SHOOTING.
PORT CHALMERS N-AVALS. Tho above eorp.s on Saturday fired tho final competition of a match for prizes. Conditions : Ton shots at 200. and 600 yds. This was al«o the final competition of the champion and handicap aggregates. Conditions : Champion aggregate—nine competitions, seven to count; handicap aggregate —nine competitions, eight to count. Added to that is a match of 10 shots at 600 yds, all firing from •scratch. The contest for the championship litis been keenly fought throughout tho eerie;?. Corporal Montgomery aj;d Gunner Kcenan evidently meant business when, starting at 200, each registered 47, but tho rain interfered considerably with tho shooting at 690 yds. Gunner Kcenan, who wine tho championship, hat-: 6hot most consistently during the season, never varying to any extant. Corporal Montgomery, who wins second place, made a- gamo %ht, but found the winner a rather doughty opponent. Q.M. Sergeant Facer gets third place. Gunner Watson, the. winner of tho handicap aggregate, will no doubt be heard of later on with tho rifle. Appended are the highest scores and aggregates : 200 600 vds. vds. Hp. Tl. Gr. Connor 43 42 sex —BS Gr. Kcenan 47 37 tscr —B4 Corp. Montgomery 47 36 ecr —B3 Gr. Watson ... "... 37 40 683 Or. O'Connell 39 24 20 —B3 Or. Rose 33 38 12 —B3 Lieut, Mitchell ... 36 46 scr —B2 Gr. Drake 38 38 682 Q.M.S. Facer 39 40 ecr —79 Bomb. Facer 39 37 scr —76 Sergt. Reeves 45 51 set- —76 —Champion Aggregate.— Gr. Kcenan. 84. 87, Corp. Montgomery. 84, 84. 86, 89, 86, 85, 83 "' ... *. '...' 597 Q.M.S. Facer. 83, 89. 79, 90, 79, 88, 79 ... ... ... ' 592 Sergt. Reeves, 84, 91, 83, 91, 87, 78, 5 76 590 —Handicap Aggregate. — Or. Watson. 88, 91, 95. 88, 93, 90. 87, 83, 40 755 Gr. Rose. 82. 77. 95. 80. 93. 93, 90. 83. 35 ...' ...' 728 Gr. Drake. 87, 95, 95. 86, 82. 74. 85, 82. 32' ' 718 —Prize* Aggregate.— Tip. Gr. Watson i 84 81 12 Gr. O'Connell ... 72 67 38 Gr. Rose 78 71 24 RUAHIXE RIFLE ASSOCIA'I'I()?>'. [Per United Phf.ss Association.] DAXXKVIRKE. January 30. The annual meeting of the Raahino L'il'e. Association i-oiiimeii-eed on the Tair.aki ramie to-day. A L-u-ge number of competitors from all over the North Hand participated. The weather conditions were unfavorable. In the iiawke's Bay .Match (£OO and 300 yards) Rifleman R." Vennell (Tewhaiati) scored 68, Rifleman R. Y. King (Opaki) and Private L. Loveday 67 cadi.
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Evening Star, Issue 14786, 30 January 1912, Page 4
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