N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1870, 26 March 1889, Page 3

N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Rain fell nt Blenheim from noon on Friday, and the championship was fired through it. The following are the principal prizstakers :

Championship Match. Sergeant McKinley, Highland Rifles, Ounedin, £8 ... ; 86 Sergeant Tyler, Raneiora Rifles, £6 86 Major Burns, Dunedin, £4 81 The following is the result of

The Championship. Serge*nt Auckland Artillery, champion rifle belt, gold

stir of Association, and £3O ... 509 Lieutenant Ross, Napier Artillery, silver star, £2O 504 Private Parkes, Blenheim City 'R.fles, silver star, £ls ... 491 Lieutenant Foster, Wanganui Rifhs, silver atar, £lO 487 Private J. Dickson, Portobello Rifles,

£5 480 Private Riddle, Waimate Rifles, £5... 480 Gunner Taylor, Auckland Artillery,

£o 480 Lieutenant Okey, Taranaki Rifles, £3 479 Private Atchison, Wellington City Rifles, £3 477 Sergeant Jones, Waikari Rifles, £3... 476

The New Zealand Rifle Association's meeting ended on Saturday. The weather waa fine early in the morning, but rain fell during the progress of the Teams' Match, which resulted ns follows : Tbam3' Match. North Dunedin liifles, £25 518 Wellington City Rifles, £ls 505 Wanganui City Rifles, £lO 504 Owing to the inclement weather the North v. South Match was abandoned. At the annual meeting it was decided to hold the next meeting at Dunedin, during the Exhibition, aad efforts are to be made to have it an intercolonial affair. The meeting broke up with three cheers for Captains Somerville and Collins, the chairman and treasurer, respectively.