EXHIBITION RIFLE MEETING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8365, 22 February 1907, Page 5

EXHIBITION RIFLE MEETING.

By Telegraph—-Press Association

CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Shooting opened at 7 o'clock with the continuation of the 200 yds Westland Match, but as there were only four targets available shooting was very slow. The weather was magnificent, but the shooting was not firstclass, and there were very few good scores. The 500 yds Canterbury Match, a portion of which had been fired on the previous day, was continued at 8 o'clock, and fired simultaneously with the Westland Match. Fine weather told on the shooting here, and the Association had to pay on eight possibles, viz.—Higgins, Timaru; James, Napier; Mould, Duvauchelie; Cameron, Opaki; P.; Jack, Christchurch; Ray, Bannockburn; Thorpe, Wairoa. The following is the prize list in the Westland Match, 200 yds and 600yds:~Smith, Kaitangata, 91; Chapman, Tekaka, 90; Bulford, Karori,. 88; McCartney, Riversdale, 88; Thomas, Karori, 88; Goldstone, Waimate, 88; White, Christchurch, 87; Feist, Opaki, 87; Small, Kaitangata, 87; McKenzie, Oamaru, 87; Bradley, Dunedin, 87; Mugridge, Palmerston North, 86; Lyall, Oreti, 86; Tonkin, Dunedin, 86; Drummond, Wanganui, 85; Halliday. Karori, 85; Craw, Linton, 85; Jolley, 85; Turner, Karori, 84; Martin, Waikouaiti, 84; Hearne, Randwick, 84; Lester, Taranaki, 84; Lane, Melbourne, 84; Humphries, Hawke's Bay, 84; Ross, Christchurch, 84; Yeo, Auckland, 83; Monroe, Murihiku, 83; King, Christchurch, 83;, Murphy, Christchurch, 83; Needham, Palmerston North, 83; Sandford, Christchurch, 83; Wells, Christchurch, 82; Clark, Clutha, 82; Roberts, Waimate, 82; Hobbs, Wellington, 82: Stuart, Wanganui, 82; Barrie, Waimate, 82; Reid, Pongaroa, 82; A. R. Ayson, Murihiku, 82; Mould, Duvauchelles, 82; McKay, Christchurch, 82; James, Napier, 82; Shuttleworth, Charlton, 82; Winslade, Opaki, 82. The Nelson Match was completed during the afternoon. At 600 yds the shooting was fair. Burford, of Timaru, put on the possible. W. Ballinger, Petone, and Harlow, Dunedin, were amongst those who put on 34. , The following were the prize winners in the Nelson Match:—Burford, Timaru, 67; |W. Ballinger, Petone, 65; Johnstone, Dunedin, 65; Craw, Charlton, 64; McKay, Whakataki, 64; Ching, Waimea, 64; Winslade, Opaki, 64; Beckingham, Timaru, 63; Chapman, Tekapa, 63; Waldron, Grey town, 63; Yeo, Auckland, 63; A. R. Ayson, Murihiku, 62; Simpson, Clutha, 62; A. Ballinger, Petone, 62; Waddington, Christchurch, 62; Crotty, Lebons; 62; Jones, Timaru, 62; Feist, Opaki, 62; McCalley, Sydney, 62; Lane, Melbourne, 61; Cook, Christchurch, 61; Greenfield, Dunedin, 61; Dick, Riversdale, 61; Humphries, Hawke's Bay, 61; Cowan, Oreti, 61; R'eed, Pongaroa, 61; Facer, Port Chalmers, 61; Humphries, Taranaki, 61; Kelly, Gore, 61; Murphy, Christchurch, 61; Jackson, Wellington, 61; Mugrfdge, Palmerston North, 60; White, Wairoa, 60; Munro, Murihiku, 60; Johnston, Owaka, 60; Halliday, Karori, 60; Vennell, Te Wharau, 60; Ken : nard, Linton, 60; Tarr, Karori, 60; Craw, Linton,' 60; Morrow, Christchurch, 60; Liddle, Lincoln, 60; JPiper, Duvauchelles, 60; Tintchell, Christchurch, 60. v The Tyros Service Match, 200 yds, rapid firing, started at 4 o'clock. At the time for the closing of shooting half the competitors had completed their shooting. Among the best scores were:—Armitage, Taranaki, 35; A. McKenzie, Oamaru, 31; Barkas, Lebons, 31; Ogden, Oxford, 31; Chapman, Tekapu, 31; Winslade, Opaki, 31. The match does not count for the championship. The following are the leading aggregates to the close of the day's shooting:— Wells, Southland ... 363 Munro, Murihiku ... 362 Bradley, Dunedin ... 361 Craw, Charlton ... 360 Yeo, Auckland ... 359 Chapman, Tekapu ... 359 Burford, Timaru ... 358 A. McKenzie ' '... 357 Sontag, Dunedin " ... 356 A. R. Ayson, Murihiku ... 356 Humphries, ... 354 Goldstone, Waimate ... 353 King, Christchurch ... 352 Ching, Waimea ... 351 The championship, in which all competitors will take part, will be fired to-morrow afternoon, and is expected to finish about half-past four.