RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 15176, 14 December 1909, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

[Per Phksr Association.] WOODVTLLE, December 13

Some wonderful shooting was done by the Hiph School Cadets in the competition for t.ho "Weekly Press" challenge shield. One boy, Lieutenant Hind, mp.de possibles at each range, and continued shooting at 100yds till he had mado thirty-three successive bulls. ]3ucler Raphey scored the nossiblo at 200yds, and went on till he had registered twenty successive bulls. The aggregate for the whole team is a recordr and is 33 ahead of the winning score last year. The team has had possession of the shield for two successive years.

THE VICTORY SHIELD COMPETITION. Tho third annual match for the Victory Shield, which was given by the late Mr G. G. Stead, for competition amongst the Secondary. School Cadets of North Canterbury, was held at the Redcliffs ranye on Saturday, under the supervision of Staff-Sergeant-Major Hoar. The conditions were eieht a side, ten shots at the 300 and SOPyds ranges. The Ashburton representatives led at tho shorter distance, but tho local Boys' High school cadets fired excepticr.ally well at 500 yards, and eventually won the shield by twenty-one points from tho Ashburton High School. The following are details of the shooting:

' Shooting in the Sargood shield competition on Saturday, the Geraldino Cadets made » total of 369. which is IS better than the previous l record. Firing in tho same match Temuka made 342, Waimate 336 and WoodI bury 327. ______________

1 Christchurch Boys' High School. • 1 300 500 yds. yds. Tl Private Allev . -11 44 — 85 Bugler Gundersen . 3G 46 - 81 Lance-Corporal Withers . . 3G 45 — 81 Piivato Hvde . 33 44 — 77 Corpora*. Park . 38 37 — 75 Colour-Serseant Allison - . 31 33 — 70 Captain Barnett . 36 33 — 63 Sergeant Deans . 21 21 — 42 Totals . 272 80S 580 Ashburton High School. Sorgeant Senior . 42 43 -85 Cc lour-Ser?eant Oliver . . 40 41 -81 Sergeant Lowe . 38 43 — 79 Bugler M'Kenzie . 42 36 — 78 Lieutenant Jones . . . 37 39 - 76 Corporal Clark . 26 35 Corporal Roimtree . . 35 22 — 57 Private Rollitt . 28 14 — 42 Totals . 286 273 559 Rangiora High School. Corporal Miles . 42 41 — 83 Sergeant Munn . 38 35 — 73 Colour-Sergeant Richards . 30 42 - 72 Private Thompson . 36 34 — 70 Lance-Corporal Lundy . 38 32 — 70 Sergeant Cowens . 28 S9 - 67 Private O'Connor . 27 35 - 62 Lance-Corporal Poster . 27 29 -58 Totals 266 287 553 Christ's Colleg 5. Captain Boys . 42 44 -86 Lance-Corporal Harris 88 41 - 79 Sergeant Pratt 36 E Sergeant Haytcr . 34 m - 71 Private Cannon . . 30 34 - 64 Corporal Free 30 S3 - 63 Private Gorton . 26 34 - 60 Captain Manning 25 21 - 46 Totals . 261 281 542