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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7723, 27 January 1905, Page 2

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Riilo Union Shield Matches. RIFLES SENIORS v. LVGLEWOOD RIFLES. The Taranaki liifles seniors lired against lnglcwyod Rifles on Thursday afternoon, and though they won had not much to spare. A noticeable feature was the break-up of one or two men who have been shooting very consistently so I'nr, notably Humphries. Scores were as under : TARANAKI RIFLKS. 500 000 700 yards total Private Taylor ... 31 32 23—80 Private Mil ret t ... 30 27 215—83 Corporal Armitagc 33 28 21—82 Private Humphries ... 32 27 19—78 Lieutenant Okey ... 34 25 19—78 Sergeant Lister ... 30 24 19—73 Private -McKeown ... 27 23 23—73 Lieut.-Colonel Okey 30 19 19—(58 Grand Total (521 INGLEWOOD RIFLES. Lieutenant Surrey ... 31 30 20—87 I Private G. Taylor ... 33 28 3 9—Bo Corporal Lambert ... 31 2(i 21—78 Private Spurdle ... 25 27 25—77 Private Hopson ... 28 26 22—76 Sergeant Turner ... 31 23 20—74 Private Baker ... 29 28 10—07 Sergeant Elgar ... 1(5 29 21—(lis Grand Total (505 HIFLES "A" v. STRATFORD RIFLES. This junior match, set! down for Stratford, fell through, the home team failing to Ijappeur and thus forfeiting. Those of the visitors interested in the aggregates proceeded to the runge and lired, with the following result : 200 500 (500 yards total Private Okey ... 31 32 27—90 Private Kretschninr 30 25 30—85 Private Bruce ... 28 29 18—75 Sergeant Kendall ... 2(5 21 2(5—73 Private Davis ... 21 19 I(>—s6 GUARDS SENIORS V. WAITARA. The latter forfeited. Some of the Guards team fired, and the best scores were : 500 600 700 yards total Private P. G. McEwcn 29 28 2(5—83 Sergeant Boon ... 29 29 21—82 Sergeant Short ... 28 23 25—76 Lieut.-Colonel Okey yesterday despatched the Ivolapore Cup, which had been on view at the exhibition, to Wellington by the Takapunn. An analysis of the Taranaki Rifles' scores in their match against Inglewood yesterday shows that the single members defeated the Benedicts (numbers being equal) by 316 to 305. NEW ZEALAND TEAM FOR BISLEY. (Pet I'ress Association.) WELLINGTON", Jan. 2(5. Colonel Collins has received intimation from the Government that it itl intended to send a team to !Vs'lcy this year, and defend the Kolapore Cup. The team will be chosen immediately after the annual meeting ok' the New Zealand Rifle Association, which <)|>ens at Trcntham on March 2nd.