SHOOTING.
WELLINGTON SUBURBS CLUB. A RECORD SCORE. Competing for the Daily Mail Empire Day Cup on Wednesday, the Suburbs Riflo Club, of Wellington, compiled the fine score of 824 points out of 840. They fired off at Polhill Gully. The weather was perfect; and, as Ex-champion Arthur Ballinger remarket!, the g-ully was like a shooting- gallery. Captain Martin and Lieutenants Mellor and Mee as supervising officers. The details of the scoring are as follow:— '•*
A London cable published on Friday ■ stated that the highest scores were: Aus--tralian Rifles Regiment (Sydney) and Ib& Rifle Club (London), 816 each. FARMERS' UNION MATCH. TIMARU, May 27. In the Farmers' Union rifle match today the Tima.ru branch scored 418, W,' King, sen., being top scorer with 84.
yds. yds. yds. TJ. 200 500 600 I4ewfcon w, w ... 24 35 7 k - 104 Smart ... ... ... 54 35 35 - - 104 Gower ... 54 35 35 - - 104 I’elHngham .»» 35 34 35 - - 104 Jackson ... ... ... 34 54 35 - - 103 Turner M ... ... 34 35 34 - - 103 Milroy Captain J Ross ... ?5 32 34 - - 101 ... 55 33 33 - - 101 Aggregate ... 275 273 276 824
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Otago Witness, Issue 2985, 31 May 1911, Page 53
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181SHOOTING. Otago Witness, Issue 2985, 31 May 1911, Page 53
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