OBSERVATION & MUTUAL' ASSISTANCE MATCH.
Conditions, 5 rounds each at 300 yards nnd JflO yards. At . .100 yards the teams fired five Tounds each at falling targets, direct, bits counting whetlier the targets fall or'not; At 400 yards tho competitors, in pairs, fired at a "Figure 3 target fivn Tounds. The idea of the match is to test observation of firo without resistance at 'the first range, while at the longer range mutual a'sistanco in observing the results of tho firing was allowed to each pair of competitors. £7 'Vucklnnd Citv Riflo Club !0R ;&t IVew Plymouth Blfle Club 103 M Wellington Suburbs Riflo Club .., fl-t M Mrarnna Hide Club !U J32 Christchnrch Riflo Club 88 CASUALTY COMPETITION. ■Ronge. 200 yards. Fired In heats. The teams fired in -pairs at six targets. On a t.irget.-being hit the competitor occupying the cbrresnonding position in the other t»im of tho,nail- dropped.ont, nnd when ell tho momlxrs of a particular t«ara hod been'iso disposed of. that team was ran"'dered to be hors do combat. This I* th" old "Chattie -Match" ("sudden d"x+h"V under a new name .87 Wellington Suburbs. ,-Pl Oiwki A team. - .-Pi Akarann. (?■'. Ooalti B team. £3 Christchnrch. SUPERIORITY OF FIRE. 51)0 yards,' five rounds per man at Fli?. ure 3 targets,' ono to cach man firinsr
round cover (two sandbags). Targets wevn lowered whe.i a hit was made, and fresli targets exposed after H) seconds. A o new targets were exposed after 50 seconds had elapsed after a particular team liad disposed of all its targets. 567 Akarana Rifle Club ,C 1 Auckland City Club tE2 Wellington Suburbs Club £2 Opaki A tea in <£2 Opaki C team
72 1 lit . 57 . 53 . 42
SERVICE TEAMS' AGGREGATES. Tlio following aro tho aggregates up to to-night in tho teams' matches, with one competition yet lo be held:—
Wellington Suburbs Auckland City Akarana ;•••' Christeliurch ...
res. .473 465 441 431
Opaki A Karori A New Plymouth
Opaki B 348 Karori B 314 Opaki C 329 The Islington Cup ■ competition, to bo fired to-day,-- will complete the teams series.
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