SHOOTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3768, 1 March 1913, Page 7

SHOOTING.

YESTERDAY AT TRENTHAM

[PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.] TRENTHAM, Feb. 28. Shooting at Trentham was resumed at nine this morning in fine weather, but with variable winds ranging from the left in the morning,to the right in the afternoon, with shells of moderate and strong blows and occasional calms. Three of the Teams Service Series off matches were taken, and a couple of Long Range Sweepstake matches filled in the day’s doings. The teams’ events comprised snapshooting, rapid and slow firing, under the designation of Regiment Teams Match, a new item, casualty match, and field firing. It may appear remarkable that the first Regimental Match under the new military order of things should have produced no entries from territorials, apart from rifle clubs, but various reasons may be assigned for this apparent lack of interest on the part of territorials, the chief being, perhaps, the transitional state of affairs from volunteerism to territorialism. During the day Captain Wallingford, fire commander, and an expert of the highest class, addressing the men, remarked that with the exception of discipline the match had been a successful one. As to the matter of discipline, had Imperial officers been present, and also some of their own officers (who generally could not shoot, and liked to run riflemen down) they would have cause to condemn the discipline which was expected to be shown on a rifle range. He urged that riflemen should learn the drill which was necessary in the field. Captain Wallingford eulogised the Karori team, which had been awarded full points for field discipline. Were riflemen to turn out in uniform and do some field work he did not think an army would be needed in New Zealand. Following are the results Regimental Teams’ Match, rapid shooting, at 300, 500 and 600 yards:— £7 Wellington Suburbs' 302. £4 Christchurch 284 £2 Auckland 281 £2 Akarana 263 £2 Karori 261 New Plymouth 258 Opaki A. 250 Karori B 222 Opaki B. ... 220 Opaki C. 219 Field Firing Competition, firing at a vanshing target, from 800 to 500 yards:— £7, Opaki A 27 points; £3 Christchurch and Wellington Suburb, each 20 points; £2, Opaki B. 18 £l, Karori and Auckland, each 1( points, Karori B 16 points; New Plymouth 15 points ; Akarana 12 points. Extra Match, 7 shots at 700 yards— Rflm. Cuthbort (Taumaranui) and McMahon (Sounds), with 35 points each take £1 10s. Three others scored 34 points. , Extra Match, 7 shots at 900 yards— Moyhew (Feilding) with 34 points won £2, and Potter (Auckland), Mclntyre (Auckland) tnd Craw (Chorlton) with 34 points each won £1 10s. The Casualty Competition was won by Suburbs, who take £7. Opaki A won £4, and Akarana, Opaki B and Christchurch £2 each. The Observation and Mutual Assistance Match was won bv^Auckland, ivlio scoring 106 take £7; New Plymouth, 105, £4; Suburbs and Akarana 94, and Christchurch 88, £2 each; other scores, Karori A 85, Opaki A 75, Opaki B 76, Karori B 66. Opaki C 03. Superiority of Five Competition— Akarana 72, take £7; Auckland 60, £4; Suburbs 57, Opaki A 53, Opaki C 53, £2 each; other scores, Karori B 40, Christchurch 39, Opaki B 34, Karori A 30, New Plymouth nil. Suburbs are leading from Auckland in the aggregate by 8 points. In to-day’s extra matches the Gisborne team got m.