SOUTHLAND DEFENCE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1132, 6 January 1903, Page 2

SOUTHLAND DEFENCE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

AHHtML MATOHK& ■ Tbe weathsz for the Moosd day's ifi on Saturday was a litll* noon m£ii! tlw morning, bat this did not Urtiaaa m rain began to fall about 10 o'clock, aodoon 1 tinned more or lan for the ceatof tbe dar Competitor* wan gotta willing to some allowance for delay* in starting on tka S>*t day, but than oertaialy shoald have been no necessity for oraving thia indulgence Saturday morning. Aattoiahiog as it my appear, it never teamed to have dawned urn those responsible for Use management that it would be necessary to have mora than two 6xß targets roady for 80 man to shoot at, and it waa only after uotaata from several well-known shot* that they oonsented to take them down, and raplace them with « * 6'«, thus oompelling competitors to Br* at a smaller target than the one specified for the 700 yds match. Aooording to the programme this match should bava been oomplaied on Friday. Owing to rain falling heavily, all shooting stopped from 11.80 until about 2 o'clock, when a start waa made with the imd and shoulders match at 200 yards. This is interesting, a target representing the figure of the head and shoulders of a man being asposed for four seconds during which time the competitor must gat his shot in. It istobil regretted that the teams matoh at the wfl object did not come off. Tbe teams' firing at 600 yards was discarded also. matches might very well have been the friendly match against a team H.M.B. Wallaroo bad not bean is all very well to give tbe boys in out, but those in khaki want to be a little as well, or a number of them missing when tho Southland meeting round again. Following are the principal scores * Norskuy MATCH : 200 AND 500VDB. SKYSN HHOTS AT EACH. Boore. £ s d Cspt.Porteous.Cavershamß.V. fly 15 0 Bergt. Lyall, Oreti B.V. 68 1 0 0 Prlv. Cox, Gore B.V. 57 0 16 0 Capt. Barber, Bluff G.B.V. 'B6 0 10 0 Priv. Edwards, Wakari B.V. sfi 010 0 Tr. McTanisb, Otago Hussars 64 0* 7 *• Lieut. Hamilton, M.11.C. 54 O 7 tt Pr. Morrison, Merc. B.V. 82 O 7 II Sergt. Capstick, Bruce 11.V. 32 0 7 8

Privs. France and Preeoe, Gore R.V., and Corp. Mac Gibbon, Murihiku M.K., each gained ss. I'»OOVI>B—SKVKN SIIOTh. Score. £ t i Priv. Norris, Bluff G.H.V. 2'J 1 10 (I Priv. Sontag, Dunedin C.G. 27 15 0 Corp. Porteous, C.B.V. 2(5 10 0 Tr. Wills, Southland U.K. 28 0 15 0 Mr Balnea ves, M.It.C. ' 2»i 0 15 0 Priv. Marshall, Wallace B.V. 2fi 012 0 Mr W. Smith, 8.1 i.C. 25 0 12 0 Mr A. Smith, Matoura B.C. 25 0 10 0 Lieut. Jack, Dunedin C.G. 25 0 10 0 Lieut. Johnston, Oreti B.V. 25 0 10 IS Capt. Murphy, staff Ho. 2 Bat. 25 0 10 f> Priv. Anderson, Kaitangataß.V. 24 0 7 0 Priv. Kelly, Goie B.V. 21 0 7 0 Pr. Lawrence, Kaitangata li.V. 21 0 7 0 Tr. Hunter, 8.M.8. 21 0 7 0 Mr Joseph Johnston, S.B.C. 21 0 7 0 Priv. Graham, Gore U.V., took 5«, and Tr. Gerken, Mataura M.li., 4s. The Mackenzie Cup Mateh : Teiuna of five men from any corps or ltitle Club. ll&agea 200, 500, and (>OO yards; 7 shots. Silver Cup presented by Hon. Captain J. E. Mackenzie, to be won twice in succession, or three times at intervals. OOItK 11IFMCK. Priv. Graham .. :tl Kl 22--H2 Corporal Kelly .. 2H 2<i 24 78 Bgt. Shanks .. 2<i 28 21—75 Lieut. Domigan 28 30 Private Cox .. 20 21 Oreti Rifles (A team) .. Mataara Bifle Club .. Invercargill Bifle Club . Oreti Blfles (B Team) .. Mercantile Btties .. An intorprovincial match was teams picked to represent Otago, and resulted in a win for 54 points. The Championship was won Forteous, of Caversh&m, with a Lieut. Jack being second with 110. Sontag third with 1011. Corp. consistently all through the meeting, hisVV being 28, 31, 2(1, and 20, at 200, 500?O00, and 800 yards respectively. Sergt. Shanks was entitled to shoot in the final stag*, but through stresß of time had to leave without firing. Now that the holidays arc o*tr class-firing will again bo the order of lh{ day with our local corps. All Btageg must bd completed by the end of next month. „ fOOvnK Match—7 shots.

Soore. £. s. d. Lieut. Aitebeson, Kaitangita lt-V. .. .. ..31 J 10 0 Tr. Wills, Southland M.Il. .. 2H 15 0 I'riv. Smith, Kaitagata B.V. 2(> 10 0 Lieut. Jack, Dunedin C.G. .. 0 IS 0 Lieut. Domigan, Gore B.V. .. 25 010 (I I'riv. Ayson, East Taieri B.V. 2.5 010 0 Corp. Koss, Mataura M.R. .. '25 010 1) Sgt. Ly&ll, Oreti B.V. .. 25 0 7 <"> Sgt. Shanks, Gore B.V. .. 25 0 7<l i'riv. Graham, Gore U.V., and Mr MoGowan, Mataura 8.C., each took ss. Messrs Hamilton and Walton, Mataur* 8.C., each took 4s. Hkad and Shoci.hkb Match, 7 shots at '2OO yards. s. d. Priv. Cox, Gore 8.V., 7 hits .. 14 <» Priv. liancox, Tapanut 8.V., 7 hits.. 14 6 Capt. Barber, Bluff Guards, 7 hits .. 14 0 Lieut. McKay, Kelso M.8., 7 bits .. 14 f> Mr W. Smith, 8.K.C., 7 hits .. 14 6 Lieut. Jack, Dunedin C.G., 7 bits .. 14 fl Lieut. Domigan and Sergt. Shanks, Gore 8.V., and Mr Walton, Mataura 8.C., each made six hits and took Cs. Corp. Gerkin, Mataura M.K.. made five hits and took 3s (id. Labi Try Matcu—-7 shots at SOOyiw. Soore. a. d. Sergt. Searle, Caversham M.B. 81 1 5 0 Priv. Gilkiaon, Mercantile B.V. 28 1 0 0 Tr. Posterfield, Otago Hussars 28 015 0 Sergt. Hay, Mercantile K.V. 27 010 0 Priv. Dean, Waikari B.V. 27 0 10 0 Corp. Gerken, Mataura M.8., made 22, and took 4s.