SHOOTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13726, 16 October 1908, Page 3

SHOOTING.

THE KING'S PRIZE. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copy Received 1 a.m., October 16th. SYDNEY, October 15. At the National Rifle meeting, ihe King's Prize was won by Sergeant Edwards, of Sydney, with o£2; Fisher, also of Sydney, was second with 305. TRIANGULAR MATCH. A triangular shooting match took place 6n Patiti Point range on the 14th inst., between teams from the H.M.S. Encounter, Ashburton Rifles and Port Guards. The shooting was lip to the usual standard, Corporal Dunnill and Private J. Moore making 100 and 98 out of a possible * 105. (Private Moore a poseiWe at 600 yards). The following are the scores : PORT GUARDS.

200 500 600 vds vds vds Tl. Corporal Dimnill "33 *33 "34 100 Private J. Moore 30 33 35 98 30 31 32 93 31 51 31 93 Col.-Scrgt. Beckingbaru 32 |31 29 92 31 34 26 91 Private Rodgers 29 29 29 87 Private Hill 30 31 26 87 Private Tomlinson 27 30 29 86 Private Thomas 24 30 27 81

Totals ... 297 313 298 908 ASHBURTON RIFLES. Private Tovey ... 30 32 30 92 Sergt. McEllrea, ... 31 28 30 89 Corporal Clayton ... 30 26 32 88 ... 30 33 24 87 ... 29 24 28 81 Col.-Sergt. Willere ... ... 30 28 23 81 ... 25 30 24 79 ... 27 29 22 78 Private H. Knox ... 29 31 7 67 ... 20 25 18 63 Totals ... 281 286 238 805 H.M-S. ENCOUNTER, L.C. Milling ... 32 31 28 .91 A.B. Webb ... 31 30 29 90 P.O. Kemp ... 27 31 30 88 A.B. Cochman ... 30 26 28 84 ... 26 27 28 81 P.O. Woolgar ... 30 29 20 79 P.O. Mack ... 28 28 20 76 P.O. Bobbin ... 26 26 21 73 P.O. Williams ... 30 21 21 72 P.O. Grimeral ... 24 24 21 69 Totals ... 284 246 273 803 Majority for Port Guards, 103 and 105.