THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE TEAM.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 149, 24 June 1904, Page 6

THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE TEAM.

SATISFACTORY SdOOJ'ING IX ENGLAND. The I'iemier has leceived a calil' meshajii* horn Lieutenant -Colonel Collins, who i.s in elurge of tin- lille le.nn >eiit to rcpic-ent New Ziul.md at Hi>>!vy, slating that the ineik have made good pnietiee, tho results al tlio Kol.ipoie i.mgu lining very suili.sf.ietory. Follow ing were some of the scores (the possible lieing^ JOS prunts : — li vine (Nelson), 101; Al'lven/Je (Outnaru), 100; Sm.iill (Dunedm), 99; ])tiiinmoud (D.inncvii'kc). 99; King (Ojiaki), 98; Shanks (Gore), 98; A. Ralinv'cr (Petone), 97; 0. liaulnnic (Karon), 95 ; S.indfoul, 93. ('o'.onel Collins reports that all the member of tho tetm are well. 'Iho Kol.iporo Cup, piosenlod by the Rajah of Kolapore, is at present held by the Ausholi.iu.s, who have won it three out of the four times on which they competed. The competition this year Ai'iH begin about Uie 16tb .lu'.y. The ungcs will bo 200, CCO, ami 600 j.ird-s, andse\en bhoUs will be allowed at each. Tho rings of the targets which will be used this year will bo larger than whe'u tho New Zealandem competed Iwo ye<irs ago. Hn t lie* early practices ,tl the Kolapore Cup distances iv the repre.seiilalive.sfrom this colony made, some good score.s, including the following: — limiting (PaluiuMon North) 99. Head (Wellington) 98, W. Ballingei- (Petone), and Loveday (Woodville) 97. 11. Hawthorne (Karori) 96. Wilson (Woodville), Wiiwlado (Witinignui), nnd Okey ( I'aranaki) 9,"i. Tn the ! compotitioii for the Cu]i our te.nn of 1902 (iitl not. shoot up to expectations. The luvst. icores ivere: G. Loveday (Woodville) 93. W. Loveday (Woodville) 97, King (O.ini.u-ii) 96, If. Hawthorne (Karori). and W. Tiallingcr (Pctone) 92. J. [I. Wilson 91. Okev (Taranaki) 90, Winslade \Waitganui) 88.