JUBILEE RIFLE MEETING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9991, 11 March 1910, Page 5

JUBILEE RIFLE MEETING.

VERY ROUGH WEATHER. NAPIER GUARDS WIN SHIELD. OPAKI SECOND AND WIN SECTIONAL FIRJNG. NEW ZEALAND RETAIN GORDON HIGHLANDERS' TROPHY. By Telegraph—Press Association. TRENTHAM, March 10. There was heavy wind all day. The principal events fired were the Champion Teams Match, the first stage of the Empire Match and the Gordon Highlanders' Trophy, The United Service Match was not completed.

On account of the steady downpour all the afternoon the scores are no v criterion of the marksmen. p New Zealand won the Gordon , Highlanders' trophy by seven hits j j to four, and at the close of the Empire Match in the first stage New j jZealand are leading by twenty-one j points. The results are:— k SECTION Ala FIRING, 500 and 600 \ < yards; 10 shots. j Onaki, No 2 r £5, fiO hits. I , Timaru Guards, £3, 55 hits ; ( Karori R.C. B team, £l, 53 hits, j Bruce Rifles, £l, 53 hits. i 1 MMUNIfTON COMPANY'S CUP, , valued at £7O. I Petone, Karori a, and Victoria I Rifle Clubs, tied with 15 hits each. The ties will be fired to-morrow. J CHAMPION TEAMS' MATCH, for District Challenge Shield, at present held by Opaki, 200, 500 and 600 yards, seven shots at each. , Napier Guards. £2O, 470. i Opaki A team, £lO, 462. | Nelson Rifles, £6 ss, 454. i Taradale Rifles, £6 ss, 454. Ohuraß.C, £5, 451. Te Wharau, £5, 449. Karoii A team, £5, 446. Wellington City Rifles. £2 10s, j 445. _ I