SHOOTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9392, 11 March 1909, Page 4

SHOOTING.

TRENTHAM MEETING. Trentbam, March 10. A number of service matches were got off during the day, and soma good shooting was recorded. The loophole match, which to-day, showed a remarkable score by Rifleman MoLeay, of Opaki. In the allowed time, one minute, he got the possible of ten bulls on. Bisley Match, 800 yards target, rapid firing, 500 yards, head and shoulders .figure coloured khaki, exposed 455e0., during which time the competitor fires aa many shots as he is able up to 10.—£5, Opaki Rifle Club, 11 hits; £2, Victoria Rifles, 10; £2, Petone Rifle Club, 10. Cover Firing Match, No. 14; 300 yards; 10 shots; extended order, five paces; head and shoulders target £5, Opaki Rifle Club. 28; £3, Linton Rifle Club, 26; £2, Opaki Rifle Club, 24. Colonial Ammunition Company’s Match; silver cup, valued at £10; 800 yards.—£s, Linton Rifle Olnb. 18; £3, Nelson Rifles, 16; £3, Waikato Mounted Rifles, 15. Taranaki Guards and Netwon tied. Service Match No. 11; 500 yards; 10 shots, prone position; one minute; all firing through loopholes.—£s, MoLeay. Opkai, 60; £4, Turner, Linton, 49; £3, Hugo, Wellington. 48; £3, Tong, Hawke’s Bay. 47; £2, Maokay, Dunedin, 44; £2, Belk, Feiidiug, 44; £2, Dick, Riversdale, 44. Eelevn 8 take 21s 9d with 43; fifteen take £1 with 42 and 41. Following are the [aggregates, Including to-day’s range (the semifinal for the meeting):—King. Linwood, 411; Duncan, Millerton, 408; Patrick, Anckland, 407; Shaw, Auckland, ,406; Guy, Kaponga, 406; Tarr, Karori,. 405; Soper, Taumarina, 405; McConnell, Christchurch, 403; Dodds, Pore Chalmers, 4C3; Kells, Palmerston North, 402; Yates, Napier, 401; Sorensen, Anckland, 401; Ohing, Nelson, 401; Ching, Lyttelton, 401; James. Napier, 400; Loveday, Ohura, 400; Morrison, Dunedin, 399; Hadfield, Blenheim, 399; White, Franklin, 399; Frank, Nelson, 398; Maokay, Dunedin, 898; Mayhew, Failding. 397; Hawthorn, Wellington, 397; Belk, Feilding, 396; Needham, Palmerston North, 395. .The aggregates are unofficial. The official list will be given tomorrow night. March 11. At Trentham to-day King loads 41 at the IOOu yards, bringing his total to 452; Duncan and Patrick tie for second place with 451. Shaw, who held fourth place, gives place to Kells, Palmerston North, with 449 In the range firing, Murnhy, of Auckland, is leading, with 9o: Needham being second with 94.