RIFLE SHOOTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 6, 7 May 1915, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NORTH V. SOUTH TARANAKI

| The annual rifle match between teams representing North and South Taranaki was fired on the Eltham rifle range yesterday. The weather was gloriously tine. The clubs represented included New Plymouth, the Territorials, and Inglewood, among the North, and Eltham, Stratford, Patea and Kaponga for the South. The conditions were 22 men aside, 20 to count; seven shots at 300, 400, and 600 yards. The scores were as follow :

The Northern side thus won by SO points. At the conclusion of the shooting a meeting of riflemen was held, when it was decided to «hoot the match at Stratford next year. Mr Brocklebank was appointed secretary.

1 NORTH. 300 400 600 XI. A. L. Humphries ... 31 31 33 95 G. Taylor 30 33 30 P3 0. Spurdle 31 28 32 91 W . Haslett 28 32 31 91 T. King (president) 30 32 28 90 M. Marsh 30 31 29 90 T. Robinson 28 31 31 90 A. Marsh 20 29 32 90 S. Jury 20 32 29 90 T. Marett 23 33 34 90 11. Luke 28 29 32 89 W . Oliver 29 31 28 88 J. Bowman 27 30 29 86 w . Martin 28 26 32 86 w . Short 27 31 27 85 H. Hall, 30 29 24 83 V. Knap 26 26 29 81 B. Higgs 27 29 25 81 W F. , Hobinson J. Hill Total 26 27 26 27 28 80 25 79 ... 1748 SOUTH. G. Jackson 30 32 30 92 S. Harrison 31 32 28 91 11. Gilslmau 29 32 30 91 c. Harrison 31 30 30 91 A. J. Ching 29 33 28 90 A. H. Guy 30 33 25 90 J. Guy 30 33 26 89 C. Speck 29 32 28 89 G. Smith 31 28 29 88 A. Whiting (president. 1 ; i 29 31 27 87 E. Brocklebank 29 32 24 85 C. Hollar 24 33 28 85 A. Belcher 27 32 26 85 w . Brocklebank 29 31 25 85 <> T. Baxter 25 28 32 85 T. Geary 30 29 23 82 H. M. Shrimpton ... 27 29 24 81 S. J. Holla id 25 27 29 81 H. Allen 24 25 28 77 1 Thorpe Total 23 27 24 74 ... 1718