RIFLE SHOOTING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 27

RIFLE SHOOTING.

OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL PRIZE FIRING. President, Lieuitenant-'colonel Smyth"; vicepresidents — Lieutenant-colonel Smith, V.D., Lieutenant-colonel Allen, Lieutenant-colonel Stoneham, Lieutenant-colonel Myers, and Major Hislop; hon. treasurer, Lieutenant! Lacy; hon. secretary, Lieitenant Goldenstedt ; council — one member from each corps or rifle club affiliated. i The thirty-eighth annual prize firing of the Otago Rifle Association was commenced at 8 a.m. on New Year's Day on the Pelichet Bay range, and the day's operations •were brought to a close at a late hour in the evening. The weather at the commencement of the day was excellent, ■but the wind and light became very bad towards the finish, with the result that some men wJio commenced with good scores broke up during tihe day. The entries were not quite so good — 103, or 19 short of last year. The range officer (Captain Proudfoot) deserves a word of credit for the excellent work which, with the assistance of Lieutenant Murray, be ; put through. During the morning Colonel Smyth, £«d Captain fiickey, A.A.G., visited the range, which has been considerably improved since last year by the introduction of six newtargets, which, with those already existing, afforded facilities, for 16 squads, this having the effect of getting the shooting •off with the greatest facility. Taken all round, the shooting was not quite so good as that of last year, this probably being accounted for by the bad weather in the afternoon. During the day there were five possibles obtained. Telephones from the firing point to the targets were a great convenience, and were erected by members of the Dunedin Engineers, under Sergeant Wills. The secretary (Mr P. Goldenst-edt) deserves a word of credit for the earnestness with which he undertook his arduous duties. .The firing will be concluded to-day, when an innovation will be the introduction of 800 yds and 9Coyds ranges. The following are the results of the various matches : — HALLENSTEIN MATCH, 200 and 300 yards. Seven shots and two optional eigbters at eaoh range: — 2CO „ 300 jde. y-ds. Tl.

The eighteenth annual prize firing competitions of the Otago Rifle Association were brought to & conclusion on Saturdayevening, alter a hard day at the range- 1 at Pelichet Bay. The weather was very Lad, the exceedingly choppy wind affecting the shooting in a marked" degree. A featureof Saturday's shooting was the work at the 800 and 900 yards' ranges in the Otago Match, Captain Wain (Studholme) attaining the possible at the 800 yards range. During the day the competitors, through Captain Wain, made- a presentation to Captain Proudfoot in recognition of his excellent services during his long connection with the association. Following arc the scores in the various matches : — \, OTAGO MATCH, 800 and 900 yards. Seven shots and two optional sighters at each raii^e.

TEAMS' MATCH In conjunction with Matches 1. 2, 3, and 4. Teams consist of 5 men, all members of tl c -}xmo Corps or. Rifle Club. Any number of teams from the same Corps or Rifle Club. Aggregate scores in the four matches to count. North Dunedin Rinos, £4- 15s 1129 Wakari Rifle?, £2 17s 1110 Port Chalmers Navals, £1 18s 109+ Kaitangata Rifles (No.. 1). no prize 1093 AL=o competed : Dunedin Rifle Club (two teams), Kaitangata Rifles No. 2, City Guards, Dunedin Rifles, Southland R.C. '^two teams). - AGGREGATE PRIZES. Matches 1, 2, 3, and 4. Sergt. Clyde (Wakari Rifle-), Hallenstein's trophy. \alup £5 . . . 236 Priv. Miller, North Dunedin Rifles £2 234 Sersff-. Bradley, North Dunedin Rifles, £1 1C» " 233 Sergt. Wilson, Ca\ei\slwim Riflf<-, £1 10? . 25?. Priv. T. Jones, Wakari Rifles. £1 ... /£? Sergt. Mills (City Guards). £1 23] Col.-ser?l. Dewar (Oamaru). £1 ... 2?.9 Mi- J. Logan (Dunedin R.C.) £1 . . 223 LAST TRY MATCH. Seven shots and two optional sighters at 500 \ards. 500 yds. Sergt. Moss (Bluff), £2 .' 34 Priv. Bennington (Geraldine). £1 10s 33 Corp. Matheson (Port Navals), £1 5s 33 Priv. Fonntag (City Guards, £1 . . 33 i Priv Brett, 15s ' . ... 33 Priv. Maiioney (Ouinaru), lCs . 33 .Sapper Nay lor (Railwaj Pioneer?!, 10s -32 Gunnor Kydd (Port Naval-). 10s 32 Lieut. Ongley (Odmani), ICa ... 32 Scrgr. Fra;er (Dunedin Naval-), 10s 32 Ssrgt. Sutheiland (Gei\.ldme), 10* 31 Sergt. Heed (Dunedin Navals). 10s 31 Gunner Jenkins (Port Navala), 10i .. 31 Corp. Ree\ee (Port Na\als), 10s ... 31

