SHOOTING AT TRENTHAM

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14934, 6 March 1912, Page 5

SHOOTING AT TRENTHAM

PHENOMENAL SCORING. MANY POSSIBLES REGISTERED. ELLIOTT.' TAKES CARBINE CUP. , . > [BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ' (■ ". Then-thaw, Tuesday. Tub weather was fine overhead when shooting started at Trentham this morning. Tho. close, muggy heat, . however, made matters rather uncomfortable at times. Shooting opened with the Canterbury 'Match, 10 shots at 600 yds, and although several of the marksmen complained of the mirage Henderson (lato of tho Bisley team) and Ryder (of the 9tli Regiment) managed to find the bull's-eyes with all their shots, while "all-buta" were made by Sargeant, of Wellington, and Brinsley, of Wanganui. Six marksmen also got 48, and to show how good tho shooting was 45's were counted" out. In tho Otago Match at 600 yds, 10 shots, tho shooting can only bo classed as phenomenal. The weather did not assist the shooting much, as there was a bad drift across tho range, but not enough to disturb the flag. Several men got possibles, and had to divide the first seven prizes. There wero ' seven 4!)'s, and as marking tho excellence of tho shooting 47's, only three points off the- possible, wero counted out of tho prize list. The Trentham Aggregate Match at 300 yds, 500 yds, and 600 yds, was won by Elliott, the brilliant young Aucklander, with 329. Atkinson, of Auckland, who put up tho highest score at these ranges, had omitted to enter for tho Trentham Aggregate Match, and by his oversight loses the first prize of £5, and the Carbine Cup, which goes to Elliott.

After lunch the Nelson Match, 10 shots at 800 yds and 900 yds, was taken again. Thero was a puffy wind, which spoiled some scores. At 800 yds a possible was put up by L. l/oveday, of Woodville, who shot so brilliantly at Bisley, where he represented New Zealand in the Prince of Wales's prize, as well as in the Kolaporo Cup. Loveday is hardly yet 21 years of age, and -hits British and Australian victories to his credit. Other possibles were made by Marshall (Karori), Faulkner (Wellington), and Willoughby (Petone). W. Cox, another member of the Bisley team, put up 49 at 600 yds. Cox duplicated his total, and won the match, Loveday getting 47, which placed him ,in second position, with 97. Atkinson, the leader in the aggregate, only got 92, and at -the close of the match he and Loveday were tying in the aggregate.

To-morrow will conclude the belt matches, with the exception of the King's prize. . The Champion Teams' Match and United Service Match will be fired in the afternoon. The list of to-day's prize winners is as follows — CANTERBURY MATCH, 600 yds. 10 shots, figure target. Henderson (Sounds), £4 10s 50 Rider, (9th Regiment), £4 10s ... 50 Smart (Wellington), £4 49 Crinsley (Wanganui), £3 ... '... 49 Oawooa (Apiti), £3 48 Banks (Kimbolton), £3 48 £2 each : Milroy (Nelson), Roots (Kapongaj, Cuthbertson (Tuamarina), Forrest (Roxburgh), each 48. r £1 each : Elliott (Akarana), Butler (9th Regiment), Mollard (9th Regiment), MacLaine (Blenheim), King (Wanganui), Law (Dannovirke), Arnold (11th Regiment), Nelson (Canterbury); Ching (Wellington), each 47; Watt (VVestpprt), Stubbings (Ngatiawa), Domigan (Gore), Hunt (Wellington), Loveday (Woodville), Littlejohn (Omnemuri), Lewer (Karori), Ballinger. (Garrison A), Padget (Invercargill), Facer (New Zealand Garrison Artillery), Woolley (Auckland), each 46. Evans (Wellington), Lang (Waimangaroa), Carrie (Ohura), Pickering (Linton), Williams (Ohura), Mcintosh (Waitohi), Logan (Christchurch), Masefield (Sounds), Batt (9th Regiment), Laking (Blenheim), Thomson (9th Regiment), Jones (Opaki), Lane (Akaroa), Marangi (9th Regiment), Wood (Christchurch), Harrison (Kaponga), Given (Suburbs), Sunnex (Sounds), Hopewell (11th Regiment), Potter (Mounted Rifles), each 45. ' Counted out: Anderson (Auckland), Fletcher (Opaki), Belk (Manchester). Tyros, £1 each: Carter (I2th Regiment), 45; Mills (Linton), West (Blenhiem), Walden (Kaitawa), Ray (Bannockbum). Tewhaiti (Tuhirangi), Jackson (Stratford), Melville (Auckland), Percy (Alfredton), each 44; Ingley (Greytown), 43. 10s each :■ Elliott (Motu), Marbey (11th Regiment), Mace (Taranaki), each 43; McGuire-(Wakapuaka), George (9th Ragiment), Hubbard (Hauraki), eat * 42; Lewin (Opaki), Verry (Feilding), Tohill (Alexandra), Nicholson' (Petone), Littlejohn (14th Regiment), each 41 Scannell (Nelson), Murray (Wanaki), Miller (Blenheim), Bellmore (Suburbs), Lethara (Akarana), each 40; Childers (Karori), Wright (Motu), Lippiatt (3rd Regiment), McIvars (Petone), each 39.

