SHOOTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9390, 9 March 1909, Page 5

SHOOTING.

TRENTHAM MEETING.

Per Press Association. Trentham March 8,

Following are the scores m the Wellington Match No. 2 500 and 600 yards:—Grindell, Napier, £5, Jo, Ohing, Wellington, £4, 94; Pa fc r V?J’ Auckland, £4, 94; Barltrop, feliding, £3, 95; Dodds, Dunedm £5, 93; Feasy, Wellington, £B, 92; J olie fDunedin, £2, 92; Magee, Newton, £3 92; Moselen, Kaeo, £2, 92; Marenzi, Eketahuna, £2, 93. Sixty take £1 each with |93 and 91 respectively. Counted out; Guy, Sonntag, Welch, Hyde, Booth and Potter. In the Tyros’ Match ten take £1 each, and 20 take 10s, the scores ranging from 89 to 84. J. Milroy of Nelson, an exchampion who was leading on Friday and who “cracked up” badly at 500 yards this mornirfg, came with a rattle during the afternoon .putting on the possible at 800 yards and 47 at 600 yards and he now has the splendid total of 278 to his credit. Extra Match No. 5 600 yards.— Mclntosh, Opaki; Burns, Karon; Evans, Christchurch; Taylor, Blenheim; with 34 each take £1- "^f 19 remainder take 15s, 12s 6d, and 10s each. Extra Match, No. 6, 1000 yards. Fisher. Stoke, £2, 34; Higgins, Timaru, 30s, 38; Craw. 32s 6d, 32; Morgan, Auckland, 32s 6d, 325; Howe, Ngataua, 17s 6d, 31. The remainder take 15s, 12s 6d, and 10s.

There are 23 entries for the teams series of matches, which commence to-morrow, and nine for the champion teams match. In the aggregate, McKay, of Dunedin, is now leading with 281. Rifleman A. W. Soper, Taumarina, is runner-up with 280. . Private McKay, Dunedin, is leading for the Union Company’s cup. Aggregates.—Milroy, Nelson, 278; Ohing, Christchurch, 278; Shaw, Auckland, 277. Others well up are King, Linwood, 273; Winslade, Opaki, 273; Higgins, Timaru, 272.