RIFLE SHOOTING
WELLINGTON 1 MEETING. By Telegraph— Press Association. Wellington, Wednesday. Sergeant Dodd, of the City Rifles, won the open championship at the Garrison llifle Association's meeting with a score of 271. He also takes the champion belt, being the highest aggregate scorer in the Wellington Garrison. Dodd also won the licensed victuallers' cup for best aggregate at the 200 yds, 500 yds, and COOyds ranges, and the trophy presented'.for the highest aggregate at 800 yds, OOOyds, and 1000 yds. The junior aggregate championship was won by Corporal Shannon, of Wellington Highland Rifles, his score being 240. The teams match was won by the Opaki Rifle Club with a score of 1200. The Highland Rifles, with 1190, were second. THE TARANAKI RIFLES' SUCCESS. The following were the individual scores of the winners in tile Teams Match at Auckland, which was won by the Taranaki Rifles:
Totals 158 HSO 100 484 The runners-up were the Victoria Rifles, with a score of 480. The win carries with it a sum of £8 and the famous Waihi rooster. The intrinsic worth of the rooster is practically nil, being only a sheet of iron cut to represent a "cock-a-doodie-doo," but its historic associations are highly valued. The team is to be complimented on the excellent "shoot" put up, and Private Arnold comes in for special felicitations. The score is a record one for the match, the previous best being 482. This is the first occasion on which the Riiies have secured the honor, but live years ago a team from Taranaki, consisting of Corporal Armitage and Private Marett (Rifles), Lieutenant White, Sergeants Carey and Ilulber't (Patea Riiies), was successful.
In other competitions the members of the team did fairly well at Auckland, the most successful being Lieutenant Willis, who won £4 altogether.
200 500 COO Yds. yds. yds. Tl. Private Arnold ... . 33 35 32 100 Lieutenant Willis .. . 31 33 33 97 Private Marctt .. 3L 34 32 97 Private Blanchett . . 20 32 34 95 Sergeant Davies .. . 34 32 29 95
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 255, 5 January 1911, Page 8
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335RIFLE SHOOTING Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 255, 5 January 1911, Page 8
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