EXHIBITION RIFLE MEETING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8364, 21 February 1907, Page 4

EXHIBITION RIFLE MEETING.

By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. At the Shooting Championship. Meeting, to-day, the best scores in the Westland. Match were -.—Smith, Kaitangata, 91; Chapman, Tekapu, 90; Bulford, Karori, 88; Goldstone, Waimate, 88; Thomas, Petone, 88; Lyall, Oreti, 86; A. McKenzie, Oamarn, 87; Feast, Opaki, 87; Tonkin, Dunedin, 86; Jolly, Dunedin, 85; Halliday, Karori, 85; Turner, Karori, 84; Martin, Waikouaiti, 84; Ross, Christchurch, 84; Lane, 84. • The' Nelson Match, 500 yds and 600 yds, opened at about 4 o'clock, and it was decided to take only one range to-day. This leaves two matches still in progress. The best scores up to the closing of the 500 yds are:—Johnston, Dunedin, 35; Wilson, Christchurch, 34; Sonntag, Dunedin,. 34; Ross, Christchurch, 34; Willis, ■ Southland, 33; "Fraser, Kaitangata* 33; Ching, Waimea, 33; Piper, Wainui, 33; Hawthorn, Petone, 33; Murphy, Christchurch, 32; Liddle, Lincoln, 32; Timbrell, Christchurch, 32; Morran. Christchurch, 32. Up to the close of the Southland Match the following were the leading aggregates: —Munroe 158, C. Craw 157, Geo. Sonntag 156, Wills. 155, Mould 155, Durford 155, Bradley 154, Higgins 154, Simpson 154, Juddls4.