RIFLE SHOOTING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14006, 10 March 1920, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

(Per Press Association.i . . " TRENTHAM, March 9. Washing-up day at Trentljaai was ushered in bv a leaden sky and steadv rain which threatened to continue all dav. But after shooting had been m progress" for an hour the clouds broke The" sun shone fitfully for a tame and then, after lunch, .it broke, the clouds into driting masses that at times caused quick changes in -the light and formed an alliance with, a fitful bre&te with the object of discomfiting .marks--Snen This did not matter so muen.m the morning, when the teams were-do-' in«- the services matches at short ransres. Some good work was done at these. T>vo of the results have already been telegraphed, and the' third follows here. The superiority of fire competition at 300 yards was shown by the teams firing eight rounds from.behind cover at figure targets. lhe Christchurch Rifle Club No. 1 won with a score of 64, taking £7; Karon came second, taking £4, with 62; Nelson .Rifle Club took £3, with 61; Retone ,Rifle Club £2, with 61; Post and Telegraph Engineers (Wellington) and the Kaiawoi Rifle Club £1 each, with scores After luncheon the Champion Teams Match, for which twenty-nine entries were received, 'fired—Seven shots each at 300, 500, and 600 yards. It was hard shooting all the way, and) some bad falls were seen. Blenheim and Christchurch No. 1 tied with H 9 points, the former winning, on. the count back. Hawera. were only "one point behind. The scores were: : —Blenheim. —. .

Totals ... 151 100 142 448 Subsequently a protest was entered ' aiaiust Blenheim on the ground that thev exceeded the time limit. The Executive's decision is not yet available, " and the prize list is consequently heid' -The protest was disallowed, and the ', prize-list is as follows:—Blenheim. 1 449. £ls and District . Challenge : Shield;-Christchurch N0..1. 449, £10; ! Hawera, 448, £8: Opaki No. 2. 441, 1 £8; Opaki No. 1. 438, £-5; Nelson. 437. £3; Akarana, 436, £3. ' The Colonial Ammunition Company's ' Shield, awarded to a team of fire men from 'aV rifle club scoring, the high- ' est aggregate in the matches" counting for the Belt aggregate, went to Wel- ' lington Suburbs, whose team, compris- • cd—Barkle 508, 'McDonald 498. Whitp--1 man 489, Boon 475. Hunt 459; total, 2429. Each member of the team re-. 1 ceives a silver cup. Opaki No. 1. was 1 next—<Bolton 491, Maw ley 490, H. ■ Dpnald 486, Engstrom 483, R. J. King " 467* total 2417. Christchurch No. 1 • followed with 2394. Others of the. 26 ! entries tailed rapidly off .downhill.. The Colonial Ammunition Company's 1 C Cup went to Opaki No. 1 with 894 • points, for 5-men teams, best scores over ■ the long ranges. N Christchurch No. 1 • were second : with 885. and Suburbs I No 1 third with 877. The C.l. Cup (generally Known as ! the Glaxo Cup), awarded to the highest aggregate scorer in the Opening! ? and Westland Matches, each 300, 500. and 600 yards, went to James, .' of " Napier, with 193 points, the runner- ' up being Winslade, of Opaki, with ,r 192. - ■

The special match over 300, 5001*600 vards, 10 shots at each, resulted in T. W. Warburton (Petone) takins £2 and a gold medal with a score of 131; A. J. Pietersen (Ponsonby) took £2 with 130, C G. Enastrom (Opaki). £1; with 130, and A. H. Dixon (Akarana) £1 with 129. Tn addition there was a small prize list for each stage of the match. To-morrow morning the Service GhaYn- > pionship will be -decided, and in.' the afternoon an extra, match at,,900 yards will be fired, followed by,-'the final struo-jrle of the King's fifty for the belt.

300 500 600 vds. vds. ■vds. TI.' Riidd "32 30 '31 r.3 McKay 33 28 29 90 West 32 31 27 Pavnter .' 30 28 31 £>9 Cooke 30 29 28 87 Totals ... 157 146 146 449. —Christchurch No. 1.- — Halnishatr 33 32 32 P7 30 30 30 90 Cauehley 33 31 26 90 28 32 29 89 Harris ......... 29 30 25 83 Totals ... 152 155 142 449 _ -Hawera.- - . H. Loveday 31 ' 33 32 96 30 •32 29 91 Arrimp 29 31 30 30 29 27 88 30 30 25 85