BISLEY MEETING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 14 July 1913, Page 5

BISLEY MEETING.

CABLE NEWS (United Prm Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

THE EMPIRE CUP. BRITAIN WINS ALL THROUGH. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, Julyl2. The result of the shooting at Bisley for the Empire Cup was as follow : 800 Yards Range.—(Britain, 376; Australia, 362; Canada, 346 j India, 349. 900 Yards Range.—Britain, 360; Australia, 355; Canada, 332; India, 295. 1000 Yards Range.—Britain, 338, Canada, 310; India, 295; Australia, 293. The Canadians are using the Ross rifle. The weather, on the whole, made shooting easy, but the wind was fluky at the long range. The burst of a garish sunlight was. responsible for the ' Canadians comparative failure. The surprise ie partly attributed to their having only three days' practice. The Australian team held their own well, on the wl»ole. The British team's average was over 276 each in a possible of 300. LORD CHEYLESMORE'S CUP. RESULTS .IN A TIE. EXCITING SHOOT-OFF. (Received Last Night. 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, July 13. In the shoot for Lord Cheylesmore's Cup, open to members of Empire *"teams,-Blacklow (New South Wales) and "Fulton (England' tied with 49. Fulton won an*, exciting shoot-off, each scoring three bulls, then an inner and two" bulls apiece. Then Blacklow scored an inner and Fulton a hull's eye.