RIFLE SHOOTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 311, 26 May 1911, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING

CHAMPION TEAMS MATCH. j The Taranaki Volunteer Champion 1 Teams' Shield was fired for yesterday under favorable conditions oil the local range. Three teams competed, viz., the Taranaki Guards. Taranaki Rifles, and Eltham Rifles. The highest individual score was compiled by Pvt. Arnold, who totalled 101, closely followed by Sergt. Oliver and Corp, Bruce with 100 each. Three possibles were recorded, one each by Sergt. Oliver, Pvt. Arnold, and Pvt. fioodacre. At 200 yards the Guards had a lead of six points, which Rifles reduced to two at 500 yards, but at the longer range Guards asserted their superiority, coming out on top with a lead of eleven points. This makes the third successive occasion on which Guards have annexed the coveted shield. This was the last occasion on which eight members of the Guards team will help their old corps, but it is hoped that they will still follow the sport as rifle club men in the near future. Following are the scores:—

TARIKI RIFLE CLUB. LADIES' MATCH. The annual competition among the lady members of the Tariki Rifle Club took place at the Morris Tube range in the presence of quite a number of spectators yesterday afternoon. The prize was a handsome cut glass silvermounted scent bottle, presented by Mr. J. B. Hine, M.P. the' conditions were eight shots, and fifteen ladies competed. the" winner was Miss Isa Therkleson, a young 'girl of fourteen, who put the fine score of 32 off the gun, which, with a handicap of 1, made her total 33, and gave her the match. The closeness of the result shows that the handicapper had correctly guaged the merits of the various competitors. Each lady fired five shots, and it was intended to have fired another fi_ve, but owing to the failing light, the number was reduced to three, making eight instead of ten for the competition. The best scores were as follows: Miss J. Therkleson 24455435 1 33 Mrs. Gernhoefer .... 44445434 0 32 Miss Coutts 30244355 5 31 Mrs. Hancock 02454434 4 30 Mrs. Stratford 00445452 5 29 Miss Holgerson 24454332 1 28 Miss Ackland 00334335 (i 27 Mrs. ,T. Therkleson 35053223 3 26 Mrs. Spray 34223340 4 25

During the afternoon the ladies of Tariki provided afternoon tea, which was much appreciated by all.

TARANAKI GUARDS. 200 500 600 Tl. Corp. Bruce 33 34 33 100 Sergt. Oliver 35 34 31 100 Pvt. Short . 33 34 32 99 Col.-Sergt. Hartnell . . 34 31 32 97 Corp. Johnson 32 34 31 97 Sergt. Evans 34 32 31 97 Corp. Goodacre 34 35 28 97 Pvt: Nicholls 31 30 33 94 Lieut; Beadle 30 29 27 80 Pvt. Blanchard . 29 23 29 81 325 317 307 947 TARANAKI RIFLES. 200 500 000 Tl. Pvt. Arnold 34 35 32 101 Capt. Fletcher 32 33 33 98 Lieut. Willis , 33 34 31 98 Sergt. Sontham . 33 32. 32 97 Lieut. Marett a . 33 32 28 92 Pvt. Blanchett 31 30 31 92 Sergt, Davies . 34 30 28 92 Pvt. Marett , 31 33 27 91 Sergt. Crutch . 29 32 29 90 Corp. Reid . 29 30 25 84 - • 319 321 296 936 ELTHAM RIFLES. 200 500 COO Tl. Col.-Sergt. Rogers ... . 34 29 33 96 Sergt. Hopewell 33 28 33 94 Lieut. Whiting , 32 29 31 92 Pvt. Belcher , 32 30 27 89 Corp. Carncross 30 31 24 88 Corp. Hill 31 31 25 87 Corp. Carbis 30 31 24 85 Sergt. Webby . 28 , 30' 24 28 80 Pvt. Tempero 23 21 74 Pvt. Narbey 27 17 24 68 307 273 270 863