SHOOTING
lEEE BISLEY MEETINCL &33KER&LIA WINS THE K<KL33?!ORE CUP.
Cbited ;Press Association—Per Electric ITelegraph—Copyright. .JBeeeived 8.56 a.m., July 24£ h. LONDON, Julv .25. The JEolapore Cup was won by the Ausifecalian team with a- score of 770, wihich is ;«- record. The individual, scores .of the .•jonners . ffire-t —Whitehead, Victoria, 101; Carter, -Victoria, 99; Lake, South Aus.tialia, 98;; Fargher, Victoria-. S".; Fer;gason, Queensland, 97; Shaw, Queensland, 95; Todd, Victoria, 94; Sloane, tfiictoria,. CSS. The i other scores were: — . Rhdiksia 758 Canakla TM ■ England ZSS Guernsey - 748 Natal . 745 New .Zealand" India 70S West Undies SOS .&t the 2Q6vyards range England led with of 2&<5, New Zealand comißg- next •with 262. add Canada followed with a score of 253. At 500 yards the leading tofefis were:'Klahada, 519; Australia, 515; ithadesia, 51&; New Zealand, 510. At 600-yards the:' Australians added thfi=3splendid .total 0f"255, Todd and Carter making the -and- Whitehead, of IPactoria, 34. .; - The victory -jwas very popular, and liieutenant-Geiseral .Hildyard warmly congratulated Lieutenant-Colonel Davies, manager of ■' the team!
THE PRIZE. The -following Australians are amongtthe best "300 competitors in the first stage of the King's Prize : Carter; Fargher, sand Whitehead, 97.-jeach; Todd and Sloane, 96 each; Gruminett,' 95; Shaw and GaUi"ford, "9* each. Among the New Ze-a-landers "Wilson and Ballinger have made 96 reach. ',.....-; .' \ " " Lieutenant-Colonel Davies' is urging the National Rifle Association to send • a team So Australia. All 'teams ;hame iaccepted Australia-V offer, and will reshoot the match for the Mackinnon Cup- on Monday.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 11818, 25 July 1902, Page 3
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243SHOOTING Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 11818, 25 July 1902, Page 3
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