MARKSMEN AT WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14932, 4 March 1912, Page 4

MARKSMEN AT WORK .

BUSY DAY AT IRENtwA^ SHOOTING IN HEATT m^ . THE-SERVICE AGGREGATES,' ' IBT XEIJEGBAPH.-riESS -lSSOCUato^' YBBTEJIDAY was the worst day wSKj on the Trentham range for yeaSS*? ■'f? after daybreak rain started. anlby &%**> the all-in" was sounded, aft sSSttS ' ! had settled into a, steady downponr The first matches taken were th» «,. . ! shooting at 300 yds, and the movTft ' at ,300 yds. The rain did votllj?*?* damp the ardour of the compeSw wl many of them, who looked will «%** upon this portion of the program^* o ?* , not do justice to it in thS°SSt <& snap-shooting, although no eljrSS JS allowed, many of the men . got wTto!? target at once. Law (DauncYirkermade mistake. He struck the bull with I*2 shot, getting the possible. ****

A Marker Injured. In the moving target match, which--.,, taken at the same time, competitors to tire at the head and' SSSgfi^' target, which wa-.t exposed sereTSnL $£ four seconds, each exposure ** a different part of tho butt the merit of shooting there " - sibles but Purncll, a son of !Km£X the champion of 1883, and Whew fltaft ing) sot the first places, oS£ S greater number of Sri£ & firing of this match GuxnerwftwT ©A.Z.AJ. one of the markers, was U&' ; A low shot struck the mound, H'ffiSt » stone or the nickel case of the fe • struck bis shoulder, inflicting . JS wound. Watkins was afterwards\£S2 to the barracks for further exanXS The butt had been overhauled byffiffl Works Department just before theaaSS and the point at which the accident to* place was a foot above tho regulation £«£*» ' The official board of mg^^X head 6 *! & rePOrt ' * iU ** forwani6 <l S In the afternoon the attack match, whirfw comprised an attack on a borftw2? ' 400 yds, 300 yds, and 200 yds, aid dStw of fire, was commence! There wSS°? steady downpour which had ccnthuLS out intermission from the morninsTßusseU (Petone) did exceedingly well here! avKtUl "While the attack match as beW «*** ' an fljtra match was started atlOMrfE Despite the heavy rain there • was afat entry, the best scoie being put tin »«*£ (Wellington), with 32. P * Eunfl

