THE RIFLE MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4320, 16 January 1893, Page 3

THE RIFLE MEETING.

(By Tolcgraph,—Press Association),

Trentham, Saturday. Tho Council decided not to allow Parslowtofirointho matches from winch ho retired owing to sickness. The Objection to tho private Mar-tini-Henri Rifles was considered, The rough heel plates of two and tho knifa sites of two others wero ordered to be remodied and the competitors wore allowed to continue using the weapons. Howo, of Wellington, and McCarthy, of Auckland, have tied for tho Carbine Cup with 85 each, Tho day after tho meeting closes tho Pctono Rifle Club will corapeto for ft gold watch won by the Petono team at tho New South Wales mooting, The positions of tho champions on Saturday evening was:—Rose (Auckland) 280 ; Kirk (Oatuaru) 227 j Kennedy l Napier) 270; A. Balliuger (Wellington) 273. No. B.—Otago Matoii (open to all members of tlio Association); 800, fiOO and 700 yards; 7 shots at each distance, Counts for Bolt. Vol M. Robertson, lion Reserve '*tejrt&ipn.'l)uich, IG ... 81 Bomb Howe, D Battery, WellingVol Krusc, Wai.ganui Rifles, £-1 83 Vol McFurlano, Hon Reserve Corps, Chrisicliincli, £3 ... 81 Gunner Spiorß,lßatterv,Uaimmi, ' £'2 . ... ' 80 Corpl Jiickeon, Wellington City 8.,£2 80 Corpl King, Oauiaru Garrison Baud, £2 80 Corpl Craig, Alex, Cav,, Wanganui, £2 ... 80 Jiol E. Moosemau,Wanganui R„ f £2 80 Tho following take £1 each : Yol Nimmo, Oamaru Rillo Club 79 Sergt Rose, Newton Rifles, Auckland 79 Corpl Thorpe, Wairoa L H, Waverley 78 PvtