RIFLE SHOOTING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 January 1911, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NELSON RIFLES

THE MANAWATU MEETING. '■ : (United Press Association.) / PALMERSTON N., Monday. / The -Manawatu Rifle- Association tomV, plet&d its seventh annual prize', meeting nfc Hokov.hctu yesterday afternoon. Ths•' ■:iav was delightful. .;" There was .a god'' light: and practically no wind. Tli?) following wer» the- principal prize win-t ners :•: — I Champion team,—Opaki came fh-st, th I scoring being as follows :—Feast 96, Kin- |

S3, McCalmont 100, G. Hyde 97, Mcintosh 97, total ££o. The winners .take the Greer S'hield, one gold ".nd four silver medals. Linton Rifle Club 473 (£o J Us.) Wangariui Rifles lost to Linton i:i the shoot-off, after tying at 473. The following also competed : —Karor} No. 1 466; Sandon R.C., 465; Hutt Valley R.C., 461; Karori No. 2, 451; Palmer:,lon is or tli Rifles, 459; Karori No. 3, 441. Jiifleman McCalmont, Opaki, v won £1 Is for the highest individual score. Ferp.iison aggregate: Sergt. Dalziel, Palinerston North, £1 10s 198; Rifleman draw. Lint on, 17s 6d, 195; Rifleman Hallidav, Karori, 17s 6d, 195 ; Rifleman l.mnsdcn, Sandon, 15s. 194; Rifleman (•'east, Opaki, 10s, 193; Private Loveday, \Voodville, 10s, 191 ; Sergt. Law. Dannevirke. 10s, 191; Sergt. Purneb, Vv'angauui, 10s, 190; Private Griggs. Pahnerston North., 10s, IS9; Rifleman 'ndd. Karori, 10s, 189; Serqt. Frank, kelson, 10s, 189; Rifleman McKenzie, Opaki, 10s, 189. Extra 600 yards. 10- shots:: Private rfyles, Dannevirke, £2, 47; Rifleman . .aHiday, Karori, £1 10s, 47; Rifleman i-'amlall; Linton, £l, 47; Sergt. Pur".eil, Wangamii, £l. 47 ; Private T. Mai-l-oft. Taranaki, 15s, 47: Rifleman Marshall, Karori, 15s, 47; Rifleman Rivers. Hastings, 15s, 47. Benefit- .Match, 2CO yards, 10 shots : Rifleman Feast, Opaki, £l, 50; Privato Love-day, Woodville, 155,'49;' Private Eyles, Dannevirke, 10s, 48; Rifleman I'earee, Sandon, 10s, 48. Consolation Match, 500 yards, 7 shots : Rifleman W. Rendall, Linton, £2, 25; Rifleman J. Pickering, Linton, £1 10s, .'4; Rifleman K. J. Stubbings, Ngatiawa, £l, 34; Private H. Wood. Victoria College Officers' Training Corps, £l, 34 ; !C'tieriian H. Best, Hautere, 15s, 34; Rifleman A. Stackhouse, Kimbolton, 15s. 33; Private F. Mills, Palmerston North -ilios. 10s, 33; Rifleman G. Hyde, )paki, 10s, 33.

f On Wednesday a competition for prize j 'money was fired. Lieub. , Johnson madt 1 a' nno score of 48 out 01 i* ;'a'fc 700 y$zds. The followinp j are the scores, 10 shots at 700 yards :- 700 Hep. Ttl. ,'| Lieut. Johnson 48 0 48/ Private "Newport 37 6 4SI Private .Gill 35 8 43'| Corporal Thomson, 40 0, 40, Private Laird. 36 4 40' Sergeant Mitchener 39 0 391 Private" Brown 32 5 37\ Private Scannell 31 6 37' Private Norriss 28 5 33; • Private Hockey 25 8 .-33S Corporal Hunter 29 3 32 The third competition for the Cham- 1 pionship Shield took place on Saturday. ranges £00 and 7C0 yards ;, with 10 shot at each. A strong south :-west wind \vaf blowing. The following are the scores:— 1 - ij o . 500 700 Ttl Lieut. Johnson 46 41 8r. Sergt. Mitchener 46 40 8c Corpl. Thomson 43 3Y 8( Private Scn.nnell 41 36 71 Private Norriss 46 29 75 : Private Brown 37 37 7^.1 Corporal Mansford 41 28 69 Corpl. Hunter - ■ 37 26 6$ 1 Private N. Klluhing 39 23 6«