SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8060, 10 March 1906, Page 2

SHOOTING.

THE Hi KMJIA.M MEIiTISU. PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION. Tbextiusi, March 9. lui'in-nmxa match. In tho Rapid-firing Match, 200 yds, ten shots, 8 men Hriug at head and shoulders of targot exposed from 5 to lOsccs ; seven toams competed. The Taranaki toam, under Lieut. Hartnell, and the Auckland Mountcds, under Scrgt. Maingay, tied. Tho latter declined to divide, aud in tho shoot ofE Tarannki won; Palmorston North, under Sergfc. Porrju, 3. AMSItJNITION CO. *8 JIATCIT, In the Colonial Ammunition Co/s Match, No 2. Battalion Southland got |on 87 hits, South Canterbury "A" Team 38, No. 2 Team Otago 37, Taranaki 35, Opaki No. 2 Team 35, Karori Club Team 35, Wellington No. 2 Toam 31, South Canterbury "C" Toam 30, Opaki Ao. 1 Team Wellington 2nd Battalion First Wellington Battalion 29, South Canterbury "B" 28, Auckland Mountcds 28, Waipawa KiiJjiuoors, Wellington 10.

VOLLKY FIKIXC,, A'olley Piping Mulch South Cantcrlvwy, f'S, 219 points ; Ohristchurch engineers, £;1, 220; l'lilmerston (2nd ; Wellington Battalion), lilt); Auckland i Mounted EiHes, 179; Ist Wellington ■ Battalion, 167; Tartly (.Ith Welling- > lon Battalion), 167, No third prize • was awarded. TKIMS BAPID FIBINU. _ Following is the result of the rapid linng competition, lu shots at (iOO yards, target exposed one minute; lalmerstou North, 201 l ioiuts, Lo; Wellington Battalion 199, L;i. Other teams: Tar ami ki 198, ChrisMiurch Engineers 185, South Canterbury 175, Auckland 110, ciruiwav team's match. The Champion Team's Match was the chief match of interest to-day, 35 teams taking part. Conditions—7 shots at 200, 500 W 1 «00 yards, The Opaki team hud the lead at the 200 yards will( 1(12, Cliristchurch Engineers 157, but at 500 the leader* 11 burst," and Weber with lq!l at 3CKI yards was in front, with Uiristehurch and AVangiiniii a tie second, the totals being eber *tlll, Cliristcliureli Kngiueers 'and Wauganui Itillcs At IiOII yards tlie positions changed greatly, and the Opaki team, shooting very steadily, put on tli,e highest score at this range, 110. One of the Weber team " burst, Ivn (hey had sulliiienl lead to inst slave ot\- defeat, liuishing WUl\ while Opaki and I'liristH'lntwh are second with t!)7. 'l'liev 1 will proliably lire off. The winners i tnke tlie district challenge shield and 1/15. Second and third money totals Lls 10s, Oilier prize takers !uv : I I'almciston .Nofth 1113, 1,7 hi s . ' Wiiiiganui liillcs t.12, l„- ); llawera ■Billon |.2!1, L 5. The other teams ranged from* 12,S lo 3(111,