RIFLE SHOOTING

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3494, 2 November 1926, Page 10

RIFLE SHOOTING

ON THE OPEN RANGE. ' DEFENCE AREA MEETING. On Saturday afternoon, under most indifferent shooting conditions, the Defence authorities held a rifle meeting for territorials and cadets over the age of 18 years. The scries will ],t, continued on Wednesday week, when the mid-week members 'will be given an opportunity of participating and the scores in several of the matches arc, in consequence, not yet available. Following arc the results of the series completed:— Eirefight, Four teams in the 6th Mounted Rifles, "th and Bth Batteries and the High School Company competed in the firelight. The 7th Battery and 6th M.R. were the first pair to shoot off, the mounted men proving easy winners. High School, in opposition to the Sth Battery, put up an excellent performance and ran out comfortable winners. In the final, however, High School failed to repeat their earlier performance and the 6th M.R. Again shooting well, emerged with tlie honours. Sixth Mounted Rifles winners of the Manawatu Rifle Club’s Shield and silver medal to each member of team. Team;—S.S.M. J. Cooper, S.Q.M.S. L. I' Jones, Sergeant J. Simcox, Sergeant J. Ferguson. Trooper H. C. /.ijnmerman, Trooper E. Wildbore. Bight films. In the light gun section, open to trains of three men and a leader, three teams competed; the 6th M.R. (Hotchkiss) and the 7th and Sth Batteries (Lewis). The 7th Batteiy diew first place, No 1 putting on a good group No 2, however, was a little high, 'but No 3 put on a good score on the traverse target and the team was allocated 63 points. The Sth Battery was next down, but only got eight, rounds away before the gun ceased tiring. A protest was entered by the leader on the grounds of a broken extractor and, in terms of tho conditions governing the competition, the protest was allowed. The 6th M.R... at their visit to the mound, put on a mediocre score and the Sth BiAory, at their second attempt, put tip a total of 67 points and were thus declared tho winners. The team, winners of the Light Gun Shield and silver medal to each member of the team, was Lieutenant Buchanan '(leader). Gunners W. Morgan. D. Shearman aaid Hutchings.