RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 53, 21 March 1901, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION: .LOOAL COMPETITORS. The Now Zealand R : fle Association Meeting at Wanganui will be started to-day. The New Plymouth companies will be strongly represented. Captain Okey, Oolor-Se<{(i. Okey, Sergfc. Lister, and Lince-Oorporal Armitage (Taranaki Rifles), and Captain Taunton and Sergt. Messenger (Guards) have departed to attend the meeting. Sergt. Lever (Rifles) will lsave on Monday next to make up the Rifles' teim for the Teams Match. Priva'e J. Bennett (Guards) will leave on Friday, and and probably a coup'e mo.e members of the same company will leave the same day. Mr, Taylor, the well-known Auckland shot, who now resides in New Plymouth, has gone down, and will represent his old company. It will thus bo seen that New Plymouth will be well represented, and aims of the prizes should come this way. The meeting will be concluded aboat Tuesday next. RUAHINE ASSOCIATION. PER PRKSi ASSOOUTION. Woodville, March 20. The Woodville match, 300, 500, and 700 yards, given shots at e»cb, was won by G. Wilson, 96; Ballinger 95, second ;. Ingpin 93, third. The Marton Match, 700 yard*, 10 shots, was won by Ballinger, 45; Domingan, 42. The Aggregato Match was won by Ballinger with 313; J. G. Wilson being tecocd with 291, and Head third with 290. The L'st Trv Match resulted : Morrison 48, Lov'oday, Welch, and Sim.ll 47 each. There was no time to fira the Teams M itch.