SHOOTING MATCH.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222033, 6 January 1900, Page 2

SHOOTING MATCH.

No 1 B ATT AT. IGF v No 2 BATTALION The non-commissioned ,officers of No. 2 Battalion journeyed to Auckland on Saturday last to fire the return match against the non commissioned officers of No. 1 Battalion. The match came off at the Mt. Eden Range on NewYear’s Day, and resulted in a win for the No. 2 Battalion by 117 points, Corpl F. M. Strange and Sergt AY. Muirigay, of To Aroha Rifles, making top scores for the winning team. The weather, though fine, was rather against ‘ dead in ’ shooting, on account of the strong south- west gluts of wind which prev iled throughout tho day. Noth with standing this some real good shooting was done. In the evening the visitors were entertained at a dinner" after which they wore taken to the opera house. The To Aroha ‘reps’ returned home on Tuesday evening, and expressed thomselves as having thoroughly enjoyed their trip. Lieut Brown, of Paeroa, was in command of No.. 2 (cam. -Ulio following are the scores : No. 2 Battalion.

yds yds yds 200 300 500 Tl. Corpl Strangle 20 28 31 88 Sergt W Maingay 31 27 27 85 Corpl Copeland 29 26 28 83 Corpl Andrews 30 25 22 77 Corpl' Clark 29 27 21 77 Sergt ITornibvook 30 27 20 77 Scrgt Salmon 29 24 23 70 Col-Scrgt Jenkins 30 20 20 76 Se’-gt Patterson 25 27 21 73 Corpl Hartman 20 23. 20 69 781 "No. 1 LaTT. -Vx;ION. Hcr£ L-C& Munson 28 20 30 84 Corpl Piuketkloy 28 • 00 2084 Scrgt Krctdciimai' 2 o' 29 27 81 Scrgt Kairn s 28 30 20 78 Sergt Donald 22 20 24 72 Sergt Callaghan 38 23 22 63 Col-Segt Eastgate Sergt McLeod 28 23 28 21 8 15 63 59 Sergt Ayllett 19 7 16 42 Sergt Lambert 21 15 2 38 664