RIFLE ASSOCIATION PRIZE FIRING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1587, 21 March 1879, Page 3

RIFLE ASSOCIATION PRIZE FIRING.

t The meeting of the Rifle Association was continued yesterday, when the third match was fired, bringing the aggregate scoring to a close and showing Volunteer King, of Oamaru, to bo the winner with a total of 176 points. The prizes given by the Association varied in value from half a guinea to five guineas. The weather in the course of the day underwent a complete change, and from being warm and calm became cold, boisterous, and wet, the wind at times blowing almost a hurricane. The second interprovincial match was commenced at noon, just before which time the wind chopped round to the south-west and commenced to blow with great violence, so much so that it was hard work to get on the target at all. The shooting at the 200 yards range was fairly good under these circumstances. During the progress of the firing at this range the refreshment tent was blown down, scattering the various articles of crockery, glasses, &c., in all directions. Before the firing at the second range a very heavy rain set in from the south-west, and those competitors who were unfortunate enough to have to lead had to do so when they were hardly able to see the targets through the driving rain. After completing this range all the competitors met to consider the question of postponing the completion of the match, but after some discussion it was decided to go on in spite of the unfortunate weather.

From an examination of the scores it will be seen that the shooting was very irregular, and indeed it was by sheer good luck that anyone made agood score. Sometimes adifferencoof as miuhas fifteen points would be made between two competitors firing together at one target. The match cannot bo said to he any criterion of the shooting qualities of the respective teams. The totals of the scores under the circumstances of yesterday’s bad weather are very good. In the interprovincial match Captain Warner was appointed to command the Canterbury team, and Captain Wilson the Otago men. Color-Sergt. Armstrong, of the City Guards, acted as umpire, and in reference to tho mark ng it may bo stated that it was not nearly so good as it ought to have been. The following is a complete return of the shooting together with the highest aggregate scorers. The twelve highest of these are prize takers: VIRST MATCH.

SECOND MATCH.

third match.

THE AGGREGATE SCORES.

INTERPROVINCIAii MATCH.

CANTERBURY.

THE DINNER. In the evening the members of the visiting team were entertained at a dinner at the Commercial Hotel, served up in Mr Cookson’s best style. The chair was occupied by Captain Warner, supported on his right and left by Captain Wilson (Dunedin), lieutenant Strange and Sergeant King (0 .mam), and the vice-chair by Lieutenant Appleby, supported on his right and left by Lieutenant Miller and Volunteer Christie. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been duly honored. The chairman proposed the toast of the evening, “ The Visiting Team,” and expressed the great pleasure which he and his brother volunteers had experienced in meeting them in Canterbury. He paid them a hearty compliment for the victory they had achieved in the interprovincial match, but hoped the Canterbury men would be more fortunate at their next meeting. He also hoped that the defeat they had sustained would have the effect of stirring up the ambition of the men to become better shots, so that they might in future meet on more qual terms. With the toast he coupled the name of Captain Wilson. Captain Wilson replied, and at the close of his remarks, which were expressive o f the great pleasure that he and his brother volunteers from Otago had in meeting the Canterbury men, proposed the toast of the “ Canterbury Rifle Association,” coupled with the names of Captain Warner and Lieut. Appleby. Both gentlemen responded. The Chairman proposed the health of “ Capt. Hawkes, commandant of the district.” Captain Hawkes ui.de a suitable acknowledgment. Several other toasts were proposed and responded to, and the intervals were agreeably filled up with vocal and in truniental music, some capital songs being well sung by both local and visiting volunteers to a pianoforte accompaniment. A very pleasant gathering was brought to a close at eleven o'clock by the united company singing “ Auld Lang Syne.”

200 500 600 yards, yards, yards. Tl. Jack ... 21 22 25 68 Cameron ... 25 23 18 66 Miller ... 23 22 20 65 Willocks ... 24 23 18 65 Parker ... 24 25 16 65 Appleby ... 26 22 16 64 Pox ... 20 21 22 63 King ... 25 21 17 63 Campbell ... 23 17 17 57 Coventry ... 23 22 8 53 Christie ... ... 21 18 16 55 Beattie ... 19 11 11 41 Harding ... 21 11 18 50 Hill ... 22 19 13 54 Wilson ... 23 21 2 46 Anderson ... 24 20 13 57 G. Miller ... 21 15 9 45 Waugh ... 22 20 14 56 Chapman ... 22 20 17 59 C. Hayman ... 23 14 14 51 Marshall ... 19 18 13 50 Francis ... 24 25 16 65 Harry ... 16 5 21 42 Allison ... 13 11 26 44 Buckley ... 22 4 23 49 Kennedy ... 17 19 23 59 W. Hunter ... 21 16 25 62 Abel ... 20 17 20 57 Warner ... 23 3 17 43 Judge ... 21 22 25 68 Hutchinson ... 23 23 14 60 Mills ... 24 24 13 61 J. B. Hunter ... ... 22 13 18 53 McCartney ... 26 21 16 63 S. Manning ... 23 19 9 51 Morris ... 22 11 5 38 Cameron... ... 25 23 18 66

