LOCAL SCORES.
Special to " Chronicle."
By Telegraph
TRENTHAM, March 10. Ihe following are the scoia of the local competitors in the undermentioned matches and Belt aggregate-— CANTERBURY MATCH; 900 and 1000 yards. Captain Scott 68 Purnell "" 57 Bugler Soler ........!.......... 65 R. Soler "" 63 Handley ' gg | GRAND AGGREGATES Purnell 379 Drummond .................! 360 Scott .....:. 358 Handley : ..!.!..!.... 353 , Bugler Soler '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'...... 352 The Wanganui Rifles team," under Captain Scott, were successful in winnig the- Rapid Firing, each at 600 yards with 60 points; also winning the Colonial Ammunition Company's handsome ' ? uP.'-,™Jue £70, and £11 prize moneyl in the two matches They have also won iJieir first heat in the Chattie Match, and to.-morrow meet the Karori Rifle Clubs team, last year's winners, in the semi-final.
(Per Pres* Association.) . TRENTHAM, March 10. 10-ciay was an easy shooting day for many of the competitors, as after 'completing the 1000 yds of the Canterbury Match and Snap and Cover Matches service teams events were taken in the ■atternoon. Shooting opened in dull neavy weather, whidi shortly afterwards turned to slight drizzung rain. Much interest centred in the 1000 yds as it would decide the fifty to fire in the Championship to-morrow afternoon Iho highest scores at the range were Morgan (Auckland) 45, Marenzi (EketahunaV 43, McMurray (Napier), Mu<rridge (Palmerston North), SeWant Smaill 42. The shooting by traders was closely followed. Hyde down early when there was an absence of wind, _but bad' light, put up 39, as did Randell (Linton). Collet b had to make 27 to keep his nlace. Firing in. the worst of weather, with a puffy wind and bad light, he made only 16, and Evans the second in the list, in equally bad weather, made 23. Timbrell had a peculiar shoot, as after getting misses with ■Ins first two shots he registered bull's eyes with his next seven, and1 finished with a miss with the last, .beaten by the wind. Bairstow put in 30 which dropped him one place, 'as follows :— Randell 402. Hyde 401, Kitchen and Timbrell 399, Bairstow 398. _THE CANTERBURY MATCH, j-i. « following are the prize winners in the n Canterbury Match, 900 and 1000 yards :—
Whites. (Franklin), £5 81 Duncan (Kaitangata), £4 81 Marenzi (Eketahuna), £4 ...... 80 McMurray (Napier), £3 .. ' 79 Randell (Linton) £3 78 -Ebbett (Pahiatua) £3 ..' 78 Marcnant (Karori), £2 78 '.Harding (Blenheim), £2 '.' 77 Kells (Denniston), £2 77 Edwards- (Australia), £2 77 The following take £I:—Storkey (Napier), Shearmau (Shannon), Tait'(Pahiatna), 76; Timbrell (Christehureh), Narbsy (Duvauchelles) 75; Musn-id^e (Palmeraton North), Smaill (Kaitangata), H\do (Opaki), W. J. Crimp (Green Island), Boycs (Timaru), Beynol-'s (Christcliurch), Masefield (Sounds) 'Welch (Opaki), Turnbull (Opaki), 74; Captain Cox (Andkland), McHattie Opaki), Homer (Wellington), Moston (Kaeo). McCalmont (Opaki),' 73,; France (Karori), Kates (Napier). E. S. Ven»efl (Tewharau), Dippie (Dunedin), McKenzie (Oamaru), Liddle (Lincoln), Hawthorne (Petone), McCleay (Opaki), Fader (Port Chalmers),- Smart (Wellin"--ion), Hadfield, (Blenheim), gharland .(Nelson), Grant (Napier). 72; Morgan' (Auckland), Rabe (Karoii). Holdoate (Timaru), Pomer (Auckland). Gilbert (Wellington), White (Christchurch). ■Hem-y (Opalr^, B-lk (Fpilrlinj/), Skelly (Wellington) 71, Marsh (Mangori). Govenlock CTarata) Banks (Kimbolton\Williamson (Wellington), 70; Spink (Winton). Baines (Ohristchurch), Chsn>man 'Tckapau). Jenness (Petone); ColSergeant Hadfield (Blenheim), Hyde (Napier), Kitchen (Upper Hutt1), Neil-, son (Dannevirke), White (Patea), Rob<;rrs (Studholme.) ' " | The folloAving tyros take £I:—Carler (Petone). Robertson (Blenheim)..! Kidd (Mil'-lerton), 68; Graham (Rivers^ | dale), Welhyood (Napier) 67; Westwood (Wellington), Shearman (Shannon), Barker (Marlborongh), Gahaidi I'Limvoo:!). Patrick (Auck'anrl), Cameron (Scargili), Johnson (Nelson), 66; Pnierson (Tarjta).Finlay (Marll>orough), Jones (Timaru). 65.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 11 March 1908, Page 5
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