SPORTING NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 3028, 17 July 1886, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. THE FIRING FOR THE QUEEN'S PRIZE. RACING.—SCRATCHINGS FOR THE MELBOURNE CUP. COURSING. THE VICTORIAN WATERLOO CUP. (Received July 16, 1.4 p.m.) London, July 15. At Wimbledon to-day in the firing for the first stage Queen's Prize, the following points were scored by Australians at 600 yards (seven shots). Lieut. Golding, Tasmania ... 31 Private Allan, Victoria ... 25 Colour-Sergt. Gee, New South Wales 24 Sergt. Saker, Victoria ... 24 Lieut.-Colouel Sleep, Victoria 20 Private Churchill, Victoria ... 18 Lieut. A. B. Fenn, New South Wales 17 Lieut. Room, Tasmania ... 12 The highest Australian scoring at all ranges so far (200, 300, and 600 yards), for which the highest English score is 96, was as follows: Sergt. Grimes, Queensland ... 81 Color-Sergt. Barrow, Queensland 77 Lieut. Keating, New South Wales 75 Lieut. Watchorn, Tasmania... 70 Capt. Blackshaw, New South Wah's 69 Capt. Powell, Victoria ... 54 Lient. Cork, New South Wales 54 (Received July 17, 1.30 a.m.) July 16. By the score in the first stage Lient. Golding (Tasmania) and Sergt. Grimes (Queensland) are eligible to enter for the second stage Queen's Prize. (Received July 17, 1.30 a.m.) ' Melbourne, July 16 Lochiel and Tempe are scratched for the Melbourne Cup. The final heats in the Victorian Waterloo Cup were run off to-day, Last Request securing the stakes, ' with Mouarque runner-up. (Received July 17, 1.15 p.m.) Later. The statement previously telegraphed that. Sergt. Grimes, of Queensland, was eligible to compete in the second stage for the Queen's Prize is incorrect. [special to press association.l London, July 13. For the Queen's Prize the following 'are the averages at the 200yds ranee : Australians, 27.46; Canada, 27 9 • India, 25.71. A Rattlesnake's Bite.—The quick venom of the rattlesnake has not killed so many people as the more insidious but deadly poisons found in the air of foul rooms. The aeration of the blood by the lungs becomes impossible sometimes, and the failing health, growing weakness, and loss of appetite are harbingers of approaching death. For such cases Hop Bitters avo the potent and ail-powerful remedy to drive all feveva out of the system, purifying the blood, rmd giving a new and happy lease of life. Gel genuine.