OUR BISLEY.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1128, 8 March 1910, Page 4

OUR BISLEY.

THE TRENTHAM MEETING

YESTERDAY'S SHOOTING

AGGREGATES

[per press association.] Trenthain,- March 17. The weather at Treritham to-day was the worst lor shooting for the last three years, so bad, indeed, that during the afternoon, although nearly 600 men fired over the 600 and 900 yards ranges, not one secured a possible. In the morning conditions were somewhat better, but still trying to both young and seasoned riflemen, at times the difference between the shots being lodeg. The following are the principal prize winners in the matches got off to-day:— OTAGO MATCH. 800 and 900 yards, ten shots. Moye (Denniston), £5 ... 94 Morgan (Auckland), £4 ... 93 Morgan (Napier), £4 ... 93 Olson (Eketahuna), £3 ... 93 Clyde (Waikaxe), £3 ... 93 Ayson (Murihiku), £3 ... 93 Patrick, McCalley, Marenzi, and Thomas each won £2, 75 others each won £1, and 30 tyros from £1 to 10s each. WELLINGTON MATCH. 500 and 600 yards, ten shots. Fisher (Stoke), £5 96 Parslow (Akarana), £4 ... 96 Baker (Wellington), £3 ... 96 James (Napier), £3 96 Smith (Hastings), £3 ... 95 Tonkin (Dunedin), £3 ... 95 King (Linwood), Piggoft (Australia), Moselen (Keao), Ching (Lyttelton), won £2 each; 75 others won £1 each, and 30 tyros also got dividends. The following are the eleven Jifgliest aes;regates:— Marshall (Karori) ... 365 Halliday (Karori) ... 363 King (Christchurch) ... 361 Sandford (Christchurch) 360 Evans (Christchurch) ... 360 Cutler ('Australia) ... 359 Frank (Nelson) ... 359 Govenlock (Woodville) "359 Parslow (Akarana) ... '35$ Bow den (Australia) ... 357 Piggott (Australia) ... 357 The Karori Rifle Club (Wellington), with an entry ot twenty-one members, not only has the largest club or company entry at the present meeting, but the record single club or company entry made in the association's history.