SHOOTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13636, 2 July 1908, Page 5

SHOOTING.

THE " DAILY MAIL" CUP WON BY EAST LONDON.

Piess Association-By Telegraph-Copyright Received 12 50" a.m., July 2nd. LONDON, July 1. ! East London, Cape Colony, with a score of 824 out oi a" possible 840, won the "Daily Mail" 200-gumea cup. There were 612 entries. The railway / Works club, Brisbane, with 807, were second; Rendigo, 798, third. East London also won the 50gumea cup for best score outside the United .Kingdom. \

THE GOVERNMENT PRIZES.

WELLINGTON, July 2.

The following is the result of the rifle competition for the - Government prize • medals for 1908-9. , Gold medal for best shot in the North Island, Private George Farley, Victoria Rifles 54 (possible 56). Gold and silver medal for second best shot 'in North Island, Private T. A. Marett, Taranaki Rifles, 53. Silver medal for best ..shot in Auckland district, Private J. H." Parslow, No. 3 Company Ohinemuri Bifles, 52. , - Silver medal for best shot in Wellington district, Corporal A.' H. Armitage, Taranaki Rifles,- 1 50. , , Gold medal for best shot in South Island Sergeant C> A. Hadfield, Blenheim Rifles, 55. ' : ' , ~ " Gold and silver medal for second best shot in South Island, Sergeant H. E. t Soper, "Marlborough Mounted-Rifles, 54. Silver medal for best shot) in Nelson district, Corporal J. Webster, , Demniston Rifles, 54.. '' Silver medal for beet shot in Canterbury district, Sergeant A. J. Whitely,, Kaiapoi Rifles, 53. ' Silver medal for best shot in Otago district, Corporal R. Smithers, Oreti Rifles,' 53. • EMPIRE CADET COMPETITION. Per Press Association. OAMAKU, July 1. The North School Cadets, to whom was delegated the duty~ of representing , the Dominion ii£ the.Empire cadet'shooting competition, fired to day in ; that was -none too favourable., The conditions were seven shots kneeling and seven shots Ivmg at 25 yards, with miniature rifles'. The possible is 1120, and the North School team put on 736' at a 6 inch target.