RIFLE SHOOTING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 16 April 1910, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

STOKE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. A competition was fired on t v .p Brightwater range last Saturday for the Kaiapoi trophy and aggregate. when Privato J. Sharland sr-cnred • leg-in with 93 points; conditions, 10 shots at 200 and 600 yards. Pvt. Sharland 45 48 !>3 "Sergt. .Jamieson 47 43 Corpl. Snarland 45 44 S9 Tvt. Woollett 41 34 14 Ksi Pvt. Brooker • 43 43 AOEERE DEFENCE BIFLE CLUB. A large number of members of the Aorere Defence Club assembled ="■• the range at Bockville on "Wednesday last for a competition of Old vers;:s New Members, which resulted in a win for the old members by the snw.l margin of 45 points. The we'ath t wa s showery and cold, and a faiii.v strong wind was Wowing, which aff.-er-«d the shooting considerably. The following scores were made, te n shot?, at each range, with a possible of IHO: OLD MEMBERS. 200 300 Tl. J. Carter '' 41 34 7.1 W.Shaw 39 35 <4 A. Diamond 41 32 7" C. Curnow 35 36 71 H.B. Riley 34 36 70 W. -D. Scrimgeour 35 30 6a IW. Fowler 41 23 64 Jas. Flowers 28 30 58 W. Lash 35 19 •>! L. Flowers 28 24 32

NEW MEMBEES. L. James / 37 33 70 lieo. urant 39 30 (i 0 F.W.Batt , ' 36 30 m J.Hickmott M 26 63 A. Brown 53 30 83 G.Wallace 36 26 (iJ 'p.Skilton 29 30 3!) W. Scott 35 ' 2O aa EKing 26 27 53 w.. Graham .28 23J3J till A private match A ook place H. B. Riley and tr.'Hickmott, the iV.--mer winning iby 4 points. . The corps is in charge of Mr Geo. Hickmott, senior, and sprang into existence only about six months ago. The Club is aiDout 40 strong, and enrolment is still continuing, and it promises to-be a very valuable acquisition to Collingwood and the surrounding districts. In the evening, at the Aorere Hal:, a concert was held, and wa s considered to be one of tShe finest programme ever put before an audience in Bosi;ville or its surroundings. The house was crowded, notwithstanding t!ie heavy rain which came .on, and "prevented a latgc number from going.. tlr 6. H. Allan was an efficient chair- . —*

man, and g?,ve a short address on the necessity ior some kind of military training for the young men. The programme consisted of pianoforte solo, Miss Malloy; song, Mr H. Chinn; trio, Mrs Madden, Miss Naldev, anld Mr Madden; song, iss Delaney; recitation, Mr H. King; song, Miss Malloy; violin selection, Miss Naldi-v, song, Mr 0. Lash; sailor's hornpipe. Miss Effie King; duet, Miss Delaney and Mr Chinn; duet, Mr and Mrs Maden; song, Mr West; song, Mr Fowler: recitation, Mr H. Riley; quartette, Mrs Maden, Miss Nalder, Messrs A. Diamond, and Maden; duet, Miss Malloy,' and Mr Ching; song, Mr Kcoghan and Co. During the evening the Chairman presented the 'trophies won by members in the firing contests to Messrs C. Curnow, F. Field, P. W. Batt, and A. Diamond, the donors being Messrs Brown and Kerr, Snodgrass and Son, 6. Field, C. Ournow, and S. Siramisr.. The evening was concluded with a ball and supper, the miricians being Messrs Keoghan and M'Ncil, and the M.C. Mr P. M'Kay. This (Saturday) ( the Club will lirn a match against tile Takaka Mounted Rifles, and eve'ry provision is being made for a successful outing. The annual meeting of the Waim»a Rifle Volunteers will be held at Spring Grove on Monday next, at 7.30 ip.m.