NATIONAL RIFLE MEETING.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 14 January 1901, Page 4

NATIONAL RIFLE MEETING.

[by ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.]

(PER press association.)

Sydney, January 11. The competing of the scores of the Commonwealth aggregate was not completed till a late hour. Sergeant Hawker of Victoria, who scored consistently in all the matches is first with 378, prize £SO. Howitt of Adelaide second with 375, prize £4O. Whitehead of Victoria third with 374, prize £3O. Winslado was thirteenth with 363, prize £5, Robinson thirty-first with 352, J Wilson thirty-fifth with 350, Both win £3 each. January 13. The Boberts match was won by Kell of Bathurst, 67, J. Wilson, the Bth prize of. j?Q with 62, Robmson and Wmslade £2. The Victorian match was won by Eoss of Victoria with 34, Ballinger 3rd 32, £lO Qatland £2, Evans £l, In the Now South Wales match Parsons, Winsdale, M’Oarthy, and Ballinger £1 each.

The Empire m-.u,. —Queensland 593 Ist, Bathurst 582, Tar mania 573, Bendigo and N. South Wales each 552, New Zealand No 2 team 551, taking £24 A fishtail wind was blowing. The New Zealand first team, picked on the shooting went all to pieces on the first range, Wiuslade losing lour sliots and M'Gregor six shots through lack of time. The second team shot very well at three ranges, 700, 800 and 900 yards. The following are the second team’s scores Loveday 79, Cox 76, Ingpen 73, Wilson (Fieldsng) 70, M’Hattie 66, Gatland 63. King and Steadman 62i