RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 68, 10 March 1908, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TDK TREXTHAM MEETING. Per Press Association. Trcntham, Monday. 'I Ik* weather is favorable tor -Ihnjlin; tliis morning anil there is promis,. o good scoring, though Die light is dull A very light breeze is blowing. Shoot ill" started with the SOO yards rang,, o the Xclson Match, and tli 0 500 vards ol the Wellington Match. RAPID FIRING. Prize- winners in th c ltapid - llrim. •Match, 30() yards, were: C. (.'raw (Chorlton), £5 .. op Tnrnlinll (Opaki), £4 Jf) White (Christchurch) 2!), and Kemp Lang (Wellington), Xeedliam (Palmerston), -J8; Stewart (Weber) 27, eaeli £2. Halls (Asliburton). Barker (Chorlton). O'Sullivaii (Blenheim), Webb (Temiika). •lohnston (Dunedin). Pearson (Tiinaru). 27; Hennie (Cliristchurch), Lieut. Timl,(Christchnreh), ('raw (Linton). White ( Auckland), Moore (Tiniaru), MclCenzie ((Jueenstown), Dudley (Danlievirke). Manlev (Waitaki), 20; l'iiie (Napier), Mcllattie (o|iaki), Carlv (Patea), Smart (Wellington). Smith (I'alnierston Xorth), Cox (Auckland), Perrin (Linton), lighting (Masterton). Cowan (Win I on), Kkelley (Wellington). Jackson (Wellington), C'ha|iniaii (Takapau), 2.>, each £.l. Stevens (Napier), ilvels (Dannevirke), 2-1, each Ift. Trentham U.K., Last Xight. Ideal shooting weather prevailed u iien shuoting opened this morning, but later on the puffy wind upset severil

shooting started with the :,ot)yds range of the Wellington Match anil the 800 yds range of thc'Xelson .Mutch. llalliday (Karori) and Johnston (Dunedin) put up possibles at 800 yds,. the highest at alMtyds being 40. I'he ]irincipal prize-winners in the Xelson Match, 2(11), 300, and 800 yards were—Mawley (Opaki). £5. 07; 'llovs n'iinaru). u, !)(i; King (C'hiistchurcli) and Barltrop (Feilding), <i:i; PunHl I Wanganui) and Young lOamaru). 02; Craw (Linton) and Whiting (Welliii"ton), 01. ° "

WELLINGTON MATCH, 500 and 000 yards, ten shut-. Mawley (Pahiatua*), £3 .. .. hj MK'alley (Australia), £-1 .. 04 Wills (Southland), £4 .. .. u.", Taylor (Blenheim), £,') w Frank (Nelson), £;! <>" l liait (Gisborne). ;i[ Marbey (Duvauehelles). £2 .. 91 King (Christchureh), £2 .. .. 00 Lovetlay (Ali.iura), £2 .. ..on ■lohnston (Dunedin), £2 .. ..00 C-nptain King win- the Vnion Company s Cup for the highest aggregate scorer in the Auckland. Wellington, an,l X'elson Matches, with a score of 208. In the Canterbury Match. OilO and iOOO yards, nf which the first range was tired this afternoon. Marliev (D» vauehelles) put up 4!l, .mi.l Collett (Waipawal 40. Johnston (Owai;a). who was leuling the aggregate, made only 2.>.

THE AGGREGATES. Tlie leading aggregate", with iwi'fliy shots to lire at lOlWyds, ;;re— Coilett (Waipawa) :;7;; Evans (Christelmrch) .. .. :;72 llairstow (Opaki) 3GB