Some truly phenomenal shooting was done in the closing days of the meeting. Corporal Bradley, of Queensland, put up the fine score of 179 out of a possible 200 in the Federal Match. His range totals were: — 200 yds, 43; 400 yds, 47 ; 500 yds, 45 ; 600 yds, 44. In the District Representative Match (500 and 600 yards, seven shots), J. G. Wilson (Woodville) put on 35 and 34, or 69 out of a possible 70. Unquestionably, however, the greatest performance was that of the Woodville Rifle Club, who in the Teams Match of five men a side made the wonderful score of 484, or an average of 96 4 5 per min out of a possible 105. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots ~at each, and the score made is not only an Australasian but a world’s record. The de tailed score, which ought to be preserved by every shooting man, reads thus

In the same match J. M ‘Gregor, of the Oamaru Rifle Club, scored 100, his range totals being 33 33 34. It was no uncommon thing for “possibles” to be made. Those who put on the major points were: —Nelson Match : 200 yds, Head (Auckland). Oamaru Match : 500 yds, W, Ballinger (Wellington), Arnold (Adelaide), Raven (Wellington), Matheson (New South Wales), Aitcneson (Kaitaugata). Otago Match : 500 yds, Rule (Oamaru); 600 yds, Parsons (Kaikoura). Companies’ Teams Match : 200 yds, Bradley (Queensland) and Doughty (Auckland); 500 yds, Rule (Oamaru) and Ingpen (Wood ville). District Representative Match: 500 yds, Robinson (Christchurch), Rule (Oamaru), Hale (Wellington), M‘Gregor (Oamaru), Wilson (Woodville), G. Loveday (Woodville), Williams (Wellington), Raven (Wellington). Although Queensland won the Federal Match New Zealand is to be congratulated in having beaten Victoria and New South Wales, seeing that she was debarred from taking advantage of some of her best shots, many of whom are members of rifle clubs. The federal rifle meeting will be fired at Adelaide next year, by which time it is hoped that the rifle clubs of this colony will be enrolled as members of the defence force.
