TRIANGULAR MATCH. TARANAKI RIFLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13947, 30 April 1909, Page 2

TRIANGULAR MATCH.

TARANAKI RIFLES.

The triangular match between teams, representing the Kapbnga Rifle Citify the Taranaki Rifles and the T«ran«k* ' Guards which took place at 4he Rewa Rewa rifle range yesterday proved very enjoyable io the contestants. Thj^weather was almost perfect and good scores were recorded. Rifleman Gu» with 97 topped' the list, ~ closely followed by Sergt. Marett with 96, Private Marett with 95 and Private Riddles wjpr94. The matoh ended in a win. fi^^Jje Guards' .team by 13 poiijitiv frdnr . . ponga and 25 points from the Tara* nak? Rifles. Following are" Hht* scores: — . s .

The first of the four shoots for the Taranaki Guards championship belt, -which was -fired at the, a»me>< tifatii -placed the following in the lead: — '; Pvt. Grover '.... v .... '95 Sergt. Evans 95 Pvt. Riddles 94 Pvt. Blanchard 92 Pvt. Bruce 91 Pvt. Hill 90 Pvt. Nicholls 89 Corp. Bent 88 Pvt. King 88 • Col.-Sergt. Hartnell 87 \ Corp. Lobb 87- - Sergt. Oliver ~ 8* Pvt. Goodacre J& 'i

On Saturday the Guards will com* plete the shooting for Mr. C. Gorett's ammunition prizes. A match will probably be arranged between the Guards. and Mangorei tor next Thursday. The Guards' selectors have always ex-* perienced trouble in picking their best eight, and every shoot seems,. to make the trouble greater. The selectors, art particularly anxious to send 'tb\ei? /best team to Stratford on Thursday week, as Stratford Rifle Club is looked upon as possessing a really strong eightman team, including as it does such well-known, shots as the Speck, -Bra*., Messrs. Thorp, Madder, Sangster> etc.

200 500 600 Tl> Sergeant Marett 34 32 30—96 Private Marett 32 32 31—95 Captain Bellringer ... 28 30 31—89 Corporal Arm it age ... 29 33 27—89 Lanfe-Corporal Taylor 32 27 28—87 Private Willis 27 20 27—80 Corporal Davies ...... •" 2© >il 28—78 Private Blanchett ... 30 27 20—77 241 228$iPe9i