RIFLE SHOOTING

Southland Times, Issue 19822, 19 March 1926, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING

TRENTHAM MEETING FINE WEATHER CONTINUES treNtham aggregate won by ROOTS. (Per United Press Association.) Trantham, March 18. To-day saw solid progress made with the rifle meeting, the management making most of the fine weather prevailing, indeed it was unusually fine and uncomfortably warm and the marksman’s bane, the mirage, was painfully evident all day except when at rare intervals a slight light breeze came along and drove it off only to re-appear presently more tantalisingly than ever. The shooting, however, despite the mirage was very hot throughout and some fine totals were recorded as an inspection of the prize-lists will disclose. Two matches were completed, the Wellington, ten shots each at 500 and 600 yards and the Taranaki ten shots at 800 yards. In addition one range (the 600 yards fifteen shots) of the Dominion match was fired and the second leg (ten at 900 yards) will be taken to-morrow morning. To-day’s shooting at 600 yards completes the ranges counting for the Trenthani Aggregate which falls to Roots with 432 pointe. He takes the B.S.A. medal and the shield. It is notable that Anderson, last year’s belt winner, who also carried off this match with a total of 414, is only three points behind that tally to-day and stands 35th on the list. Last year 397 got into the prize money. To-day it took 410 to creep in. The tie between the Wellington and Greytown teams in the champion service teams match was decided to-day, Hunt (Suburbs) and H/Feast (Greytown), firing five shots at the tiles. Hunt won by 15 points to 5. Suburbs thus carry off the Islington Cup. The prize-list is as follows: — Trentham Aggregate (all scores at 300, 500 and 600yds) : £5 and B.S.A. gold medal and shield—Roots, Patea, 432; £4 Simmonds, Wanganui, 426; £3 A. Harris, Wellington Suburbs, 425; £3 E. S. King, Wanganui, 425; £2 each: Graham, Dunedin, 424; H. Donald, Opaki, 424; Smart, Wellington Suburbs, 424 ; Caldwell, Karori, 423; Jeune, Gisborne, 423; J. C. Feast, Greytown, 422. Wellington Match. Ten shots at 500 and 600 yards. A Grade: £3 and gold medal Roots, Patea, 97; £4 Hood, Masterton, 97; £4 Piper, Christchurch, 96; £3 Ritt, Old Navals 96; £3 Holmshaw, 95; £2 Koppert, Oamaru, 95; £2 Smart, Wellington Suburbs, 95; £2 Muschamp, Christchurch Railways 95; £2 Graham, Dunedin, 95; £2 L. F. Ching, Karori, 95. Three other 955, nine 945, sixteen 935, and eight 92s take £1 each. Three counted out. B. Grade: £3 Jeune, Gisborne, 94; £2 T. Whiteman, Upper Hutt, 94; £1 each; Hallaghan, Okawa, 92; G. Tewhaiti, Tuhirangi, 92; J. Munro, Dannevirke, 92; R. Russell, Auckland City, 91; Hare, Wellington Suburbs, 91; Humphries, Rangiora, 91; one other 91 and thirteen 90s divide £7. Three counted out. Tyros: £2 F. Palmer, Omana, 94; £1 each: O. M. Ching, Karori 91; Ogg, Kiwi, 91; H. W. Ching, Waimea, 91; White, Okawa, 91; Lundy, Wanganui, 91; Gower, Rata, 91; A. Murphy, Gimmerburn, 90; McCorkindale, Dunedin, 90; Ligversten, Tararua, 90; four other 90s, seven 89s and one 88, divide £6. Nine counted out. Taranaki Match. Ten shots 800 yards: A. Grade: £3 16/- each, W. J. Green Okawa, 50; F. Clark, Ashburton, 50; J. Pirie, Gisborne, 50; West Renwick 50; Homes, Wanganui, 50; £2 ’W. S. Mills, Kiwi, 49; J. McKenzie, Opaki, 49; Nix Featherston 49; H. J. Verrail, Auckland City 49; H. W. Ching, Waimea, 48. Twentytwo other 48’s and fourteen 47’s take £1 each. Six counted out. B. Grade: £3 Pitt, Old Navals, 49; £2 A. J. Patterson, Auckland City, 48; £1 each D. Robertson, Karori 47; C. Allen, Auckland City, 47; Thomson, Palmerston North, 47; Lovett, Renwick, 47; A. P. Anderson, Wanganui, 47; Jones, Kimbolton 46. Fourteen other 46’s divide £7 and one counted out. Tyros: £2 Bette, Westport, 48; £1 each, 0 Ching, Karori, 47; Sutherland, Tuhirangi, 47; Kibblewhite, Waimate, 47; N. Harris, Christchurch, 47; Teal, Greytown, 47; R. Jones, Linton, 46; Wrigley, Opaki, 46; Clayton, Kiwi, 46; N. Hunt, Hawera, 46. One other 46 and eleven 45’s divide £6. Three counted out.

Clubs Champion Teams match. The positions at the end of to-day’s shooting are as follows: Wellington Suburbs No. I 1606, Featherston 1591; Wanganui No. 1 1587; Christchurch No. 1 1576; Petone No. 1 1574; Karori No. 1 1570; Wanganui No. 2 1563; Upper Hutt 1560. With the completion of the Marlborough, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Taranaki matches the following are the leaders in the struggle for inclusion in the King’s 50: —D. Roots, Patea, 383; A. Harris, Suburbs, 376; W. J. Green, Okawa, 376; E. S. King, Wanganui, 374; L. Caldwell, Karori, 373; J. Smart, Linton, 373; A. T. Graham, Dunedin, 372; K. McKenzie, Featherston, 372; R. J. King, Opaki, 371; H. Donald, Opaki, 371; F. Hogg, New Plymouth, 371; B. Holmes, Wanganui,* ; W. H. West, Renwick, 370; H. Simmonds, Wanganui, 370; F. White, Okawa, 369; R. E. Hester. Suburbs, 369; J. Tewhaiti, Tuhirangi, 368; G. Tewhaiti, Tuirangi, 367; W. Mclver, Petone, 367; W. N. Masefield, Marlborough, 367; E. J. Dudgeon, Nelson, 367; H. W. Ching, Waimea, 366; W. H. Ballinger. Petone, 366; C. Whiteman, Upper Hutt, 366; E. Bailey, Kimbolton, 3G6; H. J. Verrail, Auckland City 365; L. Benton, Featherston, 365; A. V. Swanson, Karori,, 365; J. Pitt, Old Navals, 365; D. J. Anderson, Kaituna, 365; J. C. Feast (Greytown), 364; H. Koppert, Oamaru, 365; T. Orrs Greytown, 364; F. S. Hood, Masterton, 364; C. J. Nix, Featherston, 364; W. S. Mills, Kiwi, 364; C. Kibblewhite, Waimate, 364; T. Whiteman, Upper Hutt, 364; P. Palmer, Patea, 363; R. Caughley, Karori, 363; J. C. Carter, Suburbs, 363; A. G. Devore, Akarana, 363; D. McLeay, Te Kuiti, 363; A. Rhodes, Rata, 363; W. Feast, Greytown, 362; A. A. Almshaw, Christchurch, 362; J. Bryden, Kaianoi, 362; W. L. Free, Opaki, 362: S. A. Elliott, Akarana, 362; V. Jones, Kimbolton, 362; H. T. Boon, Karori, 362.