RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 65, 6 March 1908, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THI-; THUXTIIAM MKK'II.M

IVr Press AteuciatiuU. TreiHham 1t.11.. I.a-t Night

Th,. Defence Forces Rule Association loc-tiug opened this morning with ■>»< cut lies" constituting a record. 1 ■'" weither was unfavorable for shooting. In uddrc-sii.g me competitors preyio-i----to the start ot the shooting, tolonel tvllins said that in consideration otth: lai-e entries the Louncii had decide.. to "place a Consolation .Match of .Clou on the programme for men who had not won tl or over at the meeting. 110 al-o announced that the match between vo'untcers and rille clubs would be -. -ti'uight-out teams match, instead oi nlin" the a»»regates. The Council dv ei.-rto supplement Mr. tiilmer's pr.v bv Liu. and the winning team would a'l-o lake the Crawford Shield and I." Knlield rille for the highest scorer. Shooting started with the 20 yar l_s ran-e of the .Volunteer and l-.Hle I. ji" m-ilehi-s. which were lired emiciirrentlv. There was a pull'v'wind and heavy -l,..wer- during the lir:ng. and there were onlv three possibles -Jackson. S e„ (Wellington!. Private C. I onson iNapieiK and Meyer lllikurangi.l. There were only six 34's, but a large nmnlier of 33's. , At IiOU var.ls the showers eoiU.ime.l. and the li'siilt was mediocre fehootnig. .laekson. however, got 54, which gave him tin to go back with. He, however tailed at 800 yards, getting only l:i. Ik-spite the weather, a lad, Buglev Solcr. of Wauganui, put on :J4. and got a total of 94. The following were the hi-'hest completed seorcs:--P.pFLK (7,UHS MATCII, 200. IiUU, anl SOO vards. W Franklin (Weber) ■• "'j Cameron (Otaki) -j 0 C. Craw (Chorltoii) j* ■Moslcu (Kaeo) liandall (IJuton) j.'Stewart (Weber) •'- Highest scores in VOLUNTEER MATCH, same conditio^ Kilen (Waima) r '' Bugler Soler (Wanganuit .. •• !'- Taylor (Blenlieimi !' : > Searle (Dunedin) "^ A. Wynson (Auckland) .. .. !>3 Male "(Timarui n3 A. Mckenzie (Oamani) •'■- I'limmer (Wellington) .. • • '■'- The 200 yards of the Auckland Match was started this afternoon in rain. Only one possible was recorded, Iml there were fourteen Ill's.

CRICKET. :i:\v ri.v.M'ii in hmhks ,-. jiu.it suiuou TUc aliove teams mot on the l'itk;t[..i ground \c>tcrday, and after an int. rcsiiug game victory went t<i the town team, who thereby annexed the Junior shield. New Plymouth won the toss and put High School in to hat, but they were unable to withstand the bowling of Billing and Anderson, who trundled unchanged through the innings, which, closed for 34. New Plymouth opened with Cook and. Petty, who earned the -core to 21 for the l'ir-1 wicket. The next three wickets I lell with,mt the addition of a single I run. Hilling. Truiii]K'r, and Ander-oii ! .allied Hie total to 5S bctore the last ! wicket fell. The srliool in their second j innings compiled 11. Keipjiring 18 to win] New Plymouth went in, in a failing light, and secured the required runs for I the 10-s of one wieket. Scores: ! lli"h School.—first inning-: ScvI erne. iT Petty, b Anderson, .">: Sinclair, c Arden. b Andcr-on, li; Osborne, 'i ' Hilling. !l: ilcArthur. U Anderson, j; !i:ivv. r |> Anderson. I; Glasgow, c Trin.i- ---'; perj 1) Hilling. 1: Grant, b Hilling, >'!: ! Ward, not out. 7; IJuric. b Billing, 1; ! Itaily. b Hilling. 0: MacKic. b ISilliii'.'. I :i; extras. ■>; total. 111. Second inning-: ilislK.rne. b Anderson, 1; McArthur. c j Trumper . 1. Hilling. IT: Seycrne, c Whittle, b Hilling, 10: Ward, rim out. | 0: Glasgow, c Arden, b Anderson, (I; j Sinclair, li Anderson, It: llurlc. st Petty. i 1) Anderson, 0: Grey, not out. 4: Itaily. ! h Anderson. 4: .MacKie, run out, J, I total. 41. Howling analysis -First inI nings: Hilling six for I.T, Anderson foil for lit. Second innings: Hilling two f or ] 5 Anderson live for lit. Tnimper none

I for 11, Cook none for 10. | New Plymouth. Juniors. First mnin"s: 11. Cook. l> Osborne, !l: T. Petty, I, |f,„-1,. !l: N. Allien, run out. II; H. U. Ililliii""i- Ward, I) llurlc, «; I'. Whitcombe 1> (W)orne. 0; F. Whittle.. 1) Osl„,rne. J; V. Trun.per. b Ward, 10- 1. inderson. 1. Osborne, 8: .T. Scanlon h Waul, 2: K. Welter, not out. 2; U 1. Webster I) Osborne, li; total. 58. Seenad illIlills ,:' T. IVtt.y, 1. Ward. H; X. \ n |,.„ b Ward. 2: I'- Whitcomlie. not ■ 1,',,,, hi. .1 Seanlon. h Ward. 1: K. Web- • Ltar. bC.rcv. 1: V. Whittle, not out. Ij ■'extri 1- iotal for four wicket-. 2i. • .Bowline aualv-is - First inning: 0--borne live for 1«, Wiml two f»r ■•'• • Hurle two for 11, Severne none lor X I Second inniu"-.: M»'ie none lor 10, I Ward three lor 10, firry one for 0.