'400 500 600 yards. yards. yards. Tl. Sergt. King, Camara... 26 19 24 69 W. Hunter 25 25 18 68 Coventry, Otago 25 22 19 66 Jack, Port Chalmers ... 23 25 17 65 Lient. Appleby 28 19 17 64 S. Manning 25 23 16 64 Hutchison, Dunedin ... 28 26 10 64 Chapman 24 16 23 63 Kennedy, South District 24 24 15 63 Lieut. Miller ,, 25 19 18 62 Judge 25 23 14 62 Christie, Otago 27 23 12 62 Hill 23 19 18 60 Allison 26 20 14 60 WiHocks, Clutha — — — 59 Anderson 19 22 18 59 Cameron 24 22 13 59 McCartney, Portobello 23 17 18 58 Campbell, No 5 Co. ... 24 19 15 58 Beattie, Engineers 13 19 14 58 Miller, South District... 25 19 18 58 Bayman, Citv Guards... 25 18 14 57 Waugh, Dunedin 26 22 7 56 Capt. Warner 19 20 15 54 Capt. Wilson, Dunedin 21. 15 15 54 Mills 25 19 18 54 Harding 23 20 11 54 Qr.-Master Serg. Fox... 23 20 11 5t Buckley 20 21 11 52 Morris 22 21 9 52 Francis 19 20 9 -18 J. B. Hunter 17 15 15 47 Beattie 13 19 14 46 Parker 9 21 13 43 Harry 20 12 11 43 Abel 18 16 8 42

Wilaon 200 yds. 26 300 yds. 22 Tl. 48 Harry • •• 24 10 34 Cameron 25 19 44 King • •r 22 22 44 Judge 24 21 45 Fox 22 21 43 Kennedy ... 24 21 45 G. Miller 20 20 40 Shearming ... 23 19 42 Waugh 21 19 40 Campbell 21 20 41 Warner 21 13 34 Marshall 23 19 42 Abel 21 17 38 Harding • •• 23 19 42 Buckley 23 16 29 Anderson 25 21 48 Francis 21 18 39 Coventry 24 16 40 Hayman ... 23 20 43 Hill 22 20 42 J. Miller 24 22 46 Mills ... 23 19 42 Parker ... 22 14 36 Christie 25 16 41 J. B. Hunter... 24 15 39 Appleby 22 18 40 Allison 23 19 42 Hutchison 22 16 38 Jack 22 20 42 Beattie ... 19 22 41 McCartney ... ... 23 20 43 W. Hunter ... 24 18 42 Willcocks 24 17 41 Chapman ... ... 25 19 44

King 1st 2nd 3rd Match. Match. Match. Tl. 69 63 44 176 Jack 65 68 42 175 J. Miller ... 62 65 46 173 W. Hunter ... 68 62 42 172 Cameron 59 66 44 169 Appleby ... 64 64 40 168 Kennedy 63 59 45 167 Chapman 63 59 44 166 Willocka 59 65 41 165 Judge 62 57 45 164 McCartney ... ... 58 63 43 164 Anderson ... 59 57 46 162 Harry • •• 43 42 34 119 Allison 60 44 42 146 Buckley 52 49 39 140 Abel 42 57 38 137 Warner 54 43 34 131 Campbell 58 57 41 156 Coventry 66 53 40 159 Christie 62 55 41 158 Beattie 46 41 41 128 Harding 54 50 42 146 Hill 60 54 42 156 Wilson 54 46 48 148 Hutchinson ... 6t 60 38 162 Mills 54 61 42 157 J. B. Hunter 47 53 39 139 S Manning,,, 64 51 42 157 Morris 52 38 — — Fox 54 63 43 160 G. Miller 58 45 40 143 Waugh 56 56 40 152 Haymun 57 51 43 151 Marshall 58 50 42 150 Francis 48 58 39 145 Parker ... 43 65 36 144

OTAGO. 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Captain Wilson 32 23 18 73 Qr.-M.-S. King 32 20 12 64 Vol. Coventry 33 16 13 62 Vol. Christie 31 28 16 69 Sergt. Kennedy 27 26 12 65 Lieut Miller 28 23 18 69 Yol. Harding 29 25 1(5 70 Vol. Hutchison 30 16 9 55 Vol. G. Miller 29 22 7 58 Vol. Anderson 31 23 18 72 Vol. Willock 80 28 19 77 Vol. McCartney 32 12 10 54 Vol. Jack 32 27 12 72 Vol. Waugh ... 35 19 14 68 Vol. Mills ... 31 15 25 71 463 317 219 999

200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. TI. Lieut. E. Appleby ... 27 4 11 42 Sergt.-M, Judge, C.Y.C, 28 26 2 56 Qr.-M.-S., Pox, A. ... 28 15 28 71 J. B. Hunter 33 22 7 62 L.-Cpl, Chapman, E. 33 23 13 69 Sergt. Buckley, E. ... 23 26 17 66 Sapper Marshall, E. 37 14 22 73 W. Hunter 31 12 10 53 Sergt. Campbell No. 5 26 9 21 56 S. Manning... 27 23 9 59 Sergt. Hill, A. 30 21 7 58 Allison 27 20 18 65 J. Cameron ... 27 23 12 62 Cpl- Hayman, C.G.... 32 14 12 58 Sergt. Parker, C.G.... 31 18 24 73 440 270 213 923