RIFLE SHOOTING.
MARKSMEN AT TBBNTHAM. TO-DAY'S SHOOTING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TRENTHAM, thi day. Shooting started this morning with the Wellington match, ten shots at 500 and 000 yards. The light was hard and brilliant, causing bad refractions, and the wind was at times heavy, with gusts from tile IqT. This militated against high scori.v, although the men are settling into form. K. S. Champion. Duncan, Millerton, and Vogarty la Dunedhi tyroi put on possibles at the shorter range, but both cracked up tiatliy at WO yards, Imuran registering only BJi, wJtli only one bull's-eye, and Fosartr, missing the target with his last two shots also recorded 38. The shooting geuerullv was not as good as migln have been exP° e c r te<l at the shorter range. No possibles as follows:— ' cores are S : l %l n ? ( Welli "gtoii), 05. f4 each: Rey. golds Christcburch;, iU; Potter (Auckland), .»!. £.! each: Aiilroy (Nelson) 91- Cameron (Si-argUl), 01; Bryden (Kaiayoi), »». £2 eachJlaseileld (Sounds), 80; I'almer (Pateal Si)" VV. Los (Auckland), 80; Morgan (Auckland)
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 54, 4 March 1913, Page 7
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170RIFLE SHOOTING. Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 54, 4 March 1913, Page 7
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