N.Z Rifle Association. Oamaru, Saturday.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 245, 10 March 1888, Page 8

N.Z Rifle Association. Oamaru, Saturday.

The final stage of the Carbine Champion, ship was taken after tho Teams Match had concluded. From Lieutenant Ross's score ifc was ckcidod lo deduct three points for a magpie which it is alleged was credited to him a few day a ago though put on the wront* target, and his riqhb thereto was disputed by tho roaster- keeper, and had heen in abeyance t-incc, so that Lieutenant l\i\py v^ leading man, with Uunner ThoibunK .Vumnn Chaimmn and (Winner Moore tno behind lum. Tho weather was simply perfect Lieutenant Hoss was* one of the hrst to ritrish, and when lie wound up with an inntM and a bull\s-oye, the carbine belt was wuii, and a hearty cheei went up from fche ciowd. Lieutenant Koss havinjr previously won tho belt in Auckland and Wansjanui, it now becomes his own ]->ro[)orty. Ua\ey chl i\o{ shoofc well, but Lumsden, Moore, and Proudfoot each made 38 : these three and Ko-^s having made the highest scores in tho t?n shots at 500 yards had to lire off toi the Carbine Challenge Cup, which Lieutenant Ross won.

In firing oIT the tie for third place, three shots wci c allowed. Lunisden and I'roudioot made 12, and Thorburu 11. There still being a Lie, Lunisden and l*roudfoot had to iiie bhot for shot. The former made ♦m inner and the latter a miss, so that Lumfldon gained third position. Besides tho bolt, Lieutenant Ross takc3 the X.Z.K.A. f^old star and JD3O ; Moore gets the N.Z.K.A. bilver star and £15; JLumsden, theX.Z.E.A. silver star and £10 ; Proudfoot, -C 5. The remaining men scoied as follows :—: —

(iunner Watson, Port Chalmei, was absent, having re burned home. Gunner Howe, in tiring oft' the tie for twentieth place, made 12 ; Gunner LeGriffon, AuckJaml 11.

THE RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. This ended, as was expected, in Purnoll, of YViinganui, winning the belt. Captain White, ex-champion, finished third, so that though defeated for the championship ho U by no mean* disgraced. Major Purnell's win was a very popular one, and he was c\iried shoulder-high out of the ground. Private .Johnson, though pressed to lodge <t protect, on the ground that Purnell was ineligible to shoot, very properly declined to do 80, aye.'ring that it he could not \\ In the championship by the score he made 1» • would decline to take advantage of a technical quibble. The scores are :—: —

With this belt Major Purnell takes the "N"iv Zealand Rille Association's gold star *j..-id £40, Prh'ato Jolmstoa receives the Association's silver star ami £10, Sergeant J.Mea £7 10s, and Privato Ballinger £2 100. The remaining scores of those in the final twenty (Private McKeitch abeent) Wdre : —

NORTH VERSUS SOUTH. TVI North v. Sorm Match, open to teams of 20 men selected from the highest a^re^ale scorerr- for the champion belt, the 20 highest in the North lalund to represent the Notlh, and the 20 highest in the South Ipland to represent the South. Distance, 500 yards, 7 shots.

THE PRESENTATION OF PitIZES. At the presentation of prizes in the Volunteer Hall in tUe levelling, the public attended in large numbers and the greatest enthusiasm was shown. Soall received quite an ovatipn on claiming his prizes, us also did fche champions. The following: competitors win 1 £10 and over ;— Hon. Major Purnell,, Wanganui, •€55 ; Lieutenant Rosa, Napier, £35 ; Gunner Lumaden, Auckland, £28 ; Private Johnston, Clutha, £28; Serjeant Jpne's, Waikari, £24 10.-j ; Gunner Moore, Queenstown, ■£20 ; Colour-Sergeant Sonfcag-, Waikari, £17; Private A. Ballingec,,, Wellington, £1G ; Captain White, Auckland, £15 ; Pri vate Richavdson, £15 ; Captain Proudfoot, Dunedin, £tl ; Private Dicksori. Portpbello, .til; Sergeant PaMoV, £10 ; Corporal Tyler, Rangiora, £10 ; G«nn«;r Lukey, Taamcs, £10; Seaman Chapman, Lyfctelton, £10. . "" Tl»e following are'the individual amounts won by Auckland And Thames, representatives :~Purslow. £10 ; Little, £7 ; Captain M'hite, £15 : - Thorburn; ££';" Fairs, £6; Webster, £2,; W.&Ki. £6 ; Moore, £3 ; Luc«i3, £3-; Claike*' £4^'.HddgkinBon, £5 ; LuttisJen, £28; Bo%», "3CT-; Wtooltey, £3> Pvbt White, £5; Lukey,^ £10 ;,"#andley, j&i Soall, £3 { Climo, M'tfl&Qjifftty&l i Inglis, £1 ; Smith. £1 : O'Hankn, £1 ; Thames Navj>l3, £25 ; Victoria ßiaeB,£2o. [ The following were ,tho amounts .won by each provincial <Ual*ict :— AuckUnd and Thames, £180 j Wojiga^iuis £134 r Hawkels, Bay, £67 ; T»rauakH£?s; ,W^9g4on, «64 10s ; Jtfttrlborou£l», £28 ; , Otago an 4 Sputhlaad, £354 10# ', Canterbury, op. *

