RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 66, 7 March 1908, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE TKEXTHAM MEETING Ti'enthain, Friday. Shooting started to-day with the SOU yards range of the Volunteer and Rille Club matches. At the close of the 0011 yards shooting Jackson (Wellington!, was leading with OU Th c weather this morning was gusty, but the light was good. Following are among the highest scores for thc matches:— Volunteers' Match. Captain King IChristchurchJ UU; Eden (Waiiucu) 'Jo. King made 31 at the final range. Rille Clubs—W. Franklin (Weber), lib'; Cameron (Opaki) Do; C. Craw, 94; Marshall (Karori) put on 32 at th c final range.

Xo good scores were made at Slid yards. It shows how difficult shooting was that the Australian cracks' scor.-s were:—Macalley 2U, and Edwards 12. Following are the scores:—

RIFLE MATCH. W. Franklin (Weber) t'j .. ..flu

Cameron (Opaki) C 4 flj C. Craw (Chorlton) £3 .. .. !I4 Marshall (Karori .. :I2 W. Randell (Linton, Moslem (Kaeo), and Stewart (Weber) scored 1)2, and Roberts (Scargill) 01, each winning Ci; Fergusson (Huiiterville) ill, .1. G. Wilson (I'etone), Greenwood (Karori), 11. Hawthorne (I'etone). Mould (l)uraiichelles) HO, Vennell (Tewharau), G. W. Vennell Tewharau), Thompson (Sounds), U-wer (Karori), Hanks (KiinIwlton), Catley (Nelson), (i. C. Franklin (Welier), 89, Kemp (Karori). Hoddcr (Karori) 88, E. S. Mennell (Tewharau), Timibull (Opaki), Wilkie (Upper Huttl, llobbs (I'etone). Maxley (Opaki), Liddie (Lincoln), Tarr (Karori), Ralie (Karori), Aston (Karori), Burns (Karori), Kitchen (Upper Unit), Drummond (Taratal.G. Uveday lOhura) «i. Shearman (Shannon), Goodsill' (Sounds), Kenning (Nelson), Govcnlock (Tarata). Kyle (Linton), and G. Hyde (Opaki, 85, each winning CI. •

VOLUNTEER MATCH, (apt. King (Christehurcli) £.3 .. !)(i Eden (Nelson) £4 !l,"i Bugler Soler |Wangamti) £3 .. 04 Searle (Dimedin) £3 .. IK) Other winners were: -Mall (Timani), Atkinson (Auckland), Simpson (Auckland), Taylor (Blenheim). 03, each £>; McKenzie (Oaiuaru), l'limnier (Wellington), **2, Harding (LllcnUciiu), Hughes (Wooilville), Perhan (Canterbury), Alexander (Auckland), 91, Barllctrop (Feilding), 'JO, SKelly (Wellington), Cowan (Oreti), Mauley (Waitaki), Dnley (Ihnnevirke), Wilson (Studhulnie) SO, Currie (Timaru), Smaill (Kaitangata), Bruce (Auckland), .lack (Auckland), Tiinbrell (Christehurcli), Head (Kangitikei), Edgcuinlre (Auckland), Mi-Murray (Napier), Carey (Patea), C'orueo (Auckland), Voting (Catmint), Loveday (Woodville), 88, llealy (Studliolme). Pattinson (Millerton), Dippie (Dimedin), Smaill (Kaitangata), iNeedhain U'almerston), Willis (Southland), 87, Barnes (Christchurch), Evans (Christehurcli), Feasy (Wellington), McKenzie (Queenstown), McDonald (Dunedin). Pearson (Tintarn), McCorI mick (Ashburton), Drunmiond (Wang.v mti). and Murphy (Timaru), 80, eaoli .CI. Trenthani, East Night. The conditions at Treiitltam were jus about as bad as possible to-day. Com petitors broke it]) badly at all ranges TJic Volunteer and Ride matches wer completed, the principal winners beinj as above. OTAGO MATCH. Thj* match was trot completed, th best scores at 800 yds being Reynold (Christehurcli) 44, Holdway (Blenheim] .lohnstone (Owaka), and Kempto (franklin) 43 each. AUCKLAND MATCH—2OO, 500 & 000 yd H. Hawthorne (Pelonc), C-3 .. II Fisher (Feilding), £4 .. .. '.I Xecdham (Palmerston N.). £4 .. ! Reid (Queenstowii). £3 .. .. !l Turner (Xaschv), £3 .. .. ! Sharland (Stoked ,C» .. .. ! Perrv (Masterton), £2 .. .. '. Marenzi (Eketahttna), £2 .. .. f Masefleld (Sounds), £2 .. .. !