NELSON RIFLE MEETING.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1885, 9 March 1880, Page 3

NELSON RIFLE MEETING.

[By Telegraph.] NELSON, March 8. Fifteenth Match (Ladies’), open, 200, 250, and 300 yards. Seven shots at each range. Ten prizes. The winners in this match are :—A. Ballinger, 1; Richardson, 2, each 50 ; Beach, Acheson.liH. Dixon, Mogtidge, Lieut. Adams, Morris, Paynter, each 48; Hunter, 47. The other scorers are:—McKee, J. Rowe, Harding, each 47; Turner, King, Okey, Milne, A. Thomas, Smith, Gordon, Downes, Christie, 46 j Rogers, J. Hunter, McKenzie, Morrison, Haycock, F. France, O. France, Coventry, Clark, Fenton, Marfhall, Webster, Sergt. Haslett, A. Dyer, Muller, Armstrong, H. Sutton, 45 ; Griffiths, Roper, Buckley, WeirWooley, Mair, Thomas, A. McKenzie, Hut, chinson, H. Rose, Price, Corporal Haslett D. Thurston, 44: Edy, Keller, Jameson, Cummings, Parslow, Dalziel, W. Ballinger, Hay, Lewes, Cooper, 43; Gilchrist, Strachan, Hood, Menzies, F. Soper, Skinner, Robinson, Hoskins, Purnell, Bannister, Prouse, Tandy, Ellis, Somerville, Barriball, Thomson, Coleman, Wilson, 42; Taylor, Currie, Davy, Peak, Mcßae, Gell, Fairs, Maddock, Frearson, 41; McCredie, Stagg, Burr, Hawes, 40; Oroughe, Badges, Desforges, Turner, Mussen, P. Smith, Hislop, Monk, 39; Winton, F. Smith, F. Sutton, Fox, Lees, Monson, (38) ; Captain Thompson, A. Sutton, Crowe, Lyon, 37 j Black, 35 ; Mackenzie, 34, The winner of the prize for the greatest number of bull’s eyes is Acheson, with 65. Fourteenth Match—Carbines, North v South; 200, 400, and 500 yards ; seven shots at each range. Prizes—The Challenge Cup and £5, and £5 to the highest scorer on the losing side. The Carbine Match, North v South Island, resulted in favor of the North by four points. The scores are :

North—A. Thomas, 58 ; Somerville, 67 ; Woolley, 60 ; Burr, 62 ; Gordon, 64; total—--311.

South —T. Wimsett, 46 ; Fathers, 69 ; Short, 62 ; Thompson, 64; Hill, 63 ; total—--307.

Thirteenth Match—Rifles, North v. South; 200, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots at each range. Prizes—Rifle Challenge Cup and £5, and £5 to the highest scorer on the losing side. The above match was won by the South by one point. The scores are : South—Rogers, 56 ; Webster, 56 ; Hood, 61; Turner, 57; Atoheson, 47; Buckley, 52 ; Richardson, 64 ; Paynter, 66 ; McKenzie, 61; Christie, 51—total, 571. North—Okey, 52 ; Monk, 52 ; Hay, 58 ; Mair, 39 ; Purnell, 49 ; Haslett, 65 ; Taylor, 59 ; Cummings, 59 ; McKee, 49 ; Downie, 68 —total, 570. Consolation Match—Open ; 200, 300, and 400 yards : seven shots at each range. Ist prize, £3 ; 2nd, £4 ; 3rd, £3 ; four of £2, and five of £l.

The winners in the Consolation match are —l, Sinclair, Christchurch, 73 ; 2, J, Ballinger, 72; 3, Frearson, 71; 4, Hutchison, 71; 5, Bradley, 70 ; 6, Hay, 70; 7, Cochrane, 70 ; 8, Howell, 69; 9, Mcßae, 68; 10, Haalett, 67; 11, Howie, 67; 12, Bannister, 66. The other scorers are—Thorburn, 66; Stagg, Rutherford, H. Ross, Sutton, Bady, Miller, 65 ; Menzies, Marshall, F. Sutton, H. Wimsett, 64; Maddock, Lees, Cochrane, 63; McKenzie, Wratt, Neile, Barrabool, 62; A. Turner, W. Thompson, Wemyss, Scott, A. Bird, Peak, Hutchinson, 61 ; Haycock, Fox, Winton, A. Sutton, Harkness, Hislop, G. Johnsten, Holmes, 60; Cooper, P. Smith, Gilchrist, Aiken, 59; Martin, 58; Hale, Twist, Tandy, McLean, W. Adams, Lyon, F. Soper, 57; Hawes, 56; Jessop, 55 ; Lewer, Bath, 53 j Crowe, 51; F. Smith, 50; Desforges, 45 ; Captain Thomson, 41. Match 19 was commenced this afternoon, and will be continued in the morning, when match 18 (both long distance matches) will also be fired. The Cavalry tournament takes place at Richmond on Wednesday, when the meeting will terminate.