RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 640, 18 October 1909, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

RANDWICK MEETING, SOME SHOOTING-OFF- RESULTS, HIGHEST AGGREGATE (By Tclcgraph-Prcss Aeaooiation-OopyrleM S Sydney, October 16 At the National Rifle Association tneotini! «t Kindvick King (New <sealand) scored 41 in the final stage of tho King's Prize Dcwar scored iO, Clyde 39, and Hadfield 87. Dowav I receives £4 and tfoe others *E3 eaoh. Sergt T James (Napier Guard*), who tools' seventh place, v,on ffi In the shoot off m the Dangar Match, in, nhieh Walkem (Tasmania) and Creaso (Queens Jmd) tied for first place, Walkem beat Creas* by cue point. (Eec. October 17, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, October 16. Shooting off with ten others nho scored 28G in the King's Prize, Devar won a. badge Porritt (Pnrramatta) won the ohampion trophy {oc highest aggregate score, <81. ArTER-DINNER SPEECHES. (Eee Octobor 17, 55 pmO Sydney, October 1C At the Klflo Association, dinner, General Hoad, Commaedarit o< the Qominonwcalth Foroes, proposed the toast o{ "The Nen Zeajand Team " H« wid that New Zealand and , Aystralla would eland shoulder to slvontder in the trenohoa (or the integrity c{ the Empire R, Hughes, in responding for I the New Zealand team, thanked them (or tho I gooil tinie the team had in New South Wa'es Hβ hoped to «e AnstTaUan teams competing in New Zealand's Empire Match

AUSTRAUAK tEAM TOR BISLEY Sydney, October 16 At a meeting of the Commonwealth Council of tho Rifle Associations it was announced that the Commonwealth, Government had placed <£2000 on tho Estimates for sending a team to Bislev next year It was decided, if | this amount became pa j able, to dispatch a | team, It was alfro deoided that rtflr aperturo sights be allowed in the Empire Match, and tha f the next Empire A(atoh be fired at Bisley The conncil (be of ptonding (or the of Ter ritoTiM rifle at th,? Commonwealth fjctory, seeing that such, excellent results, had. alreadv h»en obtained wtth. thft/ weapon.. This »■» prompted, b> fear fegar4wg tho construction pf a short rifle, VICTORIA WINS QOMMONWEALTH TEAMS' MATSH. NKW 7JBAUrn> TE. \}i TOR EMPIRE (Hoc Ootober 18, 15 am,) Sydrtey, October 17 Tho Now Zealand team for tho Empire Mutch (right mm aside, 200, 500, GOO, 800, Cdfl, and 1000 >«rds) is — Hawthorn, King, Xlwfiolij, flnv, Jwnes, Pulhday, Hadfield, Patrick I Victoria iron the Commonwealth Matoli I (open to Australian teams, 300, GOO, 700, and Ode raid*) The scores ncre - ' ■ Victoria 1C54 Queensland , * 1C46 bouth Australia 18*3 , New South Wales « 1616 lasmMiia 1615