RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 43, 16 March 1909, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

i COLONEL COLLINS INTERVIEWED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. Colonel Collins, in an interview, stated that 0,1 October 29, at Randwick, the Sydney jubilee meeting of the National Rifle Association of New South Wales will be held in honor of the, fifth anniversary of the Association. This will be an exceedingly large meeting, and a big addition to the ordinary prize 'money ivjll be made. The executive 'council has invited teams from all other parts of the Empire, including New Zealand, U-rcat Britain, Canada, and India. If the oversea teams accept the invitation it is the intentnon, of the executive of the New Zealand Association to invite visiting teams as well as Australian ilea ms. The usual match meeting, of course, would not be held, but it would Wean that over 100 marksmen would come over as representatives of teams alone. VETERANS' RIFLE MATCH. At a, meeting of the sub-committee of the Veterans' Association appointed to arrange for the rifle match and social .to be held on, Thursday next, ISth iust., the following list of prizes was submitted and decided upon:— I Veterans will be divided into two squads, Nos. 1 and 2. Each squad will receive (approximately) the following range prizes:—First 15s, second IDs (id, 3rd 7s Gd, fourth ss, ti'fth 2s lid. • Aggregates for each squad:—First 20s, second 15s, third 12s lid, fourth .10* Gd, fifth 8s Oil, sixth 7s (id, seventh 06. i A programme was also submitted and approved of for the social to be held the evening.