N THE MOUNDS.
The hopeful marksmen could liardlv hafe 1 met . witli. h worse day for their opcgjKg match. If their'sympathisers u'ill! imaijino themkelves. in the centre of a" \v~ntoli-clial facing 110011, with a vile one o'clock wind twisting, screwing, and hitting, they will gather some idea of the plight of the marksmen. Notwithstanding this, the shooting,- taken rally, was of a very high standard. In tho opening match no fewer than 19 possibles were registered—four at 200 yards, 12 at 500 j'ilrds, and three at 600 yards—but tho delight .'of the lncliy marksmen was not .lpnjj lived for, by way of contrast, the next range brought disaster. Williams, of Ohura, who scored a possible at COO yards in tho opening" match, only scored 29 in the first Stage of the match,' and 23 in the final Stago at GOO yards." Lieut. Ong-lpy'i'-t of/Oamnru, with a modest 31, followed with a. possible 35, and was literally "blown out" at-the,last range with : a humble score of. 20.~ Larscn, of iUaiu'iceville, bi'gan i.with ia flourish of trumpets—a possiblo at 200 yards—and then scored two 20's, and so on. Disasters of a lilio nature fell ub thick as
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 4 March 1911, Page 7
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195N THE MOUNDS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 4 March 1911, Page 7
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