RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1920, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELDS. N. P. HIGH SCHOOL'S SUCCESS. By Telepraph.—Press Aasn—Copyright. London, Nov. 8. For the imosriiil Chal'enge Shields, S2O teams entered in the senior division and 569 in the junior. Australia wins s'2< priz=w, OoaU-Bntftin 37, South Africa 15, New Zealand and Canada 6. Australia has fourteen out of the first twenty prizes in the senior competition and New , Zealan'l four. The Royal Australian Naval Brigade, of Cairns, was first, with an average of 93.2 points. A Company Naval Cadets, Birkenhead, South Australia, was 'second, with 92.2 New Plymouth Boys' High School was third with 92.1.

The Naval Boys' Brigade, Devoriport, England, wins the junior shield with an average of 91.8. Twelfth Company Naval Cadets Birkenhead, South Australia, is second with 91.2 New Plymouth Boys' High School is third with 91.1. Special prizes were awarded to three teams out of the 27th Australian Infantry, who entered 23 teams and won 12 prizes. The Koyal Australian Naval Brigade (Sydney) and the New Plymouth Boys' Higli School each entered ten teams, all of which were prize winners. The conditions for the competitions in 1921 will he the same as for 1920. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RECORD OF THE SCHOOL. The Imperial Challenge Shield is fired for on the miniature range and is open to cadet companies throughout the British Empire. The school first entered for the shield in 1913 and the team for that year was coached by Corporal V.J. B. Hall, who afterwards died of wounds received on Gallipoli. Although the rifles used were of a cheap pattern, the team gained first place for New Zealand. After 1913 a greater effort was made to bring the boys to a high state of efficiency, with the result that in 1916 the senior and the junior competitions were both won by the school. In 1917 the rifles in use were destroyed when the school buildings were burned., and owing to the war it was found impossible to purchase new ones. Nevertheless the school competed for the shield with rifles lent by the Defence Department and managed to take ninth place for the Empire and first place for New Zealand. In 1918 eight teams were entered and the school was again in the running. The senior team come fourth for the Empire and the junior team was third. About 30 New Zealand teams competed and the New Plymouth High School teams were placed first, second, third and fourth for New Zealand. In 1919 the school secured fifth, thirteenth, twenty-second and thirtieth prizes in the senior division; and fouth, fifth, sixth and tenth prizes in the junior. The averages of its highest placed teams were 91.8 (senior) and BG.B (junior).