New Zealand Rifle Association
LP"SH UNITED PEESB ASSOCIATION.]
Blenhktm, March 19
There is much growling at the ammunition in use, " whistlers " being too common for the liking of the competitors.
Oamartj Match, 600 yds ; 10 shots Bowen, Dunedin (£8), 33 ; Sontag, Waikari (£6), 31 ; Parkes, Wanganui(£s),:3l.
Wanganui Match, ten shota at 200 yds.— Fredericks, Dunedin (£8), 45 ; Eobinson, Eiverton (£6), 45 ; Taylor, Auckland (£5), 44.
March 20. Auckland Match, 200, 300, and 500 yds ; 7 shots. — Heatley, Dunedin (£8), 82 ; Purser, Blenheim (£6), 79 ; Bichardson, Dunedin (£5), 78 ; Purnell, Wanganui (£4), 78. The following are the leading aggregates at the end of the day's shooting : — Biddle, Waimate, 357 ; Parslow, Auckland, 350 , Parkes, Blenheim, 349 ; Okey, Taranaki, 349; Koss, Napier, 349 ; Taylor, Auckland, 342; Poster, Wanganui, 340; Chalmers, Dunedin, 340; Bunting, Napier, 340 ; Flyger, Wanganui, 338.
This Day,
Fine weather this morning,
The Marl borough Match has been finished, of which the following are the principal prizetakers : — Foster, Wanganui, 86 ; Marshall, West Taieri, 84 ; MjNab, Dunedin, 83 ; McBean, Wellington, 83 ; Okej, Taranaki, 81.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 109, 21 March 1889, Page 2
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172New Zealand Rifle Association Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 109, 21 March 1889, Page 2
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