RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 68, 6 April 1901, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

At the Foankloy road ringo yesterday (Friday) a triangular rifle nntoh was ifired between teams raprosea f in» the Taranaki Rifles, Guards, and Rifle Club. The Rifles won by 20 point i from the Rids Club, who in turn headed the Guards by five points, Lieut. Hooker rang on a " possible " at 500 yards, but went to pisc«s at the longer range. Scores':

TARANAKI RIFLES. yds. yds. yds. Tl. 300 600 600 Captain Okey 31 33 •30 94 001. Sargt.-Okey 30 34 28 92 L.-Oorp. Armitage 27 32 29 88 Privato Smith 26 27 33 86 Serg>-„ Lister 26 32 26 84 Bugler Ptidham 31 27 18 76 Private Bacon 30 25 20 7/5 i Lieut. Hooker 22 35 15 72! Private Nesbitt ;21 21 16 58! Private Gilmour 20 17 12 49 Grand to.fcal 774 RIFLE OLUB. Mr. Taylir 31 32 33 96 Mr.-Frost 28 32 27 87 Mr. M>rriot 23 29 32 84 Mr. Frost 22 30 30 82 Mr. Humphries 19 34 24 77 Mr,*Murton 25 28 23 76 Mr.Dixen 23 24 25 72 Mr. Harrison 23 16 23 62 Mr. B.ker* 11 27 22 60 Mr.Laveridge 18 17 23 58 Grand Total 75,4 TARANAKI GUARDS. Private OHver 31 26 30 87 Private Short 29 31 23 83 Captain Taunton 24 27 31 82 Privato Harvey 27 25 27 73 Private Bonoett 20 29 29 78 Sergeant Mills 20 23 32 75 Sergt, Messenger 22 26 27 75 Pvt. Humphries 18, 2f 25 70 Privato Abbots 15. 29 18 62 Private White. 20 21 17 58, Grard "Substitute at 300 yards. MATCH AT WAITARA. , The Wai'ara Riflrts have challenged tho loral Gutrtls to a .match at Waitara on Aloud iy tuxX The following wi'l repre-'en* the G.ianls :—Gipc. Taunton, Sergts. Mills and Messenger, Privates Oliver, Harvey, White, Short, Allsworth, Wilkinson and McAra. Members ure requeued to be in attendance at Capt. Taunton's shop at 8 o'clock sharp on Monday morning, whence they will be takoo. in a drag. Uniforms are to be wcro, with leggings, but no belts.