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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 82, 10 March 1885, Page 3

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EJIPLE ASSOCIATION MEETING,:

ANNUAL MEETING.

; fUNflX^p; PRKS£ 'ASSOCIATION. ) ,■ j Wellington, March 9. The' Annual meeting of the : New Zea-i land Rifle Association 'commenced this mornings abtrat 24jd men firing. -The? first match, the "Wangaoiui one, 5(30 and' 50b yards, not counting for the belt, was .the first during the 'early part' of the . foienooh. ; The weather was very bad, • and heavy showers fell after lunch. •However, it brightened up and remained finje. Immediately after competing the 200 yards range the men were dismissed for the day, and the last range will occupy the best part of to-morrow to complete: : Taking as & whole to-day's shooting was fairly good, but, as there; is only bne range, oompleted m, .^he match, the i scbres at the first range are no criterion , to the probable prize winners. However, it may !be mentioned 'that theltollowitig' are tfte highest ' scores afc ; the £100 yards, the possible!, being '85; — Stitt, r /Mfahganui NaTals,,{J2-; Kuchen, WelUng- ' tojiii 31 ;.StirUng, Auckland Guardsrai ; Baker, Ihglewopd Eifles, 31; Hac|tmouth, Niipier Artillery, 31 ; Strachan,' Alexandria Cavalry, 31; Anketell, Mastertbii Rifles; 'St. ABbut '28 of the competitors have made 30 ; but to morrow will pro;, bdtbly make a great change -in the posi-. tidns.. .. . • ..■ ■■■■ ■•••... j ; : .. :■'■ v- ', ' This Dfcy.i.. ■ The wbather is grand for the shooting. Tha-Hawke'sTßay inatchi' commenced at eleven. A telephone has been , erected between, the, firing ppinbs at 500 an^, jSOO.« yarda and iiiebuttp. and greatly facilitates marking^. ', . The shooting. . this morning is, hot anywhere hear the average,' arid the bursting up of the champion aiid exchampibhs was the rule rather than the exception. the .present champion^ went off altogether,; and „atj 5,00 Yards only, made 10. firing is to commence at 9 aim. and cease at 6p.m, , . ,' ' ; „.