OTAGO MATCH. 800 yds. 10 shots, Bisley target. £3 8s each: Milroy (Nelson), James TOkaura), Hartnell (Taranaki), Kenning (Nelson), Caldwell (Karori), Browne (Rangitikei), Banks (Kimbolton), each 50. £2 each : Cawood (Apiti), Maingay (4th Regiment), each 49. £1 10s each : Wilkie (Upper Hutt), Oliver (New Plymouth), each 49. £1 each : Bums (Karori), Moss (Bluff), Munro (Muxihiku), each 49; King (Christchurch), Atkinson (Auckland), Henderson (Sounds), Harding (12th Regiment), Needham (Linton), Judd (Karori), Waldin (Kaiawa), Masjfield (Sounds), Loveday (Woodville), P..ekering (Linton), Ray (Bannockburn), Law (Dannevirke), Beattie (Apanui), Steenson (10th Regiment), each 48; Hodges (Opaki), Clark (Rangitikei), Alborough (12th Regiment), Fellows (Karori), Given (Wellington), Bolton (Opaki), Russell (Petone), Grant (TaradaJe), Hopewell (11th Regiment), Tohill (Alexandra), Reynolds (Christchurch), Chirnside (Karori), McLachlan (Petone), Eagle (Carterton), Iveeno (Taraua), Browne (Korori) McDonald (Mauriceville), Hill (New Plymouth), Currie (Ohura), MacMorran (Wellington), Hyde (Opaki), Ward (12th Regiment), each 47. Counted out: Sandford (Christchurch), Turner (N.Z. A.). Tyros, £1 each: Mills (Linton), 47; King (Wanganui), Mace (Taranaki), McGuire (Wakapnaka), Narbey (11th Regiment), each 46; Mansell (Rangitikei), Thomson (9th Regiment),' Lippiatt (3rd Regiment), Dagg (Alfredton), Te Whaiti (9th Regiment), each 45. 10s each: Hastings (6th Regiment), Arnold (11th Regiment), Percy (Alfredton), Murray (Opaki), Verry (Feilaing), MacLaine (Blenheim), Rowe (12th Regiment), Forrest (Roxburgh), West (Blenheim), Scannell (Nelson), each 44; Brinsley (Wanganui), Currie (Ohura), Hill (Eketahuna), Faulnor (N.Z.G.A.), Boron (10th Regiment), Letham (Akarana), Jones (Lincoln), Erickson (Lincoln), each 43; Carter (12th Regiment), Batt (9th Regiment), each 42.

NELSON MATCH, BCoyds and 900 yds, 10 shots Bisley targets. Cox (Auckland), £5 ... 98 Lovcday (Woodville), £4 ... ... 97 Mtinro "(Murihiku), £4 ... ... 97 Caldwell (Karori), £3 ... ... 96 Bulford (Karori), £3 ... ... 96 Sandford (Christchurch), £3 ... 95 Hartnell (Taranaki), £2 95 N. F. Willoughby (Karori), £2 ... 95 Super (Tuamarina.) £2 94 Holland (Kaponga), £2 ... ... 94 £1 each ; Stackhouse (Kimbolton), Faulkner (Wellington), each 94; Hyde (Hastings), Boots (Kaponga), Williams (Orrara), Mayhew (Folding) j -each 93; Brown

