RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3133, 9 March 1909, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TRENTHAM MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Association. TRENTHAM, March 8. Shooting began at Trentham, at 8 o'clock this morning, UDder favourable weather conditions, save that a left rear wind, somewhat tricky, tended to affect the scoring. The matches ordered for the day were the Wellington Match, 500 and 600 yards, 10 shots at each range; 800 yards of the Otago Match, and a couple of extra matches, 500 yards and 1,000 yards ranges. The morning squads in the championship firing had all the best of it, for the wind freshened up in th« afternoon, and the scoring boards showed a decided falling off in marksmanship. The shooting was good all round at the 500 yards stngs of the Wellington Match. Milroy had bad luck at this stage, and only ■secured 36, thus putting him down several points from the leading position he had occupied. Boys also fell off, getting only 41 out of a possible 50. No possibles were made at 600 yards and the Wellington Match was won by Grirof Napier, with a total of 95 (49 at 500 yards and 46 at 600 yards). Patrick, Auckland, and Ching made 94. The 800 yards ranee of the Otago Match was entered upon in the morning, and was continued throughout the day. Possibles were secured by —Smith, Hastings; Shanks, Gore; Craw, Chorlton; Storkey, Napier; John Preston, Auckland; Huwuiller, Nelson: Humphrey, Hawke's Bay. The runners up were—Soper, Blenheim; Loveday, Ohura; Franklin, Weber; Duhl, Dannevirke; Donns, Ohura; Bulfotd, Karori; McConnell, Cnristchurch. The following were successful in scoring 48:—Mackay, Dunedin; Beckingham, Timaru; Atkinson, Auckland; Henry, Opaki; Black, Orepuki; Holland, Taranaki. Results:— WELLINGTON MATCH, NO. 21, 500 and 600 yards.

Grindell, Napier 95 Ching, Wellington 94 Patrick, Auckland 94 Barltrop, Feilding 93 Dodds. Dunedin; Feasy, Wellington; Jones, Dunedin; Magee, Newton; Moselem, Kaeo; Marenzi, Eketahuna, 92. Counted out—Guy, Sonntag, Welch, Hyde, Booth, Potter. J. Milroy, of Nelson, an ex-cham-pion, who was leading on Friday, and who "cracked-up" badly at 500 yards this morning, came with a rattle during the afternoon, putting on a possible at 800 yards, and 47 at 600 yards, and he now has the splendid total of 278 to his credit. Extra Match, No. 5, 600 yards— Mcintosh, Opaki; Burns, , Karori; Evans, Christchurch; Taylor, Blenheim, 34 each. Extra Match, No. 6, 1,000 yards -Fisher, Stoke, 34; Higgius, Timaru, 33; Craw, Chorlton, 32;, Morgan, Auckland, 32; Howe, Ngataua, 31. There are 23 entries for the teams series of matches, which will commence to-morrow, and nine for the Champion Teams Match. Private Mackay, of Dunedin, is leading for the Union Company's Cup. THE AGGREGATE. The leading aggregates are as follow : McKay. Dunedin 281 Rifleman A. W. Soper, Tuamarina 280 Milroy, Nelson 278 Ching, Christchurch 278 Shaw, Auckland 277 King, Linwood 273 Winslade, Opaki 273 Wiggins, Timaru 272