RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 38, 10 March 1909, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

11U- TKli.VrilA.U AIKETJXC!. By Telcgiuph.—Press Association. Trent ham, Last Xiglil. 'lilt' rilleiiien cnmiiiMicod their d;ij work at S o'clock in the monih" to •complete the luml stages of the Juekland Match ili(Klyds). (Hugo Mutch (Sllll ><lil. and to lire a couple of tram.-.' matches, sectional firing at ,">1)11 ami Wil yards, tin rounds at each range, and :: rapid liri.ig match, (il)0 yard-, "en shots. I he lirst two matches iinished lour out itches, from which the lifty 'Highest aggregates are to he chosen for (he champion belt. A blue skv. hot 'SUM and smart breeze, mainly a few ileto the leit rear, characterised ! che weather conditions, but sonic feature or other of thein did not lit in with the re<{uiremenU of competitors, lor shooting was by no means as brilliant as had been the ca»c on the previous four days. The Auckland and Otago lintil stage.s were fired siimiltaneously from the Collins, Solium rville and Seddou , ranges, and Were completed at about i p.m. "At the (ilH)yds range of the Auckland Matcil •no possibles were registered, and the ■matches was won by .James (Xapier), ■whose range score, at each range was "all but," thus aggregating !18-remark-ably line shooting. Dewar (Oamam). liny (K-.iponga) and K. Shaw (Auckland! came next, each with two pom's 'short of the winner. A tricky breeze made the shooting of sonic of the crack 'marksmen "in and out." The same applies to the .shooting at IWU yards. The Otago Match was won by Storkey "(Xapier), w'lio put. up 48 at this range and a possible at the BUo,ydi>, being !>(i in the aggregate. Two possibles were 'achieved at this range, Clyde (W'aikaiiae) and Maingay (Piako) being credited with .them. 1 Guy (Nelson) has won, the Union Company's Cup with a general aggregate in the Auckland, Wellington and Xelson matches, of 2SO. PRIZE LIST. AUCKLAND MATCH 1 , 200 and (iUO ' yards. James (Napier), Co .. !)8 Dewar (Oainaru), ~IM .. .. !)G iiuy (Kaponga), £i INI 'Shaw (Auckland), .. .. !)(i Earle (Riversdale), I*3 .. 1)5 Tarr (Karori), Atkinson (Auckland), Grindell (Xapier), Currie (Kiversdale) take £2 each with (M. The remainder take £1 each ' In .the Tywxs, ten take £1 each and twenty 10s each. OTAGO MATCH, 800 and UOO yards. Storkey (Xapier), £5 .. ..90 Sorenson (Newton), £4 ~ ..04 Henry (Opaki), £4 04 Bulford (Karori), £3 .. ..04 Clyde (Waikari), t'3 .. .. 03 King (Linwood), £3 03 Currie (Riversdale), Patrick (Auckland), Atkinson (Auckland), and Franklin (Weber) take £2 each with 1)3. ■Sixty take £1 each -with scores ranging 'front 01 to 86. EXTRA MATCH, No. 7, 1000 yards. 'MaeKnight (Manaitoto), 30s .. :;3 Don (Oliura), 3(V> .. ..,33 'McCardle (Pahiatua), 2.5s ... .. 33 llarding (Ma,s.terton), 25s .. ... 33 ' Reed (Pongaroa). Wain (Studholme), Stock (Palmerston North), and Duncan (Kaitangata), take 17s (id each with Si. Three take 1&> (kl with 31s; six take IDs with 30; twelve take 5s with 20, TEAJtS MATCH, Xo. 13, sectional firing 500 and 600 yards, ten round at each, prone position, rapid lire. Tiniaru Port Guards, £5 .. .. 100 North Dunedin ltilies, £3 .. .. 08 Tarauaki, £2 .. .. 97 ' The Waikato Mounted Rilte, were iourtli. TEAMS MATCH, Xo. l(i, rapid firing, ' 000 yds, ten shots, sectional target, targets exposed til) seconds. Xelson; liillee, £3, 20 oil men ... 55 Sounds ltilie Clug, £1,22 on men .. 55 Tiniaru. £l. 22 on men .. ..55 THE AGGREGATES. TARANAKL MAN LEADING. Trentham, Last Night. 1 The principal aggregates in connection with the championship matches arc

as follow:— Guy (Kaponga) .. 3!>8 King (Liinvood) .. 304 Patrick (Auckland) .. 3li3 Tarr (Karori) .. 3(i'! Soper (Taumariinui) .. 30.! Sorcnsen (Auckland) .. .. 3ia Cliing (Lyttelton) ... .. .. 3IB Duncan (Millerton) .. .. 31)1 Kclls (Palmerston Xurtli) .. .. 3(it Ching (Xolsoii) .. 33'1 Doddri (Port Chalmers) .. 3-jH llollard (Kaponga) .. .. 337 Jlackay (Lhinejin) .. 337 Vates (Xapier) .. 337 Loveday (Ohura) .. 33 li Storkcv (Xapicr) . 33(i JfeConnell (Christchurch) .. .. 33'i Milroy (XcWj) .. 33li Hawthorn (Wellington) .. 33ii White (Franklin) . 33'i "Wallace (Waikato) .. .. 333 llallidav (Karori) .. 333 James (Xapier) .. 334 Franklin (Weber) .. 331 51. Cox (Auckland) .. 353