(Bruce), Cuthbertson (Tuamarina), _ Hen.' derson (Sounds), Nielson (Dannevixk®), Gilshan (Patea), Masefield (Sounds), MJ.roy (Nelson), Cameron (Opaki)., Wilkie (Upper Hutt), Burn's (Karori), Morgan (Car ton), West (Blenheim), Cawood (Apiti), Atkinson (Auckland), each 92; Holland (9th. Regiment), King. (Opala), Swinnaid (Quel's), Russell (Petone), Hunt (Wellington), Hunt (Suburbs), Monk (Ngatiawa), Cox (Auckland), Kenning- (Nelson), Evans (New Plymouth), Stevenson . (loth Regiment), Guiney (Christchurcli), each 91; Wilton (Mauriceville), Shanks (Bth Regiment), Williams (Ohura), Guy (Kaponga), Law (Dannevirke), McCalmont (Opaki), Barltrop (Feilding), Evans (New Zealand neers), each 90. . _ , Counted out: McLnclilan (Petone), Bolton (Opaki), Boss (Bluff). . - _ . Tyros, £1 each: Thomson (9th Regiment), Jones (Lincoln), MacLaine (Blenheim), Melville (Auckland), each 89. Evans (Suburbs), Rowo (12th Regiment), Lewin (Opaki), Lippiatt (3rd Regiment), each 88; Littlejohn (14tli Regiment) Hodges (Opaki), each 87. 10s each: Phillips (To Kapu), Watson (N.Z.G.A.), lewhaiti (Tuhirangi), each 87; George (oth Regiment), Waldin (Kaitawa), are by (11th Regiment), Mills (Linton), Wry (Feilding), Scannell (Nelson), Arnold 11th Regiment), Baxter (Eltham), Jackson (Stratford), Carter (12th Regiment}, Forrest (Roxburgh), Bellamore (Suburbs), each 86; Bolton (Amberley), Elliott (Akarana), McGuire (Wakapuaka), Currie (Ohura), King (Wanganui), each 95.

THE BALLINGER BELT. With two 10-shot single matches to fire, the following are the leading 25 aggregates for the Ballinger champion rifle belt: L. Loveday (Woodville) 370 Lieutenant Atkinson (Auckland) ... 370 J. W. Milroy (Nelson) 368 E. F. Sandford (Christchurcli) ...361 A. W. Cawood (Apiti) 361 M. Williams (Ohura) 361 W. N. Masefield (Sounds) 360 A. Henderson (Sounds) ... ■ ... 359 F. Wilkie (Upper Hutt) ... ... 358 W. Banks (KimboKon) ... ... 358 J. Burns (Karori) ... ... ... 356 G. Brown (Rangitikei) ... ... 356 S. Elliott (Akarana) 355 A. Caldwell (Karori) ... ... 355 W. A. Kenning (Nelson) ... ... 355 N. Wood (Christchurch) 354 D. Roots (Kaponga) ... ... > ... 353 Lieutenant Nielson (Dannevirke) ... 353 W. West (Blenheim) ... 353 G. Hyde (Opaki) ... > 353 F. James (Okawa) ... ... ... 353 A. Soper (Tuamarina) ... ... 352 F. Mills (Linton) 352 Hunt (Wellington Suburbs) ... ... 352 N. F. Willoughby (Karori) 352 TRENTHAM AGGREGATE, 300 yds, 500 yds, 600 yds. (Championship series.) Elliott (Akarana), £5 ... 229 Millroy (Nelson), £4 ... ... ... 226 Loveday (Woodville), £4 ... ... 225 Banks (Kimbolton), £3 ... ... 224 Butler (Wellington), £3 ... ... 223 Williams (Ohura), £3 222 Carter (12th Regiment), £2 ... ... 222 Wood (Christchurch), £2 ... ... 222 Clark (Rangitikei), £2 ... ... 221 Browne (Rangitikei 4£2 ... ... 221 The following received £1 each: — Cawood (Apiti) ... ... 220 Roots (Kaponga) 220 Ching (R.N.Z.A.) 220 Potter (3rd Auckland M.R. ... 220 Masefield (Sounds) 220 Nielson (Dannevirke) ... 220 Henderson (Sounds) 219 Jones (Opaki) ... ... ... ... 219 Mills (Linton) ..?» ... 219 Sandford (Christchurch) ... ... 219 Willoughby (N.F., Karori) , 219 Ballinger (Wellington) 218 G. Hyde (Opaki) ... 218 G. Macintosh (4th Regiment) ... 218 Arnold (11th Regiment) ... ' 217 H. Hunt (Wellington) ... ... 217 J. Anderson (Auckland) ... ... 217 F. Wilkie (Upper Hutt) 217 W. West (Blenheim) ... 217 Robert Duthie (Christchurch) ... 217 Counted out: Jarvia (Taradale), Hodges (Opaki). ,