RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 260, 27 July 1908, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

H.M.S. ENCOUNTER v. POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES. On Saturday afternoon, at Polhill Gully, teams' from the H.AI.S. Encounter and the Post and Telegraph Rides met in a return match, which resulted in a win lor tho Wellington men by the narrow margin of. eight points. Conditions:—'Ten men a-side, seven sliots and one sighter,. at 2DO* and 500 yards. . Tho scores are as follow:— • POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES. 2CO, SCO yds. yds. Tl. Lieut. Bolton 31 HO G1 Pie. Hamilton , ... '30 29 59 Sergt. Gilbert ' ... 30 29 59 Pic. Churches 28 29 57 Sergt. Wakelin ... " 29 27 5G Corp. Williamson ... ... ... 25 30 55 Sergt. White 27 23 55 Pte. W. A. Smith 1.. 31 21 52 Captain Harton ... ' ... ... 23 27 50 Sergt. F. G. A. Eagles ... ... 2G 21 ' j!7 Totals 2SO 271 551 H.M S, ENCOUNTER. 200 500 yds. yds. Tl. Ldg.-Sea. Sellings 31 31 G2 First-class P.O. Kemp 33 27 ,60 Lce.-Corp.' Konigsfield ... 29 30 j9 A.B. Coekman 29 25 51 Pte. Lawrenco ... 2G 27 53 Corp. Hayes_ ... ... » ... 27 2b 53 First-class P.O. Gnramard ... 21 2;» hi Warrant. Officer alack ... ... 25 27 5* First-class P.O. Webb .. ... 23 -b 19 Pte., Woolgar ... , ■ ... 25 A i 9 Totals 275. ®2GS 543 PONGAROA RIFLE CLUB.' The members of the Pongaroa Kille Club met on AVednesday,'July 22 to continue the competition for Tucker's (Wellington) trophy, firing seven 'rounds each at 200, 500, and GOO yards, with an optional sighter. Thcro was only, a fair attendance, and- the, weather was far from favourable, as tho scores (especially at 003 yards) indicate. F. Brenton was tho only one able to copo with the conditions, right through. " - . , This competition* has'become very interest-, in", as three members are well ahead of tho remainder—F. Brenton and J. Allen, with three, wins, and R. Reed with two wins. As there' are two more series in tho competition, the finish should be a. close one. Following are the scores:— 200 500 GOO yds. yds. , yds. H'p. T'l. F. Brenton .m- 1 - ... 31 31 30 . i 9G A.- Herbert ... ... 27 31 23 scr. 81 E. Davies ... • .... 25 27 25' 3 80 R. Reed : ... ... 32 .30 15 scr. 77 T. Boardman ..i ~ '•••, 25, ' 28. 1G 8' -77Rev. .T. Humohreys...' 18 . 21 , 9; 21 G9 G..Atkins ... • ...'"23 -22 .10 8 ,G3 J. Allen ... ... , .... 24 23.. 10 • 5 02 The next competition will be held on August 5, when shooting for the Club Cup at 200, 500, and GOO yards will bo carried out.