RIFLE SHOOTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 7, 9 January 1912, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

FURTHER RESULTS. Following aro further results of the various rifle matches iired off on Saturday: — NGATIAWA RIFLE CLUB. The Ngatiawa Rifle Chib fired the first competition for Mr. W. H. Field's trophy on Saturday last, the scores also counting for the olub's championship belt. The conditions were seven shots at 4 800 and 900 yards. Tho weather conditions were fair, there being a bright light with a light rear wind. Rifleman H. N. Bear was top scorer, with 61. . Following aro the scores; —

A long-tailed cuckoo or koekoea, a bird rarely seen in these parts, was (states a correspondent) seen at Island Bay last Saturday. It was flying low, and by its note seemed to bo in difltreee. It evidently had crossed the Straits and got out of its reckoning. Ladies, all we aek is that you try Warner's corsets, and give them hard wear. You will find all parts equal to whatever • train may be put upon them. Local draper*,— Advt.

800 900 Hp. Tl Rflnfn. H. N. Bear ... 30 31 3— & Pres. A. Monk 27 24 9 — 6( Rflmn. E. Stubbing ... 29 <B9 0— 5£ Rflmn. W. D. Bennett ... 23 31 4— 5f Rflinn. G. A. Monk ... 33 24 0— 51 Rflrnn. F. H. Monk ... 26 30 0— 5t Rflmn. J. Stubbings ... 33 22 0— 5£ Rflmn. A. Clifton ... 27 26 0-^-55 Rflmn. J. Monk ... 30 19 4— 52 Rflmn. Geo. Howe . ... 25 19 0 —4^ . FEATHERSTON CLUB. The) Featherston Rifle Club held a practice match on Saturday, the Ecore; being as under:— 200 500 Tl, Rflmn. Nix «. 34 34 — 6f Rflmn. Parker 34 33 — 6i Rfltrfn. Wakely 32 33 — 6£ Rflmn. Balfour 30 32 — 65