RIFLE SHOOTING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1096, 7 April 1911, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING.

REVISION OF RULES IN NEW SOUTH WAXES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrteht Sydney, April 6. , The National. Rifle. Association has appointed a committee to revise the rules for sorvice matches, and bring them up-to-date in. accordance with the latest military ideas. ..

OPAKI RIFLE CLUB.A SUCCESSFUL SEASOX. The members of the Opaki Rifle Club journeyed out to the Fairview Rifle Range recently, and put in an excellent day's shooting. As the day was an ideal one, sonic brilliant scores wore registered. In fact, the shooting may be termed a record for the range. The event was tho filial round of the championship, which ended in a win for the popular marksman. W. Winslade. This rifleman has been shooting in brilliant style for some time past. The following , riflemen registered pos-sibles-.—W. Winslade, 200 and 80ft yard?; A. Lowin and C. Munro, 500 yards; V. ■ Swan.-on, SlOfl yards. The championship looked a certainty for Winslnde, who had a lead of 1 points at the commencement of the day's ".-hoot," and he had increased this to S when shooting had finished for the flay. The ■'runner-up, M. M'lntnsh. filled the same , portion last year, being second to that solid veteran George Jlyde. The finest --hooting of tho clay was that of ex-champion li. J. .King, who nut together a brilliant, score of!)S at 80(1, iion, and 1000 yards. His -12 at 100(1 yards wns n splendid. bit. of work. The championship consisted of two matches over 2011, ''Oil- nnd fiOfl ynrd.-, and SOO, 000. ami 1000 yards. Following are the leadinq aggregate's (200, 500, 000, SOO, f>oo, ami 1000 ''\v. = '\Vinsliule, 90-102-37-80-3;?; M. M'lntosh. 01-100-6S-S7-3(ifl;Geo. Hyde, <>•— loo —S3—Sfi—3R3:: H. Mawlcy,■•' 05—!)S— fi,i_Si_3fiO; W. Feast. o,i-PI~S2-SS-35!T; K. J. King, 03—3-1—71—08—357 ; J. Bairstow, ni—SG—77 — o2— 3oG: W. .1. Welch, (13-101-60-02-303 i H. C. Jones, flO—9B--I—S1 —SG—354; A, Lewin, 9i — 102— 73—08—337.

The sebre-s made on Saturday were as follow:--'A Class. ..--.■ 200 509 COO yds. yds. yds. T'l. W. Winslaile r> 33 »t 102 A. Lefrin 31 '35 33 102 W. J. Welch :U 31 33 101 M. ll'lntflsh, 33-34-33-100; Geo. Hyde, 31-31-32-100; 11. C. J ones. 31—33—31— US; H. Mawley, .13—32—33—98; .!. Jl'Kenzie, 33-31-31-08; W. Hodges, 31-32-•JO-f-!i(i; J. H. Hnir.sr<nv, 34—30—32—51R; K. .1. King. 32—33—30—!»5; W. J. Feast, 32-33-29-1)1 j C. 'Kngstroui, 34-31-26-jj ni 800 000 1000 yds. yds. yds. T'l. H. .1. King 33 33 32 08 •T. B. Bairstow 33 20 ■ 30 02 W. J. Welch 32 33 .27 02 .f. M'Kenzic 3?-20-2(i^Sn; W. Winslade, 33—31—25—851; W. J. Feast. 27-31— 30-8R; C. Kngstrom, 30-2G-30-2-P5; W. Hodges, Jt. Sl'lnto?h, 33-31-23-87; H. C. .Tones, 31-31-14—S(5; Gro. Hyde, 30—33—23—8R; H. Jlawley. 31—31—19—SI; A-. Lewin, 28-28-10 A 70 B Class. G. Munro, 31-35-33-00; H. K. King, 31-33-31-05; T. Evans. - 29—33—32—04; V. Swanson, 28-34-31-03. V. Swanson, 23-35-30-04; J. Dagp, 34-31-28-93;-H. T?.,Kiiiß, 32-30-20-01; C. G. Munro, 33-31-26-00. The club had'its fio.ld ,dav. on April 1. A correspondent writes to tne effect that the club claims no championships, but he appends figure results, which he contends constitute .in .some measure a claim for records. Following are the particulars of averages for five,, ten, fifteen, and twenty men, over ranges of 200, 500, and GOO yards :— Xo. of men. Average. Total score. ■ 5• ■ 101 505 10 99.4 . 094 15 ■•• 97.10 ■ "1,465 20 05.6 1,906