RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 651, 30 October 1909, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

ROBERTS TROPHY. ENGLAND FIRST, NATAL RUNNERS-UP. NEW ZEALAND THIRD. (By Tclcsrajh.-Prcsa ABaociation.-Oo&yrlsht.) (Hoc. October 29, 10.10 p.m.) London, October 29. At the Mansion House Lord Roberts announced the results of tho Lord Roberts Trophy for British (Imperial) Schoolboys not over sixteen years of ago—teams of eight bojs, a Hghtv and seven rounds, at 200 jards and 500 yards. Tho results arc — England !.„„ ark Natai ....:.:::::::::::::::::: m Now Zealand m-> Transvaal "' 4SQ Now South Wales .. .'.,.'.....".'.'.".'. 470 Tasmania 4 JB Victoria , ..,..'."., 140 Commonwealth '' 439 South Australia '"'„"" 414 Canada ~ \ u \ West Australia "!."!""! SOO King Edward telegraphed that it gave km much pleasure to note the closeness of tho competition between so many teams of cadet marksmen from all parts of tho Empire. ■JT h ,°„P° horts Trophy last year resulted-

THE VICTORIAN KING'S, PRIZE.

WON BY A VICTORIAN. (Rec. October 30, 1.15 a.m.) Sydney, October 20 Williams, a Victorian, won tho King's Pmo at tho Victorian Riflo Meeting. Detnils of tho scores havo been delnjed in transmission from Melbourne Melbourne, October 29. At the Victorian Riflo Meeting, tho International Riflo Match was won by tho team representing Australia. Simultaneously with this contest a friendly matoh was fired between teams representing Australia and New Zealand, tho visitors winning by 511 points to 505.