RIFLE SHOOTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11027, 16 March 1914, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. OVERSEA REPRESENTATION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, March 15. At the National Rifle Association meeting Mr Fletcher, a director of Dalgety's, and winner of the, King's silver medal in 1908, proposed closer association between the Mother Country andthe overseas dominions by giving the latter representation on the Council. He suggested that'the High Commissioners should be vice-presidents and the Agents-General honorary members) A decision was postponed.

TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA

i THE KING'S DONATION. The' King has given £SO towards' th« expenses of the English team to Australia. Over fifty cracks have applied for inclusion in the team. These will ba reduced to seventeen, who will shoot in tests at Whitsuntide before twolve finally are selected. Of those who have applied only Omnniudsen, Fulton and Parncll were in the last team to visit Australia. The team will sail on August 10. EAXGIOEA RIFLE CLUB. Tho Kangiora, Club's sixth match of ft series of eight was fired on Saturday at tho AVoodond range. Seventeen competed, firing ten shots each at 300 and 600 yds. The ten best scores were a3 follows:

300 600 Hep. yds. T(l». TI. A. Ironsides ■ • . 20 •42 42 -104 Dr Burnett . . . 15 40 41 — !)G W. , Blackelt . . 25 27 3!) — 91 N. Pdvitt . . . 8 <i3 39 — 91) A. Cormody . I) •12 4G — 85 0. JosliufT • . 15 33 34 — 88 A. Palm or . . . 10 38 39 — 87 E. Barter . . . 20 34 33 — 87 G. Milne . 0 41 45 - sa G. W. O'Sullivan . . 0 42 « — 65