AUCKLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11854, 4 January 1902, Page 6

AUCKLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

.-■.■ v.: :-;-_ •_.,.. .■.-■- ... ■■..■■"■ ■-.■.- ... . ■ ■■, ■' .. .;>■.■■ THE COMPETITIONS AT WAIHI. MR. E. BUCHANAN WINS THE • .;'.; CHAMPIONSHIP. VICTORIA -RIFLE* WIN THE TEAMS' I MATCH. , , ■~,;.:,! [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN" OOMUSSSWrDENT J * , I Waihi, Friday* ' SHOOTING started to-day at half-past seven < a.m., with fair weather conditions. The ! j 600 yds range of the Waihi Match was taken, and then the 700 yds. At this range collapses were frequent, and many of the leading men in the aggregates:, fared -.. badly. ; McCoilum, of the Thames, with 14 shots, to go, Parted*! ■ the morning with a lead of six points frpprf -' " Lieutenant M. Atkinson, hut both came tW grief, and the champion turned up iiuMr: "&'.'.■. Buchanan, who has shot consistently through, out the meeting. - ' ;. „ WAIHI MATCH, 500 yds, 600 yds, and -700 yds, seven shots at each range. 500 600 700 - ' ' , . _ ' , ' , , Yds. Yds. Yd* Ti. E. Buchanan (Akarana). £5 33 30 30 93 \' Sergt. J.'A. Spry (Christ- i \ ,-■ church). £4 ... 28 31 32 91 .i 1 Cant. A. Kenrick '■■ (Coro- ' <', i • w m ?,s el) ' £3 ... ... 31 2° 33 90 " ' W. Mcintosh (Akarana), £2 34 '25 31 93 Pte. Haszard (No. 3 Ohine- , ' :'nmri),£2 ... ... ... 32 30 27 S3 " Pte. J. Parslow (No. 3 Ohinemuri), £2 ...... 31. 23 29 £8 • , Pte. J. Carlson (Victorias), ' £1 - 33 27 28 88 Pte. W. Cox (Victorias), £1 33 28 27 88 Pte. 'W. Senior (Corornandel), £1 ... 31 33 3-, 88 Pte. J. Crosbie (Thames), £1 32 32 .24, 88 , Lieut. J. Maksrill (Waiuku), ' , £1... : ... ... ... ... 33 28 26 87 Cant. :L. Skinner (Vic- ■ < a torias), £1 .34 29 24 ;87 ' ' : Pte.. M. Tobin (Victorias), ...".<•■• M £1... 33 25 ,28 86 ' ; Webster (Akarana). £1... .34 25 27 '£6 -. : ! Pte. W. Morrison (Waihi), > £1 34 22 29 &} Pte. W. Samson '(Waihi), £1 33 ■26 26 85 Colour-Sers;t. A. Gatland ' - ■:'. (Coromandel), £1 33 26 26 85 Lieut. B. Cox ; (Victorias), 15s ..... ... .35 24 26. ,85 - Corp. Sherratt (Gordon?), ■ , - 15s 28 22 34 84 Lieut. J. J.'Dobbs (Cycle), 15s 30 2* . 31 "84.'.-.'' Corp. Todd (Akarana) ... 31 24 29■ 84 , Pte. W. Thompson (No. 1 - , -. • : .Ohinemuri). 15s 31 26 27 34 . Sergrt. Andrews (No. 1 . ?,: , ■■ ' Ohinemuri). 15b ... ... .30 23 , .30 l«i , ,i W. Greenshiolds (Akarana), i ' • 'ft' 153... ... '■< ... .. .... 28 29 26' ,65' ■•V Pte. .T. Hubbard (No. 3 Ohinemuri). 15s ... .:. 31 27 24 82 ~ The leading aggregate scores ai'ei-r----4E. Buchanan, Akarana ' ... ... ... 282 W. Cox, Victorias ... ........ 278 Sergeant Spry, Christehurch ... ... 278 •'■"."' Private W. Senior, Coromandel • ' ... 278 ' .' Lieut. Makgill, Waiuku ... ... ... 277,; Private J. Parslow, Waihi ... ... 276 i Lieut. Atkinson, Eden Cadets ... ... 276 - ;J/ Webster, Akaratia ... ' ... ... 275 .•» Jackson, Pacroa ... ... 274 - Sergeant-Major Potter, Auckland ... 274 Firing.' off the , tio for second and third aggregate prize at 700 yds, five shots, Sergeant, Spry, scored 20, Private Cox 20, and Private Senior. 10.'. Spry and Cox fired again, each, scoring a bull, and Cox's seventh shot was a three. Spry scoring with another bull, .Jj thus gaining second place, and Cox taking i ■ third prize. The winners of the aggregate prizes are: — E. Buchanan, gold medal, and champion for 1902. Sergeant- J. Spry, gold medal. "Volunteer W. Cox, gold and silver medal. The Teams' Match was started at one •:,;.; p.m. and excited intense interest. Akarana, Victorias and No. 1 Ohinemuris have met for the' first time, and being teams of the highest calibre their meeting has long been, ~ looked forward to. Tho Coromandel . and No. 1 Ohinemuri teams were both in good shooting form, and in leaving 300 yds the ' . positions were—Akarana. 'No.-1 team, 144; -. Akarana No. 2 team, 148; Victorias, 141 I Coromandel, 133; No. 1 Ohinemuri first team, 137; No. 1 Ohinemuri second team, ] 128; No. 3 Ohinemuri first team, 139; No. 3 ■- i Ohinemuri second team, 139; Waiuku, 128; Thames, 130; Auckland Mounted, 126. -The ~'-•; j shooting at 500 yds was of first-class order. ! ■Akaranas'No. 1 made 162; Akaranos No. 2, ' '159; Victorias, 163; Coromandel, 160; No. 1 Ohinemuri first team, 154; No. 1 Ohinemuri ■ second team, 151; Waiuku, 132; No. 3 Ohinemuri ; first team, 157 ; No. 3 Ohinemuri second team, 148; Thames, 153; Auckland" Mounted, 129. At the 600 yds excitement ran : high, the firing resulting in the coveted honour .being secured by the Victoria Rifles, who put up the splendid score of 459. • TEAMS' MATCH, open to teams of five men from any volunteer corps, rifle club ■> or civilians. Victoria Rifles, Auckland,, 459, •£6 10. ■ ■ Captain Skinner 93,?' Lieutenant Cox ' ''$■ 91, Private Tobin 95, Private Carlson ,;. > 91, Private P. Cox 91 ... . ... ... 1 | Akarana, Rifle / Club No, 1 team, 439 ; : i?! * points, £4- 10s. E. Buchanan 91, J. : Webster 91, Atkinson 89, Mcintosh 84, Greenshields 84 ... ... 2 No. ; 1 Ohinemuri Rifles first team, 436 points, £3. Lieutenant Hubbard 91, ;;■■'.■:.;.; Shaw 85, Thompson 78, Roach 87, Jackson 95 ... ..-• ... 3 WS Akarana Rifle Club No. 2 team, 434 points, £2. A. Henderson 90, J. J. I - Buchanan 93, Pollard 84, Langley 86, , I 'Adams 81 ... ... ' ... * ... | Coromandel Rifles, 423 points. Captain '.- \ *: Kenrick 84, Gatland 84, Morrison 90, , Senior 85, McCarthy 80 ... ... ... 0 No. 3 Ohinomuri Rifles' first team. 419 - . ! points. Parslow 78, Morrison 89, Clarke 83, Cornes 83, Haszard 86 ... .... 0 , •Thames No. 1 Rifles. 414 points. ■ No. 3 Ohinemuri Rifles second team, 407 j points. No. I'Ohinemuri Rifles second team, 402 points. Waiuku Mounted Rifles, 381 points. Auckland Mounted Rifles, 366 points. At five p.m., immediately after firing th« ties, the presentation of trophies took place. The champion,' Mr. E. Buchanan, was enthusiastically cheered, his win.being: a most poptdar one. '" Sergeant . Spry, of Christ- f, church, the second, and Volunteer W. Cox, the third, also received a great ovation.after their struggle in firing off the tie, and all o the other prize-winners received the applause their wins .merited." • ; The rice-president, , Captain . Kenrick, performed the -, ceremony of presenting the various trophies. , At -past five ; p.m. the Rapidity Match was taken as a conclusion to the meeting, resulting as follows: — j RAPIDITY MATCH, 10 shots at 500 yds; , \ j 11 prizes,:; value £10. • E. Pollard, Akarana, £1 15s ...... 47 ;- j Volunteer W. Cox, Victorias, £1 15s ... 47 i Volunteer J. Carlson, Victorias. £1 10? 46 ■ "'J Volunteer Sherratt, Gordons, £1 ... 45 U (' J. D. Webster, Akarana, £1 ..': ..._ 44. 1 i Volunteer J. Comes, No. 3 Ohinemuri, .| E 15s 43 | | Volunteer J. Roache, No. 1 Ohinemuri, " i-.f-i ' 15s .: ... ... 43' ■-j M. Atkinson, Akarana, 10s ... ... 42 ' j'\l Sergeant T. Clarke, No. 3 Ohinemuri, 10s 42 :> | N.. F. Haszard, No. 3 Ohinemuri, 10s ... « f ;C| Corporal W.Rose, No. 3 Ohinemuri, 10s 41 . I Oonated out: lieutenant Dobbs. .." < -3 1 ' • H S '•: ;'■■■"•.■. ■■-... '■. : ','.| ■"■1