RIFLE-SHOOTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2135, 9 March 1908, Page 3

RIFLE-SHOOTING.

THE TIIENTIIAM MEETING

Press Association- _ TRENTHAM, Alavch / . . The weather iia very tricky tins morning for shooting, ami nuontly poor scores resulted in tnt rapid firing match -at 500yds decided yesterday evening. Tll< \M o " ll (’’vi I m° the principal prizes:-Hilton 0 1 - 1 * ricoville), £5, 33; Bolcyn (Charlton), £3 10s, 33; Chapman (lokiipa), 33, Atkinson (Auckland), £3, 32; Lacey (Wellington), £3. 31. Tho Otago match, 10 shots at 81)0 and 900 vds was finished early m the afternoon. Tho following are the principal winners:—Kitchen (upper ftntt): £5, 80; Randall (Palmerston North), £•], 78; CL Hyde (Opakj), £1 77; Carlson (Auckland), £3, n; Krotclunnii (Auckland), £3. '! ! Johnstone (Owaka), £3, /0; Mvirtin (Timaru), £3, 70; Chapman (lnka-> pan), Homer (Wellington), lrent (Christchurch), 75. £2. Tliero was noor shooting at oOU and GOO vds of tho Nelson match, and at 500, Boys (Timaru) made Jo, but there wore only three St’s. At GOO vds the trickv wind kept up, -and scoring was still low. Tlio following are the five, highest aggregates at the close of tho day’s shooting:—Bairstow (Opaki), 220; Johnstone (Ownlea) 220; Collett (Wnipawa), 218; Hvde (Onnki), 216; Kitchen (Upper Hutt), 214. ' , . TRENTHAM, March 8. The Drincinal prize-wimiors in tlio rapid firing at 300yds are:—C. Craw (Chorlton), £5, 29; Turnbull (Opaki), £■l, 29; Whito (Christchurch), Kemp (Karori), £2, 29; Eden (Nelson), Lang (Wellington), Needham (Palmerston North), 28; Stewart (Weber), 27, £2. ’ THE GISBORNE TEAM. (Special to Times.) ' TRENTHAM RANGE, March 3. We tiro still battling with the elements, and fired in the 300yds, no--body getting any money. There aro two matches yet to fire, and wo may have some luck.

AUCKLAND SPORTS. l’ross Association. AUCKLAND, March 8. For tlio past two clays rain has fallen horo, and it continued heavily this afternoon.' Consequently all.cricket matches and other athleticAlixturns were postponed., , A. E. Keif, the English professional who has been acting as coach hero for the past two seasons, left on his return to England to-day, via Wellington. „ .. , It is stated that an English professional cricketer will bo imported to New Zealand for next season, but Ins exact destination is at present unknown here. , ~ „ The visit of the English footballers is looked forward to here with much interest, especially as Auckland did so well against the last team. In football circles here, howover, the general opinion is that one test will not bo at all satisfactory, especially if England should happen to win, and three tests at least are advocated. If the reputod best men could not play in all three, it would give others a chance to distinguish themselves, While wo oould put to the test the arguments used when the All Blacks went Home, that there was a team almost. as good, if not equal to that sent Home. Tests could be substituted for the two Island matches, _ and the local union will probably discuss tho matter during the week.