RIFLE SHOOTING.
POST AND TELEGRAPH RIFLES v. 7 ~ , MAURICEVILLE RIFLE CLUB. .Avteam froni the Post and Telegraph Rifles journeyed to Maurieeville to -firo a • match ■ 'against the: local Rifle Club on Monday.. The- ' match resulted in.,a win for the.Post'and Telegraphs by 44 points. Except for' a little rain' ' towards the close of the match,. the weather , was almost perfect, and some very creditable, scores wore made, notably that of .Lance-Cor-poral . Jones,. who put up the fine More of 99 (34, 32, 33). .'Pie. Hamilton made a good l total of-05, and Rifleman Kummer and'Sergt. Gilbert. , made .93 and: 9,1. The .conditions were ten ' men a-side, with' onb sighter, anc seven shots each at 200,, 500, and 600 yds. ' ' . ! • Scores.. .. . '• . . . post and telegraph rifles. : " .'' 200 500 0)0 • . : yds. yds. yds. Tl. Lance-Corpl. H. C. Jones... 34 32 33 99' Pte. 'H.-: A.- Hamilton ;.. . 31' 33 31 95 Sergt. W.-Gilbert 32 31- 2S - 91 Corpl. G.iß. Williamson 33 30 .. 28 89 .. Sergt. F; G. .■A.-. Eagles ... 32' 2S 22 82: Sergt. 11. C. Millie ... 30 -24 ''27 SI Lieut. Collins / ... ... 27 27 25 79 Corpl. H. I). Smith ... 24 29 -22 75 Pto—T. A. Churches ... 28 26 21 75. : Sergt., Hij White ... 20: 19 " 23. G2 . 291 279 2oS 828 !■eketahtjna. mounted rifles. "meiftbers Of the Ekctahuna Mounted Rifles 1 concluded their shooting last week for the Champion Dolt presented by Captain Herbert for tho best aggregate for the season. The bolt was won by Trooper S. Jlaronzi, of Trentham faice, who put up a final score of 96 for three ranges, his score of 32 at the 700 yds. range being a good performance. Sergt. Hill, yho ivas tnreo poihts-behind Mareiusi in the aggregate, put on eight successive bulls at the 500 yds. irange;. The following were, the highest' soorors for tlib day:— " 200 500 700 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Trooper Marbnzi ' 31 33 32 93 Sergt. Hill ... 30 35 25 90 Trooper Preeco ... ... 31 31 25 87 [ Tpooper Olseri ■ ... 30 31 19 - ,S0 . ! Tho threo highest scoros in the grand aggro|ato belt were:—Marenzi, 350; Hill, 3471
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 207, 26 May 1908, Page 9
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346RIFLE SHOOTING. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 207, 26 May 1908, Page 9
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