CADET RIFLE SHOOTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16987, 10 March 1923, Page 8

CADET RIFLE SHOOTING.

B SERIES FIRED TO-DAY. The annual meeting of the combined areas, 10A, Christchurch, and 108, North Canterbury, which was commenced at RedclifFs last Saturday, when the A series were fire, was concluded to-day. when the B series, open to serving Senior Cadets under seventeen, years of age, for 22 bore service Ties, was held at Kyig Edward JBarracks. The shooting was of a high standard, there being three possible in Match 1, fourteen in Match 2 and three in Match 3. The teams match showed a high test for good shooting, the targets being .303 shell cases, which represents an advancing enemy at about 600yds distance. The cases were placed on nails, and had to be shot off 'n forty-five seconds. The range staff were:—

Chief range officer. Major -T. B. Saunders, D. ; assistant range officers. Captain H, M. Foster. N.Z.S.C.. Captain N. J. Reed, 6t,h (C) Battalion. CR., Lieutenant F. J Coe, Ist Battalion C.R.; statisticians. Lieutenant S. F. Allen. N.Z.S.C4. and Lieutenant C. J. Buff, N.Z.S.C. The matches resulted as follows: MATCH No. I—Application, 25yds; seven rounds and one eighter (not to be counted). First prize, engraved oup value £2 2s 6d and 7s 6d ; second prize, engraved trophy value 16s and ss; third prize, Os; fourth prize, 4e. E. J. Grafton (Technical College) . . 1 G. P. Roberts (Christ's College) . . .2 H. N. Archer (Technical College) . 3 C- A. Tattle (St Andrew's) . .4 MATCH No. 2—Snapshooting. 25.vde; ten rounds. ssec exposure; target figure 3 on frames; 3 points per hit. First prize, engraved cup value £1 2s 6d and 7s 6d; second prize, engraved trophy value 15s ands ss; third prize, 6s; fourth prize, 4s. G. W. Thompson (St Andrew’s) . . 1 J. C. Maclaine (Christ’s College) . .2 G A. Tattle (St Andrew's) . . .3 N. Alexander (St Andrew’s) . . .4 MATCH No. 3—Rapid, 25yds; ten rounds; time allowed. 90sec.; target. NZ. No. 2, lying with rest, breech closed First prize, engraved cup value £1 2s 6d and 7s 6d; second r»rize. engraved trophy value 15s and ss; third prize. 6s: fourth prize., 4s. W. H. Gaudin (SF»t Bede’s) . 1 G. W. Thompson (St Andrew’s) . . 2 T. H. Tomes (Ist Platoon) . . . 3 V. M’Kaskell (New Brighton) . . - 4 MATCH 4 —Superiority of fire. For teams of six Cadets from one unit. Conditions: 25yds; targets. 12 inverted 303 empty ca-ses on nails; each member receives five rounds. Time a-llowed. 45see. First prize Group IX. Cadets Teams Challenge Cup and 18s per team; second prize, 12s per Christ’s College (eight hits) . . .1 New Brighton (seven hits) . . .2 MATCH s—Highest aggregate in matches 1,2 and 3. First prize, Group IX. Cadet Challenge Cup. engraved medal and 7s 6d; second prize, 6s; third prize, 2e 6d. G. W. Thompson (St Andrew's) G. A. Tattle (St Andrew’s) . .2 E J. Grofton (Technical College) . . 3 G. TV. Thompson and G. A. Tattle tied with 40 points each. The Bhoot-off resulted in Thompson winning with an aggregate of 95 out of a possible 98.