SHOOTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13460, 5 December 1907, Page 6

SHOOTING.

HIGH SCHOOL CADETS. On November 29hh the High .School Cadets fired in the Secondary Schools of New Zealand Match. Each High School,, ■team is allowed to fir© on its own range and to chocsa any day in the last fortnight of November. The Tin/aru team ■were unfortunate in their choice of a day, as a south-west gale was blowing. The scores are as follows: — "' , 200 SGO Yds. Yds. Tl. Corp. McKay : 25 . 31 56 L.-Corp. Simmem 22 ■ 23 45 Cadet Sams 24 21 45 Cadet McCully 21 20 . 41 Sergt. Gillies 26 15 41 Cadet Smith 21 19 '4O Cadet, Aitken 37 21 38 Cadet Gillingham .., 19 17 36 Cadet Stewait 24 10 34 Cadet Joyce 13 14 27 Total 212 "191 403 Corp. McKay's score at 500 yards read as follows: 5-5-2-5-5-5-4 ... 31 TIMARU RIFLES. The Timaru Rifles ,lasfc evening fired for two prizes presented by the N.C.O.'s; 33 men competed, and the following are the highest scores : '7OO Yds. Hep. Tl.' Private Currie, J. v '.'. •, 43 • 5 48 Private. Baird, A. '.'....: 42 £ 47 Private Holdgate, H 44 1 45 Corp. Stevenson ._.....'... 42 2 . 44 Private Rodgens ....' 37 7 44 Private Karton 38 .5 43 Col.-Sergt. Higgins 42 0 42 Private Thompson 33 9 42 Lieut. .Purdom 38 3 41 L.-Corp. Doyle 34 7 41 The next match will be fired on Tuesday at 200 yards. In this match Captain MeNab's prize will be given to the highest scorer among recruits.. GERALDINE RIFLES'. The second match for the shield and cup competitions was completed on Tuesday evening. Conditions 10 shots 50$ and 700. Trophies for this match were presented H. Logan and the company. Tile following are the scores: 500 700 , ' Yds. Yds. Hep. Tl. Private W. Twigg' ... 43 41 Private Kennington ... 41 32 8 81 Bug. Bennington 46 33 Private Carver 35 28 16' 79 Corp. Clark '. 39 39 Lt. Gresham 44 33- 77 Private Mcllraith .... 42 17 15 -74 Sergfc. Bennington-... 40 13 20 73 Private Fenn 37 21 13 71 Sergt, Twigg. 45 25 : TIMARU PORT GUARDS. The fired off the final for Mrs C. E. Thomas' aggregate last evening. Corpl. W. G. Moore, who shot well, secures Mrs Thomas' prize, _ 500 600 7OoHcp. Tl. Corp. W. G. Moore 46 36 42 13 137 Private Pearson ... 49 46 41 Pte. J. J. Moore ... 45 39 37 14 135 'Private Graridi ... 43 38 39 15 135 oergt. Waugh 45 47 31 11 134 Pte. Burford 45 43 42 Private Hill 45 39 32 14 140 o'f- '£ i! T erton 36 36 35 18 125 fcgt. Beckmgham ... 45 42 37 124 Pte. Toneycliff 44 39 23 15 121