RIFLE SHOOTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7762, 14 March 1905, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING

J*ATE HI SLEV "TEAM ENTER. T.\l\Kl>. (Per 1-ress Association.) WKI.I.IXC IXIN, March 18. Members of the la to JMxtcv «<*■«» iwere entertained by the "(iovcrn- - meat, Colonel I'itt presiding. Hi - "*" referred lo the New Zpuhtnil success ill the Held of sport lust \ cur, they | huving worn die Liverpool tup, JColapore Cup, and defeaUM the llrltjish footballers. The cost ,>f sendj ing the last team io Jijsley had ljocn I JtlrtftO, and he regurdej the exiwnditure in the encouragement of shooting as money well spent, lie pa hi 'a tribute to the usefulness of Hflo , clubs us a valuable auxiliary to the defence forces of the colony. I Colonel Collins, who commanded 1 1lie Hisley team, in refiponding, referred to tho high position (third) New Zealand secured la the contest for the McKinnon Cup. Other couit- ■ , tries competing had a lairge number of men present lo choose from. New A Zealand had only the rispiisito nuiu- 1 bef (twelve) at llialoy. J TIIE TEAM l'Olt HISLEY. WKLI.)NU'n»N, March ]3. The lon m for Itisloy is nol likely lo be chosen for some days, ■ but those who were in the loud' at thfl end of tin* match (or the Kiug'v ;I'ri/xi uro Ix'ing communicated with, Risking if they could make the Jout> ney If select txl. The linul «10/A!ii lo go may In turning the following llilroy and Irvine, Nelson ; 11. niid 1 (1. liaw» thorno, Wellington ; DruiiMoond, Uan* nevlrke ; skinner, Auckland : W< ixiviilay, Municeville ; Handall, Polone : llundry, Opakl ; Jack, Ohristcliurch ; McKen/ie, Oamaru ; Marson 'l'iinuru ; C. Craw, Charlton, and Drown, Wuilil. 'llioso who are «»• garded as unlikely to inuko the trip if chosen lire not included In übove. Colonel Collins is almost certain to go again in charge of ths iMHr