SHOOTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14457, 25 February 1909, Page 4

SHOOTING.

DUNEDIN ENGINEERS. Oil Saturday (he Dunedin Engineers fired Hie second conmotition for tlio Sir James Mills Challenge Cup and trophies presented by Messrs Ilancnelc anil Co. and Mr T. A. Maitland. Conditions: Four competitions (throe to counl); cup to be Won from .scratch; seven shots and one optional sightcr at. 200 ami 500 yards. The following arc the highest scores:— 200 500 vris. yds. Hp. Tl. Sapper Jarvis 29 32 3-64 Sergeant Kilis 30 30 4-64 Sapper Mover ... 31 29 4-64 Ripper A. Parker ... 32 27 5— 64 q.M. Serireanl, Wells 28 30 6— 64 Corporal Lalla ... 23 27 9- 64 Sapnor Russell ... 29 22 13-64 Rapper Rose 20 30 14-64 Sergeant Knilar .32 30 62 Sergeant E. Parker ...30 27 1-58 A match for B Class shots only was fired in conjunction with the above for prizes presented by the corns. Conditions: Soven shots and one optional sightcr at 200 yards. Highest scores:— 200 yds. Up. Tl. 'tapper Mover 31 1— Ji 'Sapper Russell 29 3-32 Papper Erridge • 21 8— 29 Sapper Rose 20 . 8— 23 - Prize-winners. B BATTKDT N.Z.F.A. On Saturday tlio baltcry commenced a, series of matches, Hrod from scratchy in competition for the company's Challenge licit. The competition to run over five days, the competitor with the three highest score.!, iho hist (lav's shoot being compulsory, to win the belt au,l retain «ime till lollouing season. _ Good prizes go with I lie bslt, .mil members are "vnry kran. First prize, Challenge belt awl £3 2s: second prizo, £2; third prize, £110s: fourth prizo, 15s; liflli prize, ss—total, £7 12s. Lieutenant, ltolarts's Havxlicip Challenge Cup is also open for competition every Saturday, the member who wins tho cup the most times during; the season will ret ai n it till the followingseason. Thi;' haiul-'onic trophy helps greatly to keep up ihe interest and attendance at the butts."

Owing to the interest taken by members' civilian friends tin shooting has been classilkd into two grades, and prizes allotted .".ccordingly. Mr V. W. If. l-lcrdman's Trophy will go to the best handicap srorp for tho day.Tlie following are Si'tiirday's results:A Grade. 200 500 Gnd. Name. yds. yds. Tl. Hop. Tl. Gnr. Govnn ... 26 30 56 5 — '61 Dvr. Titeheucr 27 29 56 5 -"61 Dvv. Hay . ~ 28 26 54 5 - f 59 .Kar.-dvr. Kerr... 27 +26 53 5-58 Trmp. Simpson -123 25 53 5 58 Bom. Jones . . 27 25 52 6— 53 Dvr. de 1.-autonr 27 25 52 5- 57 Corp. Robertson 26 22 '18 8-56 Corp. Mathcson 21 21 45 10 -55 Dvr. Aigio . . 27 25 52 -■• 52 fvrl. Mill- ... 25 24 49 2 - 51 Crp.-dvr. Smith 26 15 41 10 -51 (J.M. 8. Vest..". 25 25 50 --50 " IViz'Mvinr.oiv. -|- Range Frizes. B Crado. 2CO 500 Gnd. Name. vd*. v<ls. Tl Hep. Tl. Onr. Edwards... 29 '25 54 12 -"'64 (Less handicap limit.) (!nr. JefFrey ... 21 25 46 15 —"61 Em. dvr. Wilson 23 14 37 15 - f 52 tinr. llervy ... 24 7 31 20-51 Gnr. Gillespie ... t2f> 9 35 15 —50 Dvr. Taylor 17 114 31 17 -48 * Prize-winners. + Range Prizes. Best score from scratch, Gunners Govitni and Titchener—s6. Best handicap score and winner of Mt ; Herdman's trophy. Gunner Kdw.mls—64.