New Zealand Rifle Association Meeting
(PBB ONITED PRKBB ASSOCIATION) _ . ...... ChriBTCHUBCH. March 6: The North representatives will probably leave for Wellington in the Hiuemoa at 10 o'clock to-morrow night;!: ' .; ', : ; , : The weather is^tonhy this morning. A strong southerly wind is blowing and threatening rauu The . New Plymouth match, 200 and 300 yards, standing and kneeling, is proceeding, but in consequence of the wind the shooting is not up to the average. Rowbj. (Timaru), > aud Cosgrove, (Otepopb), are the highest sewers with 4l each. Should the wind increase they will be unafcle, to : coniplete the championship, as the large targets could' not staud against the wind. Colonel Wbitmore visited the e&mp this morning.- • j The wind is increasing, and the final stage of the championship will not be fired this afternoon, but should the wiud drop it may be taken about , six to-night. There will be no shooting this afternoon. March 7. The final twenties for the rifle and carbine belts have been selected. Captain Little, of Auckland, is leading for the rifle belt with 456, and McCorkindale, of Oainaru, for the carbine belt, witb.^4sl.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 103, 8 March 1887, Page 3
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182New Zealand Rifle Association Meeting Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 103, 8 March 1887, Page 3
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