NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S MEETING.
[by telegraph.] Rifle Camp, Nelson, March 4. Mrs. Pitt fired the first shot and scored a bull's-eye. She was loudly cheered. The parade was then told off into firing squads, and the first match began, but only that at 200 yards distance was completed. The following is the result : Match No. 1, Any Member.—2oo, 500, and GOO yards ; Snider and muzzle-loading Enfield rifles, Government pattern ; 18 prizes : total value, L 65. 1 200 yds. James (Blenheim) 2(5 McCartney (Portobelloß.) ... 26 Kelly 25 Hill (Christchurch Art.) ... 25 Dodges (Stoke R., Nelson) ... 25 Prolose (Curbar) 25 P. Mills (South District R.) ... 24 Smith (Dunedin Art.) 24 A. Ballinger 24 Monk 24 Grossman (Nelson) 24 Atcheson (Riverton) 24 Woolley (Auckland) 24 Shortland (Nelson) 24 Lomsteron 23 Purnell ... ... ■•• ••• 23 Waddell 23 Griffiths 23 Anderson 23 Moore ... ... ••• ••• 23 Willocks 23 Paynter (Stoke) 23 Coventry 23 Beech 23 Renning 21 Thomas ... ••• ••■ ••• -1 Adolph ... • 21 Morrison... 20 Coleman 19 Dixon 20 Milne 20 Richardson 20 Perin 22 M'Carthy 21 Gordon 21 Capt. Williamson 21 J. Mair 1? Saunders 1° Serge. Ross 22 Walker 21 Cooper ... ... ■•• ■•• 1° Prolose ... ... ••• ••■ 22 ry oi Cameron... ... ... ••• ~ L Broadle-,- 1S — Somerville 21 Ballinger 20 Marte'Ui 22 Buckley 22 Kent I 5 Allen 20 Philpotts 20 Gorrie 21 Sutton 19 Hunter 18 Hancock 20 H. Sutton 17 Cording 20 Harding ••- ■•• 18 Kermode ■•• 17 Clark 22 Harris 22 O'Kcy 22 Laird 21 Soiper 20 Lloyd ... 16 Thornburn 16 Houston ... ' 19 Creswell ... ... ••• ••■ 1" Haycock 16 Gray IS Jenkins 19 Farras H Nichols 19 Davis 22 Monk 24 Bourne ... 24 Hutchison . : 20 Rogers 21 Winsett 19 Hood 19 Freeth ... ~ 18 Armstrong ... ... ... 19 Millar , '.. ... 19 Cropp ... 22 Bowden 22 Stagg 17 Capt. Small 21 D. Burns 19 Morris ... ... .-. -•• 20 Curran ... ... ... ... 20 Cuff 20 Lancaster ... ... ... 21 King 22 Hunter 18 M'Kenzie 20 F. Winsett 17 Burr 20 Silcock 20 Judge ' 21 Freeth 16 Weir 20 C. Johnson 16 Parson ... ... ••• ••• 18 Reid 18 Bannister 21 Fenton 21 Reeves 19 Skinner ... 20 Martin 13 Sutton 19 Marshall 22 Hawsir 22 Wausth 20 J. Miller 22 Downie 21 Ballinger 20 Turner 22 Hebeley 22 Christie ... ... 22 Kildtir 20 Neal 21 Jack 22 M'Leod 22 Doidge 22 M'lntosh ... 21 Parker . : . ... 20 Kennedy 21 Best 22 M'lntosh 22 Catley , 22 Capt. Thompson 21 Pgwie , 17 Later. The firing commenced at nine o'clock this morning. The weather was somer what overcast, but splendid for shooting, there being no rain. Half the squads
who fired yesterday in the first match have completed, having now fired at 500 and 600 yards, the highest scorers so far being—--400 500 600 vds yds yds TI. O'Key, Taranaki 22 26 22—70 Hutchinson, Otago ... 20 26 23—69 Poynter, Stoke 23 24 22-69 Moore, Auckland 23 21 24—68 W. Ballinger, Wellington '2O 25 22-67 Monk, Wellington ... 24 26 16—66 Bowden, Auckland ... 22 24 20—66 Rogers, Blenheim 21 20 25-66 Davis, Westland 22 23 20—65 Martelli, Picton 20 22 22-64 Acheson, Riverton ... 24 21 19—64 Prowse, civilian 25 20 19—64
[from our ovrs correspondent.] The first match is still going on, but the Oamaru men have finished. The weather is dull and very sultry. 200 500 600 yds yds yds Tl. King 21 22 IS—62 Harding 18 19 24-61 Moms 20 21 20-61 King and Harding made hits all through. Morris missed one shot at GOO yards. ____^_^
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 899, 4 March 1879, Page 2
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549NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S MEETING. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 899, 4 March 1879, Page 2
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