BOY MARKSMEN

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 151, 23 December 1921, Page 17

BOY MARKSMEN

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION COMPETITIONS NEW ZEALAND RESULTS. (FROM OUK OWN CORHKSPONDBNT.) LONDON, 3rd November. The National Rifle Association has now issued the 1921 results of the Imperial Challenge Shield competitions, which have been held annually throughout tho Empire since 1910, each team Shooting with tho miniature rifle on its own -range. The Challenge Shields, medals, and over £660 in prize money are presented by Lieut.-Colonel Raymond W. Ffennell, of South Africa. In the senior division for boys ov«r 15 years of age 820 teams entered, and in the junior 592 teams entered, representing a total of over 14,000 boys. In the senior division the', Australian Cadets have maintained their past high standard of shooting, and have again given proof of remarkable efficiency, which is clearly due to careful training by the State. The South African boys show the greatest progress compared | with the results of past years. A Company, Senior Naval Cadets, j Birkenhead, Australia, win the Senior Challenge Shield, and first prize with , an average score of 96.62 »ut of a possible 100; and No. 1 Platoon, Newtown School Cadets, Johannesburg,] South Africa (A team) win the Junior Challenge ' Shield and first prize with a score of 91.3. Altogether in the Senior Division, Australia wins 32 priies, chiefly leading ones, South Africa 15, New Zealand ,12, Great Britain 9, and Canada 4. In the Junior Division, Great Britain wins "23, South'' Africa 13, Australia 9, New Zealand 6, and Canada 1. The total number of teams entering shows an increase on the previous year, but this is largely due to the increase in the number of teams in New Zealand. In 1920 there were 68 senior and 30 junior New Zealand teams. This year thera^were 139 senior and 48 junior, making an increase of 89.

SSNIOR COMPETITION. ' The best scores in the senior competition are as follow: — Av'ge Score. lot-rA Company, Senior Naval Cadets, Birkenhead, Australia 96.62 2nd—No. l'Platoon, 27th Battalion, Senior Cadets, Adelaide (A Team) 96.5 3rd—Royal Australian Naval Re- , . serves, Geelong (C Team) ... 94.00 4th—4sth Nottingham Troop Boy Scouts (A Team).. 92.8 New Zealand teams who won prizes in j the senior competition are:— Order of Av'ge Merit. Score, j 11—£3, No. 15 Company, Senior | Cadets, Port Chalmers 90.4 j 22—£2, No. I Platoon No. 24 I Company, New Plymouth j H.S. Cadets, A Team 88.2 35—£2, No. 1 Platoon, No., 24 Company, New Plymouth H.S. Cadets, B Team 86.3 48—£2, No. 2 Platoon Hamilton High School Cadets ....: 84.3 50—£2, No. 88 Company Senior Cadets (Mt.,. Eden), A Team 84.1 51—£2, No. 3 Platoon, No. 24 Company, New Plymouth H.S.'Cadets 84.00 56-r£2,.No. 1 Platoon, No. 19 Company, Senior Cadets, Gisborne H.S 83.5 58—£2, No. 1 Platoon, Collegi- • ate School Cadets, Wanganui 82.9 62—£2, No. 2 Platoon, No. 24 , Compajiy, New 'Plymouth H.S. Cadets , 82.3 63-^-£2, No. 1 Company Otago Boys High School Senior Cadets 82.2 ' 64—£2,; i No. 36 Company, Senior Cadets, Petone 82.1 72—£2'r A Company, Wellington College Senitir Cadets ... 80.81 Next best scores among New Zealand teams are :— 74_No. 89 Company,. New Plymouth Technical School Senior JCadets .' 80.8 75—No. 3 Platoon, No. 19 Com- ' pany, Senior Cadets, Gisborne H.S. ' :.-. 80.6 80—No. 1 Platoon, Hamilton High School Cadets .., 80.3 82—No. 4 Platoon, No. 24 Com-, / pany, New Plymouth H.S., Cadets 79.5 92—No. 86 Company, Senior -1 Cadets, Masterton ..., 78.3 98—No. 12 Company, Post and Telegraph Senior Cadets, Dunedin •'. 77.6 101—No. 55 Company, Senior « Cadets, Motueka, A Team ... 77.35 102—No;' 9 Company, Roslyn Senior Cadets, A Team 76.9 104—rNo. 66 Company, Senior Cadets (Waerenga -a - hika Maori College), Gisborne ... 76.5 107—No. 4 Platoon, No. 19 Company, Senior Cadets, Gisborne H.S ' 75:62 109—No. 7 Company, M'Glashan College, Senior Cadets, Gisborne H.S. ..; 75.5 118—No. 2 Platoon, No. 19 Company, Senior Cadets,.Gisborne H.S 74.5 119—No. 1 Platoon, No. 15 Company, Seddon Memorial Technical College Senior Cadets 74.5 126—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 115 Company, Senior Cadets (Scots College), Wellington .73.3 131—No. 14 Company, Senior Cadets, West Dunedin 72.6 139—N0. 87 Company, Senior Cadets, Greytown 71.9 147—N0. 2 Company, Otago Boys' H.S. Senior Cadets 70.1 148—No. 44 Company, Senior Cadets, Timaru ... 69.91 154—N0. 5 Company, North Dunedin Senior Cadets 69.2 159—N0. 87 Company, Senior Cadets, Fcatherston 69.00 163—N0. 11, Morhington . and / Caversham Senior Cadets ... 68.58 168—No. 70, Senior Cadets, Hastings , j 63.00 175—N0. 3 F-Moon, Waitaki Boys' H.S. Senior Cadets ..'. 67.5 178—No. 15 Company, Senior - Cadets, South Dunedin 67.16 180—No. 6 Company, Christian Brothers Senior Cadets, Dunedin 67.00 182—No. 8 (Timaru Boys' H.S.) Senior Cadets :". ....66.69 185—No. 101 Company, Senior Cadets, Technical School, Hawera 66.1 187—No. 29 Company, Senior Cadets, Petone „. 65.81 193 —No. 38 Company, Senior Cadets, Lower Hutt 65.4 196—N0. 104 Company, Senior Cadets, Taumarunui 65.3 3.99—N0. 71 Company, Senior Cadets, Hastings 65.1 209—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 16 Company, Palmerston Morth Boys' H.S 64.2 215—N0. 5 Company, Senior Cadets, Napier 64.00 218—No. 1, Platoon, No* 23 Company, Senior Cadets, Invorcargill 63.87 220 —No. 43 CoK-.pany, Senior Cadets, Taihapo 63.73 226—N0. 10 Company, Hibe-ian Senior. Cadets 62.7 239-—No, 30 Company, Senior Cadets, Cojiis Welliastoa „, 62,3

