NEW ZEALANDERS AT BISLEY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 207, 30 August 1904, Page 8

NEW ZEALANDERS AT BISLEY.

(From Our Londou Correspondent.) . LONDON,. July 21. The following are the leading scores in the Bisley events, in which the New Zealanders made such excellent shooting : BELGIAN CHALLENGE . CUP KAPID, FIRING COMPETITION (S.R.> Open to one team of ten volunteers from nny volunteer unit. 600 yards." Bight snots per man. The Cup and £20. 7th Middlesex 09 Winners of £15. New Zealand ..........'...' SO I Wiuneis of £10. Qv.een's Edinbui-gh f»8 3rd V.B. Hauts •., U5 Nest Best Scores. 3rd Lanark »4 London Rifle Brigade 93 Ist Lanark .... SS ! 13th Middlesex V.R.C 87 list Middlesex V.R.C SO j Hon. Artillery Company 78 i 2nd V.B. Liverpool 78 12th Middlesex V.R. 73 (3rd V.B. Devon 60 A New, Zealaader came very near winning the Duke of Cambridge matcb, of which I give the chief scores:— DCKE OF CAMBRIDGE. S.R. Open to ail-comers. Ten shots at 000 yards. Winners of £20— L. Sergt. H. Oramundsen, Q.R.V.B.R.S. 47 ; Winner of £10— Sergt. W. Shanks, New Zealand 46 Winner of £8— Private H. Mcllquham, 12th Middx. V.R.C 46 Winner of £6— Private J. Laidlaw, Queen's Edin..... 45 Winners of . . Captain G. Dick, K.B 43 I I'rivate J. I. Somers, 14th Middlesex V.X.C 45 There Were 44 more and ■ 18 41's wore counted out. :. 11l the "Graphic"' match (seven shots at 5(X' yards), no fewer"'than 'SJ of the competitors put oh •"possibles," including two New Zealanders, Co lour-Sergeant Irvine and Colour-Sergeant McKenzie. These two each won a prize of £0 and (bree framed sketches. This is the •UHAPHIC" PRIZE LIST After tie-shooting:— Winner of the Cup. Pts. Private" A. Btewart, Ist V.B. Royal Highlanders ~ 35 Winners of three sketches and Vet. J. 1 Iriinthani, '2nd "Liverpool .TV." 35 Sgt. 1!. Brigden, 2nd V.B. Royal Snsscx 35 Colonr-sergt. K. M. Irvine,, N.Z....... 35 Colour-Sergeant J. '.Bailer, Ist. V.B. . Wanvjcks '.■:.',.. .V. ...1..:'. ......'..". 35 Colour-Sergeant A. McKenzie, N.Z... 35 Ten others • won- £5 and two sketches apiece, five others £5 apiece, and.six others £3 apiece. All these prize-winners scored the possible—3s points.,. ...