NEW ZEALAND'S BISLEY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 256, 8 March 1911, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND'S BISLEY

THE SHOOTING AT TRENTHAM. Jiy Telegraph.—l J ress Association I Trentham, Last Night. ' To-day lias hardly beeii as favorable for shooting as yesterday. The morning was all that could be desired, but in the afternoon a breeze sprang up, which upset many of the shooters, and spoiled some promising scores. The Otago Match, at 000 yards, was first taken, and three possibles were secured, but at the close several of the top aggregates had altered their positions. While Frank still led, Hay dropped to seventh place, and Cuthbortson went up to second, with Craw next. In the Hawke's Bay Match, at 1000 yards, considering the distance and wind, the shooting was good, though several failed to get on to the target,; Smaill (Kaitangata), who was among! the leaders, being among the number, i The sectional firing for teams of six men, for which 42 teams have entered, commenced yesterday, and was com-j pleted to-day, as was the attack match and the special service match. The day! was a strenuous one for the riflemen. The principal prize-winners in the I moving target match, at 300 yards, seven shots, target head and shoulders,' were: Butler (Hutt), Neilson (Danne-j [ virke), £4 each, 28 points, 4 bulls each; ' Blewett (Mauriceville), Wood (Christ-1 church), King (Linwood), and Rodgers (Wellington), £3 each, 28 points, 3 bulls each; Ellis (Petone), Webster (Denniston) and Morris (Nelson), £1 each, 28 ; points, 1 bull each. There were twenty--1 four £1 prizes, and eight 5s prizes. ; OTAGO MATCH. Prize-winners in the Otago Match, 000 yards, ten shots, were: j I Harrison (Rahotu), £5 50 Cuthbertson (Tuamarina), £4 .... 50 Frank (Nelson), £4 50 Chapman (Tekapu), £3 49 Melhuish (Kaikoura), £3 48' Dickson, £3 48 I Maingay (Piako), Halmshaw (Lyttelton), Craw (Linton), and Yeo (Auckland), each £2. HAWKE'S BAY MATCH. The principal prize-winners in the Hawke's Bay Match were: | Hadley (Linwood), £5 40 Guthrie (Hastings), £4 48 Hill (Taranaki), £4 47 Dunnill (Timaru), £3 .-. 47 Percv (Alfredton), £3 47 McKenzie (Opaki), £3 46 Littlejohn (Ohincmuri), £2 ...... 48 Kummer (Tewharau), £2 46 'Anderson (Wanganui), £2 40 j Speck (Stratford). £2 46 1 Pvt. Laking (Blenheim) wins the j Kynoch Cup for the best aggregate in the loophole cover and moving target matches. i | LEADING AGGREGATES. \ \ The following are the leading aggregates: i Frank (Nelson) 370 Craw (Linton) 359 Hay (Karori) 359 Harrison (Wanganui) 357 Needham (Linton) ... ; 357 Storkey (Napier) \ 357 j L. Loveday (Woodville) 350 |Hyde (Opaki) 356 I Roots (Kaponga) 356 Williams (Ohura) 356 I Clarke (Ohinemuri) 355 ' Williams (Ohura) 355 ! Henderson( Sounds) 355 I Barltrop (Feildin'g) 354' i Comes (Ohinemuri) 3541 j Turner (Suburbs) 3541 • Ching (Lvttelton) 354 1 Perston (Wellington) 353, Cheeseman (Taumarinn) 351! Moslem (Kaco) ■ 353 Brydcn (Kaiapoi) 352 Cuthbertson (Taumarina) 352 ' Maingay (Piako) 351 , McMurray (Tnradale) 351 Burns (Karori) 351 James (Napier) 351