The splendid manner Miniature Rifle Shooting is advancing in popularity, is very satisfactory may some day mean much to the Empire. The Minis-tare Bisley meeting, noder the auspices of the National Rifle Association, was held in London last Saturday and the high standard of the marksmansbi shown was remarkable. The princi event was the Astor Shield, in which the competitors had to use service rifles and fire fourteen shots at twenty-five yards and thirly-fear at fifty yards.- Victory went to Mr. S. Parkes of Stourbridge, after a it Mr. H. 8. Hawkins of Alexandra Palace, both making 229 pointe out of a possible 240. The trophy is named after Mr. W. W. Astor, who gave £10,000 to aid rifle shooting in England and the example of this American ought to stimulate home sportsmen and patriots. There were plenty of highest possible scores and the makers. of them were not all of the sterner sex, Mrs. Cornell of Mansfield putting on seven bulls at fifty yi the King's Norton, while the Ladies' Championship, seven shots at twenty-five yards, resulted in favour of Miss K. Matthews, who dropped only one point. That ladies are taking an interest in shooting, must certainly lead to good,
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