TARANAKI RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8057, 1 March 1906, Page 2

TARANAKI RIFLE ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL SHOOTING MEETING. The shooting meeting was opened on the local range on Wednesday. Colonel Messenger (in absence of His Worship the Mayor) firing tho first shot, Fine weather prevailed with a stiff side wind blowing throughout tho day. Tho total entries are not quite up to expectation, but there are sufficient to make a good meeting, many of the competitors having come down from Auckland, so that the capabilities of (he local men arc fairly well taxed to keep within the prize list. To-day is the principal day, when finals and the Government District Match will be fired, and the committee extend an invitation to tbe public lo visit the range. The Garrison Band will play some selections; afternoon tea and fruit can be had on the ground. Two matches and two ranges of the third match were completed yesterday. The following is the result : No. 1 Match, 200 .ixu COO Yaiids ; 7 Shots at Each (49 entries), I SENIORS. ; Sergt. J. P. White (Franklin I M.K.) 03 1 , Capt. L. |P. Skinner (Victoria t Rilies) (ja 2 Pvl. A. Marett(Taranakißifles) 61 3 Pvt T.MarettfTarauaki Rifles) 01 I I Trpr. N. F. Thorpe (Wairoa MR.) fil 5 I Lieut. R, G.Cox|(Vicloria R.) 00 0 > Lieut. H. F. Edgecombe (WaiI kato M.R.) (so 7 I Sergt. F. Hartnell (Tarauaki Guards) 5s 8 1 Tpr. H. G. Kinipton (Franklin M.R.) 5H 9 t Sergt. W. Maiugay (Te Arob.a) 5H 10 ) Pvt. M. Tobiu(Victoriau Rilies) 58 11 Pvt. F. J. Cansley (Tunnies Rifles) 57 12 Capt. F. W. Okey (Tarauaki Rillos) 57 13 ; Col. N. Okey (Staff) 57 U I Counted out: Corp. A. Armitage , (Tarauaki Rifles), 57 ; Pvt. A. HumI phrics (Taranaki Rilies), 57.

TYROS. Pvt. J. Kiddle (Tarauaki Guards) 59 1 Pvt. J. Bennett. (Tarauaki Guards) 59 2 Ellui. J. Duggan (Kaitaki Club) 58 3 Pvt. G. Blauchard (Tarauaki Guards) 51 ,j, Pvt. F. J. Hill (Tarauaki Guards) 54 5 Pvt. W. Bruce (Tarauaki Killes) 53 6 Pvt. AV. Banks (Tarauaki K"'M 53 7 Pvt. P. Nieliols (Tarauaki Guards) 52 g Mm. A. Marsh (Maugorei Rifle Club) 52 y Mm. M. Marsk(Mangorei Rifle Club) 52 10 Sgt. H. C. Evaus (Tarauaki Guards) 50 n

No 2 Match, 500 and 600 Yabds j 7 Shots ('lB entries). SENIORS.

Troopor Kimpton 65 1 Capt. Skinner ■„ 63 2 Col. Okey 63 3 Capt. Okey 63 4 Sergt. J. P. Atkinson (Victoria Killes) ci 5 L.-Sergt W. F. Short (Taranaki Guards) (il fl Sergt. J. P. White (io 7 Pvt. A. Marett 51) 8 Liout. Edgecombe 51) a Pvt. J. Anderson . ... ... 5s Id Pvt. A. Humphries 57 11 Lieut. E. G. Cox ... ... 50 12 Capt. F. Julian (Kaitaki Club) s(i 1:1 Sergt. A. McKeown (Taranaki Eifles) so h

TYEOS, Pvt, A. H, Martin (Tarauaki Guards) 3*4 1 Rifleman J, Colmer (Uaholu Rifle Club)' is 2 Pvt. J. Bennett 58 :! Pvt, J, Riddle 57 I. Rifleman M Marsh 57 5 Sergt, W. Oliver (Taranaki Guards) 51; 1; Sergt. H, C. Evaus (Tarauaki Guards) 5.3 7 Pvt. F. Nichols 52 * CoL-Sergt Beadle (Taranaki Guards) 51 n Rifleman A. E. Phillips (Haliotu Rifle Club) 50 10 Pvt. F, J. Hill 50 a

The Tarauaki Itifles arc leading in the teams match, the scores in the first two matches being as follows;

* z - Tarauaki Rifles ~, 287 281 508 Victoria Rifles ... 277 271 518 Tarauaki Guards (2) 27t) 208 517 Tarauaki Guards (1) 200 275 535