RIFLE SHOOTING.
AUSTRALIA MATCH. INDIVIDUAL SCORES OF THE NEW : ZEA.LANDERS. 1 PRACTICE FOR EMPIRE EVENT. BT TEI.ECEAMI —PRESS ASSOC [ATIOS— COP YRIGHT. (Rec. Oct. 27, 8.21 p.m.) Sydney, October 20. The individual scores'of' tho New Zealand A team, which finished fourth in tho Australia Match, are as follow.: — Private Ayson OVyndham) 121 Riuomau A. Ballinger (Wellington) ... 97 Col.-Sorgt. Hadfield (Blenheim) 93 gorgt. Duncan (Donniston) ... ... ■91 Captain Craw (Chorlton) :.." ■ 90 Rifloman Wilkio (Upper Hutt) ... ... 87 Captain Masefield (Pelorus Sound) .',.' 85 Rifleman Cameron (Opaki) ' ...' ... 82 '" Total ■■- ... ; UQ The New Zealand team" which is to competo in the. Empire inatch, which will, bo fired on Monday, put tp-day in practising, and both as regards weather and shooting conditions found themsolycs rnoro at homo. Tho conditions, of the.match arc ton shots at each of, the 500 yds., (300 yds., 800 yds.,. 900 yds., and 1000 yds. Some good 1 work .was dono by the Now Zealanders,•' tho ..team averaging 95 at tho.threo shorter range's, and 93, at the three longer distance's. ! . ' ■■-■:'.'■■.■. Syc!ney, October 26:, S In'tho Australia -Match,■ tho New- Zca-, land A team;made tho best shoot at 900 yds., scoring 237, .which' gavo them a couple of points lead. • However, they fell-away at tho •long distance, scoring, only 189, against the winning team's 203.. ■'. ■• . ••' ; . •■' • ■ Tho,reason why.tho Britishers did.not par■tieipato \ya's that they wished to get as much 'praotice : together as possible for tho■ Empire :Match; : -.:- : ;-' '■ ■:■ '• ■■ .-.--.•. ;•• '. -Captain Miisefiold .(Sounds) won £I., in the .Htitton'-Match', , - and iColour-Sorgeant Hadfield (Bldnhehn) won'a'similar amount in tho ■Holmes'.'Aggregate-! • .' ■■■ KING'S. AGGREGATE. ; .■.-.■',.„'■' ..-...; : CyCney, .October 28. . , Owing 'to , the' mistakes of and check. scorers, tho. positions -in,, tho King's Aggregate, hijvo undergono some alteration. The: placed moiv novi. aro:—. . - ~; VW, H; Outler (Bathurst) ' ..."... 1 : Harrison I '- , (Losmore) '■ ...■■;■,.■ ~'.-' ;2... ': iiinn' : .(Oriinge)" ..| ''•■■ ;...••■■■•';.. ' ..;, ; ,8 ■ Raven'(Britain) '.'■'•...■ ,i, ■ ' '~. 4; . Britain (Victoria) ■' -~,-■'•■ ..'■''-',■. 5■''Tatlow'(Britain) :, '■'■■■'..':■■ ;;. -.„■■ G"-.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 28, 28 October 1907, Page 5
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