RIFLE SHOOTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14927, 27 February 1912, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

» : SOUTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION. CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING. [BI TELEGB.irn.—PKES3 ASSOCIATION.] OmiiSTCHTTBCH, Monday. THE eighth annual meeting of the South Island ' Rifle Association concluded to-day. The leading results are as follow:— CANTERBURY MATCH, 200 yds and 600 yds, ten shots at each distance. Rifleman 11. Reynolds (Christchurch) ... 92 Rifleman R. Duthie (Christchurch) ... 90 Rifleman F. O. Hogg (Waihio) 89 Sergeant Nioholls (Milton) 89 Sergeant Sharland (Nelson) ... 89 Sergeant Jordan (Engineers) 89 OTAGO MATCH. 500 yds and 600 yds, seven shots at each distance. Lieutenant G. Evans (Engineers) 68 Rifleman Ray (Bannock burn) .6? Private Richardson (Greymouth) 67 ' Captain \V. S. King (Linwood) 66 Rifleman Eiby (Christchurch) ... ■ 66 Sergeant Nicholls (Milton) 66 "\\ r ESTLANT) MATCH. 500 yds. 10 shots. Captain W. S. King (Linwood) 30 Rifleman J. A. Munro (Wyndhnm) 49 Rifleman J. Cameron (Scargill) ... ..•. 49 Sergeant N. 0. Swinard (Oamaru) 49 Rifleman J. L. Gibb (Scarg.il]) 49 SOUTHLAND MATCH, 600 yds, 10 shots.. Rifleman E. F. Sandford (Christchurch D.R.C.) • ... 47 President T. S. Robinson (Wainui) ... ... 46 Captain W. S. King (Linwood) ... ... 46 Rifleman Eiby (Christchurch D.R.C.) ... 47 Rifleman J. A. Munro (Wyndham) ... . ... 46 Rifleman H. Reynolds (Christchurch D.R.C.) 46 KING'S MATCH. Captain \V. S. King (Linwood) ... ..-. 294 Rifleman 11. Reynolds (Christchurch) ... 288 Sergeant Nicholls (Milton)- 284 Rifleman Eiby (Christchurch) 284 Rifleman Sandford (Christchurch) ... 285 CHAMPION TEAMS' MATCH. 200 yds, 500 yds, and 600 yds. seven shots; teams of five. Christchurch No. 1 ... ... 476 Christchurch No 2 454 Christchurch Engineers 451 Christchurch No. 3 449 Lincoln D.R.C ... 429 Captain W. v>. King (Linwood). with a score 1 of 109, won the trophy presented by Lieu-tenant-Colonel R. ton. Rhodes, M.P., for • the highest aggregate at tho longest ranges rft the Canterbury. Otago. Westland, and Southland matches. Rifleman Reynolds (Christchurch D.R.C). with a score of 140, wop* " the cup presented by Lieutenant(Jolonel Smith for the highest competitor in the Canterbury and Westland matches. WAIK3NO RIFLE CLUB. 1 [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWJT COnnESPONUEKT.I 5 . % Waihi, Monday. , The members of the Waikino Rifle Club held their quarterly shooting competition on Saturday for the shield presented by Mr. Eraser. The ranges were 500 yds, 600 yds, and 700 yds, seven shots at each range. The i weather conditions were very good for shoot- , ing. Captain' Mar low succeeded in registering another win, the scores being j-s under: Captain Marlow 95, Rifleman H. Jenkins 94, Riffcman P. Browne 93. Rifleman H. Noakes 91. Rifleman A. Sutton 84, Rifleman D. Congalton 82, Rifleman G. Birnie 79, Rifleman J. Dobson 70. Rifleman W. Reed 68. AUCKLAND CITY CLUB. i Members of the Auckland City Rifle Club ) fired the fourth competition for the club's tropin* No. 2on Saturday. The conditions •were 10 shots each at 600 yds and 700 yds. .Foli lowing were the scores: — ' Tl. . Gibbie. .inn.. 37 at 600 yd?, 41 at 700 yds (handicap 12) 90 W. Cox, 45, 42 87 Yeo, 46. 40 85 Flinn, 40. 43 (handicap 3' 86 Elliott, 40, 41 (handicap 4) 85 Jones, 40, 36 (handicap 5) ... 81 Brownlee. *2, 37 ... 79 Perston, 44. 34 78 Gibbie, 40, 37 ... ... ... 77 Howe, 43, 29' (handicap 4) ... 76 White, 49. 33 73 Carlson. 38, 34 '- Anderson; 38. ■» ... '] Farley, 39. 32 ... ••• 71 The leading aggregates— the first to obtain nine points being the winner -a re: ; -\V Cox, r five- Carlson and Yco. four: Gibbie, three; s R. (\. Cox. Rove, and White, two; Danrell o and Elliott, one jMiint.