RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3125, 27 February 1909, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

SOUTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION'S MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, February 26. The fifth annual meeting of the South Island Rifle Association opened at Redcliffs this morning, when about eighty marksmen faced the targets. The local representation was certainly not so strong as the programme warranted, but visitors mustered in full force. These represented Invercargill, Alexandra, Queeiistown, Oamaru, Timaru, Southland, Oreti, Dunedin, Riversdale, Amuri, Rangiora and Waimate, for the South Island, and Mastarton and Hastings in the North. Of the ex-South Island champions, W. S. King, Gee and Bradley are firing, while of men who have made their reputations as shots at the Trentham meeting there are a large number. Most of the visitors have taken the meeting on their way to the big Trentham gathering, and as the original idea of the founders of the that it should act as a practice meet- J ing in view of Trentham, the gathering may be said to have fulfilled its functions. The following are the chief scores in each event:— CANTERBURY MATCH, 500 and 600 yards, ten shots at each distance. Lieut. B. McCormack, Hawke's Bay 92 Rifleman Gibb, Scargill 91 Sergeant-Major Evans, Christchurch 91 Rifleman Bunting, 91; Col.-Sergt. Higgins,. Timaru, 90; Sergt. Bradley, Dunedin, 90; Captain Jordan, Rangiora, 90; Lieut. Sandford, Christchurch, 90; Lieut. Timbrell, Linwood, 90; Rifleman Henry, Opaki, 89; Rifleman Duthie, Christchurch, 89; Farrier Wilson, Studholme, 89; Rifleman Ray, Christchurch, 89; Captain King, Linwood, 89; Sergeant Wills, Southland, 88; Rifleman Craw, Chorl.on, 88; Rifleman Narby, Duvauchelles, 88; Lieut. Ongley, Oamaru, 88; Private Humphreys, Raiifiora, 88. OTAGO MATCH, 500 yards, ten

shots. Sergt. Bradley, Dunedin 49 Rifleman Bunting, Christchurch 49 Lieut. Sandford, Christchurch 49 Rifleman Liddle, Lincoln, 48; Sergt.-Major Evans, Christchurch, 48; jCol.-Sergt. Dewar, Oamaru, 48. PUBLIC SCHOOL CADETS MATCH, 100 yards, 7 shots. Sergt. B. Tench, Waltham 34 Sergt. Digby, Hampstead 33 Pri/ate Childs, Hampstead 33 Cadet Kilmer, Normal, 33; Private A. Tench, Waltham, 33. SERVICE MATCH. 200 yards, 7 shots. Col -Sergt. Dewar, Oairaru 34 Private R. K. Johnston, Dunedin, 33;

Lieut. Jandford, Christchurch, 32; Private L. Bennington, Geraldine, 32.