RIFLE SHOOTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 73, 29 March 1910, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

♦ P. AND T. v. JOHNSONVILLE. Three matches were fired at Johnsonville on Easter Monday between the Johnsonville Rifles and Post and Telegraph Rifles. The Post and Telegraph Rifles (under Lieut. BoJton) were met at Johnsonville by Lieut. Merrielees (in charge of the Johnsonville riflo team). Lunch was provided .by Col. -Sergeant Bould, and afternoon tea was served after the shooting ended. Shooting commenced at 1 p.m., when the first range of a. 200yd9 and 500 yds ten shots match was completed, the Johnsonville Rifles leading by 6 points. Next came two "service" matches, both being won by Johnsonville — a "Chattie" match (Johnsonville 7 hits, P. and T. 3 hits), and j "running man," distance unknown and I varying (Johnsonville 5 hits, P. and T. 4 hits). After this followed the 500 yds of the- first match. This proved to be very interesting, being fought out to th» last round by the junior shots of each team. Lance-Corporal Washington made 32. and Private Hunt finished splendidly with three "bulls," making a creditable 41, thus winning the match for P. and T., with a narrow margin of three points. Following are details :— POST AND TELEGRAPH. 200 500 Tl. Sgt. H. Jones 45 45 — 90 Corp. Davidson 43 43 —86 Corp. W. Gower 43 43 — 86 Lieut. S. J. Bclton ... 43 41 —84 Pvt. J. E. Hunt 38 41 — 79 Lieut. E. J. Hulbert ... 39 37 —76 Col. -Sgt. E. White ... 35 30 —65 Res. C. J. Gamble ... 34 27 —61 320 307 627 JOHNSONVILLE RIFLES. 200 500 Tl. Lieut. Merrielees ... 43 47 —90 Pvt. Stiles 43 44 —87 Lance-Corp. D. Morgan 41 44 —85 Corp. tl. Morgan ... 42 38 —80 Col. -Sgt. Bould 44 34 —78 Lance-Corp. Washington 44 32 —76 Sgt. Grierson 32 38 — 70 Pvt. Swan 37 21 — 58 326 293 624 HIGHLANDERS AT TINUI. The Wellington Highlanders Rifle team returned last night from an Easter holiday at Tinui. They went up on Good Friday, arriving at Tinui that night. On Saturday they fired a shooting match with the Tinui Rifle Clnb, winning by 462 pointc to 442. In the evening they gave a concert in ,the Tiniri Hall in aid of the local school. Tho entertainment proved highly successful, the school benefiting thereby fto the amount of £6 11s 6d. An enjoyable dance followed. Church parade was the OTder of Sunday morning, while a cricket match was played in the afternoon with the local club, who won by 20 runs — 75 to 55. On Monday the 'Highlanders came clown to Masterton, and took part in a military tournament there, winning the bugle competition and coming second in the tent-pitching competition. During their stay at Tinui the visitors were very hospitably entertained by Lieut. Page, late of Wellington.