RIFLE SHOOTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 137, 1 December 1911, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING

THE Wu, . JETING. By Telegraph—Pßesa Association. Wellington, Last Night. : A meeting of the npf'y formed Wei-1 linigton Rifle Association w <is held tonight, when a programme for the prize meeting to be hold at\ Trentham on January 1 andi 2 next drawn up. The officer commamdinig the district wrote stating he was recommending that passes to competitors traveling by rail should! be issued. Generous offers of support were received from\ all local rifle clubs. Cash prizes to thel value of £l7O will be allocated fori the six matches, is auuition to valuable-trophies. NW PLYMOUTH RIFLE CL^B. The New Plymouth Rifle Club 'experienced very unfavorable weather for fJieir formal opening shoot at the Rewa R«wa range yesterday. Despite this, however, there was a very good jn lister of enthusiastic rifle shots, and the and vice-presidtent'a teams each mustered) 12 men. The conditions were seven 1 shots each at 200, 500, and 600 yards. The wind and heavy rain showers were extremely baffling, particularly at the longer range, causing even the most experienced shots to put up indifferent performances. Everything considered there was some Sue shooting, Rim. G. G. Grover heading the list with 97, including a possible at 500. Rfm. T. Marrett was next with 94. The president's team won by 30 points. There was quite a gathering of lady friends-, by whom the afternoon tea provided by the club was much appreciated. The winners of the ladies prizes were: Miss Phillips 1, Mrs. Bruce 2, Mrs. Nichols 3, and Mrs. I Beadle 4. Following are the scores;—

PRESIDENT'S TEAM. Rfm. Marrott 200 500 fiftO Tl ... 32 33 29 94 Rim. Willis ... 3B 31 98 n». Rfm. Short 3? 27 91 Rfm. Knauf .... ... 28 33 29 90 Rfm. Goodacre .. ... 29 34 2,6 89 Rfm. Evans ... 32 3,1 26 89 Rfm. Blanehardi .. ... 29 33 26 .88 Rfm. Humphries .. ... 31 30 24 Rfm. Nichols 98 '6 84 Rfm. Keatino' 2,5 22 77 Rfm. Brown .... 2,9 14 (16 Rfm. Sorejisen 18 18 64 358 356 295 1009 VICE-PRESIDENT'S TEAM. Rfm. Grover .. 31 35 31 97 Rfm. Mace 33 24 91 Rfm. Hill 341 90 Rfm. Winslade . .. 31 31 27 89 Rfm. Bruce 3ft 24 87 86 Rfm. Ha-rtnell ... .. 3.1 32 93 Rfm. Beadle .. 31 P5 95 81 Rfm. Aroa .. .. 29 ?3 24 76 Rfm.. Oliver .. .. 31 91) in Rfm. Buchanan .., .. 26 24 24 74 Rfm. Arnold S»5 14 69 Rfm. Yeoman .. 2G 21 10 63 303 342 274 979