RIFLE SHOOTING.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1598, 1 February 1906, Page 2

RIFLE SHOOTING.

M\l AI Ii A lilll.K ( 1.1 It. | I lie (lull lin:<ller| tile lilst rompeti lion \esterdny Ity Mi - ."'teaihaan iatny at t»M) and «(MI \ard-. lie was unavoidably abs.-at at the last shoot. ««ad was allowed the tirst opportunity «>t tnUinjj part.*" lie -Imt splendidly, and only missed ranyiiie o|f tin- pri/.e by mic point. So tar, Messrs Hnli.waves and Sieadman J e |'««r the eham i'ionship of the t lab. Mr A. Smith ly ine ch iSe llj». I'itlhtW ilje i- the I'e-illt -'t lirst C'-mp- tit ion : • , ;

(.HIM Ii 11 1.1-S . - l lie i ;.,r.- bill. - iii< ii the linal for t'. - ■ 11 a I hiis t' in tup > cst»-r«la\ afterik on under favorable weather condiion-, and cou-eipieMtly the scorian' wa- lii.h. Thr cofiditioiis were sevcu ■ ii< Is at *_M(I. Jitltt. ami (ItilJ \ard<, t.» ■e aihic I to the best counting SCVU'eS '_N:n ami o« n, and titMl, and ('MM! and Jul \ards. All interc-i in t e match was centered on CorI 0r..1 I'rance and McKen/ie. I'rance MaU«d with a lead of sewn points from Mc!\<n/ie. At *201» yj»rds 111e\ made the same *r..rr; at otMlyds I" ranee !u*d the misfortune lo put on.* -"In»t on the wroiiL: tare.t, Ihi 1 Mill s '.creei In I in niakiaL r *J N . McKcn/ie, liowe\er, hr.d his eye ;?i. and contrived to ptil on •>!. which left him one point behind 1-Yaiire with the (ilttlvd; raii'je to shoot. At this distance I'rance lir-»t wi;h ot*. lea\inu MeKell/ie to make 111 lo tie or to win. The latter snei.edr! in makiiiL' :iJ as follows (eotiniine- both -iahters): 1.1.a :\J. When M.lven/io rc L . s »*!ed lis h- st bull he was heartily cheered by his companions. Having won the rap | wire in siirre>sion it will now become his property . There are St i l l se\eii nial<-he- to Imlii'ed for the llallenstcin clock and other trophies, the tirst of which v\ ill ' e |-.e la-ed on Wednesday week, comb tions- 10 shots at aOllvds. Koll.winy are the scores :

Tie- t ioiv littles paraded fo" insjiec ti«-n uiah-r Capt. Mid\en/ie on Tuesday cveain«_j' la<t. and we.e e\erciseti in <'oinpany nio\cmen(s in the Main st i eet by their o\« n «ilhcei s. 'fhe corps t!"es into camp in the slew el'ouad l,e\t Wednesday aftei • n on. full paMi' «da '< of whicli will be • ot':! « d to n.« labels later. Cimprtitois inteadila' to attend the \./. 1) teare liii!,. n.eeiine at Tietith.im will de well lo make in<|iiiries about the South Island ime'im... which is to l e h"ld at Chrisichunh on the Thursdi y l-'ridav. and Saturday innnedia'e \} I .-ft.re the bin me-tim.'. This c-n -i t-'«»f tour matches ;,nd a champion n.--t.h lor all comer.-, at ranees from ■'H<> io 7*HI yards. 'I here is also a iiur-eiy match and a ch'tupion tcammatrSi live me" aside. We ran rer.mi mend I flis as brine- one of the I-est run »i'< ej'icfv in the i-ohuiy. The eiitrv is a match. There are twenty prizes t- re ,eh matrh, from C2 down to a-. I'tdl partuulai's atid entrv Sarin- e U n le luhl from the loral s nvt.iry. I icnt Shank-.

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