RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

K;:;:■/-:EM^ Wednesday; next isr the day. fixed '; for._tha firing ;,6f tho Empire • Postal Match.. This match: is an'.anniial' one, 'which ' was , inaugurated in 1906, and in which .teams representing London and the' capital cities tf a; number; of the colonies take part. Tho . conditions are that-each team of ten men shall fire seven shots and two compulsory sighters at 200,-500, and GOO yards.'.The'total score made: by. each'team .is':cabled to each of tho.; various C.couhtries competing .'in the,imatch.:. ,-■'■.■''':> ' ~:i ;. The,order in .which; the'.. competingj.v, clt '| 3 came., in -previous .years is as. follows;—-1906; Sydney, Melbourne, Londom Wellington; 1307: Melbourne, Sydney, 'Wellington, London; 1908: Melbourne, Pietermaritzburg Johannesburg, Sydney,•'•Cape 1 Town, • Adelaide,' Wellington, London.''; v ~•..:-,'.; -~•,':'"'-. "'. "^,.,,i-- ■'■."•■' :-' On - every previous occasion .the Wellington team has hadthomisfortuno of having to.fire; in bad,'weather, which probably'accounts for the" low/position which it has hitherto held, ; but,'giyon.anything like.favourable weather on Wednesday,-.. the local, team should give a goodticcount of itself,this: year.:The team willJje. composed •of the. following' members; of- the Post and Telegraph Rifles:—Lioutennnt Bolton;' Sergeants Hamilton, Jones,' Wakelin,. Williamson;■Corporals Davidson and Gowcr; reservists, Churches, Gilbert, and Smith. r . ';':.;': ; .";' : ;\^ L^THE Devest ; cltib:\^ '■■.:-] '^: ; Thei:Levin .Rifle Club shot,on" Saturday for : trophies .' presented '< by Messrs. J.'.' Rutherford and W. Ingram, v The conditions- wero-'seven ahots'eaeh at.soo:ahd.6oo'yards.'.'The weather was favourable, biit towards the close; the light became:bad, spoiling the':chances of several ,'ot the competitors. ".'Scores:—; / • ■:'■-.'' '■'■'■■ ;•-.'■' -:■■

500. GOO yds. yds. H'p. Tl.' H. Ward, - 27 31 2 60 E. lewer ' ... 32 26 0' 58 V. Jones 33 24 1 58 .1. Wood .'. 27 28 3 58 J. Kuth6rford '" ... "... 27 27 4 58 W. Francis,' sen 27 2G 5 58 Capt. P. 0. Smith 26 22 0' 57 L.i Ingram 32 23 1 56 \V. Francis, jun. ... ... 32 23 1 56 W. Ingram ... 7.. , ... 21) '21 0 53 .7. Muir 29 24 ' 0 53 C. Strid 27 20 5 52 G, Jones 23 22 5 50 R. Young 28 21 0 40 O. Ingrain 21 17 7 45 W. Lovejoy 20 5 10 35