BOY MARKSMEN.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 903, 24 August 1910, Page 6

BOY MARKSMEN.

THE ROBERTS TROPHY MATCH. NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT THE BUTTS. Yesterday, the members of the New Zealand representative -rillc team of boy marksmen, who are to uphold the honour of the Dominion in 'the Lord' Roberts trophy match, assembled in Wellington, and after reporting at District Headquarters/ engaged in some useful preliminary practice at Polhill Gully, under Majors Cresswell and Matheson, and Staff Sergeant-Major Rose. There are ten altogether in the team, and from these eight will be selected to shoot-off in the final on Friday next. The conditions of the match and the personnel of the team have already been published - in The Dohiniox. At tho practice yesterday, although several of the lads had not recovered from the effects of ■ their journey, some particularly good scores were made, and it would appear that this year's team is quite up to the' excellent standard of 1900. The following scores made yesterday are an indication of the form of the youthful marksmen:— 200 '500 yds. yds. Tl. Pte. Canty, Wellington College 31 34 65 Pte. Preeth, Wellington College 30 34 04 Pte. Park, Otago High School ....' 28 34 62 Pte. Williamson, Welling- ' tou College a 25 35 60 Pte. Wily, King's College, Auckland 33 27 60 Pte. Mackersey, AVellingtbn College 27 32 59 Pte. Coombes,' King's College, Auckland' ; 27 31 58 Pte. M'Dougal, Otago High School :... 29 29 58 Lieut. Richards, Rangiora . High School 30 26 5G Corp. Thompson 24 21 45 Aggregation .'. 284 303-587