NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2189, 2 March 1881, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

[I*BSS ASSOOIATIOJT telbseah.] NELSON, March 1. At a meeting of the executive committee lent night in camp it was decided to recommend the council of the association to reduce the total prize money for the carbine matches by about one-third, eo that the totil should bear the same proportion to the number of carbine competitors, as the amount of the prizi money for rifle matches to the number of competitors in that class. Ibis decision was posted on the notice-board this morning, and caused great disratisfaction amongst the carbine men, who held a meeting and determined to protest against the alteration of the published programme, on the strength of which they Had entered, it being also understood that the association was in ample funds to carry out the promises. This protest has been telegraphed to the council, which meets to-night in Wellington. The twenty-throe highest scorers in the first match are Griffiths, Grossman, each 74; Payntsr, VVeymiss, Wilkinson, Hughes, Ross, each 73 j Dixon, A. Sampson, Adams, Ricketts, Smith, McKenzie, Rogers, Ballinger, Lieut. Somerville, Parelow, each 72 j Chadwick, Payne, Gray, .Anderson, H. Wimsett. Ellis, each 71.

Match No. 2—Volunteers only ; 200 yards ; ton rounds. Prizes : £B, £6, £5, £4, £3, two of £2, five of £l,

The following are the prize takers in order : —Howell (Taranaki), Hoskins (Taranaki), each 39; Fowler (Waimea), 38; Waddell (Nelson), 37 ; R.mington (Wanganui), Beveridge (Taranaki), Beach (Stoke), Hunter (Waimea), Weir (Thames), Bingle (Taranaki), Sandes (i’ar. niki), Paynter (Stoke), each 36. Willcocks, Tail, and Downie also made 36, but are not prize t.»fc re. Bannister, King, Sutton. A. Rogers, McKenzie, Cooper, Hall, Wemyss, Hsslelt, Mclntosh, Griffiths, Lieut. Smith, F. Smith, Thorburn, Hall, O'Key, F. Gray, Taylor, Lieut. Ballinger, E. Ross, Brownlow, Harding, each 35 ; Nutsford, Maddox, F. Best, Baddington, Rind all, Sergeant Ballinger, Woolley, Hay, Sharland, Sampson, Soper, R. McDonald, Salmon, Sergeant Doidge, Hatching, each 34 ; Ellis, Rawlings, Ricketts, Turner, Rchardson, Private Doidge, Wilson, Ballinger, A. Marshall, Johnston, Barr, Coleman, Okey, E Brvant, Blciaom, Hutchinson, Kensett, each 33. All the others were lower.

Match No. 3—Volunteers only (carbines) ; 200 yards, 10 rounds. Prizes— £B, £6, £5, £4 £‘3, two of £2, five ot £l. The fol.owing are thc|prize taker* in order, the numberof prz-:s being reduced from twelve to seven :—Cameron (Thames), Smith (Nelson), Bennett (Wellington), Dixon, H. (Wellington), each 37; Armstrong (Thames), Keller (Thames), Parslow (Thames), each 33. Thomas Ingle and McOredie wore also 35, but receive no prize. Hood, Harris, Thompson, Cloueton, Nelson, McKenzie Gordon, eac' 1 3t; SergeautWemsott,Thurston, D. Taylor, Perrin, Littlewood, Lumsden each 33 ; remainder 32 or under.

March 2. Mt-c'i No, 5 (Carbines)—2oo, 400, 500 yards, 7 shots each range. The following are the priz-takers in order ; —Armstrong (Thames), F. France (Wellington), Harris (Thames), each 73 ; Wisdom (Wanganui), Parslow (Thames), each 72 ; Thompson (Dunedin), Perry (Wanganui), each 71 ; D ivy (W-llington), Payne (Auckland), A. Dixon (Well'ngton), McLean (ff&aganui), .Wil-iM-m (Dunedin), 0. France (Welling'o ) Xaumpsou (Port Chalmers), Tandy (Wellington), Thomas (Thames), Cameron (Thaima), each 70 ; Laird (Wanganui), H. Discon (Wellington)* each 69,