THIRD EDITION. RIFLE SHOOTING.
TBE SYDNEY MEETING. t United Pi«b Association— By Etootrift ( Telegraph— Copyright . (Received October IQ, 0.46 a.m.) . . '.! SYDNEY, October 16. ) King scored 43 in the final stag© of the King's Prise, Dewar made 40, Clyde 39, and Hadfield 37. Dewar and three others received £4 each., James won £8 for seventh place in th© shootoff. In the Danger Match Walkem .b«at by one point. { A* , * meeting of the Commonwealth - Ooimcil of Rifle Associations, it was anaotmced th^t the 'Commonwealth Gov«rnment had placed £2000 on the EstiSjates f or sending a 'team to Bisley ":/i^afb' r --ywt.- It was decided, if this •moartt became payable, to despatch a £^am, and it was also decided that rear ' japertnre sights be allowed in the Snipire Match, and that the next Em-; "pire Match Should be fired at Bisley. ;3%? Oonncil expressed its recognition of tJi© desirability of providing for the"; ■manufacture of the territorial rifle at the Opmmon wealth factory, seeing sucb otKgUent results bad already been obs«ned with the weapon. This was prompted by the fear of the conatrucjtkm of a short rifle.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9674, 16 October 1909, Page 7
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