RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

EMPIRE TEAMS,

NEW ZEALAND WINS FOURTH PLACE.

TRYING CONDITIONS. DT TELEGIiAPir—rP.ESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT^ (Rcc. Oct. 25, 9.50 p.m.) Sydney, October 25. The Raiulwick Range is not one which commends itself to riflemen making its ■ acquaintance for the ' first time. Situated among low hills, it is particularly, subject to bothering cross-currents and fish-tail winds. ; This feature has beon markedly evident at the present meeting. To-day was a sample of tbo weather conditions which had prevailed throughout—glaring . sunlight and' winds varying by many points of the compass.

To these conditions both the British and tlio New Zealanders attribute ta a largo extent their comparative failure to shotf. up to form. A • chat ■ with members of the New Zealand team elicitcd the fact that the light, is much more glaring and the winds are stronger and more variable ami baffling than they are accustomed to on New Zealand ; ranges/ giving considerable, trouble to some members of the, team, an I still more to others. As an example of the strength of the breeze, it was mentioned that in one match windage to tho extent of 33ft. bad to bo allowed for.

Another ,• factor Vthat told - against' the visitors is tho time limit. -Though they admit that tho limit allowed is sufficient, arid on tho whole approve,, it, yet, being new to the system, it has a tendency ,to make them nervous and to prevent them from- shooting so confidently. These drawbacks applied more particularly to'tho'opening days. Tho Now ■Zealaridc-rs are now becoming more accustomod to tile position in both directions. This was proved to-day by the Now Zoalanders shooting themselves into, third place in tho Australia match, for teams of eight from any part of tho Empire, tho targets being " running man," " disappearing," ann plain, eight shots at each of four distances. AUSTRALIA MATCH. 300yds.—Running Man 8 shots. 300 ~ . Disappearing Target ... 8 900 Plain Target ... ... 7 ~ 1000',, „. „ . 7 " Conditions Open to teams of eight, from tho United Kingdom, India, South Africa, Canada, and any Stato, Province, Colony or Dependency of tho British Empire. (Any Country or Stato may enter a numbor of teams). ' lUlnning Man target, the figuro 'of a man! with nil Sin. bull's eye invisible to the firer; Disappearing Target; l a disc,' ISin. in diamoter, with an Bm. bull's eye invisible to the firor; tho bull's oye in' each case counting only to decide ties, any hit on any partof tho target counting 4 points.. Timo limits9omin. at 900yds.lOOmin. at 1000 yds. / • -. .; ;., . Sydney Eastern Suburbs, £40"...'.'.'. 758 Victoria A, £32 753 Now Zealand A,,£24 i-.i.746 t Victoria B, £16 ■745 ■' ' Tho number of teams that competed was twenty-oight. There were two other prizes of £1G and seven of £8. '

KING'S AGGREGATE. : ' ! • " Sydney, October 25. , Tho 1 scores of .tho. first'four men in the King's Aggregate, at the Rifle Association • meeting, are as under. Tho possiblo was 25!). ' Private .W. Cutler, N.5.W.,,£100,.. ; . 238... Frivnto Linn, Orango, JN.S.W.,' £25 230 N.W: Officer -Baron," Britain, ; £20229 Sorgt. Tatlow, Britain, £15 229 Tho leading scores i among tho . Now. Zea- ■ landers'were made as under,: Captain Craw, of tho Charlton Rifle CluO, Canetrbury,. was, sixth in; the-, aggregate. -. • -• . : Capt. Craw, Charlton H.C., £8 228 llif;<Al '.Ballinger,. Potono R.C.; £3 228. Tho following Now- Zealanders won. £2: — Sergt. J. Mills (Dunqdin Guards), Perrin (Palmerston North), Rifleman W. Speck; and C. Speck (Iluiroa R.C. 1 , Taranaki)." Whines of £1: Rifleman Cameron (Opaki R.C.), Private Ayson ( (Murihiku M.R., Wyndham), Private- Purnell (Wanganui Rifles),- CbiourT Sergt. Hadfiold (Blenheim R.), Capt., W. N. Masefield (Sounds R.C., Marlborough), Rifleman Wilkio ('Upper Hutt R.C.) A NEW ZEALANDER'S. GOOD WORK.-,, SOME POSSIBLES. : (Rec. Oct. 25, 11.59 p.m.) ' Sydney, October 25. , Wanio-.' (Victoria) made the possibles" at .200 yards, 500 yarils, and 600 yards in tho King's match. Ommundsen (Great Britain),, a former winner,, of the King's/Prize at Bisloy, maJe possibles at 200 yards and 500 yards. Thore wore ten possibles at 200 yards, including Rifleman W. H. Moselem (Kaoo R.C., Auckland)' aiid Lieutenant Parnell (Great Britain). . Cutler has twico won tho King's Prize, ths first timo in 1904. . .. i Riflemen Spcck's shooting into second pla:e ii. the Newmarket match was a find piece o! marksmanship, for which tho Now Zealander got groat credit. Ho tied , for -first" place, with : Wilson, of Broken Hill, out tho latter won m the shoot off. 1 Raven has done tho best among the Britishers so' far.- lie and KofFord pnt up possibles in the Sydney match/ KefTord 'gaining tho verdict in tho slioot off. . Tho following liavo been chosen to represent. New Zealand in tho Empire Match, u> bo fired on Monday Ayson, Purnell, A. Ballingor,! Masefield, .Craw, Wilkio, and Mills; emergencies, Hadfield ani Duncan. / c ; THE LATEST.':

A RECOUNT.'

(Rcc. Oct. 26, l.ti n.m.)

Sydney, October 25. A 'recount of tho Australia' match places Victoria ii ucum s'.'comt, with a scoro of 75 ;; Victoria,A toam third, with 753; Now Zealand fourth, with 740. The latter won £16. Now. Zealand. B toam nisei competod, but (lid not.-figuro 'prominently. Tho score is not available.

Disappointment is felt bcoause the British :oams'did not compcto.

NovaMVarrarit Officer A. W. Karen evidently just displi'VMl I"'s fnl'n... Sergeant/ Tatlow, who was reported yestcnlav- to , nave njuna i„.h. |~ ,t. Kavcn finished well up .in i the Aggregate at Bislcj", but ndt'so well as Tatlow, whoso (Performances were Riven yesterday; In addition to his scores nt-Bisley, as stated in yesterday's issue, Cutler won nt that meeting tho Prince of Wales prizo, of XIOO and badge, with a scoro of 53. Cutler and four others tied. Tl'roo tie shots eliminated three of them. Cutler and Sergoinl Curtail; of the Marines, fired four moro, Cutler making 4, S, -1, 5, and Cuilain 1, 5, The eloso finish aroused much interest, and shows the present champion to be a man of ncrvo.