230—N0. 1 Platoon, Waitaki High School Senior Cadets 62.3 234—N0. 108 Company, Senior Cadets, Dannevirke 61.5 238—N0. 116 Company, Senior Cadets, Weilesley Collage ... 61.9 247—N0, 88 Company, Senior Cadets,' lift. Eden B team ... 59.9 248—N0. 2 Patoon, Waitaki Boys' High School Senior Cadets ... 59.87 250—N0. 1 Platoon, Christ's College Cadets, Christchurch ... 59.81 252—N0. 102 Company, Senior Cadets, Ohakune 59.63 265—N0. 105 Company, Senior Cadets, Napier , 58.7 278—"ro. 1 Platoon, No. 7 Company, Senior Cadets, Gisborne 57:6 282—N0. 105 Company, Senior Cadets, ' Napier 57.5 289—N0. 3 Platoon, No. 65 ComEany, Ssnior Cadets, G;'sorno 57.12 290—N0. 5 Company, King Edward Technical College, Senior Cadets, Dunedin 57.1 302 No. 4 Platoon, 25th Com- , pany, Goro High School, Cadets 55.8 305—N0. 59 Company, Senior Cadets, Westport 55.4 332—N0."'2 Platoon, No. 7 Company, Senior Cadets, Gisborne 53.5 335_i.N0. 2 Platoon, No. 65 Company, Senior Cadets, Gisborne ; 63.1 339—N0. 2 Platoon, No. 23 Company, Senior Cadets, Invercargill 55.00 340—N0. 3 Platoon, No. 7'Company, Senior. Cadets, Gisborne » • 63-00 341_N0. 4 Platoon, No. 65 Company, Senior Cadets, Gisborne • 52.8 344_N0. 4 Platoon,. No.. 7 Company, Senior - Cadets, 1 Gis- ._, , borne • 52.5 350—N0. 1 Platoon, 2ord Company, Senior Cadets, Technical School, Palmerston N... 52.1 352—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 29 Company, Senior Cadets, Inver- . cargill l 52.00 355—N0. 9 Company, Senior Cadets, Dannevirke 51.7 361—N0. 43 Company, Senior Cadets, Timaru 51.07 365—N0. 30 Company, Senior Cadets, Wellington Technical College 50.8 388_No.' 6 Company, Boys' High School Cadets, Christchurch.. 49.52 402—N0. '76 / Company, Senior Cadets, Dannevirke 48.4 407—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 28 Company, Senior Cadets, Palmer- • ston North 47.8 410—No. 1 Platoon, No. 28 Com- ' pany, Senior Cadets, Invercargill' • 47.5 420—N0. 2 Platoon, No. 22 Com- , pany, Senior Cadets, Otago... 46.2 423—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 48 Company, Senior Cadets, Palmerston North 44.7 430—N0. 113 Company -, Senior Cadets, Masterton 43.9 .432—N0. 2 Platoon,, No. 27 Company, Senior Cadets, Invercargill '. i 43.8 434—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 30 Company, Senior Cadets, Invercargill • 43-7 • 436—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 27 Company, Senior Cadets, InvercSi'gill ../■ 43.5 442—N0. 81 Company, Senior •- Cadets, Eketahuna : 42.8 445__No. 1 Platoon, No. 25 Company (Technical College), . Senior (jadcts, Invercargill.... 42.7 448—N0. 82) Company, Senior CaSets, Masterton : _„-... 41.7 456—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 10 Company. Senior Cadets, Wanga- • ' '40 R nui f..... w-° 473—Ntf. 85 Company, Senior Cadets, Masterton (.. 38.1 476__No. 35 Company, Senior Cadets, Wellington Technical College ......:....:.......:...... 38-00 477—Model Platoon, Ist Canterbury Cadet Battalion 38.00 480—No. 34 Company, Senior Cadets, Milton 37.1 483—N0. 10 Platoon, Ist Canterbury Cadet Battalion 36.4 485—N0. 