SHOOTING.
PORT GUARDS v. GERALDINE. A team of ten members of the Timaru Port Guards spent Empire Day at Geraldine, in a match with the Gei'aldine Rifles, and besides the pleasure of winuing the match, they were hospitably entertained by th home team. The weather was almost perfect as regards wind, but the angle of the sun at this time of the year made th' lighu very trying at the, long ranges ; and the scores were not up to the average. Sergt. Foster of the Port Guards, made a very creditable score of 96, and Lieut. Gresham, of Geraldine, made 91. lhe Guards won by 34 points. The following areth e scores: PORT GUARDS.
Total GERALDINE RIFLES.
Total ... 820 MATCH AT WAIMATE. A .«booting match took place on Friday at Waimate. The conditions were seven shots at 200 yds. 500 yds, and 600 yds. lhe scores wer? as s : —■ STUDHOLME MOUNTED RIFLES.
Total ... 847 W AIMAK AMRI.
200 500 600 yds yds vds Tl. Sergt. Foster 31 33 *32 — 96 Sergt-. J. Beckingliam 32 28 29 — 89 Lieut, iforgan ... 34 30 25 — 89 Private Hill 31 27 30 — 88 Private Pearson 29 29 27 — 85 Sergt. Waugli 33 26 26 — 85 Col.-Sgt. Beckingliam 30 29 25 — 84 Private J. J. Moore 31 29 23 — 83 Private Stevens 27 26 25 — 78 Private W. Moore ... 23 54 20 — 77
Lieut. Gresham .. 32 33 26 — 91 Capt-. Montgomery .. 31 30 27 — 88 Private Martin. .. 27 29 30 — 86 86 Private Thomson .. 30 32 24 — Corp. Watson .. 32 28 23 — 83 Sergt. Turner .. 29 26 27 — 82 Sergt. Twigg Bug. Bennington .. 31 .. 30 26 26 25 — 25 — 82 81 Private Clarke .. 28 29 24 — 81 Lieut. Fyfe .. 26 22 12 — 60
200 500 600 yds yds yds Tl. Captain Wain . 32 " 33 "26 — '91 Sergt. Lindsay .. . 31 32 27 — 90 Sergt. Dunbar . 29 24 31 — 84 Q.JI.iS. Hoskins . 24 23 24 — 71 Trooper Slu'impton 29 34 26 — 89 Trooper Hurst . 28 24, 28 — 80 L.-Corpl. Eulton . 32 30 26 — 83 Corpl. Goldstone .. . 31 33 24 — 88 Trumpeter Nicholls 27 35 32 — 92 Lieut. Manchester 17 28 29 — 74
Capt. Walker 24 29 25 — 76 Sergt. McLenan 27 2719 — 73 Sergt. Hill 25 22 21 — 63 Corpl. Turner 27 27 20 — 74 Corpl. HuLston 24 20 23 — 6 7 Trooper W. Walker •29 23 j r > 70 Trooper R. Hayes ... 30 25 30 -- 85 Trooper T. Teale Trooper W. Oakley... 27 25 22 s 52 17 25 -- 66 — 85 Trooper Pawsey 15 26 15 56 Total 718
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Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13296, 27 May 1907, Page 6
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423SHOOTING. Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13296, 27 May 1907, Page 6
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