RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1010, 28 December 1910, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING.

- -' ;- '-'■" fr-^—~ '~ '.-'.;.■ WIN FOR WELLINGTON HIGH-' LANDERS. '. .(By Telegraph-Press Association.) ' ■ Christchurch, December 27. Tho local Highland Jiilles Company and visiting Highlanders engaged in a shooting match at the fi-edclifts range-yester-day. The weather conditions were fairly good, although the light was somewhat varying. The match resulted in-a win for the Wellington A team, the scores being as follow:—Wellington -Highland Hides, 629; Dunedin, 60?; Canterbury, 5G7; Auckland,'. 472. ■ THE WANGANUI MEETING. :. . Wanganui, December 27. . The Wanganui and West Coast Rifle Association meeting commenced at the Putiki range to-day. . There were record entries, and glorious weather prevailed. Wanganui Match. The Wanganui Hatch was won by Servant Blanchett, 0 f the Taranaki Guards (£1 10s.), withj a score of 68. LanceCorporal Hunt {Post and Telegraph Rifles) won £2 10s., Rifleman Feast (Opaki) M, Rifleman M'Lachlan fPetone) £1 10s., Corporal Patrick (Victoria) £l, and Rifleman Alercer .£1 were next, with 67. The fol!?T,. n ?Jr with 66 > won £l each i-Riflenian Batt. (Mangaweka), Rifleman Allen (Tara?T . ■' Pl ', lvnt « Walker (Napier), Private Godfrey (Wanganui Rifles), Colour-Ser-geant Grey (Patea Rifles), Rifleman E. Harrison (Rahotu), Rifleman Bank (Kimbolton), Rifleman G. : Halliday (Karori), and Rifleman Jarvis (Taradale). Taranaki Match. T! \ e Taranaki Match was iron bv Corporal Given (Wellington City Rifles), £i, w-ti a l e , ore ,2, f 4 <- N * xt ca ™e Rifleman Willoughby (Gladstone), .£2 10s., 45; Corporal Cook (Palmerston North Rifles), £i, 4a; Lance-Corporal Hunt (Zealandia Rifles), £1 10s. The following took .£1 each-.—Rifleman .Cameron (Opaki). 44; Private Eyles (Dannevirke), Rifleman Hyde (Opaki), and Rifleman Ayson, 43; Rifleman M'Murray (Taradale), Rifleman Glashan, Rifleman M'Lachlan (Potone), Rifleman .Feast (Opaki), Lieutenants k a . do o Vl )?ganui Guards), Rifleman Speck (Stratford), 42 each.' ' Wellington Match. ■■ Sergeant Davies (Taranaki Rifles), 9, was top in. the Wellington Match. The ncy best scores were Given (Wellington) and G. Hyde (Opaki), 8. The full scores were not available. Annual Meeting. annual meeting of the Wanganui Rifle Association was held to-night, but cr.lv routine business was done. Nearly all the present officers were re-elected. A resolution of sympathy with the family .01 tho late colonel Somnierville was carried. 1 Leading Aggregates. The following aro the leading aggregates on the day's: shooting-.--v.. M'Lachlan, Petona .;•. jec N. Willoughby;, Gladstone '...". 154 G. Hyde, Opaki ■ 153 .. Guy, Kapunga 152 R. J. lung, Opaki .; 150 119 G. Halliday, Karon 349 least, Opaki : ;• , 149 AUSTRALIANS AT BISLEY. (By Telegraph-Press Association. Copyright) . (Rcc. December 2G, 9.15 p.m.) • Melbourne, December 26. ,1m reports of the officer in charge of the a'ifle team which' visited Bislev states that the failure, of the. Australians was not due to, tho superiority of their, rifles, but to. tho. severe'weather,'conditions* ■■'■ -.file report adds' that the Ross rifles used by the Canadians -.were:' much superior to the service rifles' used'in-Eng-land. . '-;■:■<:■, u