AT TRENTHAM.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 94, 18 October 1909, Page 4

AT TRENTHAM.

SOME REPUTATIONS SUFFER. SATURDAY'S RIFLE SHOOTING RESULTS. Bleak weather was experienced on I Trentham range last Saturday afternoon, the. wind had spiral tendenoies, and altogether there were shooting conditions that wore voted exceedingly bad by the ..large majority of the marksmen. Firing took place at 500 and 600 yards on the Sonimerville range, the results ranging from; a possible of misses up to a compaijatively modest 59, put on by Lieut. Bolton, of the Post and Telegraph Rifles. Coming after the phenomenal scores of the two Saturdays immediately preceding, th,e leaned totals are tho more noticeable, b^ut it should be explained that the weather on the previous occasions was as near perfection as Trentham can ' allow of- The parade state, notwithstanding the inolement weather, showed the satisfactory total of 341. It was made up of 9 staff, 20 D Battery, 16 Engineers,' 33 City Rifles, 33 Guards, 8 Ivalburne, 31 Civil Service, 35 Post and Xeiegraph, 17 College, 26 Zealandia, 22 Highlanders, 24 Hutt Valley, 30 Karori, 13 , Dominion Scouts, 16 Victoria College, anjl 8 Permanent Forces. The range offijcear for the day was Captain J. Duthie, and the trenches were in charge of Staff Sergt -Major . Rose. Slightly better weaihpr conditions were experienced on -the -Collins -range, but the scores wera Door on that range also. It is noteworthy that some of the highest scoring was :made by a club that was going through the rapid-firing stages of the Government ojas^-firjng oourse. 1 . .D BATTERY. The company belt and other trophies were fired for, each competitor being given ten shots at 500 yards and ten at 600 yards.

B Class. Pvt. E. Russell ... 29 28 4— 61 Pvt. H. Russell ... 21 12 11 — 4^ Pvt. Domney 17 12 14 —4i Pvt. H. Neil ... ... 25 15 12 —65 L.-Corpl. Everton ... 25 14 0— 31 Pvt. Gaange 20 9 0— 25 Sorgt. Miflett, H.M.R. 31 23 0— 5< HIGHLAND RIFLES A competition for the belt and company trophies took place, and a match was alsc fired with H.M.S. Prometheus, whioh was won by the Highlanders, by 62 points. Scores : — I Seniors. 500 600 Hep. Tl. Sergt. Dobson ... 21 28 7— 56 Corpl. Shannon ... 25 21 7— 53 Lieut. Henderson ... 27 22 0— 49 Capt. MacDiarmid ... 28 16 0— 44 Pvt. Eves 26 15 0— 41 Col.-Sergt. M'Donald ... 19 21 0— 40 Corpl. Corbett ... 24 16 0— 40 Juniors. L.-Corpl. Coutts /. 25 18 9— 52 Corpl. St. Clair ... 26 10 6— 42 Pvt. M'Oaul ... 17 15 10 —42 Pvt. Martin 23 9 10 —42 Pvt. Ritchie 19 14 7— 40 Pvt. Dinnie 13 12 14 —39 VICTORIA COLLEGE O.T.C. A trophy presented by Mr. A. F. Wilson was fired for. Scores: — A „ 200 500 Hep. Tl. Pvt. A. G. Brockett ..: 29 17 10 — 56 Pvt. Larking 23 19 10 — 52 Pvt. Cockerill ... 27 24 0 51 L.-Corpl. C. Strack ... 