RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 26 February 1914, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

THE TRENTHAM MEETING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) TRENTHAM, Last Night. Though the forecast is not over promising, that hope which "springs eternal in the human-breast" will not permit the veterans and officers at Trenthain to believe that the weather will be other than favourable for the opening of the Dominion Rifle Association's meeting to-morrow. The camp arrangements are now complete and competitors are arriving by every tram. „The entries up to to-night total IVjO, hnt this number," it is anticipated, will be considerably augmented before the serious business of the nio-tvng starts. There are a fair number of Territorials amongst those taking part, but owing to the fact of camps preventing men from this branch of'the defence force being present, tho r'flv club men are predominant. The earlier stages of the meeting will be devotee! .ilncny to servce matches, the licit series occupying next week." concluding with final shoot off on Thursday. Colonel Ji. J. Collins, whose personality, executive ■ and organising ability has been so prominent a factor in the development and success of the Dominion Rifle Association and the Trentham beeting, is at the range. Colonel Himhes is already supervising the finai arrangements, and Captain Grant is iict'.ng as Canijb-A'l Hitant. Major-General Godley, nceempanied bv Colonel Heard and other staff officers, will visit the camp lonorrow morning for the puipose of witnessing the service matches to which the whole day will be devoted.