RIFLE SHOOTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 25 February 1926, Page 10

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TARANAKI ANNUAL MEETING HAWERA HOLD TISCH SHIELD. ROOTS AND CROSS WIN AGGREGATE CUPS. The Taranaki Rifle Association held its annual championship meeting at the Rewa Row a range yesterday. Conditions were good for shooting until half way through the afternoon, yfhvn a v.’ind sprang up. By six o’clock, when the last event was finished, the light was also bad. At the conclusion of the programme, the trophies were presented to the winning riflemen as follow: Champion Belt, originally presented by Mr. 'l'. King, and gold medal to the winner of the grand, aggregate, Rifleman E. C. Hogg, New Plymouth. Silver medal for tyro aggregate. — Rifleman E. Ching, Ha went. Taranaki Rifle Association’s silver challenge cup for the long range aggregate. —Rifleman D. Roots, Patea. Taranaki Rifle Association’s silver challenge cup for the short range agoregate. —Rifleman G. Cross, Hawera. & The Tisch Memorial Challenge Cup for the champion team was again won bv Hawera. TAHORA MATCH. 800 yards —10 shots. D. Roots (Patea), 49, £2 10s; C. D. Arnold (New Plymouth), 4S, £1 10s; S. 0 Higgs (Now Plvmoutli), 47, £1; G. Cross (Hawera), 47, £1; F. C. Hogg (New Plymouth), 47, £1; A. G. Robertson (Hawera), 47, £1; R. C. Patterson (Wanganui), 4(i, £1; A. Uttinger (Hawera), 40, £1; G. S. Webster (WaverJov), 45, £1; G. H. Taylor (New Plymouth), 45, 10s; E. C. Humphrey t Oka to), 45, 10s; J. C. Carter (Palmerston North), 45, 10s; P. C. Hamilton (Wanganui), 45, 10s. Counted out: T. Marctt, 45. Tyros. —V. Tait (Hawera), 44, 10s; J ;l . Citing (Hawera), 44, 10s; F. E. Coxhead (Tahora), 44, 10s; E. Booth (Hawera), 41, 10s; C. Benton (Okato), 09, 10s; counted out, C. 11. Corbett, 39. PATEA MATCH. 500 yards—lo shots. E. Booth (Okaiawa), 49, £2 10s; G. S. Webster (Waverley), 48, £1 10s; E. C. Hogg (New Plymouth), 48, £1; A. G. Robertson (Okaiawa), 4(5, £1; P. C. Hamilton (Wanganui), 4.5, £1; E. Ching (Hawera), 45, £1; G. Cross (Hawera), 45, £1; A. Govern lock (Wanganui), 44, £1; I. D. Brunton (Hawera), 44, £1; G. 11. Taylor (New Plvmoutli), 43, 10s; D. Roots' (Patea), 43, 10s; E. .T. Soler (Wanganui), 43, 10s; .1. C. Carter (Palmerston North), 43, 10s. Counted out: T. Marott, 43; A. Elgar 43; N. Hunt, 43. Tyros.—N. Hunt, 43, 10s; C. Humphreys, 42, 10s; C. H. Corbett, 40, 10s; A. Uttinger. 38, 10s; E. C. Coxhead, 30, 10s. WELLI NGTON MATCH. 000 yards —10 shots. P. C. Hamilton, 48, £2 10s; J. C. Carter, 47, £1 10s; G. Cross, 44, £1; C. Benton, 44, £1; L. C. Schumacher, 44, £1; G. R. Smith, 44, £1; P. Palmer, 44, £1; G. Harrison, 43, £1; E. G. Hunt, 43, £1; A. Govenlock, 43, 10s; Turnbull, 43, IQs;' A. G. Robertson, 43, 10s; C. D. Arnold, 42, 10s. Counted out: A. H. Guy. 42; A. P. Anderson, 42. Tyros.—E. Booth, 40, ,10s; C. Humphrey, 40, 10s; E. Cliing, 40, 10s; C. A. Corbett, 37, 10s; L. Uttinger. 39, 10s. Counted out: E. C. Coxhead 37. WANGANUI MATCH. <SOO yards—lo shots. C. H. Corbett, 47, £2 10s; G. Cross, 47. £1 10s; J. C. Carter, 4(5, £1; G. R. Smith, 45, £1; E. Hantnell, 44, £1; P. C. Hamilton, 43, £1; S. G. Higgs, 43, £1; T. Marctt, 43, £1; A. G. Robertson, 43, £1; A. H. Guv, 42, 10s; G. H. Taylor, 42, 10s; P. Palmer, 42. 10s; E. C. Hogg, 42, 10s. Tvros.—N. Hunt. 42, 10s; V. A. Tait, 40. 10s; F. Ching, 40. 10s; A Uttinger, 37, 10s. Counted out: C. Benton, 36; C. Humphrey, 36.

