MACKENZIE MOUNTED RIFLES.
The shooting match fired last week Brought out 25 men, though the weather ,was mot inviting. On Thursday the light was bad, and on Saturday a cold wind with occasional showers made shooting unpleasant. At the Burke's Pass range snow fell .while the shooting was going on. The shooting on the whole was poor. The prizetakers are:—Trooper F. Smale, Ist, Mr E. Saunder's prize (pair trousers); Quarter-Master-Sergeant Talbot, 2nd (Mr J. McKab's medal). The ammunition prizes go to the 4th and sth' men. Trooper Polhill and Sergeant Werry, as the Ist class shots, are barred. The following are the principal scores:— 400 500 Hp. TL Trooper Smale 16 14 8 —3B Q.M. Sgt. Talbot 14 14 634 Lance-Corp. Willoughby 14 14 1 —29 Trooper Milne 15 10 429 Trooper Polhill 8 12 929 Sergt. Werry . 12 9 728 Trooper Binney 14 12 0 —26
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3558, 3 May 1901, Page 4
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147MACKENZIE MOUNTED RIFLES. Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3558, 3 May 1901, Page 4
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