RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10247, 25 May 1911, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

DAILY MAIL GUP. j SUBURBS' SPLENDID AVERAGE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) , WELLINGTON,'Last Nignt j Shooting for the Daily Mail Cup ! took place in Wellington to-day, the Suburbs Defence Rifle Olub fining at Polhill Gully and th© Karord Rifle dub at Miramax. Following are tfae scores:— j Suburbs Rifle G!ub.— J. G. New- f ton, 200 yds, 34, 500 yds, 35, 600 yds, &, total 104; J. Staart;'34, 35,35, 104; W. Gower, 34,. 35, 35, 104; W. G. Feffingfaam 35, 34, 35, 104; A. j J. Jackson 34, 34, 35, 103; J. L. .Turner v 34, 35, 34, 103; C. Miiroy, : 35, 33, 34, 101; J. Ross 35, 33, 33, | 101; Totals, 275, 273, 276, 824. i Tli© average is- 103 out of a possible 105. Rarori Rifle Club.— Randall 34, 32, 34, 100; Maisey 35, 32, 33, 100; Bulford 32, 34, 33, 99; Olandge 33, 34, 32, 99; Burns, 31, 34, 33, 98; Hodder 32, 33, 33, 98; Richardson 34, 30, 33, 97; Judd 33, 32, 31, 96; Totals, 264, 261, 262, 787. The Featherston Rifle Club experienced some difficulty in getting a team together, two ernea-goncies having to be got to make up the team of eight-; nevertheless the Club managed to put together a I total of 799. All the members of I the team sJiot well, J. O. Bidwill putting up a score of 105, wihidh hding a possible, may probably be a record. Following were the scores: —J. O. Bidwill 105, H. Williams 102, c. Nix ioi, w. Nix ler, w. Mnson 101, T. Benton 100, T. Sinclair 98, A. Oimdy 91. Total, \799.