RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 236, 29 June 1908, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES v. MAURICEVILLE RIFLE CLUB. On Saturday last,' at'Polhill Gully, a visiting team from' the Jlauriceville Rifle Club tried conclusions in a return match' with the Wellington T. and T. Rifles, tho local men winning by 42 points.- The conditions were twelve men asido,. seven shots and a sighter at 200, 500, and 600 yards. Appended are the scores:—

P. and T. lUFLES. ' '200 500 ' 600 Tl. . . yds. yds. yds. Sergt. Gilbert ... 31 33 30 91 Corpl, H. D. Smith ... ... 26 33 30 85 Pte. H. A. Hamilton ... ... 32 32 25 89 Sergt. W. R. Wakelin ... ... 28 29 31 88 Lieut. Bolton ... ... • ... 30 31 27 '88 Corpl. G. B. Williamson ... 23 32 26 81 Sorgt; F.'G. A. Eagles ... 26 30 25 .81 Captain C. B. Harton " ... 30 22 28 '80 Pte. T. A. Churches ... 24 30 21 75 Sergt. E. White 30 23 11 61 Average for two men ... 56 59: 51 166 ' Total ... ... . ... . . ...336 354 305 995 ' MAURICEVILLE' RIFLE, CLUB. , ' ' . 200 500 GOO Tl. yds. yds. yds. Rifleman P. G. Wilton ... 31j 30 30 91 Rutherford ... ... 28 31 29 88 •••' „•' R.' F.' Wilton/ . .... 31 31 25 87 „.. ■; A. A..Dagg ... . ... 28-' 30 ;27 85 » Kummer - ... .....28 30.• 23 81 A. M. Rose 28 28 23 79 „ T. Brenchley 26 ■2i 28 78 „ Larsen 29 27 22 78 " 5" £•,' F - -24 27 25 76 „ , C. Blewett ... . ... 28 29 18 75 „ E. Dagg ' 22 24 25 ■71 „ ■C. Brooks ... !.. 26 23 15 64 ■■ Total--..-. ..: ...' .... 329 334 290 953 PONGAROA RIFLE CLUB. '. The members of the above club met on Juno 24 to compete .for Tucker's (Wellington) Trophy, firing seven rounds each at 500, 600 and 800 yards, with an optional sighter. Thero was only a fair attendance, owing to the bad weather, ; which was also responsible 1 for the poor shooting. The following are the scores:— . ... ,500. ', 600 ' 800 Hp. Ttl. yds. yds. yds. F. Brenton ............ 29 20 ,18 8 75 A. Herbert 21): 26 16 2 73 F. Herbert .. 25 18 17 - 8 68 J. Allen- 26 23 14 3 66 F; Davies 23 17 22 scr. 62 H. Coe 27-' 22 7 5 61 R.. Reed ...., 31 22 7*scr. 60 T. Boardman 22 28 2* 9 59 H. J. Poole 26. 14 9 10 59 •Only fired three rounds at, 600 yds., owing to poor light. The result was in doubt until the last :shot was fired, as A. Herbert required a hit to win with threo shots to 1 go, but as it was practically dark he did not succeed in finding the target with,,eithor shot. . Tho competition for this trophy'has become very interesting, as one mernbor has threo wins to his credit and two' otU/tfs two each, and as there are three moro shoots to bo dccidcd the finish may be a closooiie.

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