WHERE THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP IS DECIDED— THE MARKSMEN' S CARNIVAL AT TRENTHAM.
I rentham ritl*- shooting carnival, otherwise the tenth annual meet ing of the Dominion Kitle As<oci;itioii, was opened on Friday. It is a record meeting in every way. The entries fell short of the mark only by eight, last year’s record, when the Australi.ins were present, and an Empire match provided, being eclipsed by about twenty, Men have come from all over both islands, from the North ('ape to the Bluff. These men all conn* at their own expense, the only concession granted them being a free p;c*s on tin* railway. Hi Testing rifles. i2i Off to the butts, i.'h In the tiring line during the opening match. (It The men being addiessed by Lieut.-Colonel IL Hughes, V.l>., of Wanganui, chief range officer.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 10, 8 March 1911, Page 19
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137WHERE THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP IS DECIDED—THE MARKSMEN'S CARNIVAL AT TRENTHAM. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 10, 8 March 1911, Page 19
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