SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16071, 12 May 1914, Page 9

SHOOTING

At the Port Chalmers Bange on Saturday No, 2 Company New Zealand Garrison Artillery fired tne final competition of the third match . for prizes. ' This was also the concluding competition of the champion and handicap aggregates. The weather was fine, with a light, tricks breeze. As was anticipated, the fight for the championship was very close, so much so that the issue depended on the last shot fired. ■ Sergeant Reeves and Gunner Simmonds, the two leading competitors, lay down-together, the latter having a. lead of four .points. At the short range Sergeant Reeves reduced' the lead to . one point. The shooting, was ; so • close ■at the long range that with a shot to go, the scores were even. ; Firing his last shot.'... Gunner Simmonds proved equal to the occasion, and registered a bull's eye, Sergeant Reeves responding with a three. Gunner Rixon, Sergeant Mains, and Gunner Simmonds (three' promising young shots)' win the handicap aggregate prizes;, 'Appended are highest scores and aggregates:—

• , • 200 600 Hep. Tl. / yds. yds. Sergt. Mains '> 27 30 4 — 61 Bomb. Mains '.»... 29 26 6 — 61 Gunr. Parker ... ... 29 24 8 — 61 Gunr. Rixon, ..;'... 26 23 12 — 61 Gunr. Harland ... ... 23 26 12—61 Sergt. Reeves ..: ... 31 28 1 — 60 'Gunr. Simmonds ... 28 29 ' 3 — 60 Gunr. C.'Knewstubb 23 22 14 — 59 Gunr. M'Leoji 27 23 6 — 56 Sergt. Connor ... ... 28 25 2 — 55 AGGREGATEa Champion aggregate: Nine competitions; seven to count:— •Gunner Simmonds ... 405 •Sergeant'Reeves ... ...... ...... 403 •Quartermaster-sergeant Pacer ... ... 394 Sergeant Connor .. ... 390 \ ■ tflandjcap Aggregate. Nmo competitions; eight to count; Handicaps included:— ■■■'.'....'. •Gunner Rixon ... 491 •Sergeant Mains , ..•. ... ... 433 I "Gunner Simmonds ... ... ..; 482 Gunner Parker ... .' 433 Prizes Aggregate. Three competitipns; two to count: — TT„ n •Sergt Mains. 56 57 9 — 122 •Gunr. Rixon ', ... 57 49 16 — V>2 •Gunr. Hariand ... 52 ' 49 21 — 122 Gunr. Simmonds 57' 57' 6 — 120 •Prize winners. KIWI v. DUNEDIN' CLUB. On Saturday afternoon the Kiwi and Dun-" edin Defence Rifle Clubs fired a return match on the Kiwi Range, and after a very close competition the Kiwis won by one point. The conditions were: Twelve men a-side; seven shots and one optional sighter at 500 and 600 yards, the two lowest counted out. Scores:— . Kiwi Club. 500 600 . Tl. t>./i t, yd s - yds. Rifleman Fogarty 31 33 — 64 Rifleman Burgess 29 34 — 63 Rifleman Gtflick, .;. ... 33 30 _ 63 Rifleman W.Mackay .,.31 31 — 62 Rifleman Fletcher 30 30 — 60 Rifleman Farr • ... 30 29 59 Rifleman Greenfield ... ... 29 29 — 5g Rifleman Jones .. ... 29 29 — 53 Rifleman F. Crimp ... .... 28 27 55 Rifleman Parsons ... ... 27 '26 — 53 ■ . ■ • ■ 297 298-595 '.. Counted out: Rifleman Johnston ...... 27 25 — 52 Rifleman Latta ......" ... 29 13 — 42 IJbnedin Club. Rifleman Moss ' .... ... ... 31 32 — 63 Rifleman Hunt- ... ... ... 34 £8 — 62 Rifleman Mackie ..'■ ... ... 31 30 — 61 ' Rifleman Miller >;.. ... ... 31 29 — 60 Rifleman Logan ... ... 'v. 33 27 — 60 Rifleman Bradley ... ... 29 30 — 50. Rifleman Keenan 32 27 — 59 Rifleman M'Natty '... ... 33 25 — 58 Rifleman M'Kay ... 27 29 — 56 Rifleman Gillan ... 29 27 56 310 . 284 — 594' Counted out: Rifleman Dippio ... ... 22 33 — 55 Rifleman Potter 25 28 — 53 • ■