23 25 3— 51 Lieut. Short 25 19 7 51 Pvt. Mills 22 16 10 —48 Pvt. Hall 22 14 10 —46 Pvt. Sanson 26 16 3 45 CIVIL SERVICE RIFLES. The first company competition (second match of series counting for company bol^ and shield) was fired. Soores: — t> . T 200 500 Hep. Tl. | v *- M /£? aa 26 18 19-63 Pvt. Matthews ... 25 19 18 —62 Pvt Joplm ..^ ... 27 28 6— 61 L.-Corpl. Fisher „. 31 29 0— 60 Sergt. Joplin „. 28 27 5— 60 Oorpl. Johnstone ... 26 24 10 60 gg v *- J- Bennett ... 16 19 25 —60 Pvt Selby 23 18 18 —59 L.-Corpl. Low ... 29 26 3— 58 Corpl. Abbott 24 24 10 — 58 Pvt. Pullar 23 17 18 —58 Pvt. Gazloy 27 26 4— 57 | v *- £in.lay 15 15 25 —55 Pvt. Weir ... • ... 20 13 18 —51 Teams Competition. T n i t . 20 ° 500 Tlt k orp !' • v s team •••100 81 — 181 L.-Corpl. Fisher's team ... 87 85 — 172 Corpl. Abbott's team ... 92 75 — 167 Pvt. Gazley's team ... 81 78 — 159 Pvt. Joplm s team .„ 96 59 — 155 bergt. Joplin's team ... 89 56 — 145 WELLINGTON NAVALS. Tho Wellington Navals held their second competition for the company's belt, medal, and other trophies, on Saturday afternoon. The conditions were seven shots at 500 and 600 yards. The following are tho highest scores: — B Class. r. „.,, » 500 600 Tl. P.O. M'Kay .., ... 29 25 —54 Gun. Day ... 28 24 — 52 (jrun. Boon „ . 27 24 51 Gun. F. E. Mar tint ... 30 21 —51 P.O. Ross* 24 16 — 40 B Class. P.O. Calnan**- 29 23 — 52 bun. Atkinson .. 27 24 <;i S'S* How ard + „. ... 24 25 —49 P.O. Bishop 22 25 — 47 §v?" H°sie 14 24 — 38 £°- gteel 21 13 - 34 Uuu. Burns ... 30 2— 32 b Class. w?- ,te ton ** + 28 26 - 54 £•£• J i hamson 26 19 —45 ir.O. Johnson 29 12 41 Gun. Murphy 24 16 — 40 Gun. Cribbot 25 14 —39 Gun. Barrett 19 15 _34 Gun. Clayden 29 5— 34 Gun. H. Sinclair ..« ... 10 21 —31 «un. J. Sinclair ... ... 19 12 31 Gun. Yates 18 8— 26 uun. Misoall ... 18 7 25 Gun. Hills 21 4 25 *Legs in. fßadge winners. **Two legs in. BOYS' INSTITUTE CADETS. The Boys' Institute Cadets opened their shooting season by firing for trophies presented by Lieut. -Colonel Bauchop and the H.B. Clothing Company. Tho condi- ? n L? &Te s , evon shots at 200 > seven shots at 500 yards. Tho following woro the best scores: — „.„ . _ , 200 500 Hep. Tl. Col.-Sergt. Daly ... 28 16 0— 44 f vt - . Cole 27 11 5— 43 aergt. Parsonage ... 24 16 2— 42 Bugler Hunter ... 16 17 7— 40 Pvk Rhodes 25 10 5— 40 £ v £- fpx 20 10 5— 35 Pvt. Newenham ... 10 1 5— 16 KARORI RIFLE CLUB. : The Karori Defence Rifle Club fired the' second match of the service series for' Captain Hall's and Major Hisiop's trophies. The muster of twenty-nine members mdioates that service matches are being appreciated. Four practices were put through under the following conditions, head and shoulders targets onn 0^?"* 1 ;:" 1 - Five 3 ra Pid fire at 200 yds, kneeling behind cover, 35 seconds ajlowed. 2. Five shots at 300 yds, kneeling behind cover, 20 seconds each shot ' 3 Five shots rapid firo at 300 yds, lying behind cover, 30 seconds allowed. 