DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 45, 9 October 1914, Page 3

DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB.

YESTERDAY'S operations. There was, the .usual excellent muster of .members of the Defence Rjfle Club' at the,rifle range yesterday afternoon, when.five.shpts were fired,at the 200yds range and ten (with.two sighters)' fit 300yds. ' The weather was ideal for shooting and at the shorter range' even the more backward men put on fair scores. The muster at the foot drill in the evening \yajs not so good as usual, owing to a misunderstanding as to whether the drill was to be held or not. It has now been,decided that in future only one foot drill a week'will l, e i ie ld—on' Monday ; evenings. Last night was devoted to running over movements previously practiced.. Following the : the fifteen highest scorers at the range yesterday:—

The Cardiff members of t,ie clull will have the use of the range to-mor-row morning, starting firing at |l, and the usual Saturday afternoon; squad,of town memhers will he in evidence at -2 p.m. It is specially requested that ,memhers .put in an appearance at 2 o'clock sharp. ,Tlie "\V.hangamomona Bifle CJuh shoot P.atea for the Shield to-morrow.

200 300 Tl. Rifleman Jl I. H. Townley 14 .19 ■53 "* R. B. Anderson 20 .33 53 ,, R. Pepperell 20 .32 52 • " L. Curtis 18 .3.3 51 ,, E. Alger 16 20 45 ,, G. Oliver 12 30 ■12 „ T. Richardson 10 .31 41 „ H. Evetts 15 25 40 " T. ■ Paget 14 25 39 „ C. Kelly 18 21 39 „ E. A. Drake 1! 23 37 „ H. Wicksteed 9 26 35 „ R, Willis 13 22 35 „ C. IT. Rogers 12 21 33 C. T). Sole 5 27 32