GORE MEETING. GORE, January 1. There were 69 entries for the district rifle meeting-, which opened to-day. Corp. Ayeon t (Murihiku), Bugler Wayte (Mataura), Lieut. Kelly (Gore), and Rifleman Clearwater (Riversdale) won various matches. Those leading for tho Championship are Corp. Ayson, Rifleman Earle (Riversdale), and Lieut. M'Kenzie (Oaxnaru). January 2. The rifle meeting ha 3 concluded. Matches were won by Rifleman Groves (RiversraLf), Prjvate M'Kenzie (Gore 1 , and Private Graham (Gore). The aggregate was a won by Corporal Ayson (Murihiku), Rifleman Earle (Riversdale) being secend, and Lieutenant M'Kenzi? (Oamaru) third. The Teams' Match was won by tho Riversdale Rifle Club, Gore Rifles being second.

Priv. Greenslade (Dunedin) 40s 33 32 — 65 Sergt. Smith (Kaitangata), 30s 35 30 — &5 Sergt. Clyde (Wakari), 30s 33 31 —6* Corp. Porteous (Caversham), 20s 31 31 —62 Pi-iv. Clyde (Wakari), 205... 32 30 —62 Col.-sergt. Sroaill (Kaitan- ■ gala), 20s 32 30 —62 Priv. Doran (Oamaru), 155.. 30 31 —61 Ounr. Napier (Dunedin ♦Navals), 15s .., 30— 31 —61 Priv. Anderson {Kaitangata), 15s ... 33 23 —61 Priv. -Frazer (Kaitangata), 15s 29 31 —60 Lieut. Bryce (Kaitangata), 10s 29 20 —59 Sergfc. Wilson (Caversham), 10s "... 31 28 -59 Priv Dippie (Dunedin), 10s 32 27 —59 Capt. Searle (Railway), 10s.. 32 27 — t>9 %r rgt . DeWar . (Oamar^' 32 27-59 Priv! Miller, 10s 34- 25 —59 Sergt. Wills, 10s 29 29 —53 Lce.-corp. Butcher (City Guar<fe), 10s 29 29 -53 Sergt.-mai. Mackie (Dunedin Navals), 10s 31 27 -58 Corp. Munro, lftj 32 2o —58 Priv. I. Bteenson, 10s ... 28 29 —57 Priv. Schoen (City Guards), ftjs 30 27 —07 Priv. Duncan, 10s 30 27 —57 Priv. Wilson, 10s a 0 27 —57 Sergfc. Mills.. 10s ■ 31 26 —5/ Priv. Searle (Southland Mounteds), 10s 32 25 -57 Sergt. Hood (counted out) 32 db —oi Tybo Phizes. Corp. Pagan, 10s 29 25-5* Captain Diack (Waiau), 10s 32 22-54 Priv. Wedge, 10s 28 24-52 Priv. Kay, 10s 32 20 -52 PRESIDENT'S MATCH, 500 and 700 yards. Seven shots and two optional eishters at each range. v ■ 500 600 yds. yds. Ttl. Priv. Morrison. 40s 31 33 —64 Sergt. Saver, 30s 31 33 —64 Q.M.S. Weil* (Dun), 30s ... 34 30 —64 Priv. W. Crifnp (Green Island), 20*> "... 32 31 —63 Priv. Jones, 20s 33" 30 —63 Lieut. Wilson (Southland M.R.), 20s 31 31 —62 Sergt. Wills, 15s 35 27 —62 Priv. Potter, l£s ..." 27 34 —61 Q. M. S. Facer (Port IS avals), 15s 29 32-61 Ssrgt. Bradley (N.D.R.). 15? 30 31 —51 Sergeant Sutherland {fier-aidin-e), 10s 32 29 —61 Sorgt. H. Montgomery (Port Chalmers)* 10s ... 32 2$ —61 Priv. M'Cullough, 10s ... 31 29 —60 Priv. J. Logan, 10s 31 29 — 60 Sergfc. Wilson, 10a 32 28 — 60 Corp. Reeves, 10s 31- 28 —59 Sergt. Clyd-s, 10s 31 23 — 59 Gun. Napier (Dunedin Navals). ' 10a 30 29 —59 Col-sergt. Dewar (Oamaru), 10s 32 27 — 59 Gun. Keenan, 10s 29 29 — 58 Corp. Pagan, 10s 30 28 —5B Priv. Mahoney, 10s 31 27 — 5S Corp. Cooper, 10s 32 26 — 58 Col.-sergt. ifarbour, 10s 33 25 —58 Priv. Dippie, 10s 33 25 — 58 Sergt-major Maekie (Dunedin Navals), 10s 33 25 — 58 Counted out: Priv. Miller, Sergt. Mille, Priv. Bell. Ttbo Prizes. Lieut. Robinson (Auckland), 10s 27 26 — 53 Mr Baniwrmain (BannockDurn R.C.), 10s ... 27 26 — 53 Lance-corp. Tyson (Railway), 10s 26 26 — 52 Priv." Bennington, 10s . . 28 21 —49 CITIZENS' MATCH. • 300 500 yde. yds. Ttl. Sergt. Mills, 40s 31 34 — 65 Priv. Jones, 30s 32 33 — 65 Lieut. Brvce (Kaitangata), 30s : . . . ... . 32 33 —65 Priv. J. Logan, 20s . .31 53 —64 Corp. Marshall (Wakari), Slfc --.... 28 55 —63

