RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 106, 12 August 1910, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

GUARDS v. OKATO. A team of ten men from the Taranaki Guards journeyed to Okato yesterday and fired a match against the local club. ,The day was a good one for shooting, •and some fine scores were put up. Three possibles were obtained, all at 500 yards i—two by the visitors and one by the 'local team. Private Riddles, with 99, put up the best score, being closely followed by Rifleman Gooding and Private , Johns, with 98. The match resulted in I a win for the Guards by 46 points. The visitors speak very highly,of the hospitality shown them by the local team, and especially of the good fare provided iby Host Lucas. Detailed scores:— TARANiAKI GUARDS. 200 500 600 Tl. Private Riddles 33 33 33 99 Private Johnson 32 33 33 98 Private H3l 31 35 31 97 Col.-Sergt. Hartnell ... 32 35 30 97 Sergt. Evans 31 32 33 96 Private Short 30 32 33 95 Corpl. Bent 30 33 32 95 Sergt. Olliver 32 31 31 94 Private Nichols 33 33 28 94 Private Goodacre ....... 29 32 24 85 313 329 308 950 OKATO RIFLE CLUB. Rifleman Gooding .... 34 35 29 98 Rifleman Jenkins . ... 33 32 32 97 Rifleman A. Thomas .. 33 30 30 93 Rifleman B. Hart 30 33 28 91 Pres. iPenwarden 34 30 27 91 Rifleman G. G. Grover . 33 31 26 90 Rifleman Humphries .. 27 31 30 88 Rifleman C. Putt 30 33 25 88 Rifleman E. Petch .... 33 28 25 86 Rifleman A. Richardson 32 30 20 82 319 313 272 904