Gunner Moore „ 26 JSeamuti Chapman.. 21 Capjta.m Proud toot 26 Lieutenant Oakden , 33 (ivinner Clrcenaold 38 Gunner Llojd .. 32 Total .. ..618

CAKUIKKS.

Serjeant Jones .. 32 Lieut. McTavish .. 29 <Jol.-3eri£t. ttontag 35 Private Johnston .. 40 Private Hutchison 28 Piivate Mai-chbnnks 29 Sergoanl Gray . 29 Private Smalll .. Corpi. Dauvergne Corpl. Mftddocic . . Colonel Kaye , . . Corpl. Hutchison Lieutenant Clark Major Burns 42 16 28 37 30 37 36

SOVTH 7 SI,AXD RIKLES.

Lieutenant Rgs> .. 33 Lieutenant Da\ey .. 21 P. 0. Thornurn .. 35 Gunner Lmnsden 33 Sergeant Parslow 36 Seaman Williams 34 Tofal .. ..649

C VKBIXKS.

Hod. Major Purnell Uiiprain U'luto Lieutenant Ukcy .. Private A. Ballinger (Jolor-SciK6«nt Hale L'^rporal Hundley .. Sergeant Farkcs 27 Scrsreant Fa:rs 37 35 Captain Little . . 30 38 Lieutenant Foster 33 26 Sorgt. Reminfjtou 32 39 Sergt. Langham 26 32 Lieuf. Hughea .. 29 35 Captain Looper.. 29

XORTIf ISLAND RIKLE3.

Sergeant Hundley*, Auckland Private W. Hutchison, Dtmedin .. Lieutenant ukev. Taranaki Sergeant Hale. Wellington . . Serjeant Purkes. Wangauui Private Smmll. KaitangatH Private McV*vwh, Portobello Sergeant Fairs. Auckland .. C'olour-Ser^oant rfontaj;. Waikari.. Private Mavch banks, Dunedin .. Private Foster, Wanganui .. Captain 1 /it tie, Auckland Corporal Dauvergue, Rungiora .. 462 31-453 463 29-492 472 20-492 462 28-490 459 53-492 460 23-488 478 7-485 459 25-484 471 10-481 463 16-479 459 16-473 4.'>B 12-470 455 15-470

ILajor Purnell, champion, .. Waiigantu Private Jo.inaton.Clutha .. (.'iptain Vv liite, Auckland .. Sersreant Jones. Waikari Piivatc A. Ballingcr, Wellington,. 498 28-526 472 35-507 478 26-5W 482 19-501 467 29-496

Scrgt. Gray, Wellington Artillery 479 37— ;>06 rfcryt. Par.siow, Auckland Artil cry 479 36—503 Lieut. Ddvey, Petono > avals . 476 28-504 Scrgt. Williams, Napier Artillery 469 32-501 Gunner Woolley, Thames Navals 463 31—499 Seaman Chapman, Lyttelton Navais 474 24-493 Scr^t. Cummmsr, Wellington Artillery 462 34—496 L>eut. O^ken. Peninsular Na\als 461 31—432 Hodgkinson, Auckland Artillery 461 30-491 Gunner Lukey. Thames N'avuls .. 456 32—488 x J O. Ta\ lor, WollinK' on Navals .. 452 33-485 Gur.nerPitjne. Auckland Artillery 452 32-481 Uunnor Howe, Wellington Artillery 448 35-433 Gunner Green tield, Wellington Artillery . „ ..454 23-482

Lieutenant Luhs, Napier (C pion> 3unncr Moore. Queenstown ; minor I/unsdea, Auckland. L'Aptam Pioudioot, Dunedin i-unnor 'i iiorburn, Thamo3.. 'hani474 38-51! 474 36-511 470 33 -50: 470 38-501 474 34-501