RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 164, 2 July 1908, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

EMI'IBE MATCH. WOX IJY FAST LONDON. Received July 2, 0.50 a.m. London, July 1. The Fast London (Cape Colony) team, with a score of 824 out of a possible 840, won the Daily Mail 200-guinea cup. There were (112 entries. The Railway Works Club, Brisbane, with 807, were second, and llendigo, witk v 7OB, third. The East London team also won the 60guinea cup for the best score outside the United Kingdom.

GOVERNMENT PRIZE MEDALS.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night.

Following is the result of rillo eompetitiitn for the Government prize medals for 11)08-!): The gold medal for the best shot in the North Island: Private (ieoige Farley (Victoria Rilles) 54 (pos sibleSfi); gold and silver medal for second best -shot in the North Island, Private T. A. Marett (Taranaki Rifles); silver medal for best shot in Auckland district, Private J. 11. Parslow (No. 3 Company Ohiuemuri Rilles) 51; silver Hwlal for best shot in Wellington district, Corporal A. 11. Armitage (Taranaki Rilles), 50; gold medal for best shot in South Island, Scrgt. C. A. Had-fiel-.l (Blenheim Rilles), 55; gold and silvaemcdal for second best shot in South Mind, Scrgt. H. E. Soper (Marlborough Pointed Rifles), 54; silver medal for best shot in Nelson district, Corporal J. Wetster (Demiiston Rifles), 54; silver iiiednl fo r best shot ill Canterbury disScrgt. A: J. Whitley (Kaiapoj iHp, 53; silver medal for best shot in JHp district, Corporal R. Smithers '{OrcfouHUiraß-tfi.