NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
■Wellington, Last Night. At the Rifle Association' to-day beautiful weather was experienced, and good progress was made. The Wanganui match was completed, and the following are the prize- takers ; Wanganui Match (not to count for the belts) ; 200 and 503 yards ; seven shots at eacU distance. Open to all members of the Association. Snider rifles or carbines of Government pattern. Private Sangater (Waikari Rifles), 68, LlO.
Corporal McCarthy (Dunedin Guards), 57, L 7.
Horne (Wellington Navals), 67,
Private Harding (Blenheim Rifles), 56, L 5.
Corporal McKenzie (Wellington Artillery), 56, L 5. Beaman Stitt (Wanganui Navals), 56, L 4.
JP. O. Murray (Dunedin Navals), 65,
Private W, Soper (Spring Creek Rifles), 55, L 3.
Private Baigent (Waimea Rifles), 54, L 3.
Lieutenant Rosa (Napier Artillery), 54, L 3.
Sergeant Barrical (Waiuku Cavalry) 54, r.o
■ Craig (Waiuku Cavalry), SeamapQ France (Wellington iNavainy, tenant Smfth (Alexandra Cavalry), Trooper Strachan (Alexandra Cavalry), each 54, L2. Gunner Cato (Napier Artillery), Private Barnett (Nelson City Rifles), Private Sterling (Auckland City Guards), P. Scanlon (Wellington Navals), Private Leigh (Auckland Guards) Lieutenant Kichardson (North Dunedin Rifles), each 53, LI.
Private Dormer (Awcklands Guard#), Lieutenant Wilton (Master! on Rifles),. Corporal Grant (Oamaru Artillery), Private Lucas (Thames Rangers), each 52, LJ.. ‘ P, O. Tames (Wanganui Navals) and Corporal 4-aketeU (Maatertou Rifles) were counted out.
The Bay 2,00 and &OCy/3 , Counting for i>oth Belts, commenced jip'day, and will be completed early to-mor-row morning.
(By Telegraph.) Welling row, To-day. The weather is fine for shooting. The Hawke’s Bay match was completed at 11.30 a.m,, Lucas, of the Thames, winning with a fine score of 93 out of a possible 100. The following are also prize winners in this match ; Howe (Wellington) 88, L 7. Churton (Wanganui) 87, L 6. Bentley (Masterton) Bfi, L 5. lunmer (Masterton) 85, L 4. Newdick (Thames) 84, L 3 Sherwood (Christchurch) 84, L2. Howell (Taranaki) 84, L2. Jeffreys (Christchurch) 84, LI. Hutchison (Dunedin) 84, LI. Wratt (Waimea) 84. LI. Taylor (Auckland) 83, LI. Leouers (Wellington) 83, LI. Giblin (Nelson) 83, LI. Jack (Dunedin) 82, LI. Badger (Greymomh), 81, LI. Henderson (Auckland), Turner and Ballinger (Wellington), and Jones (Waikari) courted out.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1484, 10 March 1885, Page 2
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357NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1484, 10 March 1885, Page 2
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