NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1779, 2 March 1888, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION

(fir pbess association.) Oamaktj, Mar oh 2 At a meeting of the Council of the Bifla Association list night Blenheim was •elected as the scene of next years prfza meeting. Lleat. Boss admitted that there wit no anltftb c range at Napier. The design of Kohn and Co. for the new obamplon belt (for which a prfza of fifty pounds was offered) was accepted, Groves, of Dnnedin being second. The new belt will be ornamented with ailver laurels and the ponoh will be of silver representing ft rifle range. A resolution was passed that the Chairman of the association be anthorUsd to obtain a sufficient number of Martini't for the use of member a of the Association at onoe. A Hat Is now on the ground for signature and a large number hare already put their names down. The coat is not to exceed £3 ss. The follow* Ing have been nominated for the Oounoil this fear, the eleotion taking placo^ at the annual meeting to-night : — Auckland, OoL Mahon ; Thames, Oapt Lucas ; Napier, Lieut, Ross ; Wanganui, Oapt. Sommervllle; Wellington, Oapt. Kohn and Oapt. McOredie; Blenheim, Oapt. Griffiths ; Nelson, Capt. Rowlands ; Chrlstchnroh, Mr Meddltigs ; Temnka, Lieut. iTindlay ; Oamaro. Oapt. Crgagh, pp|. dumpier ' and ' Oapt. Coegrove ; Dunedln, Major Burns, Oapt. MoNab, Capt Wilkinson and Pvte. Richardson. This morning broke fine with a puffy wind from the right. At the 300yda range of the Otago match Lumsden, the leading carbine, and Johnston of the rifles, broke down. Purnell now leads for the rifle belt, and Parslovr for the oarbine and the chances of these two are very favorably regarded.