Several Tents Knocked Down. ■ I . The storm continued during the' nirirfL : ' ■■■''■ I intermittent gusts of wind driving ' heswr? '■ « rain hard against the tents. Although thaw was a certain amount of discomfort, it ml not till eight o'clock this morning that an* of the canvas structures were knocked down. '" An extra- heavy gust struck the camp "and * in a minute or two Colonel Oolling'n head* quarters marquee was lying on the awA. while in another corner three or four teaS i collapsed, as also did the large press wax* quce and the Karori Rifle Club's marquee, - '''' To-morrow morning the belt series. fa' ' which the Ballinger championship belt fonja the principal trophy, will he commenced. . Yesterday's prize-list is as .follows:— SNAP SHOOTING—FIVE BOUNDS. ' Law (Dannevirke), £4 ' _ „ .-..a Mawley (Opaki), £3 ... _ „ W2< V; .-. Simmon fWaitohi), £2 /-. — ; «.'J!I . » £1 each: W. S. Kins (Ist Eegiment), (Akarana), Neilsen (Dannevirke), ' WiDiuns (Ohura,). each,2l; Hyde (Hastings), McOladilan (Petone), Lane (Akarana), ■~, CawooS (Aoiti), Hall iday (Karori),,"Williams ■ (Ohnrpi'. Erickson (Lincoln), each V 20: EichardKfli '•• (Wotu), Mulford . (Karori), Bolton (Opata), Needham (Linton), Hunt (Suburbs), • Scots . (Kaponga), Eeed (Peatherston), James (Okawa), each 19; Duncan (Granity), Mcltt< tosh (4 th Regiment), Duthie (ChristcharchV '; Mills (Linton), Guthrie (9th Begiment), Mb* Calmont (Opaki), "Wood (Christchuwafik eaAi; , ; 18. . ' •'■ '•/•,''' ■ Thirty others won 10s each MOVING TARGETS. 300 YDS, SEVEN SHOTS,' ' Head,and Shoulders Target.Purnell (Wanganni), £3 10s (fire : bull'seyes) ... ... ... ... ..»28 ; Mayhew (Manchester). £3 IDs (five bull's- . Ceg - 29 ■ £ivis each: Mo ran (3rd Eegiment) 28, Sat liday (Karori) 28, Belk (7th Begiment) HM, Drummond (Westport) 28, Smith (2nd Begiment) 28. £1 each: Guy (Kaponga) 28. Giute (&rori» 28. Hodges (Opaki) 24, Roots (Kapdnga) 24, F. W. Ching (RJST.ZA.) 24, Keens (Taranaki) 24, Turner (Suburbs) 24. Wain (Studholme) 24. Stubbing (Ngatiawa) 24, Mawley fOpaki) 24. Gilshnan (11th Begunentt 24, Shanks (Bth Begiment) 24, Sandfmtf(Christchurch) 24, Wood (Christchnrch) 2-1. Thomson (9th Begiment) 24, Brinsley ■ (Wan. ganui) 24, Willoughbv (Brunswick) 24, Benry 1 (Christchurch) 24. Scannell (12th Regimen*,24, Law (9th Begiment) 24, Shearman (Soar* non) 24. E. Duthie (Christchurch) 24, \j. Others received from 10s to os. ATTACK MATCH,:. 4OOTDS, 3QDYDS, OOTIDS,. ; . THREE SHOTS. Russell (Petone). £4 (seven bull's-eyes)! 45 Boleyn (Ohorlto"n), £3 (four bull's-eyes) # Eandell (Linton), £2 (five bull's-eyes.) ... « £1 each: Merrilees (6th■ Begiment) 55, Nil! (Featherston) 35, Simmonds (Waitohi) «v Baxkle (Suburbs) 30, Bolton (Opaki) 30, Smltl. (Kaponga) 30, Holton Amherley) 30, Chapman (Suburbs) 30, Miller ' (Gxwdwood) .{.\yt . Letham (Akaxana) 30. Law (Dannwhrto)-gf . > Nelson (Canterbury.) 30, Kennedy (Okaws) ft Fletcher (Opaki) 25, Keeno ffi«n«*, ' Masefleld (Sounds) 25, Nixon G>Xj? . Baxter (11th Begiment) 25,-DMMjK£ft menti 25, Bmlford jKarori) 25,/ ones (W»P/ 25, Moss (Bluff) 25, Shanks (Bth Regimes 25, Batt (9th Eegiment) 20. • , ■ .-,.,. Other prizes ranged from 14s to 6s M. EXTRA MATCH-1000YDS. , , John E. Hunt Wellington Brigade Sig- ,;/'. , nal Corps), £1 ... — <•••: ■-'.-. SEBVICE AGGREGATES. The following are the leading scores iot the service aggregates:— E. C. Bussell ... ... - - ~% H. Simmonds- (Blenheim) ... - -*S ■ A. H: Guy (Kaponga) ... .... »• -iff S Mayhew (FeUding) ... ' - iJ2 A. G. Merrilees (Thames) ... - -#? H. M. Masefleld (Sounds) ... , - -iiS't F. James (Okawa) ... - : -'•- ,S - B. Duthie (Christchurch) ... ... - S , C. J. Kins (Opaki) • : *~ - .*7 S . E. R. King (Masterton) ... ... -\% J. A. Munro (Murihiku) - *** iss J. .S. Miller (Good-wood) " iK ' M. P. Cliapmari (Te Kapu) ... «• - Sf M. Evans (Wellington) - .- - ™,- 0. A. Low (Dannevirke) r st H. J. Bulford (Karori) ... - , •ia , H. H. Mawley (Opaki) ... ' - 15? HH. Moss ..(Bluff) ... ... ... - -"157; W. D. M'cCalmont (Opaki) if & C. Mix (Featherston) ••• - -1$ S. Elliott (Akarana) ... .-. — *•• -is C. H. Speck (Strafford) ... .... - .*" 'S It. C. Barkle (Wellington) ... ... - S B. F. Sandford (Christchurch) ... •« ] 6 ... J. Guy (Kaponga) ... ... ••■ - ■- : (52l 0. Grant (Taradale) ■" ' 5j G. Clark (Eangitikei) - "'ii A. C. Jones (Opaki) - ."' J« W. Duncan (Millerton) ■ »• ■•• is , . A. F. Fellows (Karori) •••. - - - :«/ Sergeant Brydon (Kaiapoi) ... • J.. F. Wilkie (Upper Butt) ... 1.1 C. Williams (Ohura) ... V... ->. i« S. N. Drummond (Westport) ... f« T. Er;.ckson (Lincoln) ••■/ -». E. J. Lcwin (Karori) — '" .« It Smith (Geraldine) ... ..... :« l , A. J. Letham (Akarana) ... •• m ■.■ W. F- Facer (Dunedin) •" in ■ ,', E, J. Stubbings (Ngatiwa) ••• \ & H. Quorterman (Wanganui) ... ~» , I). Scannell (Nelson) • - lW p. 0. Kennedy (Okawa ... ••• - 1J? A W. McPherson .(14th Begimsnt) ... Jg A. L. Belk (Feilding) "' 135 F. Bcichcl (Orepuki) ... ■ ,35 W. S. King (Chrfstchurch) ... fa . ~ J, G. Wilson (Christehureb) .... . ..." -; fa E. T. (Mauriccville) ... -.537 . ■'. T. J. Cliapman (Wellington) ... - ,r-_fa\': : A. L. Humphries (Taranaki) - : "' iS '• '■■:■$ W. Baudell (Linton) '"