RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 238, 13 November 1909, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TARANAKI RIFLES v. WAITARA. A very enjoyable match was lirod on Thursday afternoon at Waitara, between teams from the Tarauaki and Waitara Rifles, ranges 200, 500, and 000 yards. There was a fairly strong wind blowing. The light, 'however, was very good until the last men were shooting, at d'oo yards', which range was not finished until about 0 p.m. Tea was provided by the Waitara ltiih's. Tlie ninteh resulted in a win for the Taninnki Killcs, for whom Lieut. Willis ]iut iiji the line score of 100. The town team, however, had a "tail," Waitara had not. Following are the scores:—

105 170 153 509 TARANAKI GUARDS v. KAITAKE AND OKATO. In response to an invitation a team of ten men from the Taranaki Guards' on Thursday fired a match against a combined team selected from members of the Kaitake and Oknto Rifle Clubs. The match was decided at Oakura, the Guards scoring a win after a very interesting shoot. The visitors were very hospitably entertained, and in the evening bad the pleasure 0 f attending a complimentary social in the hall. Following are the scores:—

290 279 235 804 Private Grover, of the Guards, fired for Kaitake as an honorary member.

TAKAXAKI KIR.ES. 200 500 coo '11 Lieutenant Willis 33 34 33 10( Private Murrett 31 34 30 m U Corp. Diivies 31 35 28 !« 1'tc. Blnndirtt 2S 32 27 87 Opt. Bcllringer 2!) 30 If, 7° L. Corp. Sotitlmm 27 13 1!) 50

2m; 207 1S3 sno WAITAISA Ifll'UiS. Sergt. Sampson 32 29 ' 27 S3 Private Soll'e 30 27 28 85 Hon. mem. Sampson 30 29 21 80 Quar. Master Sirter 27 31 2li 84 Private Chappcl 27 28 20 81 Average _ 81 Private Jenkins 19 28 25 70

TAKANAKI GUARDS. 200 500 000 Tl. Pte. Short 30 31 32 93 Pte. King 28 32 31 91 Lieut. Boon 27 33 30 90 Pte. Nioholls 28 32 30 90 Sergt. Lobb 30 28 28 80 Corpl. Bent 31 24 30 85 Sergt. Evans 31 28 2fi 85 Pte. Hill 30 26 28 84 Pte. Blancliard 28 29 20 83 Sergt. Oliver 31 30 21 82

294 293 »82 860 KAITAKE AND OKA'fO. Pte. Grover tK.) 32 32 31 95 Rifle. Tlwnia*,' (0.) 31 29 28 88 „ C. Mace (K.) 33 2!) 20 88 „ Fenn-nrden (0) 28 32 27 87 „ R Corkil! (K) 28 29 23 80 „ T. Corkil! (K) 2-7 29 22 78 „ Hart (0.) 31 27 20 78 „ Richardson (0)28 17 20 71 Cap. W. Mace (K) 28 29 13 70 „ Richardson (0)24 20' 19 09