RIFLE SHOOTING
, -.v''.•: »— ——-• . BATTALION SWEEPSTAKE. Membcj's of . the .Wellington Rifle Battalion . lira) a "iiwoepstako handicap 'match at Polhill . Golly on. Saturday, afternoon. .'Pte.-.McLean, ', of the Highland/Rifles, was handicapper.-, Tha light ivas very uncertain, and shooting was fair. The following were tho' leading' score's:— : ■ \ ■>"' .: ' 500 ' 600/ ".. ' . • yds. yds.. H'p. T'b *Pte. Wm. Shannon ... • ••'••' 24 '18 12 '51 *»Col.-Sergt. M'Donald 1 '... 29 >23', scr. '52 •"Pat; Given it;. - ...■■■■■ ... .28-; 18 . 5\'49 Scrgt. Hugo/.... ■ ... 21, 21 5 47 ; Pte. M'Lean . . ... ....; 29; 17: scr. 4<i-: Corp. M'Arthur .. ... ...1 10- 15 • 18 : ,.43.-' Pte. Wireiv ... 28. 7 ..4 39. Scrgt. Gardiner 9 J >: ... 19 .20 . ''scr.-: 39' Corp. Marsden : -"' 1 ■■'. ... .24 "14' scri ?8 Corp:-Dobsoii .-}•>:* ... 17 •/: 9 .. 8 SI *First Prize. . Prize. '""Third Prize. • WELLINGTON >>iIGHLAND RIFLES. The Highland Rifles concluded the'competition' for the Ballantmo Shield' -at ■" Polhill '.- Gully on Saturday.^The Shield 1 was-; won-by Corp. M'lver, the lea(}jng aggregates being as follow:—' i <•. Corp. M'lver ... .... ■ ... ... -285 . ■ ■ Pte. M'Lean . 272 'Corp.■'Marsden • '... 'I ... 204,.' Col.-Scrgt. M'Donald ■'Iv., ■ .... 250-; . Tho following are the' Raiding' scores in the final match of the . ■ 1 • ' id: 500.'. GOO v; ■ t ii : yds. ; -yds.- : .:T?L-' Col.-Sorgt. J. M'Donald .. 0 jv.v !2D V 23-' 52 ; Ptei.Corbett "... . 26 21 49 Pte. M'Lean ... 29 ' 17. .'4B Pte.' Win; Shannon ... '\..;®at.'',.,lß'teSorgt. Gardiner , : .... 'I ' 20- ;S9\ Corp. Marsden , .... ... ,J ..2 l 24 14 38 ■ Corp. Dobsori ; ... ... 17 ■ 9■' 36 Corporal Dobson, who tied', u fa-'a - previous '. match, with Pte.- W.''Shau'no'h.Jlired off-'ht 500 yds., five shots! Corp. Dobsoraxcnn, his score being 20; as against Pte;Shannorb'sicore of 13;'.'. • - PETONE RIFLE CLURs y; The Potone Rifle Club cbncludcd .its shoot-" intr.season on Saturday last at tho final competition for tho No. IlfAqgregato was fired. The ranges were: 200,. 50[>j and600yds., seven. shots at each. Following. >ero the" scores:— ... V ' ' * : 200. 500 GOO 9 - 03 '- yds. yds. yds. E'p. Tl.' J. E. M'Lachlan ... 28 33 24 2 87. G. Laeev } 26.- 32 24- ~4-0,86 C. E. Hollard ... ... 31 24 25 V 88 J. Carter 31 28 22 scr. .81 ' B Class. ' 200 500 GOO : V ' yds. yds. yds. : H'n. T'l.f A. S. Henderson ... 27 28 'IS il3 v. 8S 1 ' W. H. Cook ... ... 28 •26 22 Gf' .82 ' D; Jenness \... ... 30 .' 24 26' scr. ■■ SO . J. M. Clark ...> '...- 27 2S - 21 4 -'tBO M. W.. Bird ... ... 29 26. 22 scr.. 77 '. S. Knight ..... ... 27 24 ,19-.\ 6.. '76, *E. Johnson ... ... 2.9 28 . —, —. —" ♦Retired. Following is. jjio result of., tho. No." S. ArC^lass'.— Xl. Hawthorn '(Mr. ,W. Hunt's trophv), 272; C. E. Hollard, 255; J. E.'M'Lachlan, 262; W. A. Thomas, 259; G. Lacey, 256;. J. Carter, 248. 1! Class.—A. S.-' Henderson .. (Mr. P. I'lewellvn's trophy),. 263; S. Knight, 253; D. Jcnncss,'. 2)8; J. M. Clark,' 240;. U. W, Bird, 232; W. A. Cook, 229. .■ .' ... './. . , ... Following are the leading aggregates in tho ' competition for the Patron's (Mr.'W. A. Grace) trophy, which was .won by Mr. J). Jenness:—. j). Jenness, 1129; \Y. 11. Thomas; 1101; J.'E. M'Lachlan, 1100; C." 15. Hollard, -1093;'.' T.; Carter, 1079; B. W. Bird, 1078; W. H. Cook, 1027; J. M. Clark, 1026; :
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 4
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504RIFLE SHOOTING Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 4
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