Rifle Shooting.
THK CHAMPIONS' WKIX'OME IIOME, (I'or Pri»s Association.) X[OLSON, March. IS, Sergeant Chiiig, the rifle champion and Colour-Sergeant Irvine, 'both Of the Waitnei, Kifles, met with a very hearty reception on their arrival this morning. Tliey were met by the volunteers, members of t heir own corps having driven lo -.own and by several thousands of citizens ami country residents. The champion and the winner of the second prize were welcomed and congratulated by the .Mayor on behalf of I lie people, and by Adjutant-Captain Trash, on behalf of the volunteers. A W'OitLli'S ItIOCOKII. ' Shooting men will be interested in the eighth of the series of Imperial Hiile matches inaugurated bv the Kupanyup Hide (Hub, which' tool; place in various purls of the British Empire towards the end of last year. A world's record was put up by the winning team—the Queen's Own' liille Volunteer llrigade, the Itoyal Slots (Queen's Edinburgh), who made 1 ()(>'( -an average of 100.2 tor each of the ten men, Tho Victorian team, it will be remembered, won the IColaporo Cup last year with an average of about 97 per man. Sergeant Ommnndsen's 104 out of the possible' 105 was a magnificent shoot. He was closely, followed by Lance-Corp-oral F, P. liobinson (Liverpool Rifle Club) with lO.'i, whilst StalT-Seiv geant llayhurst (Kith Hamilton Infantry, Canada), and Private Kobertsou (of the winning team) each complied 102. Conditions of the match were seven shots each at fIOO, 000, <>oo, yards, one sighter not to count. The scores were
Queen's Kifle Volunteer. Brigade, the Royal Scots (Queens Edinburgh) ... ; 1002 Uifle Volunteers Southern India Kith Hamilton Infantry, Canada ... ' (ini Altcar Volunteer Kifle Club, Liverpool (J 10 2nd Volunteer ||attallon,King's (Liverpool) Regiment ... ... OilO Liverpool Itille Club (115 Itupnnyup Rifle Club, Victoria 909 77th Dundas lictfjim-nt, Cantula fiOl Natal Coast Itille Association, Durban <u,o Scinde Volunteer Rifle Corps, India Ist. Punjab Volunteer Uitle Corps, India, ft^o Katjt Indian Uailway Volunteurn, India H7.i Hongkong itille Association, China H7-i Madras Railway Volunteers, India H7O Kingston Hi IK" Ass Nation, dauiaica, West Indies 774
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 14 March 1904, Page 2
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340Rifle Shooting. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 14 March 1904, Page 2
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