RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 16824, 1 December 1916, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NO. 20 GROUP RIFLE ASSOCIA TION MEETING.

Tlio first Group rifle meeting to'%-i held in the Dominion took- place on the - ■ Putiki rifle range yesterday, when a very large number of competitors par. ticipated in the various, matched; The weather conditons were almost ideal, save that a tour-point right wind caused a little concern to some of the sliootists. The four matcJi.es were on the lines followed out by the musketry i"mc SV nstruCtlon a? laid d<>wn by tha iyib-1/ course." In the unavoidable absence of Captain J. Coleraan, officer in charge of Group 20, who was takon suddenly ill on the previous day, Lieut. Dixon ac-ted as Group officer, "and had the assistance of the following officersRange officer, Major Harper; assist»i, officer, Staff-SergL-Major Bell, N.Z.P.S.; orderly room officer in charge Lieut. X Harvey, No. 60 Company h.L. ; orderly room Sergt.-Moior bergt.-Instructor Porter; officer- in charge at butts, Lieut. A. A. Barton, <th \Regiment. Under Conductor J. Trussell, the Garrison jJand rendered a number oj mi sT ctions the afternoon. The ladies of the Red Cross Depol are certainly to be congratulated or the high quality of the luncheonNanti aifca-nooii tea provided by them. Nothing but praise was heard on all sides Jhe sum of £16 14s 2d was taken at the marquee, ad this, with 16s 6d received for the cake weight-judging competition, should result in a substantial addition to the fund, as the expenses are not expected to be high. ■ • Tif™o^ 116,^1^118 ent^siasts were* Lieut.-Colonel McDonald G.S.O Welnl gt °n o District 5 -Major Percy' Cox, Group Commander, Hawera; x Mai'or Ashworth Pabnerston North; and Captain E. MorgW Apologies for absence were received from the Minister . f£ £nnc^>{^ Hon '- James Allen), Sr ■5:V BSSS- M°P Ottel t me 'and ,*Jl 1Si tiag Te""itorialß and 'senior cadet^ from a 8 far up th c Main Trunk as Taumarunui and Ohakun© and re'sT n ynv %£ £ tl\ e Oilura and Ru«liw vi fle Ci^ s ' also took Part the competitions, besides about 200 of the local cadets and Territorials Results:

. No. 1 MATCH. Grouping: 100 yards; second clay, ngure target. Five rounds.

_.. TERRITORIALS, i Sergt W. Hutson, 25 fes 9d; J. >j' 5 Uj'i Wilkifi, Hibbard, Lieut M Spurdle, Brown, Mauwna'nn, Masters', Mdntyre G.. Berry, J. GabWe, Tuttv Lieut. Turner, Lieut. Cox, S Pita Ti Wiri; 20 acch,

. RHfLE CfiUBS; A^X I? 1 B- ■•-£■ W : Healy a. Purser, W; D. Mclvorl vV.' P. Anderson, 20 each; divide 17s' (3d,

■■-. , NO. 2 MATCH. Application yards, second class i^e^target; five rounds; 20 seconds allowed for each shot: ■•• •

-W -W^E CLUBS. . Rfm. W. Tate ? 24, lst y £1- Rfin j) % :J- s*rumhibnd t 24, 2nd,, lOsj RfnifH P: ss r ßfm! W. Smith: 22 op, W Imxford, 21, 2sV6d; Rtm

TERRITORIALS. . . w tt, Sha^ ack, 24, £1 ss; Sergfc. . W Hutson 23 12s 6d; Lieut. CamJon - V Sf;/?\!*.* HmnP^ey 7s 6d; Ser ft t. J. M. Gabbie, 7s 6d; H7W. Astbury, lord, followed m that order.

, SENIOR CADETS. ' , L. B. Corney 22, Ist, £1: C. F. Kruse, 21, 10s; Cadets Alabaster, Edmonds, Williams, and Colman, 20 each ss; Cadets Mclntyr.e, Bryan, Sapworthy Tanner ,_ Gunn, Allison, Form, each 2s 6dj counted out—Cadets Jans, FJeming and Marriner. , TERRITORIALS. Lieut. Turner, 27^ Ist, £1 ss; Pte. I. W. S. Liixford,T26, 2nd, 12s 6d; Lieut. Cox, 25, 3rd, 7s 6d; Sergt. .] M. Gabbie, 25, 4th, 7s (Jd; Lieut. W. H. Carman, 25, fifth, 7s 6d; Private L. V. Masters, 25, 6th, 2 S 6d; Private ]N. Brown, 24, 7th, 2s 6d; Lieut. Wilkie 24, Bth, 2s 6d. Corporal 0. AVarnock' 24, counted out. > NO. 3 MATCH. Application: 500 yards; first class figure target; seven rounds. Rifle. Clubs.—Rfm R. Heald, 30, Ist, ££1; Rfm D. P. Drummond, 28, 2nd Jss; Rfm W. Churton, 25, 3rd, 7s 6d: Rfm. T. Hammond, 24, 4th ss.

AGGREGATE SCORES. Rifle Clubs.—Winner of Mr. C. L. Duigan's medal, Rfm. D. P. Drummond (W.D.R.0.), 93. Runners-up.—Rfm. W. Cnurton (W.D.E.0.), 92; Rfm. R, Heald (Ruapediu R.C.), 92; Rfm. T. Hammond (W.D.R.C.) / Senior Cadets.—Winner of Mr H. V. Hammond's gold medal: Cadet J. S. Rawson, No. 60 Company, 78. Runners-up: Sergt. R. K. Gordon, No. 60 Company, 77; Cadet C. F. Kruse, Np. 62 Company, 77; Lancet Cbrpl. R. R. Edmonds, No.- 60 Company, 76. Territorials: Winner of IMr. C. E. Mackay's gold medal: Lieut. W. H. Carman, -94. . :* , Runners-up: Sergt. W. Hudson, 90; Lieut. Turner, > 90.