RIFLE SHOOTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9740, 4 March 1914, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING

TR ENTII AM' MEETING

(Pia Press Association.) TRENTHAM, March 3. The weather was again distinctly unfavourable for shooting this morning. The wind was not unduly strong, but light showers of rain swept over the range, and for the first hour the targets were shrouded in driving mist. The morning* was devoted to the Nelson Match, 10 shots, at 800 and 900 yards, as Bislcv target. Mclver. of To Awamutu. proved the winner, with the fine score of 92, made in good style. Patrick, of Auckland, was well up with 91. Soper, of Tuamarina, and Given. Wellington, scored 89. The afternoon was occupied with llawke's Ray Match, 10 shots at 900 yards, which was won by Lieutenant Simmonds, og which was won by Lieutenant Simmonds, of the possible, and so ran into second plaoe for tin* BeJt. Feast, of Opaki, came next with 47. Given, of the Suburbs Club, was third with 46. Results:

NELSON MATCH, 800 and 900 yards, 10 shots at Bielcy targets . Rifleman Mclver. £4 90 Rifleman Patrick, £3 4s 91 Rifleman Soper, £3 4s 89 Rifleman Given. £2 3s 89 Rifleman Kunimer, £2 8s 88 Rifleman Lumsden, Rangitikei. £2 8s 87 The following won £1 12s. with a t-core of 87: Riflemen King. McMahon, Roots. | T. King. The following won 16s : Riflemen Smith. 11. R. King. ('iieeeeman 87, Masefield, HarI man 86. Ilollard, Oliver. Faulkner, Nicholson. Smart, R. J. King 85, Simmonds, Mason (Danneviike), Armstiong. Milroy, Dewar, Turner. Henley 84.Caldwell. Henderson. Craw (Linton), Ballingcr. Montgomery 83. Munro, A. Hyde, • Ilartnell. l'hirn>ide. Jones. Sharlcmd. Brownlec. Butler. Duncan 82, Mcintosh, Robinson, fkiit. Croxton, Rose. I-aw. Batt 87. Harding Cox. (i. Craw. Brown (Rangitikei). Stevenson. ('amcron. Deihl. J. Ching, Sutherland. Wallace 80. The following tyros won 16s: —Batten. Maunseil 80. Whileman. Bond, Morley, Gil lan 79. Kibblewhiie. Barrel!. Glynn 78. Ward 77. ( IIAMPIONSHIP AGGREGATES. Following are the leading aggregates for the championship: Oiiiver. Ohura 404 Milroy. Nelson 401 Maselield. Sounds . 401 Lovedav. 11.. Ohura 397 EXTRA MATCH. An Kxtra Match. lijOO yards, seven shots, was firod this afternoon, and the following were rh" results: Rifleman Law, £2 ... 34 Rifleman Harrison. £1 10s . 33 Corporal L. Lovedav, £1 10s 33 RifL man Feast, £1 31 Rifleman Given. £1 31 The following won 15- each: —Ballingcr. Marshall 32. Green. Elliott, 31. The following won lCs:—lieik. Turner. Morgan, Duncan, Ching. Olliver, Williams 31, Morris (Sandon). Gillan, Faulkner, Hyde 30. T ronton 29. POSSIBLES P.V PALMERSTONIANS. TRENTHAM R.R.. March 4. The wcnilrer was almost perfect at the commencement of the shooting this morning, but. as the morning wore on a light trickv wind from the rear prevailed. Proceedings opened with the Otago Match. 10 shots at 800 yard* and 1000 yards. Masefield 'Sounds) handed in two good care's of 47 and 46 (93>. Similar totals wore al-o reached by A. Henderson (Sounds) and ii. Lnvday (Ohura). Oiiiver (King Country) made 40. but fell to puces at 11k- longe" rai.ire, rising from the mound with 27. Tiie only possible* were made a; 800 yankl>y Pickering arid Ball (Linton). ( larL I Rangitikc:). Carter (Nelson), Flynn (Auckland*. H. I.Oveday- (01 ural. end White (Auckland). The jnincipal results were: — ; Masefield (Sounds). A. Henderson (Sounds), and 11. Lovedav (Ohura). 93: J. W. Ching (Nci-on). Dickson (Linton), and Carter (NVlv>n). 90- Milroy (Nelson), Bent (Auckland). Hunt (Suburbs), Mcintosh (Rnngirikoi). ("nevwnian (Tuamarina), CI. Lovedav (Oinirn). Sharland (Nelson), Bolton (Opaki). Glassford (Hastings), and Gillau (Dunedin).i on GO.

The following are now leading for the Ik'll aggregate : Ma«ofi"M (Sound®) 534 Siiiiinonris (Blenheim) . ... . 531 Milrov (Xclwn) ... 530 il. Loved;: v (*)lmra) . . 525 ( (Tauniarina) ... 523 Oliivcr (King Country) ... 522