RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Christchurch, March 8.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 194, 12 March 1887, Page 8 (Supplement)

RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Christchurch, March 8.

The prizes are thus allotted : — Gunner McCorkindale, Oatnaru Artil- T leiy, Cnanipion Beit, N ZK.&, Gold. titar,and£lo 27-173 iJcrcrant Pnr^low, ADattery Auckland, >. ZR A. Silver Star and £20 .. .. 25-165 Gucr.er Webster, A Battery, Auckland, N.Z.R. * . Silver Star and, £10 .. . . 22-462 Gunner Howe, Wellington Artillery, £7 10a 23-462 Seaman Thorburn, Thames Navob, £2 IC-5 27-157 Girner Bcgf?, Dunedin Poniusular Xavals 25—115 Gunner Drummond, Napier Artillery .. 19— 4-b jfeaajon Weir. 'ihameaNavala .. .. 21— ill Corporal Williams", Napier Artillery .. 20—lio Trooper Wait, Alexandra Cavalry .. 18—132 G nz ne.- Gcster, Port Chalmers Artille- y S&v&te 19-426 Ser^eaat KodgkJnaon, O Battery, Auckland 21-425 Sergoint Parry, Alexandra Cavalry .. 22— i'2i Gunner Drivor, Pt Chalmers Artillery 23-423 Corporal McKenzle, Wellington . .. 25-42 i aergoant-Mcjcr blnclair, Chrlatchurch Artillery 24-421 Gun. Luuisden, A Bitiery, Auckland .. 27-19 Gun. Payne, Auckland .. .. .. 25—412 Lieut. Knle, Oamaru Artillery . . ... 24 -4m McCorkindale is a watchmaker and jewtller, in business for himeelf in Oamaru. He has proved himaelf a crack shot ever since ha was captain of a cadBt corps. This ii the first time the Carbine Belt has gone to the South Island. Chapman, Howe, McCorkiodale, Thorburn, .Foster, Lurasden, Begg, McKenzie, and Hodgkinson got £2 each~additional for the greatest number of points in the l.^ct ton shote. Seaman Chapman, Lyttleton, won the Carbine Challenge Cup.

The Rifle Championship. Caplain Whi'e. Gordon Hiflos, Auckland. Kifle Championship Beit, £10, and NZK. A.. Goldstar 21-17,3 Cavtain Little, Kob3on Rifloß Auckland. N Z.H. A. Silver Star, iind £20 . . 17-473 Vcluateer Johnson. Clntha Rifles. N Z.R.A. frilverStar ami £10 .. .. 20-J(>3 Lieut Okoy, Taranakl Billas. €7 103 .. 32-1 ti Captain Rogers Blenheim Rules £2 IPs 35-J5l Sergt, Kompachel', \V est Taieri Kiiies. . 22 - ioi serxt. McK<inzie, Hlenhenn Riflej .. W-il7 CaftdiuPurucJl, Wan^anui City Riftea 19-iio cergs. Guy, Teiuuka Il'flag 27—115 Voi. France, Newtown Jtufla?, V^cllingt::i 18— 1S9 i'ercjt.Mcoieii-jan, Wanßflnui City Rifles 20 — 33ii Ll<mt. Jb'oster, Wangfiniu Hifli % 8 .. .. 21'— ]35 ctva;t, Chuck Dlenheiin ftiflea .. .. 25—131 '"or^l. Fciira, VictorH Itifloi. Axicklantl 20— 131 Savt. bemirgtja, WanganuißitltJS .'f x-iL-.iupiyn) • .. 25-120 Yoi A. Bdlllrgev, VVelliuKtoa .. .. !G~*J25 Oav<- a ' n ijiicay, 'lh-imts 18-123 Vol. Rkhard&on. Duuedin 13—417 Yci, Rour, Auckland .. 1i— 414 Captain Cosgrove, Dunediq, absent, 406. i Tnld is tho fourth succesei^o year the Belt goes to the North Island, Itcgara, Johnson, Guy, Fairs, Ohuck, Okey, and Ketnpatall get £2 each pdditional aa the 10 highest scorew iv shooting off. Captain Kogeru likawiso won Eido Challenge Cup. Immediately afterwards the last range of the Teams Match was taken with tha following result : — Gordon Rifles, Auckland. Ist, £35 .. . . 418 Victoria Rifles, Auckland, 2ad, £25 . . .. 410 Thames Raugei b, £20 '. 439 Dunedin City Guards, £15 .. .. „ 437 Wangaivui City littles, £10 432 Blenheim Rifloa .. .. , 431 Wellington Guards 430 Waikari Riflaa 425 North Duuedin Rifles 423 Kivectoa Rifles, No. 1 „ 421 Wanganul Kifles . . „ 412 Chrlgtchurohßifles 412 Kaiapoißifteß ..412 Kaiapoi Rifles * .. -108 Ohrlstohuroh Rifles 39Q Rlverton Rifles, No. 2 381 Oamaru Rifles 378 WcedvMo Rifles '.371 In vercargiU Rifles 371 Wellington Rifleß 355

Carbine Teams A Bdttety Artillery, Auckland, Ist, £20 .. 450 ! ', Battery Artillery, Wellington, 2nd, £10. . 427 L Bakery, Pore Oha'more, 3rd, &i .. ..420 Alsxanflra Cavalry, „ „ „ .. J>97 L Battery Artillery, Napltr „ „ .. 880 N Battery Artillery, Ljtteltoa, .: ..348 ,As the champions were girded with their belts, three cheers were given for .each. As Parslow receives his star, he fa also cheered and a voice exclaimed, " Good man, Jim,"