ARMY RIFLE MEETING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 11 March 1927, Page 6

ARMY RIFLE MEETING.

COMPETITIONS AT TRENTHAM. CONTEST NEARING COMPLETION. NAVAL MEN PROMINENT. The Army rifle meeting programme was practically cleaned up to-day, leaving only the King’s Medal Match for to-morrow. Heavy rain during the night- and early morning made the prospect doubtful, but before 8 o’clock the clouds lifted and the rain ceased for a while, so that a start was mad© with shooting in the teams’ matches. One or two heavy drizzles during the forenoon threatened trouble, but fortunately the weather became gradually better, and in the afternoon the sun cam© out in torrid fervour, but a fresh breeze kept the atmosphere cool and the bugbear of target riflemen, the “mirage,” did not develop. Further results were : REGIMENTAL TEAMS’ MATCH. Ten rounds snap at 300 yards; 3 seconds exposure at large target and ten rounds with 40 seconds exposure at small target; seven rounds deliberate at 500 yards. £l6, Challenge Shield and silver spoon to each of eight men in the team. —New Zealand Division Royal Navy (H.M.S. Diomede), 218, 159, 22/ —604. . £l2 and silver spoons. —First Battalion Wellington Regiment 205, 17S, 209 —592. £10 —H.M.S. Renown 220, 209, 151— 580. £g—New Zealand Permanent Force, Central Command, 225, 165, 177 —567. £6 —New Zealand Permanent Force, Southern Command, 197,164,179 —540. £4—lst New Zealand Mounted Rifles, G.Y.C., 191, 165, 160—510. Twenty-five teams competed. VICKERS’ GUN MATCH. For a team from New Zealand Division Royal Navy and one from each 1 mounted rifles regiment and infantry battalion. £ls; Vickers’ challenge trophy, and silver 3 spoon to each man. —Ist Battalion Hawke’s Bay Regiment 121. £lO and spoons. —Ist Battalion Auckland Regiment, 115. £7 10s.—1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles, C.Y.C., 94. £5. —Bth New Zealand Mounted Rifles (Nelson), 91. £2 10s.—1st .Battalion Waikato Regiment, 86. Seventeen teams competed. HOTCHKISS GUN MATCH. One team from each mounted rifle regiment. £l2 and -Hotchkiss challenge trophy. —Bth New Zealand Mounted Rifles, N'olson, 51. . . , £lO. —Ist New Zealand Mounted Rifles, C.Y.C., 24 £5. —6th New Zealand Mounted •Rifles (Mlanawatu) 15. Five teams competed. STAFFORD CHALLENGE SHIELD Given by city of Stafford, England, and awarded for the best aggregate in Vickers and Lewis guns and rifle teams’ match. Ist Battalion Hawke’s Bay Regiment, 742, 1. Ist Battalion Wellington Regiment, 712, 2. , Ist Battalion Auckland Regiment, 681, 3.

BATTLE PRACTICE—

TERRITORIALS. £9—Central Command, 533. £4 10s —Northern Command, 420. £4 10s—Southern Command, 371. BATTLE PRACTICE—CADETS. £4 10s —Northern Command. £2 5s —Central Command, 473. £2 5s —Southern Command, 463. N.Z SERVICES MATCH. Teams of‘eight men; conditions as in Regimental Teams’ Match. £lO and Challenge Shield. —Central Command Territorials, 662. £B—H.M.S. Renown, 591. £6 —N.Z. Division Royal Navy (Diomede) 554. Also competed: Reservists, 044; N.Z.P.S., 523; Southern Command, 511; Northern Command, 498. LEWIS GUN MATCH." Fire with movement, 600 to 300 yards. £l2, Lewis Challenge trophy, and silver .spoon to oach mail. —Ist North Auckland Regiment, 123. £lO and spoons. —Ist Battalion Hawke’s Bay Regiment, 113. £5. —Ist Wellington and West Coast Regiment, 102. £2 10s. —Northern depot New Zealand Engineers, 101. Nineteen teams competed. A.S.C. LEWIS GUN MATCH. One team from each A.S.C. depot. McKinney Challenge Cup.—-Northern Depot, 97. Central Depot scored 8b and Southern Depot 28. COMMAND CADETS’ TEAM MATCH £9, C.A.C. Challenge Shield, silver spoon to each man. —Central Cornman A team, 535. £4 10s and spoons.—Southern Command A team, 503. £2 5s. —Central Command B team, 479. • xOther competitors were: Northern Command A team 470; Southern Command B team 445; Northern Command B tea,