RIFLE ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 198, 28 May 1872, Page 3

RIFLE ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT.

FIRST DAY’S SHOOTING. Yesterday the first day’s firing of the annual gathering of the Association, for the purpose of finishing the shooting season, was completed at Tararu. Firing was to have commenced at 8 a.rn., but it was long after this before the first match came off. This was the All Comers match, for which no less than 57 competitors entered, Auckland being represented by three or four, amongst whom we noticed Cameron, the winner of many good prizes in his own district at different times. It was not until half-past two o’clock that they got through with the first two ranges, from which it will be seen" that Thompson, a member of the Naval Brigade, who the other day won Mr Payne’s star, presented for competition to the whole of the Volunteers, obtained the highest score. The following are the conditions of the match, and the shooting was good, considering that the bull’s-eye was only eight inches square : Ist Match.—All Comers. Ranges and 300 yards; Wimbledon targets ; position, any; 5 shots each range; small bores to allow one point per shot. Ist prize, £3 and pair duelling pistols ; 2nd, £2 and gold breast pin ; 3rd, £1 and meerschaum pipe; 4th, 10s and rifle ; sth, one pair trousers and vest ;• 6th, one volume Shakespeare and halfdozen beer; 7th, saddle mutton and pair razor!; Bth, one pair ducks and one hlunderbus; 9th, half-year’s Evening Star ; 10th, lib. tobacco and knife.

The prizes were won by the following men, the different ties being decided according to the Wimbledon regulations : Thompson, 32 points, Ist; G. Partington, 30, 2nd ; Thomas, 30, 3rd ; Wooderson, 29, 4th; McLeod, 29,5 th; Capt. Barnett, 29, 6th ; Fenton, 29, 7th ; Walker, J. W., 28. Bth ; Comer, 28, Fitz Gerald, 28, 10th. Second Class—2oo and 300 yards; third-class targets ; position, any ; 5 shots each range. Ist prize, 30s and hair guard : 2nd, £1 and gold pin ; 3rd, 10s and meerschaum pipe ; 4th, one fender ; sth, half-year to Guardian ; 6th, leg mutton and three bottles salt; 7th, joint of meat; Bth, wax taper and stand ; 9th, Coromandel scrip (Tookey), The following are the scores :

The following are therefore the highest B'orers: —Ist, James Rowe, 34 points; 2nd, Schofield, 33 ; 3rd, Lipsoy, 31 ; 4th, Wilson, 31 ; sth, Long, 30; 6th, Buttle, 29; 7th, Rae, 29; Bth, Hart, 29; 9th, Graham. 28. The Fii st Class match at 400, 500 and 600 yards will be commenced at 8 a.m. this morning, and when this is finished the Special match postponed yesterday will be proceeded with. The next firing for the second class will most likely take place on Wednesday next. ’ (

Thompson 200 yd. 300 vd. 18 14 Tl. 32 Mills 15 8 23 Hoskins 16 11 27 li. T. Rowe ... 11 9 20 J. Brown 12 8 21 A. Barnett 12 10 22 W. Rowe 13 12 25 Douglas, jun.... 13 10 23 McLeod 13 16 29 Gudgeon 13 13 12 25 Grant 12 25 Murray 13 14 27 Carpenter 12 12 24 Capt. Barnett... Carnie 15 14 29 12 10 22 Bauer 14 6 20 Major Cooper 13 13 26 Rac 13 10 23 Wilson 13 12 25 J. W. Walker... 14 14 28 Fenton 15 14 29 Gordon 13 11 24 Williams 13 8 21 Leigh 14 10 24 Gilpin 13 11 24 Hollis ... 15 12 27 Lipsey 16 12 28 Pulleinc 13 8 21 Hicks 13 13 26 Sharp 14 13 27 AVoodersou ... 13 16 29 Harris 11 5 16 Long ... 9 12 21 J. Rowe 13 7 20 C. Partington 16 10 26 McCullough ... 10 12 22 G. Partington 16 14 30 Pearson 16 9 25 Constable ... 13 10 23 Hazard ... 15 12 27 Stewart 15 13 28 Schofield 12 14 26 McGonagle ... 9 8 17 Hopkins 15 11 26 Warren 15 10 25 Graham ... 12 12 24 So bey 12 9 21 Thomas 18 12 30 Creighton 16 9 25 Cleary ... 15 6 21 Small 7 10 17 Comer 16 13 28 Haresnape 17 6 23 Campbell 17 8 25 Brown 11 10 21 Cameron 12 13 25 Fitzgerald 15 13 28

Leigli 200 yd. BOO yd. Tl17 11 28 Williams 15 11 26 Long 15 15 30 Lipi-ey 17 14 31 Wilson 17 14 31 Rae • •• 16 13 29 Crawford ... 14 10 25 Scott ... 17 10 27 Gudgeon 12 14 26 Graham 14 14 28 Sobey 12 11 23 Hollis 16 12 28 Click ... 13 8 21 Bruce - 15 12 27 Wayte ... 15 9 24 Comer 16 11 27 Nightingale 17 9 26 Cook 11 10 21 Tratford ... ... 15 5 20 Jas. Rowe 18 16 34 Brown ... 17 6 23 Pulleiue 13 12 25 Snodgrass 18 8 26 Schofield 17 16 33 Hart ... 17 12 29 Cooj er ... 16 8 ' . 29 Buttle ... 13 16 ■ * 24