NEW ZEALAND'S BISLEY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9157, Issue 9157, 5 March 1910, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND'S BISLEY.

FIRST DAY'S SHOOTING. (Per Pbess Association.! WELLINGTON, March 4. Firing commenced at Trentham at one o'clock to-day. All parts of New Zealand as well as New South Wales and Victoria were represented. The first matches taken were the volunteers and rifle club matches, which were fired in conjunction. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yarde, the ordinary bulls-eye target being used at 200, and the green and brown target , , with a male Khaki figure, at the longer ranges. The latter was a distinct innovation. The greater number of the competitors used new aperture sight, which has given the greatest impetus to snooting it has ever received. As a consequence a number of men who had given up shooting have taken, up the sport again. When shooting started the, light was absolutely dead. Drifting rain and a light, puffy wind upset even the most experienced. A number, however, got 34, among them W. H. Cutler (Bathurst), and King (Christchurch). Shortly after the start of the 500 yards range the rain ceased. King finished with 34, which gives him a total of 68 for the two ranges. Next came F. Franklin, Masefield, Marshall, Thorpe, and Kells (Palmerston) each 67. At 600 matters were still tricky, but King, with 30, brought his total to 98. Marshall got 33, which placed him in the lead for the rifle clubs match. He was, however, speedily displaced by F. Franklin, of Weber, who planted on 34 and won the match. None of the volunteers succeeded in beating King, who was returned the winner. Capt. Dormer (Auckland), aged 72, who had not fired for ten years, discovered he could still shoot with reliability, and put up 93 in the match, getting well into the prize list. The following are the principal prize winners in the two matches fired:— Rifle Club's match, 200, 500, 600 yards, seven shots.—Franklin (Weber) £5, 101; Marshall (Karori), £4, 100; Roots (Kaponga), £3, 99; Thorpe (Stratford), 98; Oliver (King Country), 96; Masefield (Sounds), 96; Caldwell (Karori), 95, £2 each. Twenty others won £1 each. Volunteer match, 200, 500, 600 yards.—King (Linwood), £5, 99 j Ching (Lyttelton), £4, 98; Marenzi (Eketahuna), £3, 98; Head (Rangitikei), £3, 97; Price (Wellington), £2, 96; Wakelin (Wellington), £2, 96; Kells (Palmerston North). £2, 96; Domigan (Gore), £2, 96. Fifty £1 prizes were given, and fifteen tryos receive £1 each. F. Franklin (Weber) wins the Carbine Cup.