RIFLE-SHOOTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14301, 22 February 1910, Page 8

RIFLE-SHOOTING.

FIRST BATTALION INFANTRY. ' BUCHANAN CUP COMPETITION. 'Advantage was : taken of the annual field-firing of ' the Fit.st Battalion Auckland Infantry at Mctuihi ; last Saturday to ■ fire for - the Buchanan: cup. 'This- handsome trophy (value 100 guineas) was .presented to. the battalion in 1902 for competition;' under field-tiring conditions - among the companies. . It was won for several years by A; .Company (Victoria Rifles),; until in 1907 B Company; (College Rifles) won it. and- they have held ' it since. • ; The conditions last Saturday : were 10 pl'ots.slo.v and 10 nmgusine -. at three unknown: : runges, 20 men ,<a-side,' total j.time.' allowed five : minutes. F Company (Gordon - Rifles) - won the - trophy " with a score of •» 64; points, ; being closely : followed by •6- Company (Newton Rifles) with 60 points and .E ; Company.!. (No/ 3;' Natives) with 57 'points,, The' Highland Rifles (56. points) shot remarkably ; well ' for a young ; corps. A • Company did - not fire, and the runners-up ; (U. Company) were . two ; men short. The Cordon Rifles owe their win largely, to ; their ability., to - judge distance correctly *ind to 'their excellent fire control. TRENTtfAM MEETING; - '. IV, ~—~~V ; ; M BRIDGE RE PR ESENTAVES. Lieutenant .1. Bruce and Sergeant E. Wullis, of. D Squadron Waikato Mounted Rifles, will represent- that corpus at the Trenthani rifle meeting (writes our Cambridge correspondent). LIN WOOD RIFLES. [BY TELEGRAPH.--PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ; C'nniSTCiiuncu, Monday. Linwood Rifles have won the . senior;shield?. for this district every year since 1903. On Saturday they started 'in a- minority of 45 points, and, shooting excellently, won front the 'Engineers .In 100 points.| Captain King : scored 93 ; at 800 yds and SCOyds, and the team's total for 10 men was 821. ' ' ; THAMES COMPETITIONS. [BY TKLBCItAPH.—OWN COR RESPONDENT. ] * ■> J ' Thames, Monday. The ' quarterly competition for the Rogers cup; and other prizes■; by the members of the No. 1 Thames - Rifles took place -on Saturday. * The weather, on the whole, was favourable, notwithstanding the fact .that a light variable wind prevailed throughout most of the,.afternoon, which was in favour of j the older and :experienced l shots; The Rogers cup ;was; won•« by Private 11. T. Senior with a total of 90 points," Sergeunt;.Delainore> being the winner of Mr. Barakat's prize of a pen--<lant for necond-class .shots with 86, and Sergeant Morrison won the non-commissioned officer*' .handbag with 87. The conditions were 500 yds" and 600 yds. 10 shots at.each distance. The.'following are ; the principal scores Private R. T. Senior (scratch), 90; Sergeant Morrison (scratch), 87;? Sergeant Delamore (10 points handicap), 86; Private H. Driver (10 points), 84; Corporal MeLean: (2 points), 83; Private Brown (scratch), 80;. Private Br'ownlce (1 point), 80; Private Schotie'd (15 points), 77; Colour-Sergeant Amy (scratch), 76; Lieutenant Spraggon (scratch), 74.