MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Post, Volume CC, Issue 5, 6 January 1921, Page 8

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD

SUCCESS OF NEW ZEALAND TEAMS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORfIBSJ'ONDENT.)

LONDON, 18th November

The National Rifle Association results of the 1920 Imperial Challenge Shield Competitions, which have been held aiv nually throughout the Empire since 19.10, show the entries to have been 820 teams in the Senior Division for boys over 15 years, and 569 teams in the Junior Division, representing a total of over 14,000 boys. The challenge shields, medals, and over £620 in prize money are presented by Lieut.-Colonel Raymond W. Ffennell, South Africa.

Most of the leading prizes ■ in the Senior Competition are again won by Australian Cadets, headed by the Royal Australian Naval Brigade '(O); Cairns, winning the Challenge Shield and first prize, with an average score of 932 out of a possible 100. In the Junior Competition the Challenge Shield and first prize were won by the Royal Naval Barracks Boys' Brigade, Devonport ("A" team), with an average score of 91.8 out of a possible 100. Altogether in the Senior Division, Australia wins 40 prizes, chiefly leading ones, Great Britain 12, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa five each. In the Junior Division, Great Britain wins 25, Australia 12, South Africa 10, New • Zealand 4, and Canada 1.

The total entries were:—South Africa 450 teams, United' Kingdom 366, Australia 294, Canada 103, New Zealand 98, ■India, Ceylon, and various' 78.

Second place in the Senior Competition ii won by "A" Company, Naval Cadets, Birkenhead, Australia, with an average score of 92.2; and second place in the Junior Competition by No. 12 Company of the same Ci'dets, with an average, of 91-. S. ■ The third places,'in both competitions are won by New Zealand teams.

The following are the New Zealand teams who appear in the prize-list of the Senior Competition, with total score and average; —

9 Bronze Medals -and £s.—No. 1 Platoon, No. .24 Company, New Plymouth 8.H.5., score 737, average 92.1. . 9 Bronze Medals and. £o No. 2 Platoon, No. 24 Company, New' Plymouth 8.H.5., score 723, average 90.3. 9 Bronze Medals and £3.—No. 3. Platoon, No. 24 Company, New Plymouth 8.H.5., score 720, average 90.

£3. —No. 4 Platoon,' No. 24 Company, New Plymouth 8.H.5., score 715, average 89.3. .

£2.—No. 1 !Platoon, A Company, Otago 8.H.5., score 777, average 77.7. ( The respective scores and averages of the following New 'Zealand, entrants were :— '

