RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1915, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD. FURTHER PARTICULARS. N.P. BOYS ! HIGH SCHOOL'S SUCCESS. The following are further particulars of the shooting in the Schools Imperial Chaliege Shield Competitions:— SENIOR COMPETITION. Number of teams that competed 341. New Plymouth High School came out top for New Zealand. The order of the New Zealand schools in the competition was as follows:

Average score. ' New Plymouth High, 10th place 87.2 Christehureh Boys' High, 17th .. 82.38 Nelson College, 19th 82.2 Auckland Grammar School, 04th 71.9 King's College, Auckland, 81st .. 08.0 Christ's College, llltli 83.fi JUNIOR COMPETITION. . Number of teams competing, 122. In this competition New Plymouth also caine top for New Zealand. Order of New Zealand schools:— Average score. New Plymouth High School, 9th 80 Christ's College, 27th 74.S Christehureh Boys' High, ilOth ... 74 Marlborough High School, 00th 68.7 Auckland Grammar School, 70th 57.5 Cobden High School, 81.st 54.1 INDIVIDUAL SCORES. The matches were fired on June S and 0. with Sergt.-Major Hesp as range ollii ev. The scores made were as follow: SENIOR.

The average for the senior team was nine points higher this year than last year.

Slow Rapid. Tl. Luccini (50). (50). (100) 47 43 90 Pooke^ 47 40 03 Hamerton 43 48 91 Martin 44 01 Meuli 44 89 Bruce 40 41 87 Boulton ... 43 43 8(1 Hughes 40 44 84 Jackson , 42 83 Yate9 37 81 Svkes 42 37 7fl Average--S7.2, JUNIOR. Bull'3-eve Figure Tl. (50). (•50). (100) W. Trail 44 48 92 Hunter 47 44 91 Johns .... 46 44 90 Cireiner 45 45 90 Duckworth 44 44 88 Hooker ... 4G 41 87 Harrison 40 45 85 Grayling 44 85 Morey 42 41 83 Vickerv 37 32 69 Average--80.