RANGITIKEI DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11648, 17 August 1916, Page 4

RANGITIKEI DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB.

The Bulls section pai'aded as usual on Wednesday evening, Captain Gaisford being iu charge. Miniature rifle shooting took dip most of the time. Teams were selected by Messrs Capstick and Willis, each winning a match with the aggregate in favour of the latter. The tirst match was fired at la yards and the second at 10 yards range at bull, 7 shots per man. The new rifles were used and proved satisfactory, but better scores are expected when the sighting is properly adjusted, and the men get used to them. The following are the scores

Next Wednesday evening instruction will be given in squad drill and signalling, A good muster is requested. Although the attendance is better there is still room fur improvement, the Ohakea men in particular being mostly “conspicuous by their absence,”

No. 1 No. 3 T1 Uapsticb 29 28 57 Dairy mple 29 32 61’ Richards 36 33 59 Parish 39 38 57 Thomas 36 28 54 J. Qaisford 19 38 47 Gilford 35 30 45 Wereta 33 19/ 43 Pnilips 39 28 37 S. Goebel — 33 38 Total 315 267 483 Willis 38 26 54 Webb 29 30 59 Brown 39 39 58 Ralfe 29 29 56 Westwood 35 30 55 G. Wereta 25 ’ 23 51 E. -C, Qaisford 24 33 57 Gray 23 23 44 W. Wereta 19 17 36 G. Goebel — 24 24 Total 330 364 494