RIFLE-SHOOTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15141, 4 November 1912, Page 9

RIFLE-SHOOTING.

THE TRENTHAM MEETING

j [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] I Wellington, Saturday. j TUB programme for the Trentlham rifle meeting for which entries close on February 13. shows that the A series comprises seven events under service conditions, viz., the regimental teams' match, observation and mutual assistance match, casualty competition, Islington cup matoh. C.A.C. cup match, competition in superiority of fire, and team*' championship. The B series is compulsory on all competitors under 30 yearn of age. and described as individual service matchers. Other events include vanishing target, running man, etc., and service championship. O series is the Ballinger belt contest, and consists of seven qualifying matches and the final. j

AKARANA DEFENCE CLUB. Ideal -weather conditions for shooting prevailed on Saturday, when the members of the Akarana Defence Eifle Club fired their usual trophy matches at Penrose. Unfortunately, owing to the inadequate target facilities provided at Penrose, riflemen were unable to fully avail themselves of the first fine day experienced during the present f 63,8 '???- .5™ competitions on Saturday were for W. Thome's .trophy (A section), A. Ferguson 6 (B). and J. H. Parslow's (O. Ten shots only were fired, at 500 yds, and some good scores wero registered. M. N. Atkinson topped the A section, and won Thomas's IT°yBK °^T leht : s - Cox fB). and W. M. Griffiths (0) roistered wins in their respective sections. K. Bay won in a O section competition completed on Wednesday. Cox. Harris, and 'Bay take the spoons. >ext weeks competition at 300 yds and 500 yds will he fired on figure targets, following are the scores:—

A SEOnON. ~.>". (W. Thome's trophy.) Tl M. N. Atkinson ... ... ... 49' F. Carrington ... ... " 40 A. J. Melville .'.'." "; 43 A. .1. Letham ... 47 J. F. Atkinson " '" 47 A. Patrick .'. '* 47 A. O. Devore ... ... '" "45 . W. Perston "" ';* 45 W. S- Moore ", 45 E. A. Eeardon ... ... ... \.\ 45 A. Henderson " 45 J. Anderson ... '" "' 44 A. Danrell ... ' "" * « J. H. Parslow ... ..'. '.'.'. .'" 43 B SECTION. (A. Ferguson's trophy.) J. Cox ... ... „ 49 O. smith *" ... 43 C. G. Monro ... ... .". .. 48 . E. Reston ... ... ... '" "' 47 W. K « '^ clnfc yre ... :.: ::: ac W. Uebbic ... 4c A. Dixon ... ... 46 w.- Poweii ... ::; ;;; ;;; £ »v. Craig / . ac iK. wppiatt ... ;;:' ■" ;•• 21 *■ Elliott " .44 G. T. Jones ... ... " .'..' 37 C SECTION. (J. H. Parelow's trophy.) . I W. M. Griffiths 49 I V. Harris 48 H. D. Burraee ... . ... "'.'■ 48 T. H. Smith I "• 46 I F. Wakefield "* 45 I V. W. Martin 45 I F. W. Smith ... .' **' 44 1 U J. Comrie ' "" 44 A. Maokio ... '." ,'.'. 43 I. Lonias „' , 41 ■ F. .T. Weir '.'.'. ','.'. ... 49 .). W. Morgan ,'.'.' ''35 C. Heskett ... 35 C- Ness "" 34 A. Shove ." " \" 31 C SECTTOX. W. 'Si. Moore's trophy.) K. Bay. 34 at 600 yds. 40 at 700 yds ... 74 H. Barrage, 39 and 34 ... . 73A. Maokie, 42 and 31 '73 F. W. Strong, 36 and 35 ..'. .'." '.'.'. 71 I. Lomas, 42 and 25 ... 67 AUCKLAND CITY CLUB.

On Saturday last the above clnb fired the third competition for clnb trophy ,No. 1 On account of the territorials nsine the range, the conditions were altered to 15 shots at 500 yds. J. C. T«oT«ie winner, put Pi 1 , lD ball s-«ycs, and, following: on, made 18 before breaking-. Following- were the scores:...

J- C. Yeo (scratch) - ... ... 75 Wakefield (handicap 1) ... "' 72 A. Patrick (scratch) , 73 <?. Farley (scratch) ... . ".• 72 Wilf. Cor (handicap 3) ... 72 J. Carlson (scratch) " 72 Gibbie, .iunr. (handicap 7) '" 72 \\ alker 'handicap 8) ... "71 Perston (scratch) "" 70 .1. P. White (scratch) ... '" 70 Leathern (scratch) ... "" 70 A. Danrell (scratch) ... ... *" 53 D. .Tones (handicap 2) ... . "as Marr (handicap 4) ... . "67 ,T. Anderson (scratch) ... .. *'.'. 66 W. Danrell (handicap 3) 66 Handler (handicap 3) ' 64