RIFLE SHOOTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10306, 7 March 1922, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

LORD JELLICOE OFFERS CHALLENGE TROPHY.

; Under date of February 2Sth his I Excellency the Govoraor-Geueral I (Lord Jellico) wr'ote to the minister !of Defence (the Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes) as follows: I learn with regret from the report of the National Rifle .Association that New Zealand units competing in Imperial Challenge Shield Competition, Minature Rifle Shooting for Boys of the Empire did hot show ra'sul'ta which compared well with those from other Dominions. I should like to do my best for the encouragement of New Zealand units in the future, and therefore offer a challege, trophy for award to the unit in New Zealand which makes the greatest all-round effort and shows the highest all-round training by entering successfully the largest number of teams in the- competitions, taking into consideration: (a) The quality 1 of the shooting of the various teams representing cadet corps, schools, or other units, (b) The percentage of boys that shoot in the competitors, - senior or junior, or-both, as compared with the total number of boys of shooting age in the cadet corps, school, or other unit. J \ understand that the Governors;Genoral of the other Dominions have given a trophy under the same conditions. The trophy is how On order. On Thursday Sir Heaton Rhodes placed his Excellency's letter before a meoting of Cabinet in Wellington. Cabinet expressed its appreciation of l/ord Jcllicoe's generous offer, which it was considered would greatly stimulate interest ....in . shooting among tho various units affected.