THE TERRITORIALS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13337, 28 March 1911, Page 2

THE TERRITORIALS.

WANGANUI GUARDS. HOBSON AND SON’S TROPHY. The above trophy was advanced a further stage on Thursday and Saturday last week, when the third competition was fired in conjunction with the company cup. The shootin" was again of a high order, Pvtes. P. Johnson and S. Harper made possibles at 200 and 500 yards respectively. Following are the results;— 200 500 H. T1 ♦Pvte. K. Johnson 35 32 I—6B *Pvte. Harper 30 35 3—68 Pvte. Ei Johnson 32 33 1—66 Pvte .0. Johnson 34 31 1 —66 *Pvtc. A. Allen 31 31 4—66 Pvte. Watts 30 31 4—65 Sergt. Huwyler 33 31 0—64 Corpl. Cox 30 33 1—64 Pvte. Wadey 25 27 12—64 Pvte. H. Allen 31 32 0—63 Ca.pt. Harper 31 27 4—62 Lieut. Cade 30 30 o—6o Pvte. H. Turner 27 30 '3—6o ♦Winners of cash prizes. The following are the handicaps for this week’s competition for Hobson and Son’s trophy, company cup, and cash prizes, ranges 500 and 600 yards:—Lieut. Cade, Sergt. Huwyler, Ptes. H. Allen and E. Johnson, sch.; Corpl. Cox, Ptes. C. and P. Johnson, 1_ point; Pte. Harpers and H. Turner, 5; Pte. Salt, 4; Capt. Harper, Ptes. Watts and Begley, 5; Col.-Sergt. Carmody, Sergt. W. Webb, and Pte. R. Kench, 6; Sergt. A. Webb and Ptes. Belcher, A. Allen, 7; Corpl. Langridge, 8; Ptes. Wadey, G. and L. Dust, 12; Ptes. Fowler and Sternberg, 13; remainder, 16 points. tfUABDS v RIFLES. On Saturday afternoon last, before commencing operations, Capt. Cunningham, on behalf of the Rifles, invited the Guards, through Lieutenant Cade, to a friendly mate a between their Saturday members, 10 men aside. The result was a keen and intrestiug competition, victory resting with the Guards by the narrow margin of 6 poiars, they scoring 313 points at 200 vards and 313 at 500 yards, as against the Rifles’ 313 and 310. C— ———w