NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Argus, Volume X, Issue 914, 28 March 1901, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

(HV TIiI.EUKAPH. —I'RESS ASSOCIATION.) Wancanui, Last Night. Tui': shouting began at 7 o'clock this morning and continued until six o'clock to-night. The Tyro match aud that set aside for the returned contiugenters were shot first. Collince, of Woodville, won the chief prize in the former, having, with the assistance of oue poiot handicap, made the possible. In the South African match only thirteen shot, and eleven of these touched money. Trooper Somnierville, another representative from that hot shooting district, Woodville, being ou top. The Waugnnui match was the next to finish, and here King, the present champion, maintained his reputation as a brilliant shot, making within fifteen of the possible at a difficult range. This placed him right alongside the lender for the belt, aud he was mo3t heartily congratulated. The men were then given a spell until the highest aggregates selected to lire for the bait had been got off. Then the Auckland match (which takes the place of tin; old grand abrogate match), and the last try were fired simultaneously. In the last-mentioned from which those \\ ho have won £S at the meeting arc excluded. Parkinson, of Marton, won with a possible of 50, and takes £7 : Scott, Wangamii, £6, 41), second ; Moss, Dune.'in, £5, -IS, third ; Drew, Waugaimi, £4, IS, fourth. In the Auckland match, Wakelin, exchampion of Cliristclmrcii, and Hawthorne, of Wellington, 9li, tie:!, but on the range totals the former is first, and takes £S, as against £ls by the Wellington representative. flic other chief prizes taken ate —Carey, I'atea, £5, 95 ; Trevelthiek, PetOlie, £-1, 95 ; Rundall, Wellington, £3, 91 ; \V. Kallinger. Wellington. £2, 93 ; Uomigan, Gore, £2, 93 ; Purnell, A'anganni, £2, 93 : Turnbull, Gore, £2, 93 ; Kennard, Marton, £2, 93. At the finish of the day's shooting, the following were the leading aggregates, and th'Se are now the only shots to be fired to decide the championship— Wilson, Woodvillc, 532: King, Oamaru, 530 ; W. Lovcday, Woodville, 529; G. Loveday, Woodville, 529; A. fVillinger, Wellington, 52S ; Sergeant Oakey, Taianiki, 52G ; Humphries, Napier, 520 ; Domigan, Gore, 524 ; Turnlinll, Gere, 52i ; Ptiriib.ll. Wauganui, 521 ; Nelson, Woodville, 521.

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