PARSLOW THE CHAMPION. A CLOSE FINISH. Blenheim, March 23.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 354, 27 March 1889, Page 4

PARSLOW THE CHAMPION. A CLOSE FINISH. Blenheim, March 23.

The great event is over, and, «s I predicted' Sergeant Parslow, of the " A " Battery, has won by live points from Lieutenant Ross, of Napier. Paitslovv won the carbine belt in 1885 at. Wellington, and ior the last five years the "A" Ba teiy have hud a man hrst, second, or third for the carbine belr, and now P.tr-low has won the rifle belt at the first timo ot asking. He and Ross are wonder-, and have given the riflemen an awiuL blatinff. The final was fired in a heavy downpour of rain. Some splendid touting was done. Volunteer O borne mtide 61 at 200 and 300 yards, but he buistupat 500 yards, only inaking 11 points. Three e\-uhampions Purnell, Okey, and White— only made 6B, 67, and 61 respectively in this, mutch. This is the Hr*t time Weir and Lunvden have been out of the first twenty, lt-t alone the first nity. There were several exchampions and a great number of good t-hots in the "last, try," in which Weir, Tobin, Gribbin, and l,umsden took prizes. Part,low was carried shoulder high fi'um the tiring point to the tent. It i? a matter for regret that the "A " Batteiy h «ye not a team heie, but it is to be hoped Harrow's win will cause more interes 1 to bo taken 1:1 shooting by memuers of this corps. Parslow won tho double event, viz., first stiiye, silver medal, £old cro^s. liflps, and .-econd stage, Champion Belt, gold medal and £30. In returning frnm the firing point to hi." tent, .it the conclusion of the '"last try'" match, while climbing over a wiie fence, Vol. A. L White, of tho Auckland City Guard:-, spiained his ankle badly. lam happy to say he is prngies»iug ia\ourably.

AGGREGATE i'RIZES. The following prizes i" the fir«b stage aru presented 10 the ten hiirhe^t ai^gte^ate soo»ers in matches 2 to 10, winch include all the matches except the fiibt :—: — Sergb. Parsbw, Auckland, 483, £8 and -iher i;ro-s. L ent. Okey, Taranaki 473, £5. Lieut. Ro-s, N.unei, 467, Mat tin i rifle. Lieut. Foster, Waugunui, 467. Vol. R chardson, Duue.iin, 465. Vol. Pai-kes, Blent.eim, 462 Vol. Atkinstin, Wellington, 462 Gunner Bunting. Napiei, 462, £2 Prnate Riddle, W aunate, 458, 4 £2 Private Johnson, Clutlm, 457, £2 Seig-t. Joneo, W.tikaii. 457 Tlie last, try match, 200 and SCO yards, 7 not? :—: — Coipoial Bal injjer, Wellington. 58, £8. V'oluuteei Gialtam, \Vau};aiiui,-55, £6. Seaman Weir, Thames. 55, £5. Gunner Howe, Wellington, 54, £4. Pii ate Rt-iu, Cju tei tun, 52, 13. Private Gate«, Uieytown, .">2, £?, Coipotal Kirov, B uiirienn, 51, £3. .. Baker, ciMlian, 51, £2. Kemiiii£toii, \\ aiifianui, 51, £2. .Joatiuo;, civilian. 51, t2. Lieut. Tobin, Dunediti, 51, £2. Capt. Rogeis, Blenheim, 51. Vol. tiuichmson, Dunedin, ,10. Set&t. I'ownsend. \\ elhn^ton 50. Lieut. It ibeitson, Ri\ertij|i, S(J. Coi poral B.i re-tow, Caiterron, 49. >eryt. McDe inott, WtH T.ii 10, 49. Vol. Gribbin, Auckland, 49. Gunner Lumsdeu,- Auckland Aitbillery, 49. Corporal McLachlan, Mattel ton, 49. Vol. Barnes, Chnstciiureh Reset ye, 49. Each £1.

LAST TRY MATCH. Open to all competitors who have nof qualified for fifty in the second 200 .md 500 yards ; seven shot- each range. I'orp. Ballinyer, We 1 ngton Guards, £8 .'t'tvule tri'uham, Wunyjinni Kities, £6 cr..j)iier VVeir, Thames Navn.s, a.5 Gunner Howe, Weliiu^iun Ar.i.luvy, £3 SvTJ;eaiiL i.ti i, (Jaitcrton ltilie 3 , .^3 ieuc. Yates, orej nioulh Kit.e.t, i.3 Captain Kiroy, Blenheim llittcs. 43 d. Baker, civilian, < h lsichurch, 12 Sergt. ilennnKton, Wellington Kiltes, £2 Josring, civilian. Oi riatchuic >, £2 Lt. Tv.uin, Royal ln&h U«fle=, Auckland, £2 Japtam Koj;eis, Blenho in KiUes, 4.2 Hutchinson, N. Uunediu Ktflc-i. £1 Sergeant Townsend, Wciiingion (Juaid.-, £1 Lt eutenani Kohnibon, Kiveiion R lies, £1 aptain Barbtow, Kiserion iufles. il Jo .-Seiveant Dermon U'c->i Taiori, £1 Prte. Uribjin. Viciori.L Rifles, Auckland, Al iunner Lumsden, " A" BaHcr.v. £1 Jorporat McLauch'a , Masierton Itifles, £1 Private Burns, Cuiis clnirch Reserve, *1