SHOOTING.
TIMARU RIFLES.., - The Timaru Rifles completed priza shooting programme for "this season with Ntx.2o -matthi-lO^hots'at 700 yards: . A boisterous wind prevaEey,';,and the majority of .scores''" were below:'the average,tha leading being : - : 700 Yds: H'p. Tl. Gol.-Sergfc. Higgins (10s) ... 43 0 43 Lieut, Holdgate (7s 6d) 38 0 38 Private Keen (ss) 33 5 38 Lieuti Martin (2s; 6d) 37 0 37 Private A. Baird 35 2 37 Corporal Holdgate 35 1 36 Private Husband 31 4£ 3o£ Privata Holdgate 31 4 35 Private Husband takes the 5s for highest scorer who had not previously won a prize. Prizes were presented by Messrs J. E. 'Beckinghaiu and Son, and Mr. F. Tasker, fc;r the highest aggregate in this and the previous match. 300 yards. The leading aggregates were : [ 300 400 Yds. Yds. H'p. Tl. Col.-Sergt. .Higgius .43 43 0 86 Lieutenant Martin 43 37 0 80 Captain McNab 40 30 6 76 Private T. Murphy 33 22 21 76 Private Robertson 40 34 0 74 Private A. Baird ' 34 35 4-73 Private Holdgate 35 31 7 73 The prizes presented by Messrs Malum and Minr and Mander were given for the highest- total aggregate in the last 5 matches, being one at each of the following ranges 200,. 300, 500, 600, 700 yards. The highest aggregates were : ' H'p. Lieutenant Martin 0 217 Col.-Sergt. Higgins 0 213 Captain "McNab 2a 209 Private Robertscu 2£ . 207 i "Private A. Baird 8 200 The company's champion aggregate for the season, counting two' out of four matches fired at 200, 300, 500, 600, 700 yards" ranges, was concluded with above match. The highest aggregates are as follows:
1. Lieutenant. Martin (40s) 436 2. Gol.-Sergt. Higgins (30s) 434 3. Private Robertson (20s) 426 4. Private A. Baird (10s) 410 5. Lieutenant Holdgate ((ss) 409 6. Corporal Morgan : 398 7. Corporal Holdgate 397 8. Private Holdgate 395 9. Private Worsley 394 Shooting men are reminded that entries for the South Island rifle meeting at Christchuroh will be received by CoL-Sergt. Higgins up till to-morrow. " '
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12908, 23 February 1906, Page 7
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337SHOOTING. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12908, 23 February 1906, Page 7
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