RIFLE SHOOTING.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 267, 12 November 1907, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

MARLBOROUGH MOUNTED

RIFLES

CANAVAN CUP,

The Mounted Rifles fired the first competition on Saturday for a Cup kindly presented by Captain Canavan to the corps. The Cup is a very handsome one, and the members are all very keen to secure the fust log-in for it. Corp. Boycc made a very good score on Saturday, with Trooper lay a close second. The contritions were 10 shots at 200 and .500 yards. The next competition .will be held on the 23rd November. following are the scores:—

200 500 yds yds Tl. Corp. Boyce 4.4 41 85 ■Tpr. Finlay 41 43 84 Corp. H. Soper 45" 38 83 Q.M.-Sergt,. James ... 39 40 79 Tpr. Drew 44 35 79 Corp. Henderson 38 40 78 Capt. Watson 34 43 77 Sergt.-Major Stace ... 37 38 75 Tpr. Tripe 35 38 73 Sergt. Gane 36 37 73 Tpr. Gane 39 34 73 Lieut. Nicholas 42 30 72 Farrier Cresswell 33 31 64 Tpr. Oben 27 36 63 Tpr. E. Nicholas 28 35 63 Sergt. March 35 25 60 Tpr. Soper 37 23 60 Tpr. O'Dwyer 31 28 59 Lieut. Prichard ... ... 33 24 57 Tpr. P. Nicholas 36 15 51 Tpr. Marfell 17 32 49 Bugler Batty 28 21 49 Tpr. Purnell 33 14 47

THE BRITISH TEAM IN TASMANIA.

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(Received Nov. 12, 9.40 a.m.) HOBART, Nov. 11.The British rifle team defeated Tasmania by 769 to 726.

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