RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 221, 23 October 1909, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TRIANGULAR MATCH. A very interesting triangular match was fired en tile local range on Thursday between theTarata Rifle Club.Taranaid Rilles, and the Guards, resulting in a win for the latter by 14 points from the Rilles and 33 from the Club. Lunch was provided on the range by the town learns. Shooting started at .11.30 a.m., lo enable the Tarata men to catch the 4.10 train. Following are the scores:— I

The following handicaps are declared lor the Uuarus' trophy shoot (Air. urovera spoons) wlncn lakes place on j unrsday aud Satumay 01 next week, ine ranges being BUU and UOU yards, teu =aots at each distance: —Lieut. Boon, Lorpi. Bent, X'vu. liruee, U rover, Kiu,j, and .Nieholls, scratch; iSurgt. Oliver PvUs. iUauchaid, Hill, aud Siion, 1 point; fctorgt. Evans, t points; Lieut. Beadio and <Joi.-Sergt. Harwell, 4 poiuts; Pvt. (Joodacre, 7 points; Corpi. Lubb, « points; Pvt. Lamb, ID points; remainder of company, !• points.

GUARDS. 200 500 000 'li. Corpl. Bent .. 35 34 30 — 99 Pvt. Xicholls .. 31 33 33 — 97 l'vt. Blnucharc .. 33 34 30 - 97 Lieut. Boon .. '29 33 31 — 9J Pvt. Grovcr .. 31 33 20 — 93 Pvt. King .. 27 31 28 - 8U Pvt. Hill .. .. 29 2# 29 — 84 Pvt. Bruce.. .. 30 24 28 — 82

245 248 238 731 TAHAXAKl 1UFI.ES. Covpl. Taylor 34 31 31 — 9« l.'oip]. Annilage .. •28 31 34 — 03 Lit; lit. Willis 29 33 31 — 93 Scrgt. ihuTutt 30 34 29 — ilS Pvt. MurrcU •28 31 31 — 90 Pvt. Cule 29 31 27 — 87 Pvt. Humphries 21) 32 25 — 84 Pvt. lilanehett 29 27 25 — 81 236 250 231 717 TAKATA ItlFLE CLUB. HUlirn. t. A. WsMii 30 M 31 - i)u Cupi.' IMSJIIU 32 32 21) — 93 liUmii. J. Utuuiiuuud 33 31 2J — 93 iiiimu. Siaiuliili .. 33 32 •it - 93 Jiliuiii. Kemmgiun 30 2'J ■M — 85 ltUuw. J. i'aiuisu'n 30 28 2U — 84 Kllimi. X'uuimigton 31 24 • lis — 83 K11 urn. U. Uaxiur .. , 27 28 19 — 74 240 23U 21U U9S