RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXIII, Issue 82, 27 April 1901, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

The Taranaki Guards fired a portion of the final Olub competition on <lny, cfjiidjfciijnti were not favourab'e for good shooting. Tho competition will ba completed to-day (Saturday)' Id the first-class Sergeant Messenger, 245, leads at present, and in the sicond class Private Short, 224. Scores were as under : FIRST-CLASS.

Handicaps for tho boots presented 'to tha Taranaki Rifhs by the Northern Boot Company have bren declared as follows :—Cap*:. Okey, Li6uts Coi.-k and Hooker, 001.-Serg's Okey, SergU. Lever and Lister, Pr-yt. 4, H, Smith, scr ; Liinoe Oorp >ra! A, H. Armitog', 3 points; Pwt. F. T. Bicon, 4 ; Bugl r Pridban), Prvt, Gardiner, 6; Prvt. No-sbit, 7 ; Prvte. E. S. Allen, H. Buxton, J. O. Davidson, VV. Simons, 8; Prvt, Gilmour, 9; Sergts. Harvey and Armitafje, Prv's. J. 8. Baakett, Cairnl?, A.N. Allen, W. Butler, E. Butler, Dnllbi-, Prior, 10; Pivts. Beckett, Brown, O. E. Bellringw, N. Clarke, Htwell, Honeyfi'H, Hendry, Martin, MctJullum, Richards, Spirice, Troebv, Ward 12 ; Prvts. Nixon, Sole 14. Remainder of Compiny 15. The competition will be fired on Thursday and (Maj '&b j and 4th), the, ranges being 500, yards and 600 yards, ten shots a; each.

Another match in the New Plymouth Rifle Club's competition, for the mayble clock presented by Mr. JI. R- Cattjey, will be fired on Thursday next, This trophy has been won twice, at intervals, ■by M.ossrs E. Hooker and P. Okey, and another win by evherof theee meD will make it his prop?r:y. Xho rar>gi-s are 300, 500 and 600 ya- d°, seven shots it each.

yd 8. y-s. 600. 700. H'p, Tl. Captain Taunton 41 21 3 65 Sergeant; Mills 32 23 7 62 Private Harvey 27 23 4 54 Sergeant Messenge r 35 19 scr 54 Private Oliver 38 10 4 52 Private Bennett 20 13 8 41 Puvfttg Abbott IS 10 % 3a SBGONP-OLASS. 500. 600. H'p. Tl. Private Short 40 36 5 81 Private Al'sworth 36 31 scr 67 Lance-Corp. Hooker 14 18 10 42