TO-DAY'S SHOOTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 8 March 1905, Page 8

TO-DAY'S SHOOTING.

THK KANGK, Tlii« Day. Shooting bt^nn at 8 o'clock this morn- ' ing in splendid weather conditions. The first item was v norvice match, Iho Cover, seven shots (it head-and-shouldcrs taiget«, 200 yd» wnge. Competitors crouched behind c<iv<;r, loaded on tho word " Rejwly !" and wero allowed 4»ec to sight ano fire. Any man. firing aftor tho second whistle (" Ceaso firing !") forfeited two points. Two point* counted for each hit. Tl>« pme-list totalled £62. Tho prize-list will be mado up later. At 0.30 o'clock the caiupctitom went back to the 300 yd* rttnge, where tho Snapshooting Miiich wm' got off. Tho comlitions were :. Seven shots, any military position, hend-and-shouldcra tageta, tatgets cxpoi!e<l for 4nec for each shot, magazines not allowed. Two points given for each hit on any part of tho target. At 11.30 o'clock Uie third service match (No. 9), Rapid Firing at 300 yds, was commenced. Peters (Wnipuwa) set tho main with 29 out of a possible 35. M'Kvcdy . also scored 29 nnd Ching 28. Forqnharson (Ounedin), Maiefield (I'cln- ■ run), GiHandors (Ehinedin), iind Ching (Nelson) made the possible number of lfits in Lh« Cbvec and Snap-shooting Matches, and thqs tie for the Kynock Cap. Tliey will have t© fin»»ff for trophy, whioh wns won last year by Ca.pt. Craw (Linton). Last year's Bisley team will be entertained in Wellington next Saturday night by the Government. All but Shanks, of Ooro, are attending this meeting. This afternoon, Leu<lmg-Sn.ppor John- . son'GDanedra) WM-dkqwdified in the Cover Match for discharging Iris gun. before the signal wm. given. Thcoffence was a sonous one, nit Johnexm'WTW sighting at the time, and did not know his rule wos< loatred. The Teanu Match'is to start after luncheon, bat probably only one range will be finished,.** isb» King's Prize starts at 3.30 Tho wind is freshening at noon. Kftrpri Ho, 1 team put up 167 out of 'passible 175 at the 200yda range in tho Teams Match ; Waimea, 164 ; Opakl No. 1, 163 ; Pefcone No. 1, 161. The Minister far .Public Works (Hon. - W.-HalWooe») hit for Trenthom shortly be«re 2 o'clock ihis afternoon, and will present tho prizes before he returns to town.

A Press Association message from DdrU»vttle states that the Premier and party loft this mowing for Whangarei via Otomatea, MauDßarturoto, and Warpu.