RIFLE SHOOTING.
A UUAKDS' MATCH. On .Monday the Guards tired a maU'li. first eight v. second eight, the seconds being conceded 20 points, the loseis .-i pay for a dinner. The principal onject of this mat«li was to help the company selectors to pick the eight men to represent the corps in champion teams' shoot on the 3rd June next. The top scores' of tlie day were Private King and Corporal Bent, with 00 each, one possible being put on at 500 yds by Private King. Following are the scores;—
Grand total ;\i At the same time the company fir:d the second shoot for the champion belt, the ranges being ten shots each at 000 and 800 ynrds, tlie firing, counting also for the first of two matches' for Mr. (trover's trophy. Following are the leading scores (handicaps counting for trophy only) :
On the 3rd June it is, expected fliat five teams will be shooting for championship honors, and a very interesting match is being looked, forward to. The I Guards will very likely enter two teams.
FIRST TEAM. 200 500 000 Tl. 'Pvt. King 31 35 30 — 90 Corp. Bent 34 32 30-91! Lieut. Boon 29 31 31-91 Pvt. G rover 31 33 20 - 90 Pvt. Hill .. .• 31 31 20 — 88 Pvt. Biddies 31 30 20-87 Pvt. Blanchard 31 •20 20 — S6 Pvt. Bruce Grand total .. 27 21 27 — 09 703 SECOXD TEAJ1. Pvt. Short .. Pvt. Nichols 30 32 30 28 34 — 94' 30 — !)'J Scrgt. Evans 32 27 20 — 88 Sorgt. Oliver 32 90 20 — 88 Corp. Loblj 31 28 2a — 87 Pvt. Goodaere •ill 20 20 - 84 Pvt. Lamb .. 27 30 24-61 Col.-Sergt. Hartuell 24 31 24-79 Handicaps 20
000 800 hop. n. Pvi t. Short .« .. 4f 42 2 — 02 Pv t. Xieholls .. 45 43 2 — 00 Co rp. Bent .. .. 43 4(i , 0 — 80 Pv t. King .. .. 41 40 0 — 87 Pv t. Grow .. .. 38 47' 0 — 85 Pv t. Blandmicl .. 37' 47 0-84 Pv t. Gooducro .. 30 41 7 — 84 I'v t. Hill .. 38 45 0 — 83 Lie 'lit. Boon ,. .. 45 38 0 —S3 Pv t. Kiddle* .. .. 30 43 0 — 82 Sc>i r«t. Oiivor .. .. 38 42 3 82 T,ii 'lit. Bendlp .. 33 41 4 — 80 80 rgt. Evans .. 41 30 2 — 70 So: i'f,'t. llnrtneM t. Laml> .. .. 33 .. 33 37 28 8 —OH Co rp. Lobb .. .. 38 24 3—.60 Pv 't. Bruce ., • .. 29 22 0 — 51
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 101, 26 May 1909, Page 4
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400RIFLE SHOOTING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 101, 26 May 1909, Page 4
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