SHORT RANGE AGGREGATE. For highest aggregate scores in first four matches. G. Cross, IS.'!, £5 ami silver challenge cup to be held for one year; .1. C. Carter. IXI. £:i ,1.0 s; P. C. Hamilton, 181, £2 ,10s; A. G. Robertson, 179, £2; F. C. Hogg, 176, £1 10s; T. Marett, 172, £1; X. Higgs, 172, £1; G. R. Smith, 170, £1; A. Govenlock, 170.' £l. Counted out: A. H. Guy, 170. lIAWERA MATCH. 800 yards—lo shots. C. D. Arnold, M 5, £2 10s; F. C. Hogg, 34, £1 1 Os; F. J. Sol or, 33. £1; .T. Ramson, .'!.'!. £1; C. Benton, 33, £1; F. Clung, 33, £1; X. Hunt, 33, £1; A. Govenlock, ;i;{, £1; ,T. Turnbull, oil, £1; G. Harrison, 30, 10s; J. Patterson, 32, 10s; D. Roots, 32, 10s; J. Shepherd, 32, 10s. Counted out: J. C. Carter and P. Palmer, each Tyros.—T. Johnstone, .‘lO, 10s; C. Humphreys, 30, 10s; C. 11. Corbett, 30, 10s; A', fait 28, 10s; E. Booth, 24, ,10s. NEW PLYMOUTH MATCH. 900 yards—lo shots. D. Roots, 34, £2 10s; A. D. Kitto, 31, £1 10s; F. C. Hogg, 31, £1; G. H. Taylor, 30, £1; S. G. Higgs, 30, £1; A T . Tait, 29, £1; A. S. Robertson, 29, £1 G. R. Smith, 29, £1; L. E. Harrison, 29, £1; P. C. Hamilton, 28, 10s; T. Marett, 2S, 10s; P. Palmer, 28, 10s; F. J. Soler, 27, 10s. Counted out: J. D. Brunton, G. Harrison. J. C. Carter and J. Shepherd, each with 27. 'Tyros.—F. Oiling, 26, 10s; N. Hunt, 26, 10; T. C. Coxhcad, 10s: S. Roebuck, 25, 10s; C. Humphreys, 24, 10s. LONG RANGE AGGREGATE. For highest aggregate scores in previous two matches. D. Roots, 66, £5; F. C. Hogg, 65, £3 10s; A. D. Ivitto, 62, £2 10s; G. H. Taylor, 61, £2; C. D. Arnold, 61, £1 10s; F. J. Soler, 00, £1; P. Palmer, 60, £l,G. Harrison, 60, £1; ,T. C. Carter, 59, £1; ,T. Shepherd, 59. £l. Counted out: F. Chiug and N. Hunt, each 59. GRAND AGGREGATE. Sixteen highest aggregate scores in first six matches ami the highest aggregate tyro in the same matches. F. C. Hogg, 241, £5; J. C. Carter, 240, £4; P. C. Hamilton, 235, £2; A. S. Robertson, 237, £1; D. Roots, 235, £1; O. D. Arnold, 230, £1; T. 'Marett, 230, £1; P. Palmer, 225, £1; F. Cliing, 228, £l. Counted out: G. Harrison, G. R. Smith, and G. H. Taylor, 227 each. CHAMPION TEAMS’ MATCH. Hawera (A. G. Robertson, G. Cross, F. Ching, A. H. Guy and A. Uttinger), 313, £10; New Plymouth, 3.10, £5; Kaponga, 307, £3. PATEA CLUB. The final shoot for the Patea District Rifle Club’s King’s trophy took place on Saturday last. Although the weather conditions were not favourable to good shootnig, P. Palmer managed to beat the wind and put np the very creditable scores of 4% at 500 yards and 45 at 600 yards, which placed him at the top of the aggregate, closely followed by D. Roots and M. Carey.