CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 572, 19 April 1876, Page 2

CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

Second Day. The second day’s firing of the members of the association did not, as was anticipated, bring the matches to a close, nor will even to-day see the last of them disposed of. The only two concluded were that for the Mayor’s Cup and Mr Blake’s Challenge Cup. The first stage of the firing for the Licensed Victuallers’ Cup was just concluded when the day’s work was brought to a close. The firing commenced punctually at eight, at which time the weather was fine, but it very shortly afterwards began blowing in anything but a pleasant manner for the marksmen ; indeed, after the second stage in the Challenge Cup match had been fired, it was most unfavourable. In this match Tressider secured third place, but as these particular prizes can only be won by members of the association, his firing did not in this respect count for anything. But he as well as Pell and Kohn, of Dunedin, fired only for the purpose of pulling up their aggregates. The Licensed Victuallers match will be finished to-day, and the shooting for the All Comers’ match will commence at 8 a.m. The Companies match, and the International match will be fired on an early day to be fixed by the association. The shooting yesterday, notwithstanding the wind, was quite up to the average. At the close of the day’s firing, Lieut Warner called for three cheers for the Dunedin representatives, which were given most heartily. Lieut Pell and Volunteer Tressider responded in suitable terms. The following are the range prizes in the challenge match:—2oo yards, Marshall, with 24 points; 500 yards, Chapman, with 25 points; 600 yards, Cameron, with 21 points.

Mayor’s Cup—Distance, 500 yards; number of shots, ten; position, any; rifle, Government, pull 61bs. Entrance fee—members of the association, 2s 6d; non-members, Bs. Ist prize, Mayor’s Cup, value £5 6s ; 2nd, value £2 2s; 3rd, value £1 Is; 4th, value : Cameron ... 34 Judge ... 23 J. Perrin ... 32 Marshall ... 23 Judaon ... 31 W, Perrin ... 23 Hill ... 29 Dixon ... 23 Fox ... 29 Kohn ... 22 Chapman ... 29 Beattie ... 22 Tressider ... 29 Piercy ... 21 Pope ... 28 Gunderson ... 21 Templeton ... 28 Warner ... 19 Buckley ... 27 Swan ■ ... 18 Gray ... 27 Parker ... 18 S. Manning ... 27 Strange ... 17 Paton ... 25 A. Appleby ... 16 Pell ... 25 Wearing ... 16 Stokes ... 25 Parsons ... 13 Innis ... 25 Ross ... 12 Allison ... 25 Hesketh . ... 11 A. Manning ... 24 Hardman ... 6 Raven ... 24 Ashton ... 6 Burnett ... 24 Esselborne ... 2 Hay man ... 24 Tressider, Hill, Chapman, and Fox, tied with 29 points. On firing off Tressider took first place, scoring a bulls-eye. The Canterbury Challenge Cup, value 50 guineas, presented by Mr James Blake, open to all Volunteers and members of the C.B.A. resident in the province—Distances, 200, 500, and 600 yards ; number of shots, seven at each range ; rifle, Government ; pull, 61b ; position, 200 yards, standing; 500 and 600 yards, any ; targets, regulation. No score less than 66 points to win the cup ; any competitor not scoring an average of outers at the two first ranges to be disqualified for this match, but he may complete his firing at the third range so as to count in the aggregate score; the cup to be won twice by the same person before it becomes his property. Ties to be decided under Wimbledon regulations. Entrance fee, 2s 6d. Ist prize, the challenge cup and gold medal, value £5 ; 2nd, silver medal, value £3 ; 3rd, his Honor the Superintendent’s prize, value £2 2s ; 4th, value £l.

* Retired. f Not present. % Absent. It will thus be seen that Cameron took Ist prize, Fox 2nd, Hill 3rd, and Buckley 4th.

C 1 • 200 POO 600 Tl. Paton 12 24 12 48 Clarke 14 * * 14 Pell 21 22 12 65 Piercy 17 13 11 41 A. Maiming ... 15 18 13 46 Appleby 17 21 17 55 Parsons 21 12 14 47 Stokes 19 10 10 39 Hardman 18 15 2 35 Judge (carbine)... 20 13 9 42 Swan 13 19 6 35 Easel borne 13 1.3 12 38 Parker 16 13 9 38 Hill 23 14 21 68 Raven 18 20 15 53 Strange ... 17 18 11 46 Barnett ... 18 8 20 46 Fox 22 19 18 69 Buckley 18 24 14 56 Dixon 22 15 33 50 Marshall 24 6 11 40 Hesketh 17 9 14 40 Gray 18 24 10 52 G. W. Wearing ... 20 13 7 40 J. Perrin... 15 24 2 41 Hayman, C. ' 15 18 11 44 Campbell... 18 18 7 43 Perrin, W. ... 21 10 6 36 Wright 14 21 0 35 Templeton 21 16 6 43 Gunderson 22 18 8 48 Anson 9 t t 9 Pope 19 21 4 44 Warne 12 12 13 37 Chapman 20 25 6 60 Tressider 20 25 10 58 Kohn 24 24 7 55 S. Manning 19 17 1.3 49 Judson 21 20 7 48 Innis 15 17 9 41 Dunbar 17 t t 17 Beattie 16 9 21 46 Ashton 7 7 2 16 Cameron 22 20 21 63 Allison 17 10 0 27 Ross ... ... 13 6 4 22