2 Platoon, No. 26 Company,, Senior Cadets, Invercargill -••■-.-•• 357 486—N0. 31 Company, Senior Cadets, Wellington 35.4 487—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 26 Company, Senior Cadets, Inver- ,- cargi'l • 351 i 489—N0. 2 Platoon, No. 24 Company, Southland Technical College Cadets t ■ *>•* 494_.N0. 27' Company, Senior Cadets, Wellington 496—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 22 Company, Senior Cadets, Otago, I B team 31>5 ! 498—N0. 17 Company, Senior Cadets, Wellington 30.5 501—No. 42 Company, Senior " I Cadets, Kilbirnie ...... 29.4 521-*-No. 1 Platoon, No. 22 Company, Senior Cadota, Otago, A tgam • "3-1 524—N0. -107 Company, Senior , Cadets, St. Patrick's College, Wellington ..!.- .....:... 16.00 JUNIOR COMPETITION. The following are the first four teams in the junior competition:— Ist.—No. 1 Platoon, Newtown School Cadets, Johannesburg, A team 91.3 2nd.—Wykeham House School, Worthing, A team ••• 90.3 3rd.—Brakpan English Medium School Cadets, South Africa 90.2 4th.—K Company, Naval Cadets, ■ Birkenhead, Australia 89.2 New Zealand teams who won prizes in the junior competition are : — B—£3,' No. 1 Platoon, No. 110 Company, New Plymouth H.S. Cadets 87.5 9—£3, No. 2 PJatoon, No. 110 Company, New Plymouth ■H.S. Cadets 87.1 23—£2, No. 3 Platoon, No. 110 Company. New Plymouth H.S. Cadets 84.5 45—£2, No. 55 Company, Senior '■■ Cadets, ' Motueka (Provi_<' sional) \ 78.3 49—£2, No. 4 Company A Otago Bop' High School 77.3 54—£2," Oamaru South . School Senior Cadets ;•••■• "6.8 Next best scores among New Zealand teams are as follow :— 62—No. 3 Platoon, No. 19 Company, Senior Cadets, Gisborne H.S. 75.5 65—No. 1 Platoon, No. 19 Company, Senior Cadets, Gis-" borne H.S 75.1 70 —No. 3 Platoon, Hamilton HiglrSchool Cadets 7400 71—No! 2 Platoon, No. 19 Company, . Ssnior Cadets, Gisborne H.S 73.8 72—No: 3 Company.. Otago Boys' High School Senior Cadets 73.7 76_-No. 89 Company, New Plymouth Technical College Senior Cadets 72.2 92—No. 4 Platoon, No. 19 Com■oanv. Senior Cadets, Gisborne H.S. 69.00 94—-No. 66 Company, Senior Cadets (Waerenga-a-hika Maori College), Gisborne 68.87 108—No. 4 Platoon, Waitaki , Boys' H.S. Senior Cadets ... 65.6 130—B Company. Wellington College Senior Cadets 61.00 138—No. 116 Company, Senior Cadets,' Wcllesloy College ... £9.7 159 —]STo. 4 Platoon, No. 16 Company, Seddon Memorial Technical'Collw Senior-Cadets, Auckhmd •• —.. 57.00

171—No. 4 Platoon, No. 16 Gsmpany, Palmerston North H.S. Senior Cadets 52- 2 173—N0. 101 Company, Senior . Cadets, Haweri 55.00 175—N0. 5 Platoon, Waitaki Boys' H.S. Senior Cadets ... 54.8 228—N0. 4 Platoon, No. 23 Company, Senior Cadets, Technical School,' Palmerston N. 46.2 267—N0. 48 Company, Senior Cadets, Palmerston North 39.1 269—N0. 4 Platoon, No. 28 Company, Senior Cadets (All Saints), Palmerston North ... 38.3 280—No. 7 Company, Boys' H.S. Cadets, Christchurch 35.9 288—No. 30 Company, Senior Cadets, Technical College, Wellington 32.4 317—N0. 3 Platoon, No. 10 Company, Senior Cadets, Wanganui 17.7 319—N0. 1 Platoon, No. 22 Company, Senior Cadets, Otago 16.7