VOLUNTEER RIFLE SHOOTING.
! The Shooting Committee of the Taranaki Rill a Yolunteers has divided the Company into three classes, and arranged competitions as follows: Thursday, September 20th: First and Second Class at 300 and 500 yards. Thursday, October 4th: Second and Third Class at 300 and 500 yards. Thursday, October 18sh: First and Second Class at 500 and 600 yards, Thursday, November 15th : First Class at 600 and 700 yard?, and Second Class at 200 and 300 yards. Thursday, November 29th: Second Class at 500 and 600 yards, and Third Class at 200 and 300 yards. Thursday, December 13bh: First Class at 600 and 700 yards, and Third Class at 300 and 500 yards. Seven shots and two sighters at each range. Three matches to count; the First Class to throw out one match at 600 and 700 yards, Second Ohss to throw out, one at 500 and 600 yards, and Third Class one at 300 and 500 yards. The classes are:—
First Clans; Captain Okey, Lieutenants Cock and Hooker, ColorSsrgeant Okey, Sergeants Armitage, Lever, and Lister, Lance-Sergeant MacDiarmid, Chaplain Bev. Evans, Hon. Surgeon Dr. McCleland, Corporal Kendall, Lance-Corporal Armitage, Privates Bacon, and McKeown. Second Class: Sergeant Harvey, Corporal Boulton, Privates A. N. Allen, S. Amy, W. Butler, E. J. Butler, H. Buxton, J. Q. Cairnie, N. F. Clarke, E. B. C. Gilmour, B. E. Halford, J. Howell, J. S. Holdswortb, N. I, Honey field, J. S. Hart, E. Johns, A. G. Nixon. Third Class: BuglerC. Brown, PrivateT, M. Avery, E. S. Allen, J. S. Baskett, W. A. Brown, G. C. Beckett, H. Clarke, C. Crombie, L. De Launay, J. Davidson, F. Doughty, H. B. Duller, W. J. Gardiner, A. W. Hawkins, T. A. Kivell, W. J. Martin, B. Mascall, McCu'lum, G. A, Nisbett, P. O'Connor, C. E. P/idham, W. Prior, A. G. Beid, J. Bichards, J. Spence, B. B. Sole, A, J. Stockman, F. H. Tribe, G. B. i'reaby, B. Vorcoe. j Prizes have been alloted as follows: —First-claßs: Ist prize, Captain Okey's trophy; second prize, Corporal Murtou's trophy. Second-class; Ist prize, Chaplain Bev. Evan's trophy ; 2nd prize, Mr. N. K, MicDiarmid's trophy. Third-class: Ist prizs, Captain Taunton's trophy; 2nd prize, Mr. B. Pridham's trophy.
Vol. J. S. Hart donated a gut), valued at £5, to be competed for on a handicap basis by the whola company. Handicaps and dates cf competitions will be fuwged Htar o«^
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 194, 8 September 1900, Page 2
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