No. 3 Platoon, B Coy. Otago B.H.S. Cadets score 733, average, 73.3; No. 12 Coy., Marlborough College Cadets, 672, 67.2; No. 1' Platoon, Wangamii Collegiate School Gadete, 672, 67.2 ', No. 2 Coy., Nolson College Cadets, A team, 526, 65.7; No. 1 Platoon. Hamilton H.S. Cadets, A team, 656, 65.6; No. 65 Coy., Senior Cs.dets, Gisborne, 784, 65.3; No. 1 Coy., Nelson College Cadets, a team, 634, 63.4; No. 115 Coy., Scots College Senior Cadets, 739, 61.5; No. 2 Platoon,, Wa-ngaoui Collegiate 'School Cadets. 608, 60.8; No. 7 Coy.', Senior Cadets,'Gisborne, 779, 59.9; Hamilton High School'(artillory section) Cadets, " 531, 59; No. 1 Platoou, No. 3 Coy., High' School Cadets, Napier, 521, 57.8; No. 1. Coy., Nelson College Cad«ta, 0 team, 455, 56.8; No. 1 Platoon, 39th Coy., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 454, 56.7; Hun.ter-ville-Silverhope Boy Scouts. 452, 56.5; Nelson College Cadets (artillery section) A team, 444, 55.5; No. 1 Platoon, Hamilton High School Cadets, B team, 443, 55.3; No. 36 Coy., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 664, 56.3; No. 14 Coy., Ashhur■tori High 1 School • Senior-'■C'ad&ts, 494, 54.8 ;No. 1 Coy., Nelson Colleger-Oadots, B team, 429, 53.6; No. 1 Coy., Wellington College Senior Cadets, 721, 51.5; Nelson Colle.ge Cadets (artillery section.), Btem, 407, 50.3; No. 116 Coy., Banks College Senior Cadets, Wellington, 504, 50.4; No. 88 Coy., Senior Cadets, Auckland. 502, 50.2; No. 2 Platoon, 39/40 Coy.', Senior Cadets, Wellington, 304, 49.2; No. 84 Coy., Technical College Senior Cadets, Auckland, ! 673, 44.8; No. 33 Coy., Cadets, Kaxori, i 389, 43,2; No. 2 Platoon, No. 3 Coy., I High School Cadets, Napier, 430, 43; HNo. 29 Coy., Petone Technical College ! Senior C-adefe, 473, '43; No. 38 Cbyi, ! Lower Hutt Senior Cadets, 501, ■• 41.7; ! No. 9. Coy., lsfC/Bn., K.S.L.U Welj lington, 325, 40.6; No. 1 Platoon, No. 78 Coy., Dime-din Technical School Cadets, 403, 40.3; No. 30/35 Ooy., Collego Senior Cadets, Wellington!, 530, ■37,8; No. 37 Coy., Senior Cadets, Upper' Hutt, 405, 36.8; No. 32 Coy., Senior Cadets, Thorndon, 421, 35;' No. 13 Coy., I St. Patrick's College Senior, Cadets, Weli Huston, 484, 34.5; No. 106-Coy., Senior Cad«ts, Napier, 379, 34.4; No. "107 Coy., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 473, 33.7; No. 41 Coy., Brooklyn Senior Cadets, 252, 25.2; No. 27 Coy., Wellington Senior Cadets,.2Bß, 24; No. 17.C0y., Boys' Institute Senior Cadets, Wellington, 335,----22; No. 31 Coy., Senior Gad-ets, Wellington, 308. 22; No. 39/40' Coy., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 263, 21.9; No. 21 Coy., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 193, 21.4; No. 42, Coy,, Senior Ca-dets,- Kilbirnio, 196, 19.6; No. 26 Coy., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 152, 10.8. The following are the New Zealand scores and .averages in the prize list of the junior competition :— 9 bronze medals and £s—No. 1 Platoon, No. 110 Co., New Plymouth B.H.S. Cadets, score 729, average 91.1. £3—No. 2 Platoon, No. 110 Co., New Plymouth B.H.S. Cadets, 683, 85.3 £3—No. 4 Platoon, No. 110 Co New Plymouth B.H.S. Cadets, 678. 84.7. £3—No. 3 Platoon, No. 110 Co., New Plymouth 8.H.5., Cadets, 670," 83.7. The respective scores and averages of New Zealand entrants were:—No. 4 Platoon, B: Co., Otago.B.H.S. Cadets,"'score 643, average 64.3; No. 3 Co., Nelson College Cadets. 544, 54.4; No. 2 Platoon Napier High School Cadets, 366, 45.7: No. 2 Co.. Nelson College Cadets, 365, 45.6; No. 84 Co., Technical College Senior Cadets, Auckland (A team) 603 40.2; No. 24 Co., Technical College Senior Cadets, Auckland (A team), 595, 39.6; No. 38 Co., Lower Hutt Senior I Cadets, 353, 39.2; No. 3 Platoon, Hamilton High School Cadets, 350, 38.8; No. 14 Co., Ashburton Hish School Cadets 310, 38.7; No. 29 C, . Senior' Cadets, Wellington, 294, 36.7; Kaitoia School, 440,. 36.6; No. 36 Co., Senior Cadets, Wellington. 322, 35.7; N(... 35 Co., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 270, 30; No. 106 Co., Senior Cadets, Napier, !§BB, 28.8; No. 31 Co., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 257, 58.5; Wellington College Cadets 356, 27.3; No. 39/40 Co., Senior Cadets, Wellington, 254, 25.4; No. 21 Co., Senior Cadets, .Wellington, 193, 24.1; No. 24 Co.. Technical College Senior Cadets, Auckland (B team), 326, 21.7; No. 42 Co., Kilbirnie Senior Cadets. 143, 17.8 Lieut.-Colonel Ffennell offered special prizes to units that successfully entered a number of teams in the competition, and th© recipients of these include the New Plymouth Boys' High School Cadeta, who receive £12 10s. Altogether, in senior and junior competitions,.-eight teams competed, the respective average scores of each beiiuc: —Senior: 92.1, 90.'3, 90, 89.3; Junior: 91.1. 85.3, 84.7, 83.7.