FINDING BULL’S EYE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18540, 10 April 1930, Page 9

FINDING BULL’S EYE

WONDERFUL PRACTICE SHOOT. By Telegraph—Press Association. PALMERSTON N., April 9. Apropos of the three consecutive “possibles” cabled as having been made by Major Babty, of the Indian Army team, ait Bisley, at ranges of 200, 500 and 600 yards, a correspondent of the “Manawatu Times" recalls a remarkable shoot made at Feilding many years ago. Members of the old Manchester Rifles Volunteers were practising on the local range at 500, 600 and 700 yards. Amongst those present was Captain J. E. Barltrop, at that time Officer Commanding the Company. His first shot, at 500 yards, was a bull’s eye, and he followed that by six more consecutive bulls, scoring the possible of 35. At 600 yards the same thing occurred. Proceeding to 700 yards, Captain Barltrop amazed his companions by piling on seven bulls at that range, scoring a total of 105 points with 21 consecutive bull’s eyes. This shoot was more meritorious, as it included the 700 yards range, always recognised by riflemen as a very difficult one, by reason of the apparent smallness of the bull’s eye at that distance. The correspondent contends that Captain Barltrop’s was the better performance. Captain Barltrop holds the distinction of being the only competitor at Trentham to score two consecutive “possibles” on that tricky range. This he accomplished on March 2nd, 1905, at 200 and 500 yards, when he scored eight consecutive bull’s eyes at each range.