RIFLE-SHOOTING

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5524, 13 July 1910, Page 2

RIFLE-SHOOTING

(Contributed)

If anything is needed to emphasize the necessity of universal training, a mutch iiral last Thursday at the local rauge should about iill the bill.

Quartermaster-Sergeant Reeve tnid Sergeant Floyd, on iKjhalf of the Tauranga Mounted Rifles, accepted a challenge to lire a inatcl^ against three of the best civilian rifle shots ■in the Bay of Plenty.' The match ,to consist of seven shots and onfc sightor at 200, 500, and 600 yards ;( the losers to entertain the winners at a dinner.

The day proved one of the worst ever experienced on t;he Taurniiga range, the wind, veering at- times from north-west to south, from south-west to (west, •and the light changed every few minutes. The following tire the scores :— 200 500 fi(»Q Tl. Q.M.-Segt Keeve 29 83 27 —89 Sorgt. Moyd 27 29 20 >—7(> _. Total .., 1(55 200 500 000 T|. 'Hie " 20 19 17 —56 Tlnvo . 22 8 17 —47 ■Oivtthjiis , i(j a 2— 26 Total 3 29 The dinner wiMch was held in the evening was served in Host Floyd's hest styk>. Captain W«*f<l .occupied the chair. The guests of the evening were Mr Char Ron, of Katikati and Captain Salmon, who acted as range officer during the match. We understand that a return match will be fired at an early date.