RIFLE SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 213, 14 October 1909, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE SYDNEY MEETING.

By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright I Sydney, October 13. Ihomas (47) won £1 in the Dudhy Match. i'he four first men in 1 Ins match aggregated 00 bulls. A feature ot the meeting was the success of a new apettuie for sights, which is claimed to have improved shooting (especially in the case of medium shots) probably bv 30 per cent. j

NEWMARCH -MATCH. Received October 13, 9.15 p.m. Sydney, October 13. The New Zealand additional scor. * ia the Xewinarcli niau-li were: Deivar and Clyde 30, Halliday >\), l-jobbs 28, Hawthorn and Bradley 2(i, iLmro 24, and Moore 22, Marenzi 21. Loveday 19, Patrick 18, Masefield aad - Mills If., Franklin 3, Evans 2.

THE KING'S PKIZK. SEVERAL POSSIBLES. To-day opened with light ruin and a very light wind drifting from right left. The conditions united the .New Zealanders. At the MOO yards ran,;.' of the King's Prize tihev.' were nine possibles scored, including piM-iiblea' bv Duncan and Hadtield. At the 500' yards there were 50 possibles, including Evan, but only two got the possible at 3011, and did so on tlie longer range, namely Brown (Tasmania) ami Howitt (South Australia). At the 000 yards range there were 13 possibles scored, including James and Marenzi. Received October 13, 9.25 p.m. Sydney, October 13. The following were the leading Now Zealand scores at the first stage of Uie King's match:—Duncan 100, James and Munro 100, Hadfield, Guy and Halliday 99, Masefield 98, Shaw, Marenzi, Clyde and Dewar 97, Loveday 90, Hawthorn, Patrick and Cox 95, King, Craw and Bradley 94, Evans 93, Mills 92. Howitt (South Australia) with 104 is leading. There are 747 competitors' in the King's match. DUNCAN WELL UP. Received October 14, 12.35 a.m. Sydnev, Last Night. Duncan is fourth in the first stage of the King's match.