RIFLE SHOOTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 194, 25 November 1910, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

STRATFORD RIFLE CLUB,v. GUARDS. A team of eight men, representing the Guards, journeyed to Stratford yesterday, and, after a close and enjoyable match, were defeated by the small margin of nine points. The day was fine, and good shooting resulted. Three possibles were put 1 up, one at 200 yards by Rifleman H. Gollop, and one at each 01 the 200 and 500 yards ranges by Private Nicholls. The visitors were, as usual, most hospitably entertained. A return visit is to be paid at an early date, when a long-range match will be fired. Scores were'as follows:

At the Rewa Rewa range the Guards' second team fired a return match against the Waitara Rifles, and'the visitors were defeated. Some good shooting resulted. Lieutenant Beadle put up the fine score of 101. There was one possible obtained by Sergeant' Arnold (Guards) at 500 yards.' The scores were as follow: GUARDS.

STRATFORD RIFLE CLUB. 200 500 600 TlJ Rfm. C'. Speck .. 33 32 '33 98 Rfm. Jf. Thorpe 31 33 32 90 Rfm. M. Madden 3; 32 32 95 Rfm. W. Speck 33 32 30 95 Rfm. 0 .Jackson .34 33 28 93 Rfm. H. Gollop ...... 35 34 25 94 Rfm. It. Cock . ........ 28 34 31 93 Capt.' Sangster .- 34 30 29 93 259 2CO 240 759 GUARDS. Corp. Bruce 34 33 31 98 Col.-Sergt. Hartnell ... 34 34 30 98 Sergt. Olliver 33 34 28 93 Private Nicholls ,, 35 35 25 95 Sergt. Evans ;... 31 29 33 '93 Private Riddles ....... 33 29 30 92 Private Hill 31 32 27 <90 Private Blanchard 31 28 30 89 ■262 254 234 750 TARAJTAKI GUARDS v. WAITARA RIFLES,

Lieut. Beadle 200 500 GOO Tl. . 33 34 34 101 Private Johnson .... 34 98 Sergeant Arnold . 31 35 31 97 Private Sadler 30 97 Sergeant Lobb ..... . 31 29 34 94 Private Goodacre ... . 28 31 31 90 88 Private Sole 27 Private Short • 31 22 31 84 .248 249 252 749 WAITARA RIFLES. Private Chappell .... 31 92 Q.M.-Sergt. Lister . 31 30 29 90 C'oI-.Sergt. Brabant .. . 29 30 30 S9 Sergt. Sampson .... . 30 28 30 88 Private Soffe • '. 27 31 2S SO Private H. H. McKoy . 24 30 27 81 Private George ,. . 32 26 20 78 Private H. McKoy- .. . 30 31 in 77 234 235 211 081