RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144357, 23 March 1914, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NEW PLYMOUTH CLL’B v. B COMPANY. On the Rowa Rewa range.on Saturday afti?i noon the New Plymouth Defence Rifle Club’s Saturday tram fired a match with the B Company. 11th Regiment. Tho weather was fine, but r. rear fishtail wind troubled ihe riflemen at both ranges, Tho wind flags had to bo very carefully watched, as tho wind would chop from right to left very quickly. As a consequence ‘'magpies" and oven “outers’’ crept into I nearly every score-card. The light was excellent at the 300 yards range. It was here also that millions of thistle seeds drifting with the wind helped tho riflemen very materially in gouging the wind. Tor. .score for the day (91) was .made hr Rifleman W. Slaughter, of the Rifle Club, who put on 44 at the first range and at the 500 raids range registered 47. v hich included a magpie—a good performance. Rifleman D. MWhirter. of the same club, was next best scorer, he putting on 46 at 300 yards--the best score at this rnmrr—and* 43 at 500 yards—total 89 The Rifle Ours proved the winners by 20 points. The chib was one man short, and the List score had :r be repented. Following are the scores •

X EW PLYMOUTH CLUB. BOO 600 Tl. Rflmn. W . Slaughter ... 44 47 — 91 Rflmn. I). M'Wliirter... 46 43 — 89 Rflmn. L RIanchott 44 12 — 86 Rflmn. ilhon .. ;!8 43 — 81 Rflmn. II. Amaldt 44 3C — 801 Rflmn. G. E. Blunehaid .46 12 77 Rflmn. A\ Keating 47 36 73 Repeat lowest e-core ... 37 36 — r -i Totals 326 320 66)0 B COMPANY. Rflmn. S. Jury 43 10 — 88 Lieut. F. Hartne! 1 40 46 — 86 Corpl. F. Mace 42 12 — 84 Lance-Corpl. S. Higgs... 42 12 — »4 Co!.-.Sort Reg. Solo 43 33 — 82 Rflmn. W, Shirley 33 42 — iO Rflmn. 0 . Gunson 38 31 — 69 Sergt, H. Patterson ... 32 30 — 62 Totals 313 317 630