RIFLE SHOOTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7403, 6 March 1903, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

The Championship Meeting.

(By Telegraph — Press Association), TiiKNTUAM, This Day

The shooting yesterday in the Auckland match was phenomenal, and constitutes a record for the colony—probably for Australasia. Out of the total entries 95 were from Rifle Clubs. The men never shot better iv an opening match, nnd Hvi'e (Opnki) tnndo 100. Turner, Wellington. \\;-.s :i li'.l'e behind, putting up 99, while Speck nnd Clung made 98 each. had the honour of making the first possible through veteran T. W. Williams and Howard. At 500 yds f-.m , possibles wcro scored— Clung, Neisjn ; Corporal Jack, Linwood ; Whitley, Kuiapoi, and Davidson, Wa.iou. At 600 yds liic fine quality of the shoot ing was maintained. Anything under 98 was scarcely regarded by the on lookers.

Iti the Auckland Match, '2H)yd<, 500 yds, and 600 yds, seven shots, the following were the prize-takers : — Hyde, [ Op.-iki, X'O. 100; Lester, Canterbury Engineeis, £», 100 ; Turner, Wellington, £1, 99; Cox, Auckland, .£4, 99; Speck, Stratford, X"i, 98 : Chiug, Waimen, £'6, 93; and (lie following won £2 each :— Wilson, Petone, 97; Webster, Akaroa. 97; Hcetley, Hastings, 9(3; Eait, Kaitangata, 96; Davidson, "SVaivoa, 96; Williams, Taradale, 96; King, Opaki, 96 ; Sandford, Christchurch, 95 ; Ayson, East Taicri, 95; Milroy, Nelson, 95; Purnell, Pita, 95; Smart, Kaitangata, 95; Hardy, Blenheim, 9') ; Turnbull, Opaki, 94; Kemp, Christchurch, 94; Barracleugn, Wanganui, 94; Lieutenant Okey, Taranaki, 94; Howard, Xapier, 94; Ballinger, Petone, 94; Henry, Opaki, 94; and Brown, Hauraki, 94. Counted out —McHafctie, Opaki; McKee, Piako ; and Corns, Ohineinuri.