N.Z. Rifle Association.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4729, 4 March 1884, Page 2

N.Z. Rifle Association.

ANNUAL MEETING.

[Peb Peess Association.]

Rifle Camp (Ellebslie )

Yesterday.

The following are the prize-takers in the Union Match for carbines, 300 and 500 yards, ten shots:—Bell, Auckland, 79, £10; Lukey, Thames, 75, £8; Lnmsden, Auckland, 73, £6; Parslow, Auckland, 72, £4; Dixou, H , Wellington,* 68, £2; H. Brownlee, Thames, 67, £2; Boss (Napier) and Webster (Auckland), 67; H. Williams (Napier), Payne (Auckland), and Weir (Thames), 65 ; Henderson (Auckland), 63; Perry (Wanganui), and Stitt (Wanganui), 62, take £1 each. The Championships. The following is the result of the final stage for the Carbine Championship • :<— Boss, Napier ... ... -283 Stitt, Wanganui ... ... 278 Bell, Auckland ... ... 273 Webb, Wellington... ... 271 Parelow, Auckland ... 271 Perry, Wanganui ... ... 267 Payne, Auckland ... ... 266 Dixon, Wellington... ... 265 Lumsden, Auckland ... 263 Trayes, Auckland ... ... 263 F. France, Wellington ... 263 0. France, Wellington ... 263 H. Williams, Hapier ... 263 - Levers, Wellington ... 262 Gill, Thames ... - ... 262 Weir, Thames ... ... 21 Lukey, Thames ... ... 261 R. Hunter, Nelson... ... 259 W. Williams, Wellington ... 257 Barriball, Auckland ' ... 254 With the Champion Belt Eoss takes £25 and the N.Z.E.A. gold star; Stitt takes the N.Z.E.A. silver star and £10; Bell takes the N.Z.E.A. silver medal and £6; Webb £4, and Parslow £2 10s. The following is the result of the final stage for the Kifle Championship :-— Churton, Wauganni ... 298 : Purnell, Wanganui ■ j..- 275 . Hughe], Wangonui „. 264 Copper, Wellington ... 262 Hay, Auckland ... ...- 261 White,-Auckland ... ... 255 Flyger, Wanganui... ... 254 Downie, Thames ... ... 253 A. Thomas, Thames ... 253 Buchanan, Auckland ... 247 Wratt, Nelson ... ... 247 Forster, Wanganui ... 242 Giblin, Blenheim ... ... 24] Aamodt, Wanganui ... 241 Harding, Blenheim ...'239 Wells, Taranaki ... ... 239 Paynter, Nelson ... ... 233 Kennedy, Ofcago ... ... 233 McGonagle, Wanganui ... 230 Haslett, J. 8., Auckland ... 218 ,:With the belt Churton takes the N.Z.K.A. gold star and £25: Purnell, the N.Z.E.A. silver star and £12 10s; I Hughes, the N.Z.E.A. silver star and £8; Cooper, £5; Hay, Auckland, £3. Churton also takes the National Rifle Association Medal for the highest aggregate in matches which count for the champion* ship, and the competition for the 1/uiou Steam Shipping Company's Gup, between the twenty highest in the Nelson, Canterbury, Auckland, and Wellington matches was won by him. This day. Splendid weather torday. The Auckland Citizens' match is proceeding, the southern men firing first to enable them to leave this afternoon. : ' I

The following are the prize-takers of £10 and over:—Churfcon, Wanganui,! £56 ; Purnell, Wanganui, £29 10s; EoBB, Napier, £29; Aamodt, Wanganui, £21; White and Hughes, Auckland, £17 each;. Cooper, Auckland, and Stitfc, Wanganui,; £12 each; Sterling, Auckland, £11 ;> Brownlovf, Thames, Leo, Auckland, Gill, Thames, and Webb, Wellington, £10, each.

The foilowing are additional .prizes, takers from the TJjamDS district:—Lukey,' £8; Thomas, £7; I>ownie,, £4 ; Johns,] £3; Browolee, Floyd, and Weir, £2; each ; .Cameron and Climo, £1 each.. - -\ / The Latest. . V •"\ - ■ "., .; kj,,, 1.30 pm. The Auckland;; "Ciiiaea's Match is finished, and the follo^iug. is the prize, list:—Buchanan, Auckland,'6l, £6 andMr Havman's Cup of the Taltie of £6; Bell, 57, £5 and-Mepsrs Porter's. Cup of the ralue of £5 ss; J. H: Haslett Auckland, 56, £4 and Mr' Hazard* binocular of the yalue of .£5 sa; Cox, Whangarei, 55, £3 and-Mr Eohn^i inkatatnd and pencil case; Hoskipg, Tarjinaki/' 54, £3 and MrGoodson'sc'pergne; Paynter, Nelson; tfewdick, Thames, —each 54; Patterson, Thames ; Boss, Wanganui; and Hawke, Thames—each 53, and take £1 each; Dixou, WellbgtOQi Floyd, Thames;

Churton, Wnnganui ; Trayes, Auckland; Remington, Wan ennui; and May, Auckland,—each 52 ; Henderson, Auckland ; F. France, Wellington'; Alien, Auckland ; Downie, Thames; Webster, Auckland; McGrongle, Wanganui; Moore, Wairoa; Williams, Napier; Taylor, Auckland; and Little, Auckland—each 51; and Buckley (civilian), 50, also take £1 each.. The Rifle and Carbine Challenge Matches are proceeding. This morning Levers, of Wellington, and Wilcocks, of Olago, were called upon to fire for the National Association medal, for which they tied at last meeting by making the same number of hits. Wilcocks is not present at this meetirig,. so Levers had a walk over. This manner of deciding the tie has given rise to a deal of dissatisfaction, and several Southern members speak of protesting against the medal being handed to Levers. A. D. Bennett won the Civilian Match, ■—2CO and 500 yards, seven «hots; six prizes, of the value of £13—with Moore, of Auckland, second. There were thirteen competitors.