RIFLE SHOOTING.
Rilleman A. 11. Guy, Kuponga, winner of the I inoa .S.S. Company's Cup.awardti a ~ ,1 ! el "' st "SSfgntc scorer in Ibe Auckland, Wellington and Nelson .Matches, isa New Zcalander, born in his own district 111 years ago. H e joined be kaponga Hide Club in 1905, and tlio lollowing year won the club champion>»ip. I his and his present success are so tar his principal wins in rille shooting championship... The Union Cup was won hut year by Captain Kiag (linwood), with the score of 208 poTnU, or 12 points less than those of Rifleman Guy whe, scored 280 points. On Tuesday Mr Guy led in the aggregate, but on \\ ednesday he was unfortunate in gomg. ; down at a time when the wind was at its worst. He '-cracked up" badly, only putting on 38 out of a possible ad. At the final range in the shoot for the. king's Prize, ten shots at lOOOvds. be put on 40, and finished fourth for'the Dominion with 488 points, only three points behind the best o'i theva.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 42, 15 March 1909, Page 2
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177RIFLE SHOOTING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 42, 15 March 1909, Page 2
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