RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 37, 9 March 1909, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE TRENTHAM MEETING,

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Trentham, Last Night. .Shooting began at Trentham at 8 o'clock this morning, under favorable weather conditions, save that a left rear wind, somewhat tricky, tended to affect scoring. The matches ordered for the day were the Wellington match, 500 and <IOO yards, ten sho-ts at each range; Die SOO yards of the Otago match, and ft couple of extra matches at 500 yards {'.ml 1001) yards ranges. | The morning .squads in the champion-

ship tiring had all the best of it, fjr the wind freshened up .u the afternoon. The scoring boards siiowed a decided falling-oil' in marksmanship. Shooting was good all round at the 1500 yards stage jI thi Wellington match, and five possibles were registered, and there were three *' all huts."

-Milrov had bad luck at this stage, and otilv secured 30, thus putting him down several points lrom the leading position 'he had occupied. Boys also fell oft', getting only 41 out of a possible 50. No possibles were made at the 000 yards, and the Wellington match was won by (.Jrindell, of Napier, with a total of 95—40 at 500 yards and 4G at 000 yards. Patrick (Auckland) and Chtag made 04.

The 800 yards stage, of the Otago match, ton shots, entered upon iu the morning. was continued throughout tlie day, those who shot early having a decided advantage, as indicted by tile number of possibles, eight being registered, while in the atternooi the highest scores were coniined to " all huts." Possibles were secured by Smith (Hastings), Shanks (Gore), Craw (Chorlton), Storkey (Napier), John 1-reston (Auckland), lluwuiler (Nelson), and Humphrey (Uawke's Bay), The runners-up were Sole (Blenheim), Loveday (Oliura), Franklin (Weber), Deihl (Daunevirke), l)ouns (Oliura), Bulford (lvaron), MeConnell (Uhristchureh). Tlie following were successful in scoring 48 each—Mackay (Dunedin), Beckinghaui (Timaru), Atkinson (Auckland), Henry (Opaki), Black (Orepuki), llollard (liaponga). The competitors who scored 47 were fairly numerous. The younger shots experienced great difficulty in linding the bull, as the wind in the afternoon was most deceptive, and, in a great many instances, it was no unusual sight to see the boards with a succession of twos and threes following up lives. One interesting feature in the morning squad was a board with 20 consecutive bulls. PRIZE-LIST. Wellington match, No. 2, 500 and 000 yards:— Grindell, Napier (£5) !t . .. 95 Ching, Wellington ( £4) .. ~ 84 Patrick, Auckland (£3 10s) ~ 04 Barltrop, Feildin'g (£3) .. ..93 Dodds, Dunedin ( £3) ~ .. 93 Feasy (Wellington), Jones (Dunedin), take £3; Jlagee (Newton), llosclen (lvaco), Mareugi (Eketahuna), take £2. Sixty take £1 each, with 92 and 91 respectively. Countcd-out: Guy, Sonntag, Welch, Hyde, Roth, Potter. In the tyroa ten take £1 each and twenty take 10s, the-scores ranging from 89 to 84. J. Milroy, of Nelson, an ex-champion, who was leading on Friday, and who "crackcd-up" badly at 500 yards this morning, came with a rattle during the afternoon, putting on the possible at 800 yards and 47 at 600 yards, and lie now has the splendid total of 278 to his credit. Extra match, No. 5, 000 yards—Mcintosh (Opaki), Burns (Kurori), Evans (Cliristclmreh), Taylor (Blenheim) take £1 each. The remainder take 15s, 12s Od, and 10s each. Extra match, No. 0, 1000 yards:— Fisher (Stoke), £2 34 Iliggins (Timaru), 30s .. ..33 Craw (Chorlton), 22s Gd .. .. .32 Morgan (Auckland), 22s Gd .. .. 32 Howe (Ngataua), 17s Od .. ..31 The remainder take 15s, 12s fid, and 10s. There are 23 entries for the Teams Series Matches, which commence to-mor-row, and nine for the Champion Teams Match. TIIE AGGREGATE. Private. Mackay (Dunedin) .. 2SI liilleman A. W. Soper (Taumarumii 280 Mjlroy (Nelson) .. .. ..278 filing (Cliristclnirch) .. .. 278 Sliaw (Auckland) .. 277 King (Limvood) 273 Wiuslade (Opaki) 273 Iliggins (Timaru) 272 Private Mackay (Dunedin) is leading for the Union Company's Cup.