RIFLE SHOOTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 81, 17 November 1911, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

WESTRALLAN KING’S PRIZE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United - Press Association.) Perth, November 16. Edmonds (Sydney) won the King’s Prize with a score of 271. Christian (Victoria) was next with 271, and Grant (Victoria) 267.

(By Bisley.) Eight members (if 'the local Rifle Club assembled yesterday to lire the first round of the clialnpionship matches. Rifleman G oil op topped _the day’s shoot with a score of 85. The ranges wore 300 and 500 yards, ton shots. Three hundred yards lias been adopted at Trentliiuti, and aif ISin. bull at the 500 and 600 yards, instead of the 20in. bull, so the local club made a start yesterday on the new targets. The scores arc very . good, when the wind was taken into consideration, which at times was anything but steady. Next week a team of ten try conclusions with the Pobokura Club’s team. The following are the day’s scores: —

.‘300 500 'll. H. Gollopj .... ... 42 ■10 — 85 •I. Ritchie ... os 10 — SI W E. Rrocklcljank Woods ... 09 07 ■14 — 45 — 80 82 A. Ferguson ... 05 11 — 79 C. Speck ... 08 11 — 79 E. Brocklebank ... 07 40 — 77