300 yds. Sergeant Bradley (North Dunedin Rifles)", £2 ... 29 Capt. Wain (Studholme), 3Cs 35 Private F. Macfcay (Hiehland Rifles), 30s ..*" "... 28 Sergeant Morrison (Dunedin, Navals), 20s '....'. '...."?.... 2a. Private 3eav£e .{Southland, Mounted Rifles}, .20s 52.. Sergeant-major Montgomery.- - (Port Navals),. 2o* -25Private T. Fraser-- (Kai- ■ • taugata), 1S» --...• .-■ • ... -28 Private Miller (N©rt4i Ban--edin Riflse}; 15s ••... -...•- 30- — Farquharson, 15s 30 Lieutenant Grant, 15s . . 26 Q.M.S. Facer (Port Navals), 10s 26 Sergeant Wilson, 10s 26 — Cooper. 10s 27 Srgt. Clyde (Wakari), 10s 27 Gunner Ke.an.aTi ' (Port Navals), 10s 28 Lieutenant Timbrel 1 (Christchurch). 10s 28 Private Duncan, 10s 29 Gunner Napier, 10s 29 Colour-sergeant Moss, 105... 27 Private Brett, IC* 28 Colour sprsrt. Harbour, 10s 26 Servant Bryce. 10s ?f Sergeant Le<\ 10s 30 Privat" J. Logan. 10s ... 24 Sergeant Milß 10s '. 28 Private M'Culloneh. \O> ... 24 Counted out ■ Private Wilson. Tyho Phizes. Private Wilson (Kaitangata). 10s - 29 Sapper Navlor (Raihvav PicnC'Si-s), "10s .". 29 Gunner Jenkins (Port Nav a ls\ 10s 24Private Broad (Geraldine), 10s 23 Private Kay (Dunedin Cycle Corps). 10s 22 Laneo-corporal Ty=on ißailway Pionear3). ICs 24 Counted out: Privat? Wedgo. 900 yde. TI. 33 — 6_ 25 — 60 30 — 58 — 56 !24 — 56 30 — 55 ■27 — 55 -25 — 55 25 — 55 28 — 54 28 — 54 28 — 54 27 — 54 27 — 54 26 — 54 26 — 54 25 — 54 25 — 54 26 — 53 25 — 53 26 — 52 25 — 52 22 — 52 27 — 51 23 — 51 26 — 50 21 — 50 17 — 46 21 — 45 21 - 44 19 — 41 17 — 41

Col.-sergt. Dewar (Oamaru), 20s ■ 2ff 34 —63 Sergt. Smith (Kaitangata-), 15s 31 32 — 63 Col.-sergt. Millar, 15s ... 29 33 —62 Priv. Miller, 15s 29 33—62 Priv . G. Fraser (Kaitangata), 15s 29 33 — 62 Gun. Keenan, 10s 27 34 — 61 Capt. Searle (Railway), 10s 28 33 — 61 Sergt. H. S. Montgomery (Port Navals), 10s 28 53 — 61 Sergt. Lee, 10s 29 32 — 61 Col.-sergt. Smaill (Kaitaagata), 10s 26 34 — 60 Lieut. -Timbreil (Christchurch), lCs 27 33 —60 Corp. Porteous (Caversham), 10s 28 32 — 60 Priv. T. Fraser (Kaitangata), 10s ... ." 28 32 —60 Priv. Clyde fWaikari), 10s 29 31 —60 Lance-eorp . Tyson (Railway), 10s 29 31 — 60 Priv. Harty (Dunedin), 10s 29 31 —60 Corp, Mathieeon, 10s 31 29 — 60 Priv. W. Mackay, 10s .. 24 35 —59 Sergt. Morrison, 10s 26 33 — 59 Sergt. -major Montgomery, 10s "- 26 33 — 59 Priv. Morrison 26 33 — 59 Counted out: Sergt. Clyde. Lanc?-corp. Butcher, Priv. Pollock, Prir. M&honey, Sergt. "Wilson, and' Mr Greenslad^. ' ,Txbo -Phizes. Priv. Bennington. 10s ... 25 33 —58 Priv. Wilson, IDs ... % 26 32 —53 Lieut. Robinson, 10s 29 29 — 58 Corp. Pagan, IDs -. 26 31 — 57