TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 4 March 1907, Page 2

TRENTHAM RIFLE MEETING.

Per Press Association TiiE.vTitAM, March 2. The Nelson and Canterbury matches were eomploted this afternoon. A half gale was blowing, and driving rain fell. Consequently scoring was low, and some of the best, marksmen in the colony failed at tho 1000 yards range to secure double figures. Cameron, who had hitherto held (lie lead in the aggregate, broke down at this range, getting only 12, which put him a good way down the list. His position was taken by AV. Cox, an ex-Bisloy representative, with 339, followed by Ayson (Murihiki) 338, and Perrin (Linton) 337.

The following are the highest prize takers in the Nelson Match, 500, (500, and 700 yards, seven shots, 80 prizes, yalne £IOO :

Moslen, Kaco, £5 93 .Rivers, Tnradnlc, £-1- ... '.'.', '92 Cox, Auckland, £1 .' gjj France, Karori, £3 ... ~', 90 Purnell, Wanßanr:, £3 ... ~. 89 Brighliiiß, Maslenon, £3 ..' 88 Banks, Kimbolton, £2 88 Kemp, Christchurch, £2 ... 88 Marenzi, Eketakuna, £2 ~', 88 Wallis, Waikato, £2 ... ," 88 Cameron, Opaki, £1 ... '..' 88 The principal prize takers in the Canterbury Match, seven shots at 800, 900, and 1000 yards, value £IOO, wero:—

Milroy, Nelson, £5 36 Mills, Dunedin, £4 ' 86 C. Craw, Ckorlton, £4 ... ~' 85 Martin, Flag Swamp, £3 " 83 Barltrop, Fcilding, £3 ... ' 82 Maseileld, Sounds, £3 ... '.',' 82 Yountr, Mamarti, £2 ~, " g* McCalley, N.S.W., £2 ... .'.'.' 82 Duncan, Dennistou, £2 81 Hawthorne, Pctone, £2 ... ... 80 A O. Crimp wins the Union Co.'s Cup with the highest aggregate in" the Auckland, Wellington, and Nelson! matches.

Two Service Matches wero fired in heavy rain. The scores are not available.

TuouiAM, March 3. Heavy ram fell at Trentham Inst night, rendering camp hfo very uucomfortable. To-day has been showery.

The last match in the championship series botore Ihe Una! 50 highest aggregate scorers compete for the belt will be bred to-morrow. Col, (Jolhns expeels to get the meeting through by L OtU H % , I£ , th ° ™»U">rU fine the belt will be fired for on Wedn-s----day.

Among the leading aggregates at the end of the first four matches are the following : Moslen, Juieo, ~ ~.,„ iW. Cox, Auckland '.'.'. '" 339 A. U. Ayson, Munhaku.., ' 3^ Brighting, Masterton .., ' 335 J. l'errin, Linton ~, "\ 334 A. J. Cameron, Opaki ~', '" 33^ A. Ballinger, Pelone . '" '33'j Duncan, Denuiston o'/i W, 11 Ballinger, Pelone" '" 33! fJrummond, Daunevirke '" ■«» Milroy, Nelson ~. '" «o Hadficld, Blenheim t* Banks, Kimboiton '" Maselield, Bounds ?^i Frank, Nelson ... tl if, j. King, opak ;;; "; :,.^