NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1707, 6 March 1888, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

oamaru, March 2. The following ate the results of the day's firing Oxaoo Match, 200yds, 300yds, ana 500 yds ; seven shots at each range ; > counts for both belts. Kuchen, Wellington Artillery, £10... 85 Mr Barnes (civilian) Oamaru, £7 ... 81 Little Auckland, £6 83 Miller, West Taieri, £5 ... ... 8--' Chapman, Lyttelton Navals, £5 ... 82 McTavisb, Peninsula, £5 ... ' ... 81 Thorburn, Thames Navals, £5 ... 81 Major Burns, Dunedio, £5 ... ... 81; McKenzie, Wellington Artillery, £5 80 There were eighteen other prizatakers of from £3 to £l. New Plymouth Match, 200yds and: 300yds ; standing at 200yds, standing or kneeling at 300yds. To count for both belts ; ten shot* at each distance. Color-Sergeant Sontng, Waikari, £lO 63 Sergeant McCarthy, Dunedin, £8 ... 68 Color-Sergeant Kay, Oamaru, £6 ... 67 Private Marchbanks, Dunedin, £5 ... 67 'Captain Smith, Dunedin, £4... ... 66 -Sergeant Small, Auckland, £3 ... 65 Private Salok, Ashburton, £3 ... 65 There wore eighteen other prizes of from £2 to £l. March 8. The meeting concluded to-day. The following are tie results Team Challenge Match: Ranges 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards ; seven shots at each distance; five men a side. First team, £SO ; second, £3O ; third, £25 ; fourth, £2O ; fifth, £ls; sixth, £lO. West Taieri Rifles 499 Wanganui Rifles 495 Thames Navals 493 Victoria Rifles ... *».• ••• 493 Taranaki Rifles ... ... 489 Blenheim Rifles ... ... ‘ ... 487 Twenty-nine teams competed. In firing off for third place the Thames Navals won. Carbine Championship. Lieutenant Boss, Napier, carbine champion belt, N.Z.R. A. gold star and £3O 512 Gunner Moore, Queenstown, N.Z.R.A. silver star and £ls ... 510 Gunner Lumsden, Auckland, N.Z.R.A. silver star and £lO ... 508 Captain Proudfoot, Dunedin, £5 ... 508 Lieutenant Rosa having previously won the bell at Wanganui and Auckland, it now becomes bis property. Rifle Championship. Hon. Major Purnell, Wanganui, Rifle Champion Belt, N.Z.R.A. gold star and £4O 626 Private Johnston, Clulha, N.Z..R.A. silver star and £2O ... ••• 507 Captain White, Auckland, N.Z.R.A silver star and £lO 504 Sergeant Jonas, Waikari, £7 10s ... 501 Private * A.'Ballinger, Wellington, £2lo* 496 The match North Island v. South Island, twenty men in each learn, was won by the North Island with a scare of 649 against their opponents’ 618. The Staff Match was won by Captain Lomax, of the Ist Regiment N.Z. Oavulrj

The following were the amounts won by each Provincial district £ Auckland and Thames 180 Wanganui ... 124 Hawkesßay 57 Taranaki ... ... 26 Wellington ... ... ... ... 63 Marlborough 28 Otago and Southland 354 Canterbury ... 52 Last year, when the conditions for both belts were the same as they now are, Captain White won the rifle belt with 478 points, and Gunner McCorkindale the carbine belt with 475 points. This year 50 points more were made by the rifle champion, and 40 by the carbine. Of course the improved quality of the ammunition i« the main cause of this.