RIFLE SHOOTING AND VOLUNTEERING

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1666, 3 February 1904, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING AND VOLUNTEERING

RANFU RLY.CUP COMP E'Tl TI ON

At Trentham. on Saturday afternoon five corps (Guards. College, Zealandia, Post ana l Telegraph anid City Rifles) competed for the Ran furl y Cum which was vyon last v ear by the College Rifles. Lieut- ' Colonel Collins wa-s in charge. The .weather was extremely bad 1 Dm- shooting, there being heavy rain and a thick fog, which nearly obscured the targets at the longer range-s. Twenty-four men in each company fired, - the possible being 500 points—4Bo for shooting and twenty for drill and good volleys. The aompetition resulted in a. draw (252 points between the College Rifles and Zealandia Rifles, the College men obtaining 236 points for shooting and 16 for drill, while the Zealandias -scored 237 for ShioOtinig and 15 for drill. When thO targets were examined a doubt arose as to five hits of,the Zea-landd-as, it being contended that they were old marks, the rain having washed the patches off, but the. dispute was settled by Captain Turner, of the CollegeRifles. -who agreed to make a draw of it,, and shoot, off during this week. O-cher sabres wore: —-Wellington Guards, shooting 195, drill 18, 213; City Rifle®, shooting 189, drill 14, 203;./ Posit and Telegraph Rifles, shooting 187, drill 14, 201. UPPER HUTT CLUB v. KARORI •/■• tCc:;.;.'. -CLUB.: . •' The .annual match between the above clubs took-place at -Karori on Saturday in a strong north-westerly wind. In fact so strong: was thes. wind that the larger long-distance targets could- mo-t be. used, and the match had consequently to be fired at the short ranges only. Notwithstanding the weather a most interesting c-o-mteat was witnessed, which ended in. a victory for Karori by 68 points. . The conditions were—Nine men a side; ranges 200 and ; 300yds,- 10 shots at each. Following were the scores:

PETONE CLUB-.

The Petone Club oompeted at the Waiwetu range -on Saturday for trophies and aggregate. J.. Kyle:, head the list,, and' this beihig ( hi® ' fourth- . win, he. finally secures - the atrophy, presented' by Dr; Matson. Principal scores-: ‘

; .WELLINGTON GUARDS. /■•;'. Members of-the ahove. oompany held .^another' cd-mpetltion for the S-eely Cup at Polhail Guil'ly on Friday • morning,’; the v ranges, being;soo and 600 yards. , seven shots;:atteach: /''iThe l'weatber : was; fine. With ; the - exception •of Private Lacey’s score of 64(0-ut of a/’possible. 70,.the shooting was. not up to the usual standard. There is -only one more match to go, which •will/be fifed next .Friday morning, the ranges being 600 and 700 yards. The cup has practically been won by Private

Lacey. It is considered the runner-up, Sergt. Tinney, is too far behind to win. The following were yesterday’s scores:

The Ranfurly Cup competition takes place at Trentham to-day.

Special to the “Mail/’

MASTERTON, January 28. A home and home match has taken place between the Opalci Rifles and the Gore Rifles. The Opaki team fired at Opaki to-day, and G<me at Gore yesterday. The shooting of bath teams vials excellent. Opaki put up what is believed to be ,a New Zealand record for club matches,: the aggregate being 751 for eight men. Hyde and Henry each scored 97 out of a possible 105, Welch and King 95, Turnbull and McKenzie 93, Head 91, Winslade 90, Gore’s total was 720, one man scoring 101 out of 105, and another 100. Opaki thus won by 31 points.

MELBOURNE, January 29. The federal Gio-ve-rnment is to be asked' to vote =£2-000 to assist in sending a team to. Bisley to defend the Kolapore Cup.

. , tKABORI. ’ ;; ■"' \ ‘ 200 300 ' -v* ' ' ‘ ': yds. yds. Tl, J. Burns ... - .... ... 44 38 — 82 H. Hawthorne ... 4 2 38 — 80 A. France ... ... ... 42 37 — 79 E. Ban,dell ... ... 44 35 — 79 G. HaUIday ... ... 45 33 — ?? Bu Kandell ... ; ... 40 37 — 77 B. O. Hewer ... 47 29 — 76 A. Guise v ... .:. ■ 42 34 — 76 H.. Marshall * ... 45 31 — 76 ; Grand total ..." . . 703. UPPER HUTT. -V F.Wilkie.. ... ... : . 40 40 — 80 F. Whiteman, jr., ' • ... 48 34 — 77 F. Whiteniain, so\ ; ... 39 33 — 72 J. Greenwood ... 44 27. — 71 H. Whiteman ... h; 37 32 — 69 L. Whiteman ... - v.:/ -37, 32 — 69 A. Whiteman < : ... 35 33 — .68 Fd. Whiteman > ... 40 : 28 — 68 — Rohde i;., '. ■ ... ... 36 25 — 61 . Grand total . ... ..635

: ; 500 600 • •• 'A' :• ' yds. 7 yds., Hdcp. Tl. J. Kyle ... .....: 42-. 394 — 85 W. Judd* ...' ... 43 34 ,6 — 83 D. Wilson; ... ... 26 28 ' 25 — 79 J. Wilson 1 ;.. . . . 37 37 .so — 74 ;AV. Thomas: .... ... 35 32 y 4 — 71 )W.Ballinger 36 .34 sc — 70 : c,:;e;-HoiiaM . .; . 32 31 6 — 69 ;C.' Trhvethick • :■ • ...; .35 • 33 sc — 68 W. ehoft . 28 ' 14 25 — 67 W: Edlin . ... ... 32 313 — 66 The first four secure, inns counting for trophies.

500 600 yds. yds. Hdep. T1 Private Lacey ... 32 32 sc — 64 Serge. Tinney ... 29 29 sc — 58 Private iiaven .. 28 28 sc —• 56 Private Aainodt ... 27 23 ■£(0 — 50 Private Watson ... 24 17 9 — 50