ON THE RIFLE RANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 288, 9 November 1925, Page 4

ON THE RIFLE RANGE.

TERRITORIAL SHOOT.

Tlie Territorial A series of the DeV? nce Area rifle meeting opened at the Hokowhitu range on (Saturday when there was a large muster of competib°rs - Conditions were far from favourable, but the matches were put through expeditiously and a very fair standard of shooting was maintained. V as the arm employed, while the Lewis and Hotchkiss guns were also in action. The series will bo completed on Wednesday, the results of biiturday’s shoot being as under: No. 1 match (grouping, application ana P' s hooting): A. T. Mortensen Oth Battery) 61, R. A. Littlejohn (6th M.R.) 60, R. McDonald (16th Coy.) 58, A. Weston (7th Batt.) 57, A. R. Tantrum (C. Coy.) 56, J. Snelling (53 Coy.) 50, E. W. George (7th Batt.) 54, D. J.’ Abel (6th M.R.) 53, H. J. Burd (Bth Batt.) 53, R. Lourie (6th M.R.) 50, A. W. Duticumb (7th Batt.) 50, I. Ed-waj-ds (Bth Batt.) 50, Liout, A. G. Buchanan (Bth Batt.) 50. No. 2 match (grouping, application and rapid): A. R. Tantrum 63, R. Lourie 62, Lieut. Buchanan 62, A. D. Darwick (7th Batt.) 61, It. Will (6th M.R.) 60, A. D. Abel 60, It. McDonald 59, A. AV. Duncumb 59, Lieut, A. Ross (6th M.R.) 58, N. F. Buist (7th Batt.) 57, A. H. Ferguson (6th M.R.) 57, L. J. Heatley (7th Batt.) 57, A. Cockery (7th Batt.) 56, E. A. Gardner (6th M.R.) 55, I. Edwards 55. No. 3 match (application, snap and rapid): Lieut. Buchanan 70, R. H. Roberts (6th M.R.) 68, A. T. Mortensen 65, Lieut. A. Ross 65, R. McDonald 62, R. Lourie 62, E. C. Cox (Bth Batt.) 61, A. H. Ferguson 60, L. D. Lovelock (7th Batt.) 59, R. Lewis (Bth Batt.) 58, R. A. Littlejohn (6th M.R.) 58, E. A. Gardner 57, 1. Edwards 57, A. It. Tantrum 57, L. J. Heatley 56, J. Snelling 55, A. AV. Duncumb 55, E. AV. George 55, A. Weston 55. No. 4 match (running man): Lieut. Ross 19, N. A. Hunt (6th M.R.) 18, R. AVill 17, A, Cockery (7th Batt.) 17, A. R. Tantrum 16, C. Isaacs (7th Batt.) 14, C. Anderson (7th Batt.) 14, A. T. Mortensen 13, G. M. Illingworth (6th M.R.) 13, R. Lewis (Bth Batt.) 13, N. F. Buist 12, It. McDonald 12, J. AV. Burt 12, I. Edwards 12. No. 5 match (area championship): Leaders at present are: A. T. Mortensen (7th Batt.) 193, A. R. Tantrum 192, R. McDonald 191, R. Littlejohn 181.

Light gun match for challenge cup and each member a silver medal: 7th Battery winners with 70 points (Sergeants E. Anderson and E. L. George, Bombardier C. Isaacs and Gunner B. Turner). Itunners-up: Btli Battery with 42 points. , Teams match: 7tli Battery (Batt. Sgt.-Major B. Lovelodk, Sergt, E. W. George, Gunners E. Carpenter, A. W. Duncumb, A. T. Mortensen and It. Hewittson). Runnors-up: C. Squadron 6th M.R. The winners will hold the; Manawatu Rifle Club’s challenge trophy for one year, and a silver medal is awarded to each man of the team.