RIFLE SHOOTING.
AAIERTCAN CRACK SHOTS,
(iSY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, Aug. 24.
Teams of 19 riflemen from the American warships and the Auckland Rifle Club met on. the Penrose range, when the latter were outclassed by the expert navy men, whose accuracy was remarkable. The conditions were: Ten shots at" 300, 500 and 600 yards. The navy team won by 2816 points to 2713. Twelve open from the Fleet scored 286 bulls out of 360 shots.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19250825.2.5.4
Bibliographic details
Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 25 August 1925, Page 3
Word Count
76RIFLE SHOOTING. Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 25 August 1925, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hawera Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in