NELSON RIFLE MEETING.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1883, 6 March 1880, Page 2

NELSON RIFLE MEETING.

[Br Telegeaph.] NELSON, March 5. Seventh Match Volunteers only; 200, 400, 500, 600 yards ; seven shots at each range. Prizes : Ist, £l2 ; 2nd, £10; 3rd, £9; 4th, £8; sth, £6; 6th, £5 ; 7th, Bth and 9th, £4 ; 10th, 11th and 12th, £3 ; 13th and 14th, £2 ; and ten of £l. In this match, which is the last for the rifle belt, the first three ranges have been fired, and the fourth will be taken to-morrow afternoon. The shooting is splendid, and the totals of the three ranges fired are : Buckley, 79; E. Smith, 73; A. McKenzie, 77; Turner, 76; Price, Lieut. Rogers, Okey, Downie, each 75 ; Paynter, Cooper, Acheaon, Coventry, Hood, Day, 74; Dalziel, Eady, 73; Corporal Haslett, Griffiths, Sergt. Purnell, Richardson, Christie, 72; Penton, Tavlor, Fairs, McKee, Badge, A. Ballinger, 71 ; Crossman, Mair, Burns, Marshall, Webster, Hale, A. Rose, 70 ; Norris, Millar. Milne, Harding, Skinner, McKenzie, Hislop, 69 ; Bradley, Maddock, Menzies, Fox, King, Monk, Sergt. Doidge, 63 ; Captain Wilson, R. Soper, Sutton, Cummings, Mclntosh, 67; Crowe, Bannister, Hutchinson, Hoskins, Hooker, H. Soper, 66 ; Lieutenant Adams, W. Ballinger, 65 ; Kenning, Thornburn, Howell, 64 ; Pink, Haslett, Stage, Weir, Wemyss, Lever, Lyon, Beach, 63; W. Adams, Sergt. Ballinger, J. Doidge, 62 ; Desforges, 61 ; Harkness, 60 ; Beet, F. Sutton, Kitching, 59; Gilchrist, Winton, Cochrane, 53 ; H. Sutton, Captain Thomson, Martin, 57 ; Hooker, 56 j Stratford, 55 ; Craucher,

For the rifle belt the first four are Okey, Taranaki, 253 ; Purnell, Wanganui, 250; Sngere, Marlborough, 246; Webster, Otago, 245. There are only seven shots more to be fired.

Eighth match (carbine). Volunteers only. 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards, seven shots at each ranee. Brizes —Ist, £lO ; 2nd, £9 ; 3rd, £8; 4th, £6; sth, £5 ; 6tb, 7th, and Btb, £4 ; 9th, 10th, and 11th, £3 : 12th, 13‘h, and 14th, £2. The first three ranges in this mutch (the last for the carbine belt) are completed, but the 500 range will be fired to-morrow afternoon. The scores so far are Thomas and T. Wimsett, each 73 ; Lieut. Gordon, 72 ; Lieut. Bennett, Somerville, 71 ; Jamieson, Birriball, Henderson, 70 ; Parslow, O. Bird, 69; J. Moore, Bowlings, Dixon, J. Thomas, Fathers, 68; Keller, Burr, Armstrong, Woolley, 67; Frearson, Olouston, Lieut. Johnstone, Monson, Laird, O. France, Stone, 66; Bennett, Coleman, Sergt, Boss, Lieut. Hunter, Aitkon, 65; W. Hose, D. Thurston, H. Bose, McLean, Moridge, Sinclair, 64; D. Hood, Mapp, Smith, Munse, 63 ; Clark, Sergt. Thomson, Howie, 62 ; Fox. Lees, Lieut. Strange, Morrison, Sergt. Hill, 61 ; P. Smith, 59; Holmes, 58; Lieut. Black, McOredie, J. Moore, 57 ; Bobinson, J. Thurston, 56; Sergt. Scott, Turner, 55 ; H. Wimsett, 53 ; Currie, 44. The six highest aggregates now are :—A. Thomas (Thames), 250 ; T. Wimsett (Nelson), 245; Burr (Wellington), 245 ; W. Parslow (Thames), 243 ; Gordon (Thames), 241 ; Somerville (Wanganui), 240. Tenth match—Open; 200 and 300 yards. Seven shots at each range. Prizes —Ist, £6 ; 2nd, £5 ; 3rd, £4 ; 4th and sth, £2.

The tenth match was completed this evening. The winners are —Fowler, 43 ; P. Boss, 41; Hunter, 41 ; McEae, 40 ; Ellis, 40. The other scores are —Straohan, 40 ;F. B. Jones, and Jessop, each 39 ; Price. Harding, 36 ; Carkeek, 31 ; Haycock, 26 ; Hutchinson, 20.