RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

■':. the Executive'- Council of .the - New ; ' Zealand' Defence ; : Forco3' Biile"Association to 'volunteer : .New;.;Zea-' '-.'■ land:—'■:.v'. , r''!.- , 1;..:,'. " \■'■'''': : -.-"- , ';'': : -'"-':'i:'' ''■■'• '■'' :;: ' '■"•'■■ '■■■ TlieVExecutive Connoil of th'e New.Zealand ■■'• v Defence) ■; Forces .8if1e.;... Association.is. ■■ desirous: ■'■ of v. : ehcouraging.-aXkeener. competition;'in; tho ; teams''matches, : and. with.that'object.in Wiew; : has' arranged a; matches for; the. next ■meeting at:.Trentham,tvhich.are.,open. to. every; '.'.-■ volunteer, company and rifle club.in..New.Zoa.v.landijand'.the 1 council 'hopes ;td-see every com;;.:pauy.;and clrib 'represented.:;' ■'■.:* : ">%... :: ;': ;: . 'Six ljlatches.^as-under,..have been'.placed on '•■' the; and -jei3l ..in cash prizes: have ; been ;atfotted;'to ; this series. -Matches; 13 to»17 .are' open -to . tbam'sVof. six ■ men.'.with. a .com-. . .. mander.'who;shall -not' fire,' ; and Match: 18 .to - -teams' of •.-.five'; men.; AH • ranks may; compete, V and'-the inclusion; of 'same'men throughout; is ; not necessary. per team is.the entrance fee, -. for..; the: six :irjatches.. A unit. can. enter ; one :;"or : niore:teams'!-f-';C :'■■: :•"■»:-■ v:: ■ :■ •; :. . v Match: ;-13.-.Sectional-nring ,'" Match;: ■ £10 in : -vp\izes.''y.--r- : '::'.'vVi :..;;":-■■ .'•:•■'.■':'•■■'■'•' :.■,,.■'.::.:.'-:■'■. ":-.:■. Match. Match, ; , \ V: '■• Match ' 15.—Surprise Service-target; Match; :';:.i£lo.K':Y^-.W. ; Y-;".;- . ';■'- 'Section- 10.—Eapid-firing Matoh, >filo. -Match 17/-Colonial Company's. ': Match;; -:. v. .:-..:VM :.'::-: "%'■ ''-■ ■ " "' : - ■ : r .; Mt»tch::lß.-7Cham'pion-team. Match,: ifi7 10si '. Teams: Championsnip.'^at. ':'-:;: : ; '- -five 'teams making the highest total ag',/grbgato .points' in: the above matches willy be awarded the prizes in the teams, championship. Entries' must be. lodged -before March!.