RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 125, 5 September 1910, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

GUARDS V. KAITAKE. the weather, though fine, was rather i'OUgh for shooting on Saturday, whea Kaitake Rifle Club and Guards met on the local range. The home corps had overestimated the shooting strength of the Club and had picked a team much to strong for the Kaitake combination. The Guards have been invited to Oakura to repay the visit at an early date. Following are the scores:— GUARDS. 200 500 600 TIJHy Pvt. Hill 33 34 29 06^^ 'Pvt. Ijicholls 34 33 29 <»0 CoT.-Sgt. Hartneil . . 21 34 30 95 Pvt. Riddles 33 20 31 90 Pvt. Blanchard 32 25 31 88 Pvt. Sadler 31 30 22 83 Corp. Bent ET) 26 26 82 Pvt. Pearce 25 27 25 77 249 255 223 707 KAITAKE RIFLE CLUB. Rfm. K. Corkill .... 32 27 32 91 Cpt. W. Mace ..31 31 28 90 Rfm. C. Mace 30 26 30 SB Rfm. L. Mace 29 29 25 83 Rfm. T. Corkill .... 27 24 23 74 Rfm. T. Morris .... 23 30 21 74 Rfm. A. Wood's .... 22 12 28 62 Rfm. J. Gyde 25 29 8 62 213 208' am f22 "-'., Champion teams' match which takes place on Thursday next, should prove to be of- mxwe than usual interest. Eltham Rifles are reported to be a greatly improved team, while it" is a sporting question which of the town teams can; compile the highest score. At the opening" of the Stratford Rifle Club's shooting; season, "which took place last Thursday,. Rifleman C. Speck found the bulls-eye with 25 consecutive shots. A fine performance.