RIFLE – SHOOTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18085, 9 May 1922, Page 5

RIFLE - SHOOTING.

AKARANA CLUB'S CONTESTS. Service shooting was held by the Akarana Defence Rifle Club on Saturday at the Penj rose ranee, thin being tho first shoot of a. I series of three to decide the service cham'pi on for tho soason- Five shots application ! were fired at 200 yds. fivo shots (snap), 5s I exposure; 10 shots at OOftyds rapid, 60s ali lowed to loa<3 and fire; five shots | tior. 300 yds, and five shots 300 yds, figure 3 ' target, 7s exposure per shot. W. Powell, i A. E. Hughes, and G. D. Moon were sueI cessful in their respective sections, A. E. Hughes and G. D- Moon winning silver l spoons. Following are tho detailed scores: — i A Section.—W. Powell. 20. 17, 33. 18, 12— total, ICO; F. W. Strong, 0, 10, 27, 11, 3— 51I B Section. —A. E. Hughes, 15, 18. 3-1, 13, I 15—95: N. Priestley, 16, 15, 31, 16, 9— 87; ! J. J, Timms, 17, 14. 23, 13, 12—79; T. El- ■ | iiott. 16, 12. 12, 17. 3—60; C- V. Harris, reI tir C d Scction.—G. D. Moon, 17, 17, 31, 16. 12 —93: T Elliott, jun., 16. 14, 31, 16, 12—S9; H. Taylor, 10. H, 30. 13. 9-76; R. Tllsley, 13 13 07. It. 6 —73; A. Elliott. 15. 15. 19, i lo! 3—lC2; E. G. White, 15,'14, 2, 17, 3—51; i F- D. Logan, retired- | TITE WEBSTER CUP. ! WON BY THE FIELD ENGINEERS. I The annual ehooting competition for tho Webster Cup was bred at Penrose rifle range on Saturday, 'ike misty rain during the afternoon rather epout the ecores, although the winning team registered a good, score. Ihis cup was presented by ileaers. , Webster Bros, sixteen years in the daya of tho Volunteers, to tho Specialist Corps, or what wa3 then known as the Blue Battalion and which consisted of the "A Battery Field Artillory. tho No. 3 fciold Engineers i and tho three Garr.aon Artillery companies, and it has been competed for ever ainco. However, after tho inception of tho present Territorial scheme in 1&11. several additional epecialist units wero allowed to compete, so that now keen competition, anu intcrosfc is eh own in this trophy. . ... , ~ The cup wm won again thie year by tno Field Engineers, who have held it for five consecutive years, with a ecorc of 093. being 55 po nts ahead of the 4th Howitzer Battery (o!d College Rifles), the next team, who , scored 638. The other competitors wore tne ,S ; snal Corps (P. and T.). who seored 555, i tho 13th Battery N.Z. Artil ery. 403. and tho Army Service Corpe 417 (with one man short). The conditions were 10 shots at 2Covds and 7 shots at 300 yds and 500 yds. with ono compulsory eighter at each range. Tho following aro the detailed sru«!s.--Field Engineers.—fiapner T. M. Runciman 38 nt "Oflvls. 25 at 30<H-<>s, 93 pt BOevrK Wal 86- 2nd-Lieut. S. S. Dya.sori, JI4-23-19. 76; i L.'Corp. C. Aehley, 32-23-19. 74: Sapper W V. l>e, 37—13—23. 73; Corp. Little. 33— I 17'1-17 67: 2nd-Lieut. S. G.. Scarborough, I ;U—l2—lß. 64: Trumpeter Bellvo, 32—21—11, G4- Rct.-Maior A. R. Mama™. 28—9 0 —11. PI; Maior A. T. Dow. 33-17-13. 63: Sapper Wright. 3?»—20—9, 62; crand totals, 093. , 4th Battery.—3l4 at 200yde, 191 at 300 yds, I 130 nt BOOvds. total 638. Signal Corps.—"Bs at • 000 yds, 167 at 300v'is. 103 nt 500 yds. total 555. j 13th 'Rottery 241 at 200 yds. 146 at 300 yds, . 66 nt 500 yds, total 453. i Army Service Corns—l 93 at 200ydfl, 13.. I at 300yde, 92 at 500ydi, total 417. i •==