SCHOOLS OF EMPIRE RIFLE MATCH.
AN AUSTRALIAN VICTORY. THE. COMPLETE RESULTS. In the Schools of tho Empire Riflo Match for 1907-8 79 schools competed. Brisbane Grammar School has won (he match for tho second timo'smce it was instituted, in 1903, with a scoro of 480, against Ilngby's score of 478 l:\st year. Tho average shooting fallows a great improvement all round, especially in the colonies. Pieturmaritz'ourg College, Natal, did remarkably well, winning tho Cadet Jiatch with a score of -479, tlie average ago of their team being 15 years and 9 jnonths. 'l'heir first team is fourth in the. senior .competition. Gresham's. came first for Great Britain. Tho names and scores of ■ tho winning team are as follow:— PRINCE OP WALES'S CHALLENGE CUP. , Winners: Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia. Strength of corps, 10; average age of team, 17. 200 500 yds. yds. T1 Lieut. Wassell 33 34 67 Scrgt.' Lilley' '32 34 .66 Col.-Sergt. Jopp ... ' ... ... 32 28 00 Sergt. Armstrong ... 32 30 G2 Liout. Browno ... ... ... 30 ■ 27 57 Lieut. Plant 28 . 25 53 Corp. Snelling ' ... 31 ' 32 •. 63 Sorgt. Dcnhani ... 33 29 02 ■ ' . 251 239 490 The scores made by tlie various schools are as follow:— Order of ' ' . Merit. ' School and Country. Tl. 1 Brisbane Gr. Sell., Queensland, Aus. 490 2 Gresham's, England ... 435 3 ■ Uppingham, England ... \ 484 • it Pictermaritzburg, Natal 482 5 Eton, England ... ... 479 6 Mcrchiston Castle, Scotland ... ... 470 7 Berea Academy, Natal ... 47S S Oundle, England 477 9' Eopton, .England ...' ... 477 10 Dover, England ... 477 11 Harrow, England ... ~ 476 12 La Martinerc, India ... . ... ... 475 13 Michaelhnuss, Natal' 474 , 14 Clifton, England ... ... 471 15 .Wesley, Australia..., ... ..... ... 409 16 Eastbourne, England ... 4GB ,17 Rugby, England .... 466 '18 Geelong, Australia ... ... ... 405 10 Berkhamsted, England ... ...■ ... 485 20 Rossall, England ...' 405 • 21 Denstorie, - England ... 4G5 : 22 St. Lawrence, England ... 404 23 Durban High School, Natal .... 404 . 24 Foisted, England ... . ■ ... 402 ■25 Charterhouse, England ... ... " ... 461. ' 20 Brighton, England ... 4(50 127 Weencn County, Natal... ... ... 461) 23 Sherborne, England ... ... ... 460 29 Bedford Gr., England ... 460 30 Lancing, England ... ■... ... ' ... 460 31 Tonbridge, England ..'.. ... ... 459 ; 32 Christ's Coll., New Zealand 457 '33 Nowington, Australia .... ... ... 456 34 St. Paul's, England . ... ... ... 456 ■'So ,Lawrence, India ... ... ... — 455 „36 Wanganui, New Zealand . .... ... 454. :37 J.cys. England ... . ■ ... : ... ••• 454 ,33 Briidfiold, England , 453 39 Iligligatc, England ■ ... ... ... 453 40 Scotch, Australia ...■ ' ... ... ...' 452 Next ■ • '450; Marlborough; 450;'' Cheltenham,' 447;. Wellington (Now Zealand), 444; Otago. Boys,(New Zealand),443; Wellington. (England), 443;:-, George Watson's 442; Geelong Gr. . (Australia), 442; Hawthorn (Australia), 437; South African College, ,431; Dnlwich, 429; the King's (Australia), 428; .Christ Church (New . Zealand), 427; Maryborough (Australia), 426; King's College, Wimbledon, 425; Lawrence, Mil. (India); 424; AVhitgift, 422; Auckland (Now Zealand), 422; Shrews-, bury,' 418; Armidale (Australia), 417; .Forest,' '416; Nelson-(New Zealand), 414; Ellesniere, 406; Waitaki 'High (New Zealand),' 397; Bury St. Edmunds, 395; Marlborough High, (New Zealand), 394;.-St. Patrick's (New. Zealand), 392; Louth, 3SS; Queen Mary's,. .Walsall, . 3SI-; Palmorston (Sew Zealand), 377; Ashburton High (N.uwi-. Zealand), 367; Monckton C'oombe, 350; Napier- High (New Zealand), ,334; King's College (New Zealand), 32S;'St. Eidoli's (India), 325; St.'John's (New Zealand), 320; Bath, 305.' ■ The. two, best individual scores mado were.:.' Corporal A. M. Humphry,' Rugby, 68; and Sergeant M'Laclilan, Natal, 68.'/ .'
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 203, 21 May 1908, Page 4
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