RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 865, 11 July 1910, Page 7

RIFLE SHOOTING.

BISLEY MEETING. BRITAIN WLNS KOLAPORE CUP. Uy TelcgrupU—Press Association—Copyright- . London, July 8. At the National Rifle Association mooting at Bisley, the following was tho result of tho shooting for tho Kolaporo Cup, seven shots, at 300, 500, and GOO yards:— Mother Country 798 Canada 796 Australia 777 Other - scores were: —Guernsey, 770; fourth; Malay States, 7G4; South Africa, 756; India, 745; Singapore, 742. Individual scores were: —Grant Boyd, 100; Armstrong, 99; Burgoyne, 98; Wiilimas, and Cutler, 97; l'ilbeani, 95; and Goy, 91.

The light was perfect.

[The Kolapore Cup last year was won by Canada. The scores were:—Canada, Vos; Transvaal, 75G; Natal, 750; Mother Country, 742.]

CIVIL SERVICE RIFLES. Past and present members of the Civil Service Rifles engaged in a rifle match at Miramax on Saturday alternoon, tho result being a win for tlio latter. The scores were:—

PRESENT MEMBERS. 200 SOO yds. yds. T'l. Sergt. Joplin « 32 76 Serge. Fisher 45 81 70 Sergt. Hawthorn 44 SO 74 Corpl. Joplin 4fl 27 73 Lauce-Corp!. Bennett 44 27 71 Corpl. Lowe 13 28 71 Col.-Sergt. Colmer 44 25 69 Pvt. Macfcav 44 24 C 8 Corpl. Uazeley 40 27 67 Pvt. Pullar 39 26 65 Totals 433 277 710 PAST MEMBERS. 200 500 ' yds. yds. T'l. Halliday „ 47 32. 79 Col.-Sergt. C. Brooke C 30 75 Corpi. D. Claridge 45 27 72 Pvt. Caldwell 4G 25 71 Corpl. Auld 30 27 G3 Pvt. Deare 3S 24 G2 Seigt. J. Dayman 32 SO 62 Serft. Eton 37 24 61 Col.-Sergt. Humphries 3-4 24 59 Corpl. E. Claridge 41 13 54 Totals 401 257 658 The light failing, snooting at 500 yds. could not be completed.

CONDITIONS OP COMPETITIONS. General Orders issued by the Council of lieieuce t>uue that, with reie-renee to the ii«iu of JutM on the annum appropriation of the Detenee Department for niie... prizes for snooting, etc., open to territories and senior cadets oiuy, the following will (provided Parliament approves me grunv; Oe Mie coiiuiiiond under whicn the competitions are to take piace for the year ending February ft), Mil:— (1) Omy members of mounted rifles, infantry, and semor cadets ai'O to be allowed to compete. (*) The amount apportioned pro rata to lasn district, taking the strength of the three branches of the Force named on March 1, 1910, will be as under:—Auckland, £W 2s. 3d.; Wellington, £17 os. 7d.; Nelson, .£lB 175.; Canteroury, Jc-12 Is. lid.; and Orago, J;s'l lis. 9d. (3) The amounts apportioned to be awarded by otticers commanding districts in small prizes, according to tho results obtained in tho annual course of target practice, arc as under:—First-class shots, 50 per cent.; second-class shots, 30 per cent.; recruits, £0 per cent.

For the year ending on February 28, 1911, the conditions under which Government prize medals will be competed for by mounted riiles and infantry will -be as follows:—The gold medals for tho best shot, and the gold and silver medals for Hie next best snot, in each island will he awarded to tho men making the.highest aggregate scores in each island in the marksmen's practices. The district silver medals will be awarded to the men making the highest aggregate score in marksmen's practices in each district, provided the man making the highest score is not a winner of either island medal, in which event the district medal will be awarded to . t'ne next highest scorer. Ties to be decided in manner described in the rules of the Dominion Rifle Association. The marksmen's practices- must be fired under the strict supervision of an officer of either the Permanent or Battalion Staff, ami the scores lnnde should bo immediately sent to this office. , The conditions under which Government prize medals for 1910-11 will be competed for by senior cadets will be as follow-.—{!) A" sold and silver (comjioErte) medal for the bwt shot in each island. (2) A silver mw'al for the best shot in each district. The gold and silver medal for be«t shot in. is'.hthl to be awarded to the cadet making tho highest airßrejralo pwr-? in each island in the annual clafsifientiin practice. (See Tar/rot Practice Emulations. 1910-11.) Tho silver medal to he aw.-m'cd to Hie cadet irakin» the hhlie-t n™re7»te score in the annual classification pract'V" («w Target Practicn Kr.'nlaMons, 1010-11) in ea*h district. provid-Ml the ratlet leaking the !ri.?h«=t cvort- is not tin , winner of an Island Match, in wWh event Hip district imvlal will be awarded to Hip next liHiPst foore in Hi* d'Hrict. Ti<\s to lw di>ci<l«! in manner do«-ribed in Hit TCiil»= of the Pnmininn I?'"fl» i™-'.h»" The pr.ctic.M must be (Wd 'jmlot Hie strict -fii.nrvi«!v>n nf on officer of either Hio Pz-nva-TieM or Staff, and the original n-.o'V should bo immediaWy sent to this tifficp.

KH"f <y)"';>linTice is requested with the thnt ?<v>rcs made by comrx>ti(or.c cnoiiul be Font to headquarters im-. mediately the course is fifed.