RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144361, 27 March 1914, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NEW PLYMOUTH DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB. Beautiful weather favoured the New Plymouth Defence Rifle Club for the final match in the championship series, fired at the Row,a Rewa range on Thursday. The scores, on the whole, were very poor. Rifleman W. Oliver, with 42 at 900 yards and 46 at 1000 yards, total 88, was top scorer. Rifleman W. Winslade shot into second place with 84 —43 and 41. The latter rifleman won the championship by 23 points. Following are the scores:—

THE AGGREGATES. The leading aggregates are as follows: Rfm. V/. Winslade 531 Rfm. AV. Bruce 508 Dept.-Rres. IV. Oliver ... 494 Rfm. F. Nichols 478 Hfrn. G. Blanchard 472 Rfm. H. Evans 470 THE SATURDAY CUP. Tho following arc the handicaps for tho final match for the Saturday Cup, to he it red on Saturday next: —Riflemen F, Hartnell. S. Higgs. C. Arnold, "W. Oliver. F. J. Hill, ML Bruce, F. Nichols and 0. Bond, scr.; L. Blanchott 3. AV. Slaughter 5. H. Arnold! and S. Jury 7, J. Blyde. H. Patterson, \V. M‘AVhirter and A. Jones 9.

900 3000 Tl. Dept.-Pres. W. Oliver .. .. 42 46 88 Rfm. W. Wmslarle .. 43 41 84 Rfm. \V. Bruce .. 45 39 84 Rfm. G. Blanc-hard . 41 41 82 3ergt.-Major Bond .. 31 44 75 Rfm. G. Bruce .. 28 39 G7 ''7 38 65 Rfm. H. Hill . 37 28 65 . 35 92 57 Rfm. F. Nichols . 25 31 66