SHOOTING

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11665, 25 January 1902, Page 4

SHOOTING

THE GOLD MEDAL

The members of the Timaru Rifles fired on Thursday fpr the company's gold medal, valued at £8 Bs, also for prizes pfesented bv Messrs Pratt, Hardy, and Mee. The medal was provided by the oompany in 1888, and has been fired for every year since. The conditions were seven shots at 200 yds standing, 300 yds and 500 yds, any position; to be competed for annually, all competitors firing from scratch; to be won twice in succession or three times at.. intervals; winner in each year to hold it for the year, and should he lose the medal be presented with a. g°ld bar valued at 255. Sergeant Macdonald proved to be the winner on Thursday, and having won it twice before it now becomes his property. Corporal Currie takes_ Mr Pratt's prize, Coiporal Martin Mr Hardy s, and Private T. Currie Mr Mee's. 'ihe following are the highest scores :

The following are the winners of the medal for the 14 years since its inauguration:—lßßß, Private G. W. Ellis ; 1889, Private A. Henderson; 1890, Private J. Pearson; 1891, Private D. Brown; 1892, Sergeant J. W. Holdgate; 1893, ColourSergeant Irwin; 1894, Private W. Ellis; 1895, Sergeant J. W. Holdgate; 1896, Serjeant J. K. Macdonald; 1897, Private J. Surrie ; 1898, Private J. Toneycliffe ; 1899, Sergeant J. K. Macdonald ; 1900, Sergeant J. Collins; 1901, Sergeant J. K. Macdonald. ' . , The members of the Timaru Rifles fired the second stage of Lieutenant Wood's trophy, also fcj prizes presented by Mr Kirk'and, Messrs Bower and Ferguson. The conditions were 10 shots at 600 yds. Corporal Martin takes Lieutenant Wood's trophy, Private Murphy Mr Kirk's, and Corporal Malcolmson Messrs Bower- and Ferguson's. l'lie following are the leading scores : _

D 200 300 500 Tl. Sergeant Macdonald ... 24 27 30. — 81 — 76 — 76 — 70 — 70 — 70 — 67 — 67 — 66 Corporal Currie Gorporal Martin Private T. Currie 1.. 20 20 18 29 26 28 27 30 24 Private Cockburn ... 8 ... 18 8 27 35 Sergeant Holdgate Sergeant Cillins 26 26 26 33 Private Morgan 17 27 23 Corp. Malcolmson ... Corporal McNab 15 26 25 16 23 27 — 66

lUg scmea ; — Hp. Tl. Private Murphy 40 4 — (44 Corporal Malcolmson — 39 5 — 44 Private Davey 4 — 43 Corporal Martin .. -39 3 — 42 Private Worsley 37 4—41

LIEUT. WOOD'S AGREGATE. 500 600 yds yds Hp. TI. Corporal Martin 48 39 5 — 92 Corp. Maleolmson 40 39 10 — 89 Private Worslev ... 42 37 8 — 87 Ser<». Hold gate' 44 35 4 — 83 Segt. Macdonald 46 33 4 — 83