4 Five shots at 300 yds, four seconds each shot, lying in the open. Rifleman F. Bezzant takes the ammunition prize for the day with the score of 52, President Marshall being second with 51. The following are a few of the best individual scores: Rflmn. F. Bezzant . 13 11 10 18 52 Pres. H. Marshall ... 14 13 10 14 51 Rflmn. A. W. Kemp 12 10 12 15 —49 Rflmn. F. C. Hay ... 15 14 15 5- 49 Rflmn. W. Tarr ... 9 16 9 12 —46 Rflmn. F. Richardson 12 12 10 9— 43 Rflmn. P. M'Laren 10 13 12 8— 43 Rflmn. F. Fellows ... 12 2 12 15 —41 The leading members in the aggregate Eor the trophies are as follows: — ,Riflmn. F. C. Hay ... g8 Pres. Marshall '", '" g5 Rflmn. A. VV. Kemp .' 92 Rflmn. F. Fellows 88 The series will be completed on Saturday next, with five shots each at 500 and 500 yards, after which a sweepstake at 600 yards will be fired. WELLINGTON GUARDS. ! The third competition in the first sor- ! les of trophies was fired. Scores: — A Class. 1 a . ~ 500 600 Hep. Tl. Pvt. Dowman 22 25 8— 55 * Pvt. F. Tinney ... 24 26 2— 52 sergt. Follingham ... 27 19 6— 52 Lieut. Roache « 22 '22 4 48 Pvt. Smart ... ... 24 20 0 44 Sergt. G. Tinney ... 25 17 0— 42 ■ Sergt. Sneddon y .. 22 17 3 42 " 3ergt. Neal .., ... 27 11 3-41 Pvt. Casserley 23 13 5— 41 • Pvt. Barnes 22 18 0 40 Pvt. Brooke 19 17 3— 39 Pvt. Egglestone 25 5 6— 36 ' 2orpl. Johnston ... 18 10 6— 34 * Pvt. M'Whirter ... 17 10 5— 32 j B Class. ] Pvt Treanor 16 23 0— 39 ( Bugler Beale 23 2 14 39 Pvt. Newton ... ' ... 16 20 0— 3b Pvt. Parkinson 17 7 9 33 P Pvt. Bray 14 6 10 —30 i Pvt. Lewor 13 3 14 —30 ? Pvt. Tobin 2 11 14 —27 I Pvt. Lea ... «... 5 8 14 —27 { £ v *- Button 7 14 5— 26 f £<*• EUw 11 6 7-24 k Pvt. Rhodes 10 4 10 24 ' Pvt. Culverwell 0 6 14 20 |

A \jiajso. 500 600 Hop. Tl. Gun.Foflce, ... ... 36 33 4— 73 Bom. Pliinmer 35 34 0— 69 Lieut. Skelley 37 30 0— 67 Sergt. Wickana 35 30 0— 65 Bom. Cotterill 34 25 6— 65 Q.M.S. King (res.| ... 35 1^ 0— 46 B Claies. Gun. Leggetfc 44 25 4— 73 Corpl. Shilling 4 24 6— 34 C Class. Gun. Fitzgerald 41 23 8— 72 Sergt. Lambert 18 7 8— 43 Cfcarlton, 24 3 15 —42 Rowlands 11 9 10 —30 No. 5. ENGINEERS. A rompetition for Lieuts. Gibbs's and Chappie's trophies wa,s fired. A Class. 200 500 Hep. Tl Lieut. Gibbs 29 29 0— 58 Sergt.-Major Homer ... 28 26 0— 54 Sergt. Barker 27 22 4— 53 Q.M.S. Bates ... , ... 21 29 2— b2 Sergt. Elliott 25 15 9— 49 Corpi. Rogers 23 24 0— 47 Lieut. Chappie 20 15 8— 43 Sap. Barnes, Canterbury 27 28 0— 56 B Class. Sap. Lambert ... .-.. 24 24 10 —58 Sap. Rabono 20 28 6— 54 Sap. Carter 26 17 9— 52 Sap. Nolan 23 12 17 — 52 CITY RIFLES. A competition for Liout.-Col. Duthie's cup and for trophies given by Capt. Esson and Capt. Be ere was fired. Class. 500 600 Tl. Pvt. Given* 28 25 — 53 Lieut. Roberts 29 23 — 52 Pyt. W. M. Jackson* ... 