THE BISLEY MEETING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12414, 25 July 1902, Page 5

THE BISLEY MEETING.

Pre3s Assooration-By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, July 23. (Received July 24, at 8.5G a.m.) The Kolapore Cup was wonj by the Australian team, with a score of 770, which is a. record. The other scores were: Rhodesia, 758; Canada, 757; the Motherland, 755; Guernsey, 748; Natal, 746; New Zealand, 744; India, 70S; and the West Indies, 6u2. Alt 200 yards the Motherland led with a score of 263, New Zealand 262, Canada 259. At 500 yards Canada was first with 519, Australia 515, Rhodesia 511,' New Zealand 510. At 600 yards the Australians had added the splendid total of 255, Todd and Carter making the possible and Whitehead (of Victoria), 34. The victory proved very popular. Lieutenant-general Hildynrd warmly congratulated Lieutenant-colonel Davies, the manager of the team. The individual scores of the winners were: Whitehead (Victoria), lln; Carter (Victoria), 99; Lake (South Australia), 98; Fai'gher (Victoria) and Ferguson (Queensland), 97 each; Shaw (Queensland), 95; Todd (Victoria), 94; Sloane (Victoria), 89.

(Received July 24, at 9.15 a.m.) The following Australians are in, the best 300 competitors for the first stage of the King's Prize:—Carter, Fargher, and Wnitehead, with 97 points each; Todd and Sloane, 96 eaoh; Grummett, 95; Shaw and Galliford, 94 each. New Zealanders: Wilson and Ballinger, 9G each. (Received July 24, at 4.15 p.m.) All the teams accept the Australians' offer to reshoot for the Mackiunon Cup on Monday. Lieutenant-colonel Davies, is urging the National Rifle Association to send; a. team to Australia.

NOTES FROM THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. (From Our Own Correspondent ) ir WELLINGTON, ,lulv 24. Air W. H. Ealllnger, of Wellington, lias sent Ins brother Arthur some interesting nateD concerning the doings of New Zcatinders at the Bisley tIAc mooting. The letter, which was received yesterday, was, of course, written from Hie cram some weeks before the meeting began, 'lie writer says that rain had fallen during most of tlio time spent there. Good nractico was being done on every opportunity. It appears from Mr Balhngers notes that great alterations.hnvo been made this year in the size of the targets to bo used, men the last NV Zealand team went Home the targets were the same size us those used at '.Trentham. Last year-namoly at 200 yds. Sin bull's eye, 20in inner, and 32m "magnic"; and at 500 yds and 600 yds, 24in " bulls," -36in inner. 4£in magpie." AH these sizes have been reduced considerably for this year's Bisley meeting—namely, at 200 yds, 7in bull's eye. JJ" 1 ' nnar - 21i " "magpie." At 500 yds and 600 yds, 20in "bull," 50in inner, and 36in magpie. Another great, change which has been effected ii. that marksmen may take any position at the 200 yds range. At'Tren'lnam last year competitors had to stand when shooting at this stage, and previously at ~, .% I,al l to knH at t,,p ran g° (it was Btatetl in Tuesday's cable meeting that Mr Hnllinger had rcored (he "possible" at the 200 yds range in shooting for the King's Jnze\ An account is given bv Mr Balmger of fhe shooting of the "Now Jscalantlers for the National Rifle, Association medal, the winner of which apparently qualinGS , to shoot in a special representative Z '• he ran 3 es wcre 2 % ( ' 8 . 500y«Iss and 600 yds, and thire wcre to bo three matches only, two of which had been fired when the letter was posted. Harrv Hawthorne, who was the runner-up at the Trentham meeting for the championship, made 97 (34—32—31) and 38 (32—31 24). Hydo (the Trentham champion), 72 (29-30-13) and 82 (34-23-25); M'firegcr (Onmani) £9 (34—34—21) and 70 (31-26-13); W. H. Bailing*-, flO (34-31-35) and 83 (3J—3o—22*; Bandmaster King, 89 (31-29-29). and 88 (32-31-25); Head (of the Highland Rifles, Wellington), /8 and 88 (34-23-31); James Wilson (Wellington), P0 (28-29-23) and 83 (31-26-26); W. H. Nelson (last year'n ehamnion), 78 and 85; Winslade. 86 and 85; G. Lovcday 90 and 82: J. G. Wilson (Wnodville), 83 and 89; Bunting (Palmcrston North), £6, but ho did not compete at the second Okey (New Plymouth), 72 and 83. AH thVe scores were made imdov tlio new conditions