RIFLE SHOOTING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8364, 26 February 1913, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING

SANDFOED WINS KING'S PRIZE. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. February 25. The Canterbury Rifle Association's meeting was concluded to-day. Results: Southland Match, 600yds, ten shots. H. G. Ward, Christchurch R.C 48 C. M. Walker, Christchurch R.C 47 E. F. Sandford, Christchurch R.C. ... 45 W. Holton, Amberley R.C 45 P. Morgan, Christchurch R.C 44 J. Timbrel!, Christchurch Veterans R.C 43 G. L. Gibb, Scargill R.C 43 Sergt. J. W. Nixon, No. 4 Co., N.Z.G.A 43 E. Hut hie, Christchurch B.C. 43 J. Cameron, Scargill R.C 43 R. H. Barker, Le Don’s Bay B.C. ... 43 Champion Teams Match. 200yds, 500yds, Gobyds, for the Wakanui Shield and money prizes. Qlenavy Riflo Club 433 Christchurch Rifle Club, No. 1 ... 432 Christchurch Rifle Club, No. 2 417 Christchurch veterans Rifle Club ... 407 Scargill Rifle Club 393 Wakanui Rifle Club ... .... 378 King’s Match. Sandford - Waid 282 Duthie 276 Walker - 275 Hal ton 275 Lieut. Charlton - 270 Gurney . 239 Clotty - 269 Barker - 268 Turnbull —. 265 Batt 263 Bradshaw Swinard . 262 Cameron —. 262 Sandford and Ward tied with a total aggregate of 282, and had to shoot off live shots at 700 yards, which distance was substituted for 900 yards because tho target for the longer range had not been received from town in time. Sandford scored 10, and Ward scored 9. Sandlord put on a "‘bull" on tho wrong target with his last shot, but ho still led ! by one point. Cup Winners. Rifleman E. Duthie wins Ueut.-Colonel i the non. B. Heaton Rhodes’s cup, Seri geaut J. W. Nixon wins the headquarters cup. Lieutenant Charlton wins Ueut.-Colonel the Hon. G. J. Smith’s enp. Rifleman H. G. Ward wins the G. G. Stead cup. Bugler Mees wins tho G. G. Stead cup for highest aggregate made by a competitor under twenty-one years of age. Rifleman E. E. Sandf ord wins tho Stewart Dawson cup for the highest aggregate in the King’s Prize. Winners of trophies are as followr— Ueut.-Colonel the Hon. G. J. Smith’s ! cup, Lieut. Charlton (14th Kegt.), 139; i Ueut. Colonel The Hon. R. H. Rhodes' , -trophy. Rifleman B. Duthie (Christchurch ! R.C-), 170;. late Mr G. G. Stead's 'cup i (highest tyro in matches Nos. 1,2, 3, and , 4). Rifleman H. G. Ward (Christchurch , R.C.), 248; late Mr G. G. Stead’s cup , under twenty-one years), Bugler E. R. . Mess (13th Regiment), 223. : A meeting of representatives of rifle i clubs was field to-day, and it was de- ; cided to incorporate the South Island i Rifle Association with the newly-formed i Canterbury Military District Rifle Asso- , elation. ; A telegraph office is now open at the ' Trentham rifle range. The hours of at- ' tendance are 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on week days, and 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. on Sunday. ' WHAEEROA CLUB. i The following are the results of the ; match fired by the members of the i Whareoa Rifle Club for Mr W. Smith’s > trophy. The final shoot at ranges 900 ; and 1000 yards was held on Wednesday, • February 19th. C. Dowsett secured the trophy with a lead of eight points.

! Ranges 20U-800 900-1000 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. C. Doweertt - 138 4V 5 — 190 D. D. Hyde - 133 39 10 — 182 R, W. Kelson. .... 47 12 — 178 B. Lynch .. 137 33 8 — 178 I\ Cordakes .. 128 42 6 — 176 Captain Maclean. .. 117 43 0 — 160 H. Lynch 17 18 — 148