SECONDARY SCHOOLS' SHOOTING COMPETITION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2857, 16 December 1908, Page 14

SECONDARY SCHOOLS' SHOOTING COMPETITION.

The results of the sixth annual shooting competition among the secondary schools of the Dominion are now available. Oat [ of 21 schools eligible, 16 competed, from J \Vhangarei in the north to Invercargill in I the south. The conditions were : Teams of 10 pupils under 19 years of age; seven shots and a compulsory sigihter at 200 and 500 yards. The order for 1908 is : —

\ The highest individual scorers were Sergt. I Cowens (Rangiora) and Private Devore '• (Auckland Grammar), each with 66 out of ; a possible 70. The average of shooting ! was very good, 23 boys putting on over I 60. Whangarei is a new corps, and allow- | ance should be made for it, as it shot withi out practice and under adverse conditions. ] Each school fired at its own range between j September 1 and December 1.

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yds. Nelson College 303 Auckland Grammar ... 287 Rangiora H. S. 294 Wanganui College 294 I Wellington College .. 276 Waitaki B. H. S. 280 Marlborough 5. S. ..' 261 Ashburton H. S 259 Otago B H. S 263 Christ's College : 28* t Palmerston North H. S. 256 t Timaru B. H. S 265 i Southland B. H. S. ... 239 I St. John's (Auckland) ... 235 ! St. Patrick's (Wellington) 238 i Whangarei H. S 207 yds. Tl. 282 — 585 289 — 576 278 — 572 267 — 561 277 — 553 271 — 551 262 - 523 254 — 513 245 — 508 222 — 506 237 — 493 226 — 491 240 — 479 208 — 443 182 — 420 149 — 356