RIFLE SHOOTING.
.A rifle match-was fired, at -Polhill' Gully on Saturday afternoon by teams representing the .Post: and Telegraph.- Rifles and . H.Sf.S. Encounter., The weather conditions 'on l the whole were good, and.the match Tesulted in.a 'win :,-f or-the visitors'by* the .narrow margin of one point/' The conditions of the.mtttch weief 'TiVshotsi and a , "sighter" at,200; and sOO. : 'yards, aiid the best score registered was- that ,of- :L. S. , Mellings, 'who- put : oh: 82—33'(65). ■■In- the evening the team, from the! warship entertained.'their opponents of the afternoon to a dinner and emoke concert at the Garrison :Ha11.,.'- ■'.-;•■>..:' : ' ■ -. '/ '■:[ ■-■•■■ .-'. ■.;;;■ ' 'I'he folloiring -are the scores:-'- ■■':• ' T .'-', ■'.-'.
H.M.S. Encounter. 200 500 yds. yds. T'l. L. S.,Mellings 32 33 G5 P.O. Kovnp 23 30 59 Xce.-Corp. Konigsfold ... ...: 2G 32 :■■ 58 P.O. Webb 29 25 51 P.O. Gnmord 27 26 53 W. O. Mack 28 25 53 P.O. Williams 28 25 53 P.O. Cook 21 28 52 P.O. Koblin 22 26 « Pte. Woolgar 16 23 39 Totals 2G1 273 534 Post and, Telegraph, Rifles. , ' ' 20Q. 500 yds. jds. T'l. Sergl. Smith' 28 31- 59 Sergt. Wakelin 31 28 59 Corp. Davidson 27 28 55 Lieut. Bolton 28 27 55 j Corp. Findlay - 31 23 54 - Pte. Basics 27 2G 53 Sorgt; Hamilton 28 25 53 Col.-Sergt. White \ 25 26 51 Capt. Harton 28 22 50 Liout.- Hulbert 23 21 a Totals ... ■ 27G 257 533
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 569, 26 July 1909, Page 9
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228RIFLE SHOOTING. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 569, 26 July 1909, Page 9
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