RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 30 October 1907, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

• THE AUSTRALASIAN MEETING. k l Sydney, October 29. A. Cutler, brother of the King's Prize winner, made the highest score of the day in the Empire Match—l 42. Four other Amtnliuu mads 141 each. The Britisher*' best score was 137. add Rifle Shooting THE EMPIRE MATCH (POSITION AT THE 900 YARDS RANGE NEW ZEALAND A GOOD SECOND. Received Oct. 20, 6.41 p.m. Sydney, October 29. The aggregate with one range to fire wai— Australia .. ~ .. 1803 Sew Zealand ~ .. 1778 Great Britain .. 1701 AUSTRALIA OX TOP. £ > Receive! Oct. 29, 7.32 p.m. Sydney, Ociolier 29. The final scores are:— Australia 2104 , New Zealand .. .. 20.><> ■ Great Britain .. .. 2033 THE SCORES. NEW ZEALANDERS "SETTLED" AT 1000 YARDS. Received Oct. 29, 10.1 p.m. Sydney, October 29. Tor the resumption of the Empire Hatch the weather conditions were tot ally different to those of yesterday. A fairly steady north-easter blew, but the light was troublesome, and the sun'a rays streamed down, causing a mirage. The targets seemed alive and moving. The Britishers went down at Soo 1 yards, while the New Zealanders caine ant on top, Auslltali* following four ' point* behind. 1 At' 900 yards the New Zealanders 1 •gain topped the score, beating Australia by a couple of points, and Britain by ten. ' Entering the last stage, Australia had ' a lead of twenty-five points from N°w < Zealand, but the Dominion riflemen fell ' •way sadly at the long range, allowing < Amtfaßa to lead tfiem by twenty-three * points, and Britain by fourteen. Scores: 1 800 900 1099 I yds yds vd<s ' Sustralia .« .. SS3 340 *3Ol Mew Zealand .. 359 342 273 Britain ..352 332 292 The individual scores of the New Zealanders were at—--800 900' lino yds yds yds Ifaaefield .. v 4B 43 32 Pnmell .. 47 45 39 Willrie .. .. 47 46 31 Cameron .. .. 45 35 33 1 Ayson .. 44 41 37 < Mills .< 43 41 37 1 Craw .. ..43 42 52 ' Ballinger .. 42 46 37 1 Masefleld with 48 at 800 yards was the lest target of the day. He pnt on nine balls. A. Cutler headed the Australians un today's ranges with 129, while Inchaffie, of the British team, headed the>r Sat with 130. NOTES ON THE MATCH. r ' 1 NEW ZEALANDERS CONGRATU- 1 LATED. « li < • \ Received Oct. 30, 0.15 a.m. 1 Sydney, October 29. At one stage of the Empire Match ' there was a prospect of an interesting finish, for the New Zealanders mo'c j than held their own, bat the long range 1 nn the Australians the advantage. ! The British team, firing doggedly, made a dose finish for second place. It looked ' •a if the Motherland would beat the New Zealanders substantially, but at the critical stage Raven went to pieces. A. Oatler comes ont as champion of all the teams, his aggregate of 27 being four points a'lead of McHaffie, of thj British team, who was the next best individual scorer. Major-Genertl Hood, addressing ta* c teams at the conclusion, said they would J all win in heartiest congratulations to j * the New Zealanders, who put in a stern I ding-dong fight. < Colonel Hopton, Commandant of ihe 1 British team, also congratulated live ' Kew Zealanders. Mr. Cresswell replied, and expre*«-d bis pride at being leader of the second team. The Aastraßan team cheered the Ne-v Zealanders and the Britishers.