kins ' 6 12 8— 26 * Cash prizes. D BATTERY. D Battery held a practice match at Polhill Gully' range on Saturday. Thero was a fair amount of wind, but some good '6hdotiiif» IMS-d one. 200 500 600 TL. Serat.-Majoj\ Skolley ... 32 30 33 —95 CorblJ "Wickers 32 30' 28 —90 Gun. Plimmer^ 31' 26 30 — 8,7 Uuji.,,C.,King 29 32 23 — 84 At » practice match last VTGclne3day afternoon Sergt. -Major Skclley made (31-34,-30) 95 at tho same ranges. HIGHLAND RIFJLES. ,Tho Highlanders fired for trophies presented by Messrs. Bacon and Co., Mr. Ted -Donnelly, and tho company. The Ehooting was under very trying condit'ionsj'tJis,l the competitors had to fire On a. sloping '."bank on tho upper range at Polhill GuHv. and were therefore under eerrice'-cofi^ti 011^- Corporal Marsden> 'Dome' top "with 56 off the rifle. Tho following 'jxo the leading scores, seven shots afc-500,''and seven at 700 yards:— < -) I 500 700 Tl. Corporal Marsden 29 27 —S6 Pvt. W-. Shannon . 23 25 —53 Coi:-Sorgt. M'Dona^d . 50 21 —51 Sorgt. M'Millan ... ' ... 33 16 — 49. Pvt. S. Shannon ... • ... 29 19 —48 Liaut. Page ... " ... 25 22-47 Pvt. Dobson 25 16 —41 Pvt. M'Lean 27 3— 30 Pvt. Wolf . . ..... 15 14 —29 Corporal \Y., M'lver not take part in this competition lie being absent shooting at the Soi.'Ji Island meeting, held .at Redcliffs, ,Chiistchurch. Championship Rifle Bolt. The Highland Rifles' competition for the championship belt was finished on Saturday, 'and resulted in Corporal W. M'lver winning it. During the year Corporal/ M'lyer shot very consistently, and in •Vwielye'' shoot 3he aggregated 684 points;" Tiis* average being 57 per match, or 12 "points over inners. It is a very creditable record, considering all his shooting was dono afc Trentbani. _ Corporal H. Marsden, who is still in his teens, made a great fight for the lelt, and his aggregate totalled 683 points — one point behind tho winner — and tho fact that tho winner had such a close rival made ,the contest one of tho n^t important in the history of the belt. Corporal Marsden right through till tho end plugged within a point of the winner, and>'is.. to be congratulated on being the "run'ne'ryup." -Sergt. D. 'M'Millan, with a total 675 came third. ' The belt is a challqngo belt, and can never bo won .outright^ Following are the past winners : — 1904-1905 ... Pvt. S. F. M'Lean 1905-1806 ... Pvt. S. F. M'Lean 1906-1907 ... Sergt. J. M'Donald 1907-1908 . . Corp. W. M'lvor Curious to relate all the winners have been "Macks." UPPER HUTT RIFLE CLUB. On Saturday, the Uppqr Hutt Rifle Club continued its competitions for trophies presented by Messrs Thomson, Todd, Greig, and Palmer. Tho nnal competition for the Wilford Handicap was also fired, F-. Whiteman, junr, proving to be tho winner, aftei an interesting contest. - ' ' 600 700 Hep. Tl. F. Whiteman, sen.* ... 40 42 2— 84 F. Wilkie*- 45 33 0— 83 Fred Whiteman ... 45 33 4— 81 J. Whiteman 42 32 6— 80 W. Greig" 37 3/ 4— 78 F. Whitoman, jun. ... 41 33 2— 76 >P. Whiteman 37 31 8— 76 Tuke-Whitomap .. 35 '31 4— 70 %.. Kitchen * 37 ,27 0— 64 IC. Whiteman 31 24 6—61 rj * Secures logs in. Result of Wilford's Handicap. „. ;. - , ' Hep. Tl. jS 1 Whiteman, jun 1001 50 — 1051 (Mr. Wilford's trophy) Fred Whiteman ... 974 59 — 1033 (Mr. Greig'e trophy) F. Wilkie 1020 0 — 1020 (Mr. Palmer's trophy) J. Whiteman 943 76 — 1019 J. M'Kay 959 60 — 1019 L. Kjtchen 974 30 — 1004 Tukc Whitemau . . 903 65 — 063 SOUTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING CONTINUED. ' [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, 29th February. . The South Island Rifle Association meeting continued to-day at Rodcliffe. Tho weatjjer ( *r>s not quite as favourable as 'on th.o opefljng day, tho light being mpro change&ble, ana the wind if anything Being a little stronger. Tho chief scorers in the different matches are as follows: — Conditions— soo and 600 yards, seven shots at each distance. First prizo, £4 ; two prizes of £3 ; three prizes ■of £2 ; four 'prizes of -jBl 10s; ten prizes- of £1; and ten prizes of, ■ 10s. ;'//.\ / ' 500 600 Tl. -pvfc.'MVoliiford, Alexandra Rifles 34 34 - 68 Lieut. Goo, Linwood Rifles 34 33 — 67 Rflmn. R. J. King, Opaki 32 34 — 66 R&mn. R. Duthie, Christchurch Defcnco 32 34 — 66 Rflmn. D. M'Lcay, Opaki 32 34 —66 Sorgt. ' Humphries, Hawkes „„ Bay 32 34 —',66 Rflmn. W. Morrow, Christchurch 35 31 _ 66 Sorgt. Willd, Southland ... 32 33 —65 CoI.-Soi'Rt. Hitfgins, Oamaru 33 32 — 65 Sorgt. D. M'Calloy, Sydney 35 30 —65 Sergt. G, Mills, Dunedin 31 33 —64 Rflmn. , Turner, Karori ... 31 33 —,64 Rflmn. . Henry, Opaki ... 32 32 —64 Sergt. Edwards,' Sydney ... 32 32 —64 Corp. Chiaroni, Southland 33 31 —64 Rflmn. H. C. Marshall, Karori 33 31—64Rflmn. Roichel, Orepuki ... 33 31 — 64 Corp. Ayson, Mur«ijiku v ... 33 31 — • 64 Troopep, JH'Murray, Hawkes „ -Bar. ' ■ • 34 30-64 .P,vl t v,, .£, Crump, Green .- '$»Wsh „■■' 34 30-64 -Sergt^Jkranloy,' Waitaki ... 30 33 —64 Sftppec^BtfrkerV Dunedin ... 31 32 —63 Pvt. M'CKeaney, Tnvorcargill 31 32 — 63 Pvt, W. Craw, Chorlton ... 32 31 — 63 Buglor Waddingfcon, Imporial 32 31 — 63 liflmn. R»y, Bannockburn 33 30 —63 Sergt. Waujrh, Timaru ... 33 30 —63 Rflmn. R. N. Barker, Chorlton 33 30 - 63 Pvt. 'Johnston, Dunedin . 34 29 —63 Corporal- F. W. Onglev. Waitaki Rifles '(63), and Rifleman S. M'Nob, Opaki (63), iworp conntod^iu*'-