SHOOTING

Evening Star, Issue 14530, 5 December 1910, Page 2

SHOOTING

SATURDAY'S MATCHES. -Highland Rilles.The company lired the second competition. of No. 2 match. Scores:

*Range prizes. —Wakari Rifles.— The Wakari llifles rpened their shooting season on Saturday by f'ring the first competition for the Mathews trophy, a silver cup, presented by Mrs Mathews. Conditions: Seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards. Highest scores;

—Danedia Naral*.— Tho Navals fired the fourth match of the first ssries; seven shots and two optional sighters at 300 and 500 yards. Highest scores:— A OJass.

The following arc the prize-winners in the first series of four matches: A. Class.—Gunner Russell 223, L.-gunner Garbutt 222, Gunner Napier 220, L.-gunner Fletcher 219, P.O. Hood 218, P.O. Fraser 212. B Class.—Gunner F. Dougherty 214, Gunner M'Creadie 209, Gunner Barnes 209, Gunner Lyng 198, Gunner Poison 195, Gunner A, Payne 188.

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200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. H P . Tl. Scrgt. J. Rigby ... . 2!) 29 27 - 85 Corp. F. Mackay 32 2!) 24 - 85 I'te. B. Clayton ... 28 28 *28 1 - - 85 Pte. W. M'Keich hi 29 24 1 - - 85 Sergt. J. Burt ... 30 •\50 18 7 - - 85 Pte. J. Sim *53 27 17 8 - - 85 Pte. W. Dryden ... 27 26 £2 10--85 Pte. D. Gillespie ... 25 21 21. 18- - 85 Col.-sgt. D. Fraser 26 22 18 19--85 Pte. P. Mlvor ... , 27 27 6 19--79

200 500 600 yds. vds. vda. Hp. Tl. Priv. B. Spiers ... 29 51 26 9 — 95 Priv. T. Crossau ... 21 24 16 25 — 86 Pergt. Edwards ... 29 31 24 -84 Priv. D. Cameron 24 31 24 S — 84 Corp. Livingstone 27 25 28 2 - 82 Priv. B. D. Cameron 21 24 ir, 15 -75 PriT. VV. Hayes ... 19 11 20 25 -75

300 500 vds. yds. Hp. Ti. Gunner Russell "31 33 — C4 P.O. Fraser ... ... •32 50 2 -64 Gunner Anderson 2G 52 6 -64 Gunner Payne 24 30 10 -64 L.-gunner Garbntt ... 23 34 — -62 L.-jfunncr Fletcher ... 30 29 2 -61 C.P.O. Mackie 31 29 — -60 P.O. Hood 29 29 2 — 60 Gunnar Napier ... ... 32 27 — ■ -59 P.O. Farr 25 26 8 -59 P.O. Toase ... 31 19 — • — 50 B Class. Gunner Harding 22 21 15 -58 Gunner Gregg -. ... 26 19 13 — 58 Gunner Lyng 24 19 15 -58 Gunner Dougherty ... 26 27 4 — 57 Gunner M'Creadie ... 26 20 2 — 48 Gunner Barnes 24 21 — -45