SHOOTING.
FIRST RAILWAY PIOXEERS. The above company fired a one-dav's match on Saturday afternoon for prizes prosenlcd by the company. The tricky wind and changeable light made good shooting difficult. Conditions: Seven shots anil optional sightcr at 500 and 600 yards. The following are the scores: — 500 600 yds. yds. Hp. "SI. Corp. Cornish* 30 29 3— 62 Sapper Johnson* ... 15 24 11 —50 .Sapper liogerson* ..27 4 18 —49 Lieut. Hurray 27 19 2— 48 Sapper Buchanan ... 19 14 15 — 4jJ Sapper liarr 20 20 7— 47 Q.M.S. Kummcrt ... 20 14 12 —46 Lieut, Wnrdlc 22 21 43 , * Prize-winners. DUNEDIN CITY GUARDS. The above corps fired the third and final competition of a three-days' match forpri?xs presented by the company. The weather conditions wero unfavourable for Kv -,<xl shooting, especially at the long range. Conditions: Seven shots and one sightcr at ?OC'. SCC, and 600 yawls. Scores: — '200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Priv. Parsons ... 30* 29 27 4— 90 L.-C-orp. liaper 29 26 25 9— 39 Priv. Wedge. ... 29 26 20 11 —86 Priv. Schocn ... 29 31* 20 4— 84 Sergt. Baird ... 28 30 19 5~ 82 Priv. Keith .. 29 25 19 9- k Corp. Duggan ... 28 22 22* 9— 81 Priv. Connor ... 23 19 21 18 —G1 * Range prizes. The following arc the aggregates of the three matches:— Ist 2nd 3rd Com p. Comp. Comp. Tl. Priv. Wodget 90 88 86 — 264 L.-Corp. Rapwf ... 93 81 89 —263 I'riv. Parsonsf ... 89 82 90 — 261 Corp. Walker 90 86 80 — 256 Corp. Duggan 88 86 81—255 t Prize-takers. DUNEDIN ENGINEERS. The Dunedin .Engineers fired a handicap match at l'elichet Bay Range 011 Saturday afternoon for prizes presented by Lieutenant A. Digby Smith and tho corps. Conditions: Sevon shots and a sighter at 500 and 600 yards. Owing to the fact that a strong, puffy wind was blowing down the range the shooting was only mediocre. The following were the highest scorers:— - 500 600 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Sergt. \Y. Ellis 33 28 61 Sergt. J. Keitor 34 27 61 Sapper T. Meyer ... 29 31 60 Sap)>er A. South ... 27 23 10 —60 Sapper W. Russell ... 23 24 12 —59 S.M. G. Ferguson ... 21 27 7— 55 Corp. W. Latfa 23 24 4— 51 Corp. R. Clark 24 18 9— 51 Sapper Bcrgainini ... 26 12 13 —51
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14472, 15 March 1909, Page 8
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390SHOOTING. Otago Daily Times, Issue 14472, 15 March 1909, Page 8
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