The N.Z. Rifle Association.
THE ANNUAL MEETING
By Teleoijai'ii."!
(P«/• Pir.ss Ax-S'iriatioll.)
Auckland, This day
It has been raining all the morning but at O.ttO tlie weather began to improve and it was decided to begin shooting. The rain gradually took off hut the range is very wet. The prize list in the liawke's Bay match, ten shots at 000 and 000 yards, is as follows :
Williams ( Wellington), £0 ... 5)0 McFarlane (Christchurch), £0 ... 98 A. Ballinger (Wellington), £-1 ... 98
Banks ('Christchurch). £8
Loveday (Woodville), £8
Weir (Thames), £2
Head (Whangarei), £'2 ... ... 90 Robinson (Christchurch), £2 ... 89 McKay, Steadman, Ross, 89 each ; Hoi lard.' Chnrton, Wilkio, Bairstow, Hale, Wilton, Kruse, Howe 88 each ; PurneH, Turner, Henderson, Atkinson, h 7 each ; Scott, Mangon, Doughty, Kelling, Love, 80 each, Phillips, Woolff, liobilliard, Grace, Nutt, King, HO, £1 each.
The Marlborough Match often shots is proceeding, but will not linish until after lunch
Some good shooting in being made in the Marlborough match, both Hall and Hawthorne of Wellington getting within one of the possible, while there are several 18.
The weather litis improved and the light good. The ladies match will be fired til the afternoon.
Later. The prize takers in the Marlborough match are :
llolliard (l'etone), fc<>
Hawthorne | Wellington), L'.j ... 1!) Hah- ( Wellingtonj, 11 ... ... H)
Leave (Wellington), I'H ... ... 18 Smith (Wairarapa), i'2 18 Preston tAuckland), €2 ... ... 18 Shepherd (Thame L'2 I s <mnlmer. ttobinson. Man -on. Gundy, ■l*t t(h Simpson. lir_:pen, l!eg;.',\\ ills, H i M-Hattic, dates, 17 ; Wet-'eh, 11- i d i•' n. -lack-on, Lovedav, A. II lingi-r, Williams, Chicken, Millie, Howe, iloi i'i-Mi!. Hoieyn, Hastie, Mi each ; C. Sniiiervilie, <jilkilisen, Cos, 1 '< i a<;h. take 11. The KM>ock and Corp-/ silver cup <_'■»> - wi*h the lift pri/.e. Holland and Hawthorne tied for }'!!•.t place and will lin- oil" during the afternoon. The leading a;;gre','itU-s for the Belt are :
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Hastings Standard, Issue 249, 17 February 1897, Page 3
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400The N.Z. Rifle Association. Hastings Standard, Issue 249, 17 February 1897, Page 3
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