RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 516, 25 May 1909, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

■ "DAILY MAIL" EMPIRE CUP. ■ Firing for the'''Daily. Mail" Empire- Cup took placo generally throughout tho.Empvro yesterday. A's previously, stated, -the local representatives,'Karori.Rifle Club, fired off on Saturday. at' Polhill Gully; owing, Lowever,' to tho adverse conditions of tho weatner, they contributed nothing of, material moment to the contest. The osact scores have not yet oonio to hand. Colonel A. W. Robin, C.8., Chief of the General Staff, with some other officers, was present. The conditions of the match havo' already been fully published. . ; '' - , ' . m OTHER CENTRES. ' (BT TELIOBAPn—SrECIAL COEBESrONDENT.) , . ■ Mastorton, May 24. The Opaki Rifie Club' fired at Papawai Range, Groytowji. Tho light was rihangcoblo and wind, squally, and the team of cidit only avoraged. UO.' Last year; ■ Opaki Club averaged' 97,.. and wero top in the competi-* tion for New Zealand. . . . •■ ■■' (BV TELEaUAPn—rEESS . ;'■■■'■'■ Naplor, May. 24. Napier Rifle Club, although without the services of somo of their prominent shots, compiled an'aggregate of 740, an average of 92i per man for a team of eight. Timaru, May 24. ' The South Canterbury Infantry Battalion scored. 745. points as-the result of thesi shoot-off. A' bright sun and a strong southwest wind were the prevailing conditions. ' . , Napier, May 24. The Taradale Rifle Olubj in its shooting for the "Daily Mail" Oup, made an aggregate score of 664. : ,i .. . ■