RIFLE SHOOTING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 August 1910, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

MEETING OF RJKLE CLUIJ DELEGATES' AT OTAKI. XEW CONDITIONS MADE. A meeting of rifle dub representatives was held at Otaki yesterday to draw up new conditions for control ol contests for the Fresh Food iV-n ni Cup . J.evin HiJIo Club was represented' by Mr I ercy Jones. Hautere's representatives were Messrs Beauchiimp aTl d UiiDii, Heikiorangi's were the Messrs Mo,,k, senior ail di jn n ior; arapanwimu, Messrs Whiting and Urdukes. Sliannon failed to send a representative. Mr Whiting presided, a n d -Mr Dii nn acted as ■secretary.

there was unanimity of oplnae™ that the contest as previously conchiotefl needed alteration, as under the old conditions a club which had jiot lost a match was still prevented \7 m ''nv'iiJ? a winning chance. Alter -nil discussion, it was reso'lvpfl that each team slioud shoot 0,, its own range, with representatives ol two ot/her clubs present to see everytfiiug was fairly conducted. One of representatives will remain ac the mounds, a n d one will stay in the trenches. The allotment was made at the meeting, as fol-

Lovm sends a ma n to Hautoro ana one to Paraparaiwnn, .while I araparaiimii sc.pds 0,,e to ReikJoranai a n d o,)O to Shannon. Kpkiorangi sends one ma,, to and one to Hautere, while Hantere sends o n e to Levi n a n d ope to Shannon. .'Shanno,, se n ds o n e man to Rekioraugi a n <l one to Parapnranmii. It was proposed that tlie compefcit.o M take ])lace o]l the last Satiir(lay ni October, a ? ,d this was agreed ' * a i-, er , ( "f » ss '"n. as being tho ir-ost likely date to meet the cerioral conveniejice. J It was resolved to add a n ad'(lit ion al range to tihe competition this year (namely, 200 yards). Tlie com petition will now consist of seven , shots, per man range; oicht »:o. n ..teiflins,; optional si eh ting shots; raiigep, 20Q : . yards, 500 yards .a n d ij.QO yards, ....... "