RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18353, 10 March 1920, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. [Per Press Association.] TRENTHAM, March 9. “ Washing-up ” day at Tientham was ash. ered in by a leaden sky and steady rain, which threatened to continue all day. Alter shooting had been in progress for an hour, tho clouds broke. The sun shone fitfully for a time and then, after lunch, it broke tho clouds into drifting masses that _at * times caused quick changes in the light and formed an allianco with the fitful breeze that rr discomfited the marksmen. This did not ; matter so much in the morning, when team* were doing service matches at short ranges. Some good work was done at these. The “Chattie.” or casualty competition, was fired at 200yds, in heats of six, ten rounds per man at falling targets. It waa won by the Christchurch Rifle Club No. Ji Team, taking £7 and’-the Islington Cup. - Opaki No. 1 Team was second, taking £il Permanent Staff (Canterbury), third, taking £2; and Nelson Regiment fourth, taking £2. A popular win was that of the Hamilton High School w Cadet team in the machine-gun rescue match, in which the riflemen had to dispose of eight figure targets, representing men. working a machine-gun 200 yards away. This they accomplished in 245f10 taking £7 . and the Dawson Shield. P. and T. Engineers were second in 27sec taking £4; Permanent Staff (Canterbury) third, in SSseo, a takiijg £2; Dunedin Rifle Club fourth, in 28seo, taking £2; and Wellington Suburbs ■* and Akarana divided the other £2, their ® time being 23sec. " In the Superiority of Fire competition, at 300yds, teams firing eight rounds • from behind cover at figure targets, Christchurch R.C. No. 1 won with a score of 64, taking •£7. Karori came second, taking £4, with 62; Nelson R.C. took £3, with 61; Petona R.C. £3, with 61; P. and T. Engineers (Wellington) and Kaiapoi R.C. £1 each, with score 3 of 60. After luncheon the Champion Teams’ match, for which twenty-nine entries had been received, was fired, seven shots each at 800, &00 and 600 yards. It was hard shooting all the way, and some bad falls were seen. Blenheim and Christchurch No. 1 tied with 449 points, the former winning on the count back. Hawcra was only on# point behind. The scores were:—

Totals . . .151 155 142 448 A protest against Blenheim on the ground of exceeding tho time limit, was disallowed. Tho prize-list is a-s follows: Blenheim, £lf and District Challenge Shield 449 Christchurch No. 1, £lO , . . . 449 Hawera-, £8 . . . - , • .448 Opaki No. 2, £8 . . •. • • • 441 Opaki No. 1, £5 . . > • . 438 Nelson, £3 ...••• • 487 Akarana, £3 . . 488 Subsequently a protest was entered against tho Blenheim team, on tho ground that it Lad - exceeded the /time limit. The executive's de- t . cision is not yet available, and tho prizes list consequently is held up. The Colonial Ammunition Company* Shield, awarded to teams of five men from a rifle club scoring the highest aggregate in. matches counting fer the belt aggregate* went to Wellington Suburbs, whose team: comprised 'Barkie SOB, M’Donald 498, Whiteman 489, Boon 475, Hunt 459; total, 2429. Each member of the team receives a silver tecup. Opaki No. 1, 2117, was second, and Christchurch No. 1 .followed with £394. Others of the twenty-six entries trailed rapidly off down-hill. The C.A.C. Cup went to Opaki , No. 1 with 891 points for five-men team's best scores over long ranges. . Christchurch No. 1 was second with 885. and 1 Suburbs No. I third with 577. The C.I. Cup (generally known as the Glaxo Cup), aw-arded for tha highest aggregate soorer in the opening end: Westland matches. each 300, 500 and 600ydg, i-j went to James, 193 points, the runner-up being Winslade (Opaki) 192. The special match over 300, 500 and 600yds, ten shots at each, resulted in T. W. Warbur-* ton (Petone) taking £2 and gold medal witW a score of 131. A. J. Pietorsen (Ponsonby) took £2 with 180; C. G. Engstrom (Opaki) £1 with 130, and A. H. Dixon (Akarana) Aleva th 129. In addition there was a small prize-list for each stage of the mutch. To-morrow morning the Servioe Champion-, ship will bo decided, and in the afternoon an extra match at 900yds will be fired, followed by the final struggle ot the King's Fifty for tho Belt, Tne following is the result of the Bisley aggregate for the highest total over 800yds, 900yds and 1000yds in the series; possible