27 24 51 Lieut. Mellor 24 25 49 Pvt. A. J. Jackson 28 19 47 Pvt. Turner 27 18 — 45 Sergt. Lang 28 16 — 44 rfergt. Dodd 24 19 — 4.3 Sergt. Baker 26 17 — 42 Pvo. Feaoey 28 14 — 42 fvt. Carter 27 12 .39 Pvt. F. Price 15 15 _30 B Class. Pvt. Strangemuir 24 19 43 l Ot , pl^ C k\ ndle f 24 18 — 42 , vt - »• Edwards 20 20 —40 ?vt. Napier, sen 21 18 _ 39 Pvt. Mammon ... ... ... 15 20 —35 'Ammunition prizes. KELBURNE RIFLES. Company trophies were fired for, the natch being the first of an aggregate enes. , . Q ... , . 200 500 Hep. Tl. >vt. Stidolph 27 25 10 —62 iergt. Mucauley 31 24 0— 55 'vt. Clapham ... 24 16 12 —52 Sergt. Taylor 29 21 3— 53 '■-porpl. Butcher ... 26 22 2— 50 vt. Balknger 20 19 6— 45 COLLEGE. RIFLES. The Sergeants' trophy was fired for, • j S eneral run °f the shooting mainlined the improvement previously noiced. Scores:— J , , „ , « 200 500 Hep. Tl. ■orpl •Meek* ... 30 31 3-63 vt. J Hopkirk ... 24 20 11 —55 /orp. Gasquoino ... 26 27 0— 53 >vt Egley 24 13 16 -53 ;.-Corpl. Wollerman ... 26 26 0— 52 orgt. J. R. Cowles ... 26 23 2— 51 'vt. E. Cimino - ... 17 26 8— 51 •vt. Knox 8 24 17 —49 ..-Corpl. King ... 28 17 0— 45 ergt. Cimino ... 24 19 2— 45 'vt. Winchcomb ... 19 17 9 45 'vt. \V. Hopkirk ... 17 13 14 —44 vt. Hansen 20 9 14 43 'vt. MacMorran ... ,21 9 10 40 lan.-Sergt. Happy ... '16 14 0— 30 'vi. Ronaldson ... 14 4 12 30 'orpl. Ronaldson ... 21 2 6— 29 *Wins- trophy. POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES. A practice matoh was fired. Scores: — A Class. 500 600 Hep. Tl. iieufc. Bolton* ... 30 29 0— 59 ergt. Hamilton ... 30 21 0— 51 ergt. Wakelin ... 30 21 0— 51 lorßl. Gower ... 27 23 0— 50 vt. Eagles ... „. 27 17 6— 50 ieservist Churches ... 32 17 0— 49 t-Corpl. Findlay ... 25 19 4— 48 ergt. Jones 29 18 0— 47 .eservist Milne .. 22 23 2— 47 orpl. Davidson ... 27 18 0— 45 ieut. Hulbert 18 21 4— 43 ergt. Williamson ... 19 23 0— 42 '. B Class. ; vt. Hunt* 23 19 10 — 52 : vt. Pearce 22 15 6— 43 vt. Collyer 26 15 0— 41 vt. Hanratty ... 17 12 12 —41 vt. McMorran ... 20' 11 8— 39 i Eight others fired. ; *Win class trophies. ZEALANDIA RIFLES. The company belt and trophies were ' red for. The shooting secretary's retarks on the wind are unprintable, cores: — 200 500 Hep. Tl. : vt. Dalton 28 24 7— 59 ■ vt. M. Hugo 24 26 9— 59 vt. Hunt 29 24 5— 5& argt. Martin ... 31 20 7— 58 : orpl. Barcham ... 26 31 0— 57 : vt. C. Hugo ... 27 22 8— 57 : vt. Snow 22 16 18 —56 : ergt. Ronkin •26 20 9— 55 ■ vt. Hailwood ... .22 14 18 —54 : vt. Greenslade ... 28 17 9— 54 : .-Corpl. Rowberry ... 22 19 12 —53 01.-Sergt. Frandi ... "24 18 10 —52 .-Corpl. Bunkenburg ... 28 23 0— 51 ergt. Hugo Lawrence 27 23 0 — 50' 1 - HUTT VALLEY RIFLES. ; The second "shoot" for Mr. Levvey's ] ad Mr. Judd's trophies took place. A 1 clasa shot (Private E. Russell) made the 1 i ghost score: — '. A Class. • 500 600 Hep. Tl. , 01.-Sergt. Smith ' ... 27 19 7— 53 , orpl. Jackson ... 24 19 6— 49 \ ergt. Domney .'.. 22 20 7— 49 I vt. Walsh ..< ... 18 19 9— 46 ' vt. A. Routley .., 23 13 7— 43 .-Corpl. W. Routloy ... 24 13 3— 40