RIFLE SHOOTING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1628, 3 May 1919, Page 10

RIFLE SHOOTING.

Tlie annual rifle shooting meeting or Group 11 was held on the range to-day between teams representing the Rangiora Rifle Club and the Territorials. The first practice consisted of five shots rapid and live shots deliberate at a secondclass figure, at 200 yds, and five shots slow at a second-class figure at 300 yds. The Territorials were represented by 20 competitors and the Rifle Club by eight. There was a nor'-wester blowing, making shooting conditions unpleasant, if not difficult. For the Rifle Club Sergeant-Majbr \Y. C. Shiltou and Rifleman G. Milne tied for first place with a score of So out of a possible 60. For the-Territorials, Ptc. W: T. Taylor was first -veUh a score of 32, and I). Blake second with n total of 31. Next Saturday a match will be shot off by the Cadets. At the luncheon adjournment the scores were as follow:

RIFLE CLUB. 2(13 200 300 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Sgt.-Mjr. W. C. Shilt )!1 11 12 a :tr G. Milne .. 11 IS 6 ss Sgt-Mjr. H. I). Cooksl •y 11 12 G "2 Rim. J. G. Yellowiees .. 10 12 G 2>, Pte. N. \v. Pavitt .. .. 10 8 2! Rfni. A. Smith 2 i; 10 IN Rrm. 1). \Y. L. Mchrtc is 5 G G 17 Hfm. F. H. James .. .. 4 :r 7 11 TERRITORIALS Tlic.licst six scores were :- _ 200 200 see yds. yds. yds. Tl. Pte. \Y. P. Taylor .. .. 11 12 10 32 Pte. D. Blake .. .. .. 11 9 11 31 Cpl. F, G. Jones . 13 C 10 2:1 Pte. H. Jones .. .. . 12 !l 7 28 Cpfe-C. Selves .. .. '» IS 8 26 Cpl. M. t>. 'Grlzzcjl . 12 - !) 3 21