RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4063, 15 March 1892, Page 2

RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Monday's Shooting. [By Telegraph.—Press Association,] j Thentham, Monday. The following are tho results of to- I day's shooting.— . | Wanoanui Match.—Open to all •; members of the New Zealand llillo Association; shots, '-'i W. H. Ballinger, Petone, L 8 ... 42 , Say well, Hutt, L 6 89. White, Oamaru, L 5... ... „. 88 Ross, Napier, L 4 88 Balchelor, Christchurcb, L 4 ... 88 Nfill, Dunedih, L 3 37 * Purnell, L 3 37 McGregor, Oamaru, 13 „, ... 88 i Robilliard, Kaiapoi, L 2...' ... 3fi ■ —. O'Neill, Wanganui, L2 36 - Spiers, Oaraavu, L2,,; , 30 A. Ballinger, Wellington, L2„. 86 WcNab, "Dunedin, L 2' ... ~, 36 Benton, Feathereton, L2 86 I The ; following take: LI prizes ; Kennedy, Napier, Faulkner, Hastings, ' each 36,| King, Napier, W. Randall, Manawatu;' Sedgwick, Petone, each 35; Remington, Wanganui, McCalliiai,. Auckland, Greer, ; Manawatu, Kuchen, Wtiilinglonj Martin, WeN lington, each 84; Chalmers, Dunedin, Humphries, Napier,Kruß6, ; Wanganm, * Hendry, Oamaru, Okey,, Tnranaki, Beckingham, Timaru, Perry, nui, Churton, Wanganui, eaflu^S3; ' Henderson, Auckland, 82. ■ Counted out—T, Jones; Dithedin, Sonkg, Dunedin, Blaine, Mosterton, Cameron, Wellington, and Brandon, Wellington, Nelson Jlatcu.—Opento all mem" berß of the New ■ Zealand.Bifla Association. Banges, 500, COO, and 700 yds; seven shots at enoli distance, Bobilliard, Kaiapoi, L 8 89 Howe, Wellington, L 6 „. '„, 88 Speedy, Tenui, L 5 ..' 87 Hendtrson, Thames, L 4 84 *,i Burns, Dunedin, L 4 84 W.H.Ba'llinvGr, Petone, L 4 ... 84 Doughty, Au'.kh»d,L!) .., ~,.-83 - rf i \ i • <

(Waitahuna), Purnell (Wanganui), Trooper Perry (Wanganui), Clark *■*' '■■ (Dunedin), McN'ib (Iflvorcarnill), ■\y King (Omnaru), Jackson (Wellington), each 76; Major Sommervillo (Wanganui), Flyger (Wanganui), y, Liciitenant Okey (Taranaki), Hay (Auckland), Wakelin (Cbristchurcnj, each 77. <-- Counted out—Sontag (Dunedin). Th.o Josl'.ion to-day-Trentiiasi, Tuesday. Tho weather is fine this morning, hut dull, and a fresh wind is blowing across tho range from tho lelt. The Olago mutch, which is flfth counting for the Belt, is proceeding, and it ' will be late in tho afternoon before it is concluded. At 300 yards fair shooting was nude, Beid, of Queenstown, being top with 32, while Neil w (Peninsula) put on 31, and bunting (Palmcrston), Wilson, (Wellington) tand Boss (Napier), 30 each. Pumell pulled four points on Ballinger, who 1 was leading for the Belt, and the pair are on level terms with 2CO. Doughty improved his position a point, and is oven with Jones, of Waikari, each being 258. Spiers (Oimaru) is next with 255, and Hoss (Napier) follows with 254. Several of the others aro close together. 2.15p.tu. The firing at the 500 yds was finished'atlunch,the shooting being Tery good, notwithstanding the wind was a little treacherous, C. Cameron (Tenui) arid Eandall (Palmorston) ■* each put on 34 out of 35, while Kruno (Wanganui), (iunderson (Christchurch), A. Cameron (Tenui), Fuller (Blenheim), Newtll (Taranaki), Howe (Wellington), and Dormer (Auckland) wound up with 33. With two ranges Neil (Peninsula), G3; Boss (Napier), fiti" iehed the highest scores are : - 62; Howe (Wellington) and Angles (Wanganui), 01; A. Cameron (Tenui) CO ; Kroase (Wanganui) and Henderson (Auckland) and Lieut, $Pi Little (Auckland), 59; McCarthy (Auckland) Tiffeti (East Coast) and ' McCallam (Auckland), 58. « The leading aggregates, including two ranges of the Otago match are : Ptirnell (Wanganui), 290; Doughtv (Auckland), 287; W, Ballinger, (Wellington), and Boss (Napier), 28C; Spiers (Oamarn), 285; Jones (Wui« ■ kari),2B4;Robilliard(Kuiapoi), 283; King (Napier), 282; Proudfoot (Dunedin), 281; A. Ballinger (Wellington), 277; Kennedy (Napier) Speedy (Tinui), and Parslow (Auckland), 276. The Championship will be fired on Thursday afttrnoon and the meeting will conclude on Friday.