CHALLENGE SHIELD.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 225, 23 September 1907, Page 5

CHALLENGE SHIELD.

SOUNDS D.R.C. v. MOUNTED RIFLES. This match was fired at the Waikawa range on Saturday, arid resulted in a victory for the Sounds team by 52 points. The best scores of the day were those of W. Neal and W. €oleman, both of the Sounds Club, who put on 66 and 65 respectively out of 70. Save that a fishtail wind was blowing and the light was somewhat changeable, the day was favourable for shooting. The winning team shot very consistently, as is shown by the fact that but 13 points separated the top and bottom men. Following are the scores:

BLENHEIM RIFLES v. TUA MARINA D.R.C. The two ex-Shield winners met on the new Chaytor Range at Marshlands. Although the wind was fairly strong from the north-west, the openness of the surrounding country made the range a comparatively easy one on which to gauge the windage. In the final stages of the match a dark sky and unsteady wind developed, making the shooting somewhat difficult. While no "possibles" were j scored, Rifleman Soper, for the Tua Marinas, and Lieut. o'Sullivan, for j the town corps, made " all-buts." The Blenheim Rifles, who proved the winners' in this match by seven points, had the best 'Hail" of all the;niany teams out on Saturday, the bottom man getting centres, and only eight points separating him from top place.This is probably the best thing of the kind yet recorded" in the teams matches. Captain Cresswell.

the left shoulder. Following are the scores: —

SOUNDS D.R.C. yds yds 200 500 Tl. W. Neal 33 33 66 W. Coleman 33 32 65 Cant. Masefield 33 30 63 C. Thompson 29 31 60 C. Campbell 31 28 59 F. Sunnex 30 28 58 M. Greensill 29 29 58 W. Henderson 29 27 56 V. RufFell 30 26 56 S. Hunter 32 21 53 594 MOUNTED RIFLES. Corpl. H. E. Soper ... 29 32 61 Corpl. Henderson ... 30 29 59 Sergt.-Major Stace ... 32 27 59 Col. Chaytor 29 28 57 Tr. Finlay 30 26 56 Corpl. E. W. Soper ... 33 23 56 Q.M.S. James 23 28 51 Sergt. Gane 26 25 51 Capt. Watson 25 25 50 Tr. Ward 22 20 42 542

*vt. Harding aeut. O'Sullivan lergt. Hadfield Japt. Robinson !ol.-Sergt. Hadfield ... »vt. A. T. Taylor ... lajor Rogers •vt. J. H. Morrison ... lergt. Hammond *vt. Holdaway yds 200 33 29 30 30 32 30 30 33 29 30 yds. 500 Tl. 31 64 34 63 30 60 29 59 27 59 28 58 27 57 24 57 27 56 26 56 589

BLENHEIM RIFLES.

TUA MARINA D.R.C.

3apt. Cresswell ... A.. Soper H. Cuthbertson EL Cheesman P. Davies P. W. Soper ... W. Smith W. Botham J. Neal ... ... 3 Hatsell 33 34 30 30 31 32 30 29 29 31 30 29 32 31 28 26 27 26 25 19 63 63 62 61 •59 58 57 55 54 50 582