New Zealand Rifle Association.
ANNUAL PRIZE FIRING.
(Pee Pbess Association).
Wellington, Last night. * The following are the priza takers in the Wanganui Match :—
gangster (Waikari Rifles), £10 ... 58 McCarthy (Dunedin Guards), £7 ... 57 Howe (Wellington Navals), £6 ... 57 Harding (Blenheim Eifles), £5 ... 56 McKerizie (Wellingten Artillery), £5 56 Stitt (Wangaaui Navals), £4 ... 56 Murray (Dunedin Navals),.£4 ... 55 W. Loper (Spring Creek.Eifles), £3... 55 Baigent (Waimea Eifles), £3 ' ... 54 Lieut. Boss (Napier Artillery), £3 .. 54 Barriball(Waiuku Cavalry), £3 ... ', 54 Crajg (Waiuku Cavalry), £2 54 C. France (Wellington Navals),£2... 54 Lieut. Smith (Alexandra Cavalry), £2 54 Strachen (Alexandra Cavalry), £2 ... 54 Cato (Napier Artillery), £1 ... ... 53 Barnett (Nelson City Biies), £1 ... 53 Stevens (Auckland Guards). £1 ... 53 Scanlan (Wellington Navals), £1* ... 53 Leigh (Auckland Guards), £1 ... 53 Eichardson (North Dunedin Eifles) £1 53 Doomer (Auckland Guards), £1 . 52 Lieut. Wilton (Masterton Eifles), £1 52 Grant(Oamaru Artillery), £1 ... 52 Lucas (Thames Rifle Bangers), £1 ... 52
This day.
The weather is fine for the shooting. The Hawke's Bay Match, for either Bifle or Carbine Belts (200 and 500 yards, 10 shots at each range), was completed at 11.30 a.m. Lieut. Lucas, of the Thames, winning it with the fine score of 93 out of a possible 100. The following are the prize winners :—
Lieut. Lucas, Thames Bangers, £10... 93 Seaman Howe, Wellington Navals, £7 88 Vol. Churton, Wanganui Bifles, £6... 87 Vol. Bentley, Masterton Bifles, £5 ... 86 Vol. Kummer, Masterton Bifles, £4 ... 85 Vol. Newdick, Thames Bangers, £3 .... 84 Gunner Sherwood, Chrislchurch Artil-
lery, £2 ... ... ... ' ... 84 Vol. Howell, Taranaki Bifles, £2 ... 84 Gunner Jeffreys, Christchurch ArtiU
lery, £1 ... ... ... ... 84 Corporal Hutchison, North Dunedin Bifles, £1 ... ... ...' ... 84 Lieut. Wratt, Waimea Bifles, £1 ... 84 Sergt. Taylor, Auckland Bifles, £1 ... 83 Lever, Wellington, £1 ... ... 83 Vol. Giblin, Stoke Bifles, £1 ... ■'. ;... 82 Joyce, Donedin, £1 ... ... ... 82 Vol. Badger, Greymouth Bifles, £1 ... 82 Henderson (Aucklan4)i Turner and i Balliuger (Welliogton), and Jones (Waikari Bifles) were counted out. 1.55 p.m. The following are the highest scorers up to the present in the two and five hundred yards ranges in the AttckliAND Match :—Payntsr v (Ctoko) and Cato(Napier), 60; Welsh (Masterton), 58 ; Somerville (Alexandra Cavalry), Hunter (Nelson), Okey (Taranaki), 57 ; Wyatt (Waimea), Sinclair (Oamaru), 56; Davy (Wellington), Toulsoo (Kilwian ?), Watson (Port Chalmers), Wilton (Masterton), Driver , (Port Chalmers), 55; Cooper (Auckland),- Scott (Wellington), Plyger (Wanganui), arid Creagb (Oamarn),'s3. A large number have yet to fire. -
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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5042, 11 March 1885, Page 2
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393New Zealand Rifle Association. Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5042, 11 March 1885, Page 2
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