N.Z. Rifle Association Meeting

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 110, 15 March 1892, Page 2

N.Z. Rifle Association Meeting

-* I PER UNITED*PRESS ASSOCIATION. I Tkentham, March 12. No. 2. Hawkes Bay Match.— Ranges, 500 and 600yds ; 10 shots at each distance. The principal prize-takers are :— Kennedy, Napier, £3 . . .82 Parslow, Auckland, £5 . . . . 81 Private McLean, Dunedin, £5 . . 81 Proudfoot, Port Chalmers, £4 . . 81 j Robertson, Dunedin, £4 . . 78 j Purnell, Wanganui, £3 . . . . 7S > King, Oamaru, £3 76 j No. 3. Marlborough Match.— Range, 1 500yds ; 10 shots. The principal prizetakers are : — Richardson, Duuedin, £8 . . . 46 Doughty, Auckland. £6 . . . . 46 Jones, Dunedin, £5 . . . . 46 Spinley, Auckland, £4 . . . . 46 Humphries, Napier, £4 . . . . 45 Taylor, Auckland, £3 . . . . 45 March 14. The Wanganui match is completed. The principal prize-takers are : — W. Ballinger, Wellington, L8 . . 42 Say well, Upper Hutt, L6 . . ..39 White, Oamaru, Lo . . . . . . 38 Ross, Napier, L4 38 Bachelor, Ohristchurch, IA .. .. 38 Nutt, Auckland. L3 S8 Purnell, Wanganui, L3 . . . . 37 Nelson match. — Ranges 500, 600, and 700yds ; seven shots at each distance. The principal prize-takers are : — Robilliard, Kaiapoi, L8 . . . . 89 Howe, Wellington, L6 . . . . 88 Speedy, Tenm, Lo . . . . . . 87 Henderson, Thames, L4 . . . . 84 Burns, Dunedin, L4 . . . . 84 W. H. Balhnger, Petone, L4 . . 84 This Day. The weather is fine this morning, but dull, and a fresh wind is blowing across the ranc:e from the left. The Otago match, which is fifth couning for the belt, iB proceeding, and will be late in the afternoon before it is concluded. At 300 yards fair shooting was made, Reid, of Queenstown, being top with 32, while Neil, of the Peninsula, put on 31. Bunting. (Palmerston), Wilson (Wellington), and Ross (Napier) 20 each. Parnell pulled four points on Ballinger, who was leading for the belt, and the pair are on level terms with 260. Doughty improved his position a point, and is even with Jones, of IVaikari, each being 258. Spiers (Oamaru) is next with 255, and Ross (Napier), follows with 254. Several of the others are close together. Later. The firing at 500 yards finished at lunch, the shooting being very good. C. Cameron (Tenui), and Randall (Palmerston), each put on 34 out of 35, while Kruse (Wanganui), Gunderson (Christchurch), A. Cameron (Tenui), Fuller (Blenheim), Newell (Taranaki), Howe (Wellington), Donner (Auckland), wound up with 33, with two ranges finished. The highest scores are — Neil, Peninsula 65 Ross, Napier 62 Howe, Wellington 60 Hughes, Wanganui 60 C. Cameron, Tenui 60 Kruse, Wanganui 59 Henderson, Auckland 59 Lieut. Little, Auckland 59 McCarthy, Auckland 58 Tiffen, East Coast 58 McCallum, Auckland ... ... 58 The 700 yards range will be fired this afternoon, after which the Auckland match, 300 yards kneeling, not counting for the belt, will be taken. The leading aggregates including two ranges for the Otago match are : — f urnell, Wanganui . . . . 290 Doughty, Auckland . . . . 287 W. Ballinger, Wellington . . . . 286 Ross, Napier 286 Spiers, Oamaru 285 Jones, Waikari 284 Robilhard, Kaiapoi 283 King, Napier 282 Proudfoot, Dunedin 281 A. Ballinger, Wellington . . . . 277 Kennedy, Napier 276 Speedy, Tenui 276 Parslow, Auckland 276 The Championship will be fired on Thursday afternaon and the meeting concludes on Friday.