SHOOTING

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14384, 4 March 1911, Page 3

SHOOTING

IU'ENTHAM lUFLE MEETING OPKXI.VC; DAY. WEATHER UNFAVOURABLE^Per Press Association. TKJ2XTHAM, March 8. JJic tenth >,,uiual meeting of the Docnce I'orces Association was opeood &L J.4U it.m. to-day at 200 yards in the Upturns Match, of 200, uOO and :00 yards. Addressing (lio men at the squadding post, Colonel Hughes, in the' absence o'.' ~'''° ne ' s;°llitts, expressed the condolence of the men with the Joss Colonel Collins ( li.-ict sustained, and it Mr ] ~ the -whole of the men bowed their Leads for ten seconds n a 5 \\. mn / k °f sympathy with rthe t, 4 l , an j h i? family. He also referred "fi+i ° > °f Colonel Sommerville, . ther of New Zealand sliootinc. "here are .592 competitors on the Kround, constituting a record. The ntnther conditions this morning for shoo tins are not sood, as there wore heavy clouds' and a sharp south-wester-ly wind.

nevr style of scoring centrals " utilising the centre only of the bull's eye for more exoeditiouslv deciding lies met with considerable criticism on the Taupe, but competitors K enera!lv wore favourable to the system. Great keenness was shown in the, matter of.cen-trnls,-and a lanre number were scored nix. yards rnng£. ii /? . nc T ru^e a shot in the midt n c of the buJlseye shouldrank before one placed nearer the riin guvo an extraordinary fillip to shooting. The result/ of every bull was mostclosely scrutinised, and some remarked- resu ,^ s were the outcome. Chin#, of Lyttelton, at 200 yards scored, not <»nly the possible, but possible of centre*, while several others who got a iair succession of centres fell in the scoring by hits of minor value. Cthers who scored Possibles at this range were:- Larson (Mauriceville), l"ndj 6 , and Woolley (Auck-

* u y ar ds. notwithstanding a bad the following scored the major potnts Wilson (Westport), Rivers (Owaka), Mcaalmont (Opaki), McKenzie (Ashburton), Williams (Olvura). A. Hyde (Ohura)i Ongley (Oamaru). Gee (Lmwood), Marenzie Aitken (Feilding), and Maretze (Piako). "j yards only two possibles were made, by K-eene (Tarawa) and Wagner U'opotonui), but there were several 34's among them.

Stewart proved the winner. Ching broke up badly, making only 96. ■ the following are the princioal prizewinners: Opening Match, 200, 500 an:l 600 yards—Stewart (Weber) £o and Carbine Cup 100; Wagner and Comes £4,each J 99.each; Plimmer and Dodd (Wellington) and A. Hyde (Oliaway £3 each, 99 each; McLeriy (Opaki), Thompson (Napier), Manlcy\(o.amani), Wilson (Wostport) £2 each, 98 each. The Wellington Match—The first for the Belt—was taken, late in the afternoon xind produced patchy shooting. There was a number of good scores, but several of the cracks went to pieces badly, owing to a variable wind and bad light, C; J. Franklin (Weber)-did a brilliant shoot, putting on seven centrals out of ten shois. . The following are the nrmcinal prizewinners £s—-Hflnt (Wellington) l 50; £4 each—C. J. Fmnldin (Weber) 50, Craw (Linton) 49; £3 each—Facer (Pt. Chalmers) Eyles (Dannevirke). Altai: (Unnganui) each 48: £2 each—Xewhnm (Linton"), Sutton (Shannon); Skinner (unattached) each *4B. (Special to the •'Herald/ 1 ) TREXTHAM, March S.; Shooting commenced with the No. 1 Match, 7 shots at 200, 500 and 600 yards. Tricky finds 'and a bad light made good shooting at times very difficult. This match is a sort of preliminary and does not count'for the championship. It was woti by Rifleman Stuart, of the- Weber Rifle Club, with the fine score of 100 out of a possible 105. ; •

At the 'conclusion of this match the first of the championship series ..was fired, the Wellington Match, 10 shots at 600 yards. This match was completed in the dark,, and a. number of the South Canterbury men wero unfortunate in having to shoot last. Tliis sevr crely handicapped them. The following are some of their best scores:—Private Glue, T.P.G., 92—46; Col.-Sergt. Higg:ns, T.R. 93—43 Rifleman Hogg, Waihao Downs R.C., 92—44; C.ipt. Hurst, do., 92—41; Bugler MeKenzie, AshJburton. 92—45; Pvte. J. Moore, L.Corpl. Millin, 91—43; Pvte. Bur£orc3 ; 89—40; Sergt.. Moore, pul.Strgt. Beckingham, 89—42;'" Pvte. Boys, 88—41; Col.-Sergt. Robertson. 92—35: Corpl. Cairns, 91—29: Pvte. Tozer, Temuka, 90—40; Pvte. Hill; 87 —43; Sergt. Foster, 86—39: Pvte. "Wbyte, 85—41; Sergt, . Dunnill, .87 — 40. Sergt. Packer, 86—36; Pvte. Thyne, 88—34; Sergt. W. 9 Lt. Campbell, So—36; Pvte. Pearson, 93 —36; Corpl. Dudley. 78-—4 O. The following South Canterbury men won money in the first match—Col.Sergt. Pvte. Glue, 10s; Col.-Sergt Robertson, 10s.