THE NELSON RIFLE MEETING.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3799, 2 March 1881, Page 3

THE NELSON RIFLE MEETING.

Nelson, Last evening

At a meeting of the Executive Committee last night in the camp, it was carried to recommend the Council of the Association to reduce the total prize money for. the carbine matches by about onethird, so-that the total should bear the same proportion to the number of carbine competitors as the amount of prize money for rifle matches to the number of competitors of that class. This decision was posted on the notice board this morning, and caused great dissatisfaction amongst carbine men, who subsequently held a meeting and determined to protest against the alteration of the published programme, on the strength of which they had entered, it being also understood that the Association was in ample funds to carry out their promises. This protest has been telegraphed to the Council, which meets tonight in Wellington. Mbte^No.-flh-Blflas.

£_200 yards. Ten rounds. Open only to Volunteer members of the Association. Entrance fee, ss. Snider rifles, Gorernment pattern. LIST OF PHIZES.

One prize of £8, or^e prize of £6, one prize of £5, one prize of £4, one prize of £3, two prizes of £2, fire prizes of £1 ; total number of prizes, 12; total amount of prize money, £35.

: The following are the prize-takers in order :—HowelT,. Taranaki; Hoskins, Taranaki, each 38 ; Fowler, Waimea, 38 ; Waddell, Nelson. 37; Remington, Wanganui; Loverige, Taranaki;Beach, Stoke ; Hunt, Waimea; Weir, Thames; Dingle, Taranaki; Louder, Taranaki; Paynter, Stoke, each 36; Wilcocks, Tait, and Downie, also 36; but they are not prize takers. Bannister, Eing, Sutton, A. Rogers, McEenzie. Cooper, Hall, Wemiss, Haslett, Mclntosb, Griffiths, Leiut. Smith, Smith, F. Thorburn, Hall, Okey, F. Grey, Taylor, Lieut. Ballinger, Ross, E. Brownlow, Harding, each 35. Hutsford, Maddox, F. Best; Boddington, Randall, Sergfc. Ballinger, Wooley, Hay, Sbarland, Sampson, Soper.'R. McDonald, {Salmon, Sergt, Doidge, Hitching each 34 Ellis, Rawlings, Bicketts, Turner, iEichardson, Turner, Private Doidge, Wilson, Ballinger, A. Mars-hall, Johnson, Burr, Coleman, Okey, E. Bazins, Bloxsome, Hutchinson, Kinsett, each 33 ; also others below.

Match No.'3—Carbines. 200 yards. Ten rounds. Open only to Volunteer members of the Association. Entrance fee, os. Snider carbines, Government pattern.

";■-•" iist op^pbizes. One prize of £8, one prize of £6, one ..,;.-. prize of.£s, one prize of £4, one prize of £3, two prizes of £2, five prizes of £1; total number of .■prizes, 12: 'total amount of prize money, £35. The prize-takers are in order, the number of prizes being reduced from twelve to seven :—Cameron, Thames ; Smith, Nelson; Bennett, Wellington ; Dixon, Wellington, each 37 ; Armstrong. Thames;. Keller, Thames; Parslow, Thames, each 35 ; Thomas,'! Ingle, and McOradie also scored 35, but have no prize; Hood, Harris, Thompson, Clouston, McLean, Mc¥enzie, Gordon, each 34; Sergeant Winsett, Thurston, D. Taylor, Perrinj Littlevrood, Lurasden, each 33. The remainder scored 32, or under. ' .