SOUTH ISLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2660, 8 March 1905, Page 14

SOUTH ISLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

CHRIST.CHURCH, February 24. ■The first annual meeting of the South Island Rifle. Association was commenced today at the Redeirfite rifle range, Christ- ' church, 134 competitors taking part. Owing to three distances being taken at once it is uncertain as to who will comprise the winners in each match until the second "day's shooting is in progress. No. 1 Match, j>ev-en shots at 200, 5K', and 600 yards, was won by Private Whitley. of Kaiapoi. No. 2, seven shots at 500 and 600 yards, is Wactically secured by Colour-sergeant Monterieff, of Ohristchureh, with 63. No. 3' Slatch seven shots at 600 and 700 yards, i*ras won by Rifleman C. Crow, Charlton, Vith 64. Representatives are present from ! *li parts of the South Island. Rifleman .Crow, Lieutenant W. S. King, and Colour- ' pergeant Gee are leading in the aggregates. ffhe cup presented by Major Smith was won 4 by Private Gillander=, of the Dunedin City Guards. The following are the piizetakers in the first match : —Private Whitley (Kaiapoi), 98 ; Riflejnun C. Crow (Banks "Peninsula), 98; Lieut-enant King (Limvcod Rifles), 97 j Private Gillanders (Dunedin

City Guards), 97; Private Gee (Linwood Rifles), 96; Private T. Jack (Linwcod Rides), 96; Privavk^ Potter (North Dunedin Rifles), 95 ; Sergeant Jordan (Rangiora Rifles), 95; Sergeant Waup-h (Timaru Port Guards), 95; Lieutenant Edmger (Christchurch Engineer?). 95: Quartermastersergeant Kiddpy (Christchnrch Engineers), 94 ; Sapper Bunting. 94 ; Private Dixon (College Rifles), 93; Trooper Ay- on (Goro) and Sergeant Hewlett (Christ' 1= College Rifles), 93 e&ch. Rifleman Brydpu (Midland Railway). 93, and Private J. Ccoper (T in- ;- woocl Rifies"), 93, were counted out. The meeting will be continued to-mo-row (Saturday). February 26. The first annual gathering of the South Island Rifle Association was brought to a conclusion on Saturday in good weather. The following are the leading prize-winners: No. 2 Match, seven shots at 300 and 600 yards. — Colour-sergeant Moncric-f. Imperial Rifles (£2 10s), 63; Lieutenant Wain, Studholme (£1 10s), 62; Private Gilknders. Dunedin (£1), 62; Private A. Burford, Timaru (£1), 62. No. 3 Match, sevon shot, at 600 and 700 yar d« — Private C. Craw, Choi 'ton (£2 10-0, 64; Suriicaut "YVilhauiaon. Liawood Kinca

\ (£1 10=). 62: Licr.teut Iteid, Q.ie>»nsTc\vn (£1). 62; Priv,.to Burfovd, Timarii (JSI), 61. , No. 4 Matcli. se\P!i thots at 600 and 700 van'-. -— Ii i\ ate (Ice, Lniwooc! RiSeo (£2 ]Cs), 64: Sorjearir B^ckingl ii.a. Timaru (.81 10--). b4 : L'orpor«l AlSoii Aiid.lls. CAM. , (£1), 65 ; Lieutenant Warn. .Studhcln.s <JSI), b3 ; CiiP.nipioiibliip firco <js of tire first four Tr.rtfhoi a id a fi'i<i! of 15 shots tt 700 vardf) — TjU'iiriMiant "\V. S. KiiiSj, Lin. v 00' Rifl<-«, (cl'auipio'i b"!\ gold ri:od.;I ? and £3 •3-1 339; Piivatc A. Bi-.rford, Timaru Port 1 Ur;<;tU (£2 2«), 35^: J J 'i\iit<- A. L. Cre. iLiu,'oo.i Rifi«-^. 333; Riflrmnn C. Cray.-. : 329; P lvaro K. -Jack, Lmwco.i R'iflc j. 3?3 ; t KiiifKVT.,l D. M'Ka\. Chr -tc/nirrh Kino 1 Cin'o, 320 ; Privaio .•. A. P<mi 01, Tim v ; Port (-hiavd.-, 326: Privaio (■! 'la'.dc^. Di 11- ! ct ] in City thiaids, 3%. Ih^ ( 1 amp.or. scored G7 in No 1 .M.u-.H sevrii -vliots at 200. 500, suul GOJ >:".d^: 60 1 in Xo. 2.sc\oii -.Voi-aioCO -rrl 6CO \ .'«!s ; 59 'in No. 3. ffvon l.lio 4 -- m 6CO aiul 700 ypul,: ] 62 in No. i. jc.'i! ww^ v s^o ;ird 70J I ya J, : .t;;1 61 in t'l- fin_i\ 15 -lot- at 7JJ ' vaivl*: Ki-'i-'v tari't-js cud c Mi'iit'o ", fuunt: I the ir.L - 'ii£ fiivtci.ll tca.r>a iojk fiit m the' cu?;nr;'~'ij

Teams Match for the Walkm=on Shield, valued at 50 gumcas. Xhe conditions ara : Fn c sr.on aside: '•even shots at 2CO. 500, and 600 yard.«. Tho Linwood Rifles' reprcsoi'tptives mado a remarkable sl.oot, scoring 477. or 20 points ahead of tho second team. The individual scoies were: — Lieut»na7it King, 98 ; Colour-sergea-nt P. Jack, 97: Private T. Jack, 95; Private Gee, 94; fiergeant Williamson. 93. The Christclmrch flifio Club team was second, with 457 ; Timaru Port Guards. 4-38, third ; Linwo,od Rifles' Xo. 2 tea.m, 435, fourth; Canterbury Engineers' No. 2 team. 434, fifth- Private (ice, Linwcod, won Mes?rs Luttrell Bros.' cup for the hiahest aggregate score, in Nos. 3 and 4 Ma'.ch^i. Sorgeant Williamson, Linwcod, takes Lieutenant Wain's medal for the best seicn shots shoot at 700 yards. Mr G. G. Stead's cup for the competitor making the highest score in the Nursery Matc'i under 21 years of ago was won by Buglar Richards, Kaiapoi Rifles. The Colonial Ammunition Company's trophy for the highe-st individual scorer in th« Champion Teams Match was won b" Lieutenant King, Linwood Rifles, with 98. TheNnisciy Match, 10 shots at 200 yaids, was won by Gunner Smlou. N Battery. Lyttelton. Lieutenant King- will not be a competitor at Irontliain.