EMPIRE SHOOTING COMPETITION.
The following are the details of the score of the winning team in the shooting: for the silver cup, presented by His Majesty the King when Prince of Wales, for the year 1914. Thirty-four schools from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada competed under regulations similar to those used in the Ashburton Shield at Bisley. The cup was won by Wellingborough school with the fine score of 490. The first six schools were placed as follows :—
200yds. 500yds. Total. 1. Wellingborough ... 238 252 490 2. Eton 245 245 490 3. Rep ton ... 249 241 490 4. Oundle 240 239 479 5. Radley 240 239 479 6. Auckland 241 237 478 THE WELLINGBOROUGH EIGHT. Sergt. G. T. Carter ... 27 28 55 Corp. H. W. Tait ... 30 31 61 Corp. C. E. Brown ... 32 33 65 L.-Corp. M. E. Hancock 30 33 63 Sergt. A. -J. Walker ... 30 31 61 Corp. R. A. V. White ... 27 32 59 Private C. R. Failea ... 32 34 66 Lance-Corp. R. T. Bloor 30 30 60 238 253 ' 490
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16026, 18 September 1915, Page 4 (Supplement)
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177EMPIRE SHOOTING COMPETITION. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16026, 18 September 1915, Page 4 (Supplement)
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