RIFLE-SHOOTING.
WELLINGTON BATTALION SHIELD. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Palmerston North, Wednesday, The fourth annual competition for the 2nd Wellington Battalion shield" was tired at Palmerston North to-day. The conditions •ere 10 men a-side, seven shots at 200 yds, °>yds, and 60Oyds, the scores beiug as foV lo\.. Wanganui Rifles, 900; Palmerston 7 0I v Rifles, 898 ; Manchester Rifles, 861 ; Wan Guards, 807; Wangauui Highland i fleg) 806 Royal Bangitikei Rifles, 779: P&oeratou North' Guards, 757; Wanganui Iris. Rifles, 646. The highest score 'w'*,» r.adft'Tiy a recruit in the Palmerstou Rifles—97 l t of 105. Bugler Soler, of the winning , a m, ai a of 15, made the fine score of &. The weather was fine, but bright, aht xa light an d p£i> wind made ehooting somewhat difficult. '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13767, 4 June 1908, Page 5
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