RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

''' THE EMPIRE MATCH AT SYDNEY. , CONCESSIONS PGR COMPETITORS. • CDmpeting.rifleracn other than.those selected as tho New Zealand representatives in the Empire shooting mateh to be fired 'nt< Enndwick range, Sydney, in Ootober next, will be pleased to learn that as the result of negotiations between Colonel R.J. Collins, V.D., Chief Executive Officer .'of the; Dominion Hifle Assoeiani ' s®'!' the ': Huddart-Pirker and -Union btoam Ship, Companies, they will bo Accorded the samo concessions in steam fares as those which are to be, extended to the members of tho representative team'. In conversation with Colonel Collins, a representative of The DoHfMioS learned, yesterday that quite, a large number, of-prominent riflemen had. expressed their intention, of making the trip "on their own," as "free-bnccs," so to speak. ' . Colonel Collins also stated.that.the representative rifle meeting which he had hoped would be arranged at/ Trenthom immediately following the Sydney, meeting, in order to introduce the visiting riflemen from other parts of tho Empire to the wiles of "tricky.Trenthom," had now been definitely abandoned. "I have since learned that neither Britain nor Canada is sending a team-to Sydney this time; under these circumstances, I do not think that a chainnieiwhip rifle meeting at Trenthamin November would bo.worth while. Tho championship meeting will, therefore, take place in March of next year, ns usual." , ' Has tho selection of Commandant to the New Zealand team for Sydney' been sottled yet?'' "No—not "yet." < Tho i Colonel went on to say that he, was Closely following the trend of events with! regard to rifle-shooting, and intended to give the ; matter of "service matches" in tho championship programme for 1910 his earnest attention. "It is not a question of .whether the bull's-eye • marksman likes it, or dots not like it," concluded the speaker, "the simplo fact is that we are faced with it—ser- % vice shooting has got to come."

(By Telegr&ph.-*PreaJ Association.); Dunedin, June 17. A meeting was held in tho Garrison. Hall to? night to' consider tho question of sending a team to compete at Sydney at tho Jubilee Rifle Meeting, in addition to the team selected by tho association.' Tho feeling was not antagonistic to the selection made by tho association, but it was thought they could seleot a team in Otago and Southland that would bo a" credit 'to tho province.. The cost was computed at about .£3OO. After discussion, the meeting was adjourned to ascertain whether tho leading fif-' teen or. twenty Shots, iu Otago and Southland cotdd go, whether the men selected would b9 competent to compete in all tho matches, 'Including the Empire Macth, and whether they would have tho sanction of the New Zealand Defence :Afsociation;