Ths following take £1 each;—A. Henderson (Sounds) and Trooper M 1 Murray (Dunedin), 189 each; E. Badd! (Blenheim), WFeast (Orepuki), H. Harris (Christchurch) end H. Evans (Te Haiti), 188 each; Lieutenant Munxo (Hawke’s Bay) and H. Maxley (Opaki), 187 each; Lieutenant Willialnjwn (Wellington) and Captain Masefield (Kelson), 186 each; It. Barkle (Suburbs) and E. Heston (Akarana), 185 each; C, Duns tan (Waihi), D. Boots (Hawera), 184 each; VV. Henry (Christchurch), W. Maingay (Waihi) and T. M’Donald (Suburbs), 183 each; ' W. Jones (Timh.ru), S. O-ffe (Ohura) and J. Eylos (Dannovirko), 182 each. THE KING’S PRIZE. * Fifty of the following men fire off to-mo*w row for the King’s Prize, the last six having to decide a tie for the three bottom piace®:— ■. '

The King’s fiiiy includes only three for* mer chanlpions, viz., Roots (1911), Hallid&y 1910) and Masefield (1914). Nine tyros discomfited the older hands on the long ranges, and got ahead, two ni them, P. J. M’Donald and Pimm, getting into rfesenth. *nd. thirteenth places lOTjpsctiTOlft

BLENHEIM 300 500 600 Radd , vds. yds. yds. Tt, . 32 30 31 — 99 M’Kay , . 33 28 29 — BO West , . 32 31 27 — 88 Paynter . • ■ . 30 28 •81 — 88 Cooke . « a . 30 29 28 — 87 ' Totals . . 157 146 148 449 CHRISTCHURCH No. 1 300 500 600

yds. yds. yds Tl. Halmehaw < . 83 32 32 — 97 Pimm , . SO 30 30 — 90 Caughley . 33 31 26 — 90 SandJoid . 28 32 29 — 89 Harris . 20 31) 25 — 84 Totals . 152 155 142 449

HA WE R A. 300 500 600 ' yds. yds. yds. TL H. Lovcday . . . 31 33 32 — - 96 Roots . . . 30 32 29 - - 91 Arrimp . . . 29 30 29 — - 88 Harrison . . . 81 30 27 - - 88 Ingram . . . '30 30 25 —-■8&

2oO: — H. V. Crouton, Karorl, £5 . . SW C I. Nix, Fcatherston, £4 . 138 P. Hamilton, Wanganui, £4 . • 197 W West, Blenheim, £3 . , 13S P. Foden, Timaru, £3 , 193 D. J. Guiney, Petone, £3 . . 190 J Garter, Petone, £-2 . 190 T. Maidens, Taradalo, £3 . , 190 G, Haliiday, Karori £3 . . . . 189

Croxton, Karon .. . 522 West, Blenheim . 510 Barlrie, Suburbs . 50S Feast, Opaki . . 507 Evans, To Kuiti . 503 11. Harris, Christchurch . 602 Roots, Haw era . 600 Fix, Feakherston . 199 Masefield, Nelson . 499 Guiney, Patono . 499 M'Donald, Suburbs . 493 Govenel Lovelock, Lyttelton . 498 Pimm, Christchurch ■ . 498 II. C. Loveday,- Hawexa . 496 Winslade, Op aid . . 494 ; Hamilton, Wanganui . 493 * A. J. Henderson Sound* . 492 Foden, Timaru .401 Bolton, Opaki . 491 V. E. Donald, Opaki .490 Marvley, Opaki . 490 C. Whiteman, Suburbs . 4S9 Eylea, Dannevirke . . 489,:./.. Holliday. Karori . . 438 Dunstan, Waihi . 488 Carter, 'Potono j . 486 Patrick, Auckland . 486 H. H. Donald, Opaki . 436 M? Murray, Frankton . 435 Keaton. Akarar.a . . 485 Hudson, Wanganui . 484 Mayhew, Linton . 484 - Marenzi, Terarua . 483 Engstrom Opaki . . 483 Gledhill, 'Nelson .482 Radd, Blenheim . 481 Barrel!, Petone . 460 Palmer Patea . 478 Fryer, 'Waipukurau . 478 Merrielees, Tauranga . 477 i Gillick, Kiwi . 477 Sandford,, Christchurch .477 M J Leod, Opawa . 477 Warbnrtou, Petone . 477 > W. K. Williams, Ohm* . 476 Lane, Akarana . 476 C. Malroy t Wellington 7 , 476 Henry, Christchurch .47* Ballinger, Petone . 478 Boon, Suburbs , . 475 Duncan, Westport .475 Cameron, Thames . 475 Shaw, Wanganui . 475