NEW ZEALAND'S BISLEY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 255, 7 March 1911, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND'S BISLEY

THE SIIOOTIXU AX TIULYI'IIAM. By Telegraph-.—Press Association. Trentliam, Last Night. To-day's shooting has been under most ideal conditions throughout, and thu day's business has been heavier than usual, comprising the 800 yards stage of the Neison match, the Canterbury | match, 800 yards loophole moving tar-, get, and the sectional iiring match. In addition to this long list, an extra match was got off. The shooting has been, on the whole, quite in keeping with the meteorological conditions, and although many failed to get reasonable scores, otherg who under I the bad conditions of the previous days' cracked up, had courage revived by their j to-day'a performance. j In the Nelson Match, 800 yards range,' Drummond (Westport), counting backj with a possible from 500 yards, put on 48, which gave him pride of place. Dun-| can (Wellington) got the possible at' this range, which with 47 at the 500 yards range, gave him second place. | Possibles were also made by Smaill (Kaitangata), Henderson (Sounds), Watt (Westport), Harris (Karori), Turner (Suburbs), Croxton (Wellington), Comes (Ohinemuri), Feast (Opaki). Allbuts were numerous. In the Canterbury Match, being at one range, the prize-list explains itself. During the afternoon Major-General Godley accompanied by Colonel Robin, and Colonel Collins and Captain Spencer Smith, staff i officer, visited the range, and witnessed , the firing. The following are the principal prize-winners:— ' NELSON MATCH, 500 and 800 yards. Drummond (Westport), £5 08 | Dunpan (Millertou), £4 97 Patrick (Auckland), £4 97 Wickens (Wellington), £3 95 King (Linwood), £3 96 Smaill (Kaitangata), £2 95 j Kennedy (Napier), £2 95 , Logan (Blenheim), £2 95 Henderson (Sounds), £2 94 j Watt (Westport), £2 91 I The principal prize-winners in the Canterbury Match were:— I • CANTERBURY MATCH. I Hyde (Opaki), £5 50 Moslem (Kaeo), £4 , 5» Foster (Timaru), £4 49 Baker (Hutt), £3 49 I Harrison (Wauganui), £3 49 I Law (Dannevirke), £3 49

rurneli (Wanganui), Burns and Halliday (Karori), Keith (Dunedin), each £2, 49. Of the 75 who won £l, no score was more than three short of the possible, and five 47's were counted out. There were ten £1 and twenty 10s prizes for tyros.

In the moving target match, seven shots at 800 yards, with the target appearing in different parts of the trench at irregular intervals, the following were the principal prize-winners:— L. A. King (Blenheim), 10 hits, 5 bulls, £2 10s. Crimp (Dunedin), 10 hits, 3 bulls, £2 10s. Ryder (Hastings), 10 hits, 3 bulls £2 10s. , Frank (Nelson), 10 hits, 1 bull, £2 10s. Lane (Auckland), 10 hits, 1 bull, £2 10 s. Storkey (Napier), 9 hits, 4 bulls, £2. Farland (Christchureli), 9 hits, 2 bulls, £2. , Willoughby (Wairarapa), 9 hits, 1 bull, £2.

Twenty-seven receive £1 each, eight receive 10s each, and numbers receive smaller amounts.' j The sectional target match was not completed. , THE AGGREGATE. The following were the principal aggregates:— Frank (Nelson) 274 Hay (Karori) 274 Moslem (Kaeo) 273, Loveday (Woodville) 273j Henderson (Sounds) 272 Law (Dannevlrke) ~. 271! Duncan (Millerton) 271' Facer (Dunedin) 2711 Penny (Sandnn) 271 Bradley (Dunedin) 271 Clarke (Ohinemuri) 271 Craw (Linton) 271 Smaill (Kaitnngata) 271 Necdham (Linton) 270 Hyde (Opaki) 270 Farley (Auckland) 270 Moss (Bluff) 270 Cuthbertson (Taumarunui) 270