NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 440, 25 January 1890, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

THE INTERCOLONIAL MATCH VICTORIA BEATS NEW ZEALAND. Dunedin, January 20. The weather for the concluding day’s shooting was even worse than any day last week. At ten o clock a sharp shower fell, but soon cleared off, and a start was made with the District Match, for which four districts competed, viz. Wanganui, Taranaki, and Napier districts; Wellington and Wairaiapa district; Canterbury district; and Otago District. The shooting in this match was far below the average at the meeting, and Canterbury District secured first place *i h a grand total of 1,517. Auckland District had not sufficient men, and the Marlborough, Nelson, and Westland Distiicts did not compete. Intercolonial Match, open to all teams of lOirenfrom the Defence foices of Australasian forces and Her Majesty’s Navy ; 200, 500 and 600 yards : 10 shots at each distance. Prize, £ICO to winner, and medal to captain and each member of winning team. Victorian* Team.

District Representative Match : 200, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots ; open to twenty bona ficle volunteers from distric's arranged by Association. Prizes: Exhibition Challenge Kliield, Hobson Cup, and £2O to winning team. The Canterbury team won, the score being 1,517. The other scores were: Otago, 1.468 ; Wellington and Widrarapa, 1,419 ; Taranaki, Napier, and Wanganui, 1,3u5. The prizes were presented to the winners in the Concert Had of the Exhibition this evening by Mrs Roberts, the Mayoress. There was a large attenuance of local volunteers and public, the hall being well filled. Out of 320 competitors 239 have taken prizes. Lieutenant-Colonel Bailhe, in intro lueing Mrs Roberts, welcomed the visitors from Australia, and trusted they would return with pleasant recollections of New Zealand. He offered them a welcome to future meetings. As each of the Australian contingent was called to receive his prize he was greeted with applause. When the Victorian intercolonial team fell in to ieceive their prize *.nd medals, Captain Somerville congratulated them on their win, and said New Zealand would endeavour to send to the next intercolonial meeting in Australia a strong t* am with a view of regaining the lost laurels. T nee cheers were given for the winning team.

In replying Captain Hanby referred to the kind of treatment they had received here and the facilities given them for practising, to wuioh he attributed their success. Fiom what he had seen during the past week, he was confident that the co ony possesses marksmen who, when more accustomed to the Martini-Henry rifle, would hold their own against all comers, and the date he could see was not far distant when New Zealand would not only send a team to Australia, but to Wimbledon. In conclusion, he said the Australian con ingent would always have a warm place in th* ir hearts for New Zealand. The Northern representatives leave for home to-moriow morning.

PRINCIPAL PRIZE-WINNERS. AUCKLAND HAS A GOOD SHARE OF THE SPOIL. Dunedin, January 21. The following take over £ls without taking oil the 15 per cent, reduction in the prize money : Petty-Offieer YVilbams, Wellington, £BS. Seaman France, Wellington, t 62. Gunner Taylor, Auckland, £52. Gunner Driver, Port Chalmers, '36. Lieutenant White, Auckland, £32. Captain Hanby, Victoria, £27. Sergeant Jones, Waikari, £27. Private Mi'chell, Victoria, £26. Bombardier Grummitt, Victoria, £24. Lieutt nant Okey, Taranaki, t 22. Private Armstrong, North Dunedin, £22. Lieutenant York, Waitahuna, £lB. Private McCarthy, Auckland, £l7. . Private Cameron, Chr si church, £l7. Private Degrandi, Victoria, £ls. Seaman Balcombe, Wellington, £ls. A large crowd assembled at the Railway, and the Northerners received an enthusi-a-tic send off. THE AUCKLAND PRIZE WINNERS. The Auckland winners at the rifle meeting were: - Gunner Taylor. £52 ; Lieu tenant White, £32; Private McCarthy, £l7 ; Lieutenant Tobin, £l2 ; Bombadier Doughty, £ll : Sergeant Parslow, t 9 ; Gunner E. Buchanan, £6 ; Gunner Web sfer, £6; Sergt. M Gregor, £6 ; Private Nutt, £4 ; Seaman Weir, Sergt. James, Gunner J. G. Buchanan, £3 each ; Sergt. McAlium, £2; Petty Officer Thorburn, £l.

200 500 600 yds yds yds Total Capta'n Han by 42 40 45 - 127 .Lieutenant WhPe .. 43 42 35 — 120 Private liegrai di .. 42 37 39 — 118 Mr ~ oan 48 3t> 31 - 114 PrivaeMito ell 39 40 3j - 114 Bombardier Grummitt .. 42 38 31 - 111 Lieu enam Pales .. 44 35 2o - 105 Corpora Kirit 42 27 35 — 104 Private i hapinan .. 40 25 35 - 1J0 Captain Draper 41 29 26 - 96 Total 8 423 348 338 1,109 New Zealand Team. 200 500 600 yds yds yd* Total Lieut. White Am kland .. 47 36 33 — 116 .-unit. Fra ite, e< png ton 35 45 37 - 115 8'e> gean Jones, Ola.n> .. 44 38 32 - 114 S . . Parsiow, Au mi al.. 45 38 29 - 112 L eut. Oki y. Ta.ana.a .. 42 41 27 - 110 i'.O. William . it ellingtun 40 41 28 — 109 Major P. rnell, Wanganui 42 39 22 - 103 ueutenlant Ross. Napier 55 29 39 101 Gunner T vlo , A ick and 31 35 28 — 101 Sergt. Mi C-uthy, Duued.n 41 52 19 — 92 Totals 407 372 214 1.073