WITH THE BISLEY TEAM.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 35, 10 August 1905, Page 5

WITH THE BISLEY TEAM.

■ PRELIMINARY TESTS. (From, Our Special Correspondent). LONDON, sth July. The Bisley rifle team, after some days of preliminary practice, commenced on Juno 19th to compete for places -'n the Kolapore .Cup team. Of the 12 men who compose the team, only eight are required to fire for the Cup. The conditions weie six competitions, ranges 200, 500, and 600 yards, 7 shots at each distance, making the. highest possible for each match 105 points. On the same day also hegan the competition for whom should bo New Zealand's representative for this year in the Prance of Wales's natch. Conditions, six competitions r ranges 200 and 600 yards, 7 shots, highest possible 70 points. The results were as follows :—: — For Kolapore Cup team ; eight highest to be selected — six tests'. 12 3 'I S 6 TI. Irvine ... 93 101 96 90 98 96—574 Milroy ... 90 97 9? 99 97 90—570 Brown ... 90 93 91 97 93 101—570 Pearson... 93 92 94 92 99' 97—567 Wiliie ... 94 96 M 91 96 95—566 Franklyn 89 96 99 -98 88 95—565 Jack . 88 96 95 98 91 95—563 Shaw ... 88 97 92 95 94 94—560 Drummond 92 91 94 93 91 98—559 Craw ... 91 94 88 92 94 91—550 Hawthorn' 94 90 90 84 95 90—543 Martin ... 83 92 89 75 81 87—507 Under similar conditions the first place was won last year with a score of 573. The aggregate of the eight top scores was 4331. The aggregate for this year's eight was 4435, just 104 points higher than last year's. J?6r 1905 representative- in Prince of Wales's match. 12 3 4 5 6 TI. Irvine ... 61 67 64 61 65 62—380 Jack ... 63 64 62 63 66 61—379 Brown ... 64 64 59 64 61 67—379 Pearson ... 60 62 61 63 67 64—377 Milroy ... 58 65 64 66 65 58-^376 Franklyn 59 65 65 65 59 62—375 Shaw ... 60 64 62 66 60 63—375 Ballinger 61 65 64 63 65 56—374 Wilkie ... 61 66 65 58 61. 61—372 Drtunmond 63 57 61 58 62 64—365 Hawthorn 61' 61 59 54 63 60—358 Craw ... 59 62 56 58 61 58-354 Martin ... 55 62 58 45 55 58—333 As Irvine won life membership in ths Prince of Wales's match in 1904, Pvt. Jack, who won his place after an exicting "shoot off" with Brown, will be New Zealand's representative for this year.