RIFLE SHOOTING
RAILWAY ENGINEERS VERSUS P. AND T. ENGINEERS. A teams' rifle shooting matoh was fired at Polhill Gully range on Easter Monday, between teams representing the Wellington companies of the aoove Engineer Corps. Condition: 10 men per team, ranges 200 and 300 yards, 7 shots and eighter, rifles' as issued from Defence Stores (service sights and without slings), service scoring. The matoh resulted in a very interesting and exoiting finish, the Eailway Engineers eventually coming out victors with a margin of 6 points. The final scores were: Eailway, 385; P. and T., 379. ' The following are the individual scores: •• Railway Engineers. ■..■■' yds. yds. Tl. 200 800 Corpl. O'Neill 23 25 48 Lieut. Mardon 25 '' 21 , 46 •■• Corpl. Hester, 26—18—44; Lieut. Dayman, 24—19—43; Sapper Tandy, 22—20— 42; Lieut. Wright, 20-15-35; Sapper Pphlen, 19—15-34; Capt. Wyles, 19—15 —34; Trumpeter ■ Martin, 14»-18—32; Corpl. Black; 19-8-27. . ■ • .Totals, 211-174-385. ■ .. P. and-T. Engineers. . 200 . 300 ' ''.-■'■ yds. yds. TI. Sergt. Dornan , 25 19 44 Capt. Dunne 21 21 42 Lieut. James. 21—21—42; Sapper Catley, 24-18-42; Sapper Telfer, 20—19— 39; Sapper Seddon, 21—18-39; Lieut. Kerr, 17—19—36; Sapper IXattingly, 22— 14—36; Sapper Williamson, 18—16—34; Sergt. Langford, 10-15—25. Totals, 199-180-879.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3050, 11 April 1917, Page 3
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191RIFLE SHOOTING Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3050, 11 April 1917, Page 3
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