MARKSMEN AT WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18689, 21 April 1924, Page 5

MARKSMEN AT WORK.

RIFLE-SHOOTING TOURNEYS. SOUTH AUCKLAND MEETING. ■YEO WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. The South Auckland Rifle Association's eighteenth annual prize firing meeting took place on the Waihi Rifle Club's range on Good Friday and Saturday. The weather and other conditions -were conducive to good shooting. The aggregate championship was secured by Rifleman Yeo, of the City and Suburbs club, with a total of 234. The following are the results: Cambridge Match (10 shots at 300 yds).— Rifleman Yeo. City and Suburbs, 48. £2: Rifleman Watson, City and Suburbs, 47; "Vice-President Dunstan, "Waihi. 46; Rifleman Winsor, Thames, 46; £1 each; Lieutenant Lowe, City and Suburbs, 46, President Stokes, Kinokahu, 46, Rifleman Kennedy, fc'rankton, 4G, Lieutenant Atkinson, Akarana, 46, Rifleman Dallemore, Cambridge. 46,, President Lentfer, Frankton, 40, 15s each: Rifleman Morrison, Thames, 46, President Comes. Waihi, . 45, President Causley, Thames. 45, Rifleman Dodd, Thames, 45 President Harbutt Cambridge, 45, 10s each. Tyros. : Riiieman Gemmines. To Puke, 4-1, RJiieman Korley, Cambridge, 44, Rifleman Smallfield. Tauranga, 43, Rifleman Clark, City and Suburbs, 42, 10s each. Service Match, (a) Five rounds rapid in 253, at 300 yds.; (b) Snap shooting. five rounds each in 4s; exposure at figure 3. 300yds.—President J. Comes, Waihi, 39, Rifleman Spry. City and Suburbs. 39. Rifleman Harbutt. Cambridge 39, £1 6s 8d each; Rifleman SmallfitTJ, j.atir*nga, 28, £1 ;• Rifleman Patrick, City, 38, Rifleman Wat son. City, 38, Rifleman Yeo. City, 38, President Stokes, Kinokahu, 37, Rifleman Cameron, Thames, 37, Lieutenant Lowe, vity, 36, 15s each; Major Potter, Akarana, 35, Rifleman Gemmings, Te Puke. 35, Rifleman Grigsby, Morrinsville, 35, Rifleman Clark, Cambridge, 35, Rifleman. Kennedy, rraiiKton. 34. 10s each. Tyros.—Rifleman Onion. To Puke. 34, Rifleman Dallimore, Cambridge. 34, Rifleman Benjamin, Tauranga, 30, Rifleman Keely, Cambridge, 29, 10s each.

The Auckland Match. Auckland Match (10 shots at 200 yds.— Rifleman Winsor. Thames, 50, Rifleman Kennedy, Frankton, 50, Rifleman Clark, Cambridge. 50, Rifleman Saunders. Waihi. 50. Lieutenant Lowe, City and Suburbs. 50. £1 3s each: Rifleman Dodd. Thames. 49. Rifleman Morrison. Thames. 49, Lieutenant Atkinson, Akarana, 49, President Cornea, Waihi. 49, Vice-President Littleiohn. Waihi. 49, 15s each; Rifleman Keeley, Cambridge, 48, Rifleman Spry. City and Suburbs. 48. Rifleman Watson. City and Suburbs. 48. Rifleman Healey. . Ohura. 48. President Stokes. Kinokahu. 48, 10s each. Tyros: Rifleman Gordon. Waihi, 48, Rifleman Birse. Waihi. 47, Rifleman Russell. Cambridge. 47. Rifleman Dallimore, Cambridge, 47. 10s each. . . J,.Extra Match (10 shots at 300yds.).—Rifleman Patrick, City, 48. £1 10s; Rifleman \?indsor, Thames. 47, Lieutenant Atkinson. Akarana, 47. £1 each: Lieutenant Lowe. City, 47. Rifleman Kennedy, Frankton.;46, 15a each; Rifleman Watson. City, 4G. Rifleman Healey, Ohura. 46. President Cornea, Waihi. 46. President Stokes. Kinokahu. 45. Rifleman Too, City, 45. Rifleman Smallfield. Tauransa, 45, 10s each. Counted out: President Fiesst, Cambridge, 45 Rifleman Dallimore, Cambridge, 45. Frankton Match (10 shots at lOOyaO.— Rifleman Yeo. City. 46, £2; Rifleman Watson, City, 44, President Comes, Waihi. 43, Rifleman Morrison. Thames 42, £1 each; Major Potter. Auckland. 40. Captain Simpson, Cambridge, 40. Rifleman Patnck, City, 39, Rifleman Spry. City, 39. President Lentfer, Frankton 39. Rifleman Cameron, Thames, 39. 15s each; President Causley. Thames. 39. Rifleman Heale7. Ohura. 89. Rifleman Clark. OamDridgft. 38, Rifleman Kealey, Cambridge, 38. Rifleman* Gordon, Waihi, 38, 10s each. Tyros: Rifleman Gemming, Te Puke, Rifleman Smallfield, Tauranpa. 36; Rifleman Dallimore, Cambridge, 35, Rifleman Dodd. Thames. 32. 10s each.

