TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14004, 9 March 1909, Page 6

TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES/^!!; CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES, ■" 'Jl§|! . DUNEDIN RIFLEMAN LEADING. V - [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS AS 3OCTATIOM.jg^P: , ... Tbexthau, Monday. -Jiff ; Shooting began at Trentham at eight ' o'clock, this morning under favourable >sssil ther conditions, save that a left rear wind, somewhat tricky, tended to affect the scot, ing. . The matches ordered for the day the Wellington Match (10 shots . each at ¥' 500 yds and 600 yds), the 800 yds of the Otago " Match, and » couple 01 extra matches at Ml i 500 yds and 1000 yds ranges. The morning squads in the champioa firing had all the best of it, for the 1 freshened in the afternoon and the scorino- 1 hoards showed a decided falling . off i? 1 , marksmanship. Shooting was good all fl round at the 500 yds.stage of the Welling. 1 ton Match, and five possibles were ree»l 1 tered and there were three "all huts'* 8 ;Milroy. (Nelson) had bad luck at this staia P and only secured 36, thus putting him down 1 several points from the leading position he $ had occupied. Boys (Newton Rifles) also 4 fell off, getting only 41 out of a poesible 50 <fiSS$ No possibles were made at the 600 yds and the Wellington Match was won by Grin 1 doll (Napier), with a total of 95 • (49 at I 500 yds and 46 at 600vds). Patrick (lock. litf land) and Ching (Wellington) made"94 | Tho 300 yds Otago (10 shots) match en. 1 tered up in the morning was continued 1 throughout the day, those who shot early having a decided , advantage, as 'indicated^ fejl by the number of possibles, eight-being t gistered, while in the afternoon the highest 1 scores were confined to "all buts." • sibles were secured by - Smith (Hastings)* Shanks (Gore), Craw (Chorlton), Storked (Napier), John .Preston / (Auckland) Huwiller (Nelson), . Humphrey iHawia'gF# Bay). . . . r The prize list is as follows: — > - ' ..... •- ■ m■ 'V- ' v' WELLINGTON MATCH. Ten shots at sCorrf« 1 and 600 yds.— Grindell (Napier), 95:'£♦'cSS'Ptf ■ (Wellington;, 94; £4, Patrick (Auckland), farSF Barltrop (FeUding), 93; £3, Dodds (DunediaV■ £3, ieasey (Wellington), 93. The followins uki £2 each:-Joneß (Dunedin), Magee . (Newton),''MmSsll ? lem (Kaeo), Marenzi (Eketahuna), 93 , each £1 1 each, Holland (Hutt Va.ley), Mellor (PetoneV (W ■ I (Auckland), _ Willoughby (Gladstone), Hack** ' (Dunedin), 93 each; Kitchen (Upper Hutt) GlhS.' i nan (Patea), White (Franklin), Mawhall (WalkiriT Spencer (Shannon), Rait (Gisborne), Wlar, ; Rifles), Beeg (Biveradale), Guy (Nelson), Standuh (Tarata), 91 each; Yates (Napier), Soper (Tua. • marina), Farley (Auckland), McOlagan (Kammsin Ching (Wairoeu), Balfour (TaradsSe)," raompLn (Sounds), Halliday (Karon), SI each; SK, ' < (Petone), McKee (Te Arolia), Wella ' (Dunedini. M'' if Dunnill n (Timaru?, Kin - (Linwood), Camera 1 I (Opaki), Butler (Potone), Carter (Petone), Maybe* [ (FeUding), Tarr (Karori), Yea (Auckland), TOmbl*, ' I son (East Coast, Vemnell (Te % Wharau) E»rl» ' 'I (RiversdaJe), Chapman (Te Eapu), Morgan'' land), Frank (Nelson),/ Shaw (Auckland), FWiiee II i (Wellington), 90 each; ' Whiteman (Upper Hsftft. -jfel Mclvor (Auckland),; Gibbert 5 (Wellington)i%BtS»lStH (Dunedin), Simpson (Wsukato),. McArdie i fi>aSa. IS 1 tua), Gardiner i (Pukeokahu), Waddlngtcn (Christ. church), Willis (Southland), (Linton), Batt / i ■ (Pukeokahu), •» Oalnan f$ (Wellington), H«wthom'V : ; | (Wellington),. Wallis (Waikato). ■ Plimmiir (Wellm*. >I I ton), Nielson (Dannevirke), .Marley'(op»JklfcTlSSfer3j't . ' shall (Karori),- 89 , each. Oouated out: Out,-Son-.tag,'>; Welsh, Hyde,' Rooth, Potter.,;.Th/» following "si tyros take £1 each:—Kells (Palmerston North). >! 1 H i 8.9; £ Bl&nohard (Taranaki), 89 Mathnweon (Dunedin), Porteous ■ (Caversham), 'janUf.«ottS(S(&(4®illl Dick (Riversdale), Julian (Wellington), Mills (Dnn. : . edin),. McDonald .(I>unedm), 88 each. The foiUrr- i ' ing -take 10s each Butchfe.s(Diinedin),Tt®oaipMtf (Wellington), Bellaney (Mataura), Lane (Wellluj.' ? - ton), ' Duthie '• (Christchurch), Preston \ (AuckSttdJJ; Olson (Elti'tahuna), Huwyler (Wanganui), Biker - (Wellington), 87 each;- Harriion (Wasgtutnii Maisty (Karori),Sharland ' (Stoke), I Bejn (Christ.*! , church), Montgomery (Port Chalmers), ton* (Hawke'e ; Bay), • Carter (Nelson), ;^,Wlhteriii(^^S&, l (Denniston), 86 each; ; Coe . (l'ongaroa), HoWg«t» PSIfl Cnmaru). Ongley t (Oaman>), s : Campbell e (pretil each. Counted out:;; Mcintosh, Usher, Prejtoi, Nix, Brown, " Saunders, : Wood, ( Alborgugli. wmmn J. :W. Milroy (Nelson), an ex-champion, >i«l« , leading on Friday, and who "cracked up" badly..' ! at 500 yds this m jrning,'- came with a rattle dvr- • * , << ing the afternoon, putting, on? the possible -atF tjfi J J 800 yds and 47 at-600yds,:'and.;he';nowX1mttW|#M i splendid total of 278 to his credit. '• v,' EXTRA MATCH, No. ' 5," 600yds.—£1 each, Ms-i Intosli (Opaki), Burns (Karori), Evtni (Christy V. ' church), Taylor (Blenheim), Maseflelft (Sounds),. 34 ;i each; " 16s, Harbour (Dnnedin), 34; lite 6d, Turner | (Petone), 34; 10s each, McCaimont (Opaki), FarieT v ; | (Auckland), Butler (I'etone), , Sutherland (Gemdine), Anderson f (Auckland), Halliday (Karori),,l Fisher j (Stoke),; Buchl, (Waimea), 33. EXTRA MATCH No. .6, .• lOOOyds.— :FWwfi-M* ij (Stoke), 34; 30s;?:Bfirirfiita!' (Timaru), 33; 22»-M, i Craw -i (West Chorlton), 32; 22* 6d, Morgan (Aud't- i - ■ land), 32; il7a Howe (Ngatiaw*)r'3ls 15s, M'io. " s J, i Knight (Maniutoto), 30; 15s, Guy (Nelson), '<0;' It 15s, . Sharland (Stoke), 30. ' The foflowing * take 12M'• * 6d eSfeh r—Shanks - (Gore), ' Stock (Palmewtoa '• North), White:;!. (Franklin), Atkinson (No.l Native ■ , Rittes). McConnell (Canterbury), Bairstow (Opaki), | ; Henderson (Petone), 29. The following take .Mi . j { ' each :Whitley (Kaiapoi), Marshall (WaikiHJJ' «|ft | Clyde (Waikari), Winslade v (Opaki)?f Potter (Autk- J land), Carter - (Petone), Williams . (Ohura), 28. '*| TEAMS MATCHES.—The following,-entries ha»« s ; been received for the teams' matches, conuntacing to-morrow: —For all matches, Nos. 15 t<> 18: | Sounds "Rifle: Club, , Taranaki V Guards, .Auckland' , Mounted Rifles, Victoria Rifles A and B, Welling- r - . ton City Rifles A? Tirnaru Rifles, v Duiiedin Nvnds, « Wellington • Navals, ' Denniston Rifles, Gisbo»3«%':v;,'- ? Rifles, .Karori Rifle Club A and B, Opaki Bill# ) Club, Blenheim ' Rifles, Hawke's f Bay Mounts '' i - '.i ; Nelson Rifles, - Wlnton; Rifle? Club, Newton Bifis% i Waikato Mounted Rifles, Upper Hutt Chib, N<pi« i Rifles,•' North Dunedin Rifles, Civil Service, HiMTtt Port Guards, Petone Rifle Club. ' No. 18 (championm i teams' match ; only): Wellington : City 5 Rifles j Port ' Chalmers . Navals, " Pongaroa, TarxMa, ■' Ohura, Dunedin Guards, Tararua Club, : tangato Riles, CTiristchurch Club. , In - the ' aggregates $ McKay, (Dunedin) is no* ftf| ; leading with 281,' and Rifleman A. M. Soper (T^»» ' . marina) is runner-up with • 280. r The other prvap* ■ pal scores» are:Alilroy '' (Nelson), 278; CWnf ' (Christchurch). 278; Patrick Auckland), 238; SbutCsj.tv - • (Auckland), 277; King (Linwood), 273; Winilaa* - ; (Opaki), 273; Higgins (Timaru), 272. (■ 1 S j 'i i Sffi AUOKLANDERS SHOOTING ; j' SPLENDIDLY.7I. • * 1 -A . , MORGAN'S MISFORTUNE: «J < [BY TELEGRAPH.SPECIAL CORRESI'OIfDENT.Jt*J; Trenthaii, Monday. - Shooting commenced this morning' Wellington match, the conditions beintf; •shots at 500 yds and 600 yds. The| conditions were tricky, a fish-tail wi4u and * t changing puzzling the marksmen. Auck- * | landers;, again . made good scores, and ,? kept up with the hot shooting. Patrick ; the top Auckland man, with; 94> coppilea by very good shooting, under rather oimcult conditions.''..Magee and W. Cox were * behind, with 93, also the result of good work. Corporal White (Franklin' Rifles) **9 > - close up, with 92 points to his credit. WW&J got in a good shoot, with 91, and Jlorgatt i'f ■ arid Yco ; scored 90. . Other scores we £?v Alexander, .Maingay, and - ilelvillei Lieutenant . F. Atkinson, J." J. Preston, ana : Carlson, 88; Murphy, £6; Lieutenant Kretschmar, 85 John Preston■ and Capw®;;./ v , Cox, 84; : ;g Sergeant. Anderson, 82; 'Sorensoii, Lieutenant M. Atkinson, J. Preston, McCarthy, 81; Kcmpton, 79- ''i- • > The first range of the Otago match wa*/« r '- ; ; „ also concluded to day, and soino very nne shooting by the Auckland men was recorded. John Preston ! (Victoria Rifles) secured ,-xbo possible of 10 bull's-eyes at cOOyds. Rifleman .L. Loved&y (Ohura Rifle Club), a youth ot 17 « years,- dropped one point, securmg w' ' out of the possible 50. Lieutenant i. At- ' kinson and Lieutenant M. Atkinson cactt scored 48 by consistent shooting. . Sorensoii v ■ : and Patrick got 47; Captain; Potter,. ocr-geant-Major Ellingham, Alexander,-Lieutwi-. * ant ; Edgecumbe, Carlsen, 46; iarley_ann Melville, 45: -MeKorras, Lieutenant Kret- /j schmar and Yco, 44; Mclvor, 43; M cr g> White, Kempton, Murphy, Captain , W*. - 1 42; Magee, 42; Ferguson, W. j Cox, «• Vj,_ Preston, 40. , _ In the Wellington match Sergeant Mortrail had the misfortune to miss the target r|gj after he had notched nine consecutiv ■ bull's-eyes. Trentham is noted for its peculiar winds and Morgan lost tlio match through one of these strange puffs. " , jfg|g| To-morrow morning the Auckland and Ot.igo matches will be completed, the, 600 yds of the former and the SOOyds of the - latter being down on the programme lor • eight a.m. In the afternoon the teams .. . matches will be commenced. _ ,« The leading man in the championship_g- - grogato has 281 points to his credit. ■, __ " top Aueklandor is Patrick with 278. Ih« , i; other principal scores are as folio • r jjM Shaw. 276; Wallis, 274; While, 274; , . son; 272; John'TiH?ston.'^27o; Murphy, Captain Potter, 263; W. Cox. 269; Snap- }&. son, 265; Alexander, 264: Yen, 263; M a - j lem, 262; Boys, Magee, Lieutenant 31.- AJkinson, Captain Cox, J. J. Proton, and W. | McKee, 259; .Carlson, 258; -} Ic /' 257,w.. B. Preston. Anderson, :, and Lyford, Morgan, 255; : Kempton 253: L.eutenant J. Atkinson, Neville. 250: McCarthy, 2VT.r ■, It may be safely, said that at this nice - _s, 1 ing the Auckland representatives aro snooting better, as a . whole, than has been the case for many years. The lending shooting men put it down to the fact that prp-ww-. ; t lv there was not a 1000 yds' range, at-f o ":^^^ rose. During. ; the past season Auckland marksmen have taken advantage of the long range and £ have put iii; some solid practice ' for which they are now reaping tuo'rcwara.--^,.|.* By Thursday afternoon the five aggregate ;y ma tciics . Will" bo completed, and - the top VJ will , fire off for ithe; Ki'ig's prize (10 shots nt - ■ lOOOyds) on * Friday. The Auckland coiiftil; ■ r ; pent ;; is a good one.'J, and it is expected thas a number, of the men will be in the final , ; for the chamniotibhin of tho Dominion. . -