The Thames Event. Thames Match (10 shots at 500 yds.).— Rifleman Healey, Ohura. 49. £2 and trophy; Rifleman Spry, City, 49. Lieutenant Atkinson, Akarana. 48. Rifleman Dallimore, Canbridge. 48. £1 each: Rifleman Yeo. Cambridge, 48, Rifleman Smallfield. Tauranga. 47, Rifleman Harbutt. Cambridge, 47, President Mac Knight. City, 47, Lieutenant Lowe, City, 47, Rifleman Kealey. Cambridge. 47, 15s each; Major Potter, Akarana, 46, Rifleman Clark. City. 46. Rifleman Saunders. Waihi, 46. Rifleman Clark, Cambridge. 46, Captain Simpson, Cambridge. 46. 10s each. Tyros: Rifleman Morrison, Thames. 46. Rifleman Gordon, Waihi, 45. Rifleman Dodd. Thames, 45. Rifleman. Grigsby, Morrinsville. 10s each. Te Kuiti Match (10 shots at 600yds.)—Rifleman Healey Ohura._ 49, £2 and trophy j Lieutenant Lowe. City, 47. Rifleman Yeo, City, 45. Rifleman Patrick, City, 45, £1 each; Rifleman Russell Cambridge, 45. President Lentfer, Frankton. 44. President MoKnight, Tauranga, 44. Captain Bruce, Cambridge, 44. Rifleman Saunders. Waihi, 44, President Cornes. Waihi, 43, 15s each; President Causley Thames, 43, Rifleman Dallimore. Cambridge. 42. Lieutenant Atkinson, Akarana, 42. Rifleman Keeley. Cambridge, 42, Rifleman Cameron. Thames, 42, 10s each. Tyros: Rifleman Morrison. Thames, 40; Rifleman Clark. Cambridge. 38: Rifleman Benjamin, Tauranga, 38; Rifleman Gordon, Waihi, 87. 10s each. Aggregate Championships.Rifleman Yeo, City, 234. £2 and trophy; Rifleman Healy. Ohura. 229. President. Comes, Waihi. 225. Rifleman Lowe, City, 224. £1 each : Rifleman Morrison, Thames, 223. Rifleman Watson, City, 222, Lieutenant Atkinson, Akarana, 222, President Causley, Thames, 219, Rifleman Keeley, Cambridge. 219. Rifleman Harbutt, Cambridge. _ 218, 15s each; Rifleman Dillamore, Cambridge, 238, Captain Simpson, Cambridge. 216, Maior Potter Akarana, 216, Rifleman Patrick. Citv, 215, Rifleman Cameron. Thames, 215. President Mac Knight, Tauranga, 215. 10s each. Tyros: Rifleman Clark, Cambridge, 211. Rifleman Smallfield, Tauranga, 207. £1 *ach; Rifleman Russell, Cambridge. 204. Rifleman Dodd. Thames, 204, 10s each.

THE BEST AGGREGATES.* AN INTERESTING POSITION. [by telegraph.—-own CORRESPONDENT.] BLENHEIM, Sunday. With three, of the ei(rht matches -which count for the South Island championship belt disposed of, the aggregates are beginning to look Interesting. The 18 men leading in the aggregates for all the matches from 300 to 900 yards, will shoot oft at 900 yards for the belt. . The best astpreeates on Saturday's shooting are as fallows: 'Henderson (Linkwater), 137: W. H. West (Renwick), 135; A. A. Barker (Lmkwater). 135; W. N. Masofield (Coasts. 134: H. Mcintosh (Blenheim), 134: J. Falvev (Blenheim), 134: W. A, Kenning (Nelson), 134; C. Peake (K&itima). 133; J. A. McKay (Wairau Valley). 33-2; T. Carter fNelsOD). 132; J. K. Harris (Sounds), 182: D. J. Anderson (Kaituna), 132; H. Day (Nelson), 131: E. Radd (Blenheim), 131: W. Coleman (Bonga), 130 . The leading man. Hendevson, shot particularly well at 300 and 500 yards, but was not too good at 600 yards, when the tricky conditions puzzled him. West not up to secori place in* the ' aggregate after making a poor start at 300 yards. H. Day, of Nelson, would have been higher up in the list but for the fact that at the 600 ya.rds range he nut a. four m the wrong: target. On Monday the Marlborough match (500 yards), Nelson match (600 yards), service match, and champion teams' matches, will be disposed of. THE AKARANA CLUB. A match was fired by members of the Akarana Rifle Club at Penrose on Saturday afternoon, the conditions being 10 shots each at 800 and 900 • yards. The following are the scores:— A Section.— Powell, 47 nt 800 yds 45 at, 9Ooydn. total. 92: G. G. Ashley. 48, 44 . 92; S. Elliott, 49. 42—91: A. H. Dixon, 39, 40—79: N. Pricitlev, 36. 85—71. B Section.J, R. Draffin. 46, 47—93E. G. White. 41. 39-80; A. P.. Hughe*. *«. 32— T. Elliott, 40, 88—78; R Tilalev, 36. 19—55. C Section.—A. Gosling. 48. 39—87: S. C. Scarborough. 43, 39—82: G. D. Moon. 89. 33—72.

RESULTS AT BLENHEIM. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] BLENHEIM Sunday. The second annual meeting of the South Island Rifle Association opened on the Vernon range yesterday. The entries total over 80. , Shooting conditions at the commencement were almost ideal. The light was a little tricky, but was not seriously felt in tat short range of the Canterbury , match ' Young, a West Coast tyro,. was the first man to complete shooting, rising with a score r»f Aft which included seven bulls. Pttnterburv Match, JO shots at 300 yards.— £3 12s, V. Ratchet (Blenheim), 47 points; £214 a, A. Henderson (Linkwater), 46: £1 IGb, J. B. Young .(Greymouth), 46. £1 So°& A. Henderson (Linkwater). M- £1 IPs H. Mcintosh (Blenheim). 48; fl 7? E Vdd (Blenheim). 47; £1 7s, J. i&(W„ ghots at *600 yards.W. H. VrtastfieM (West Coast), 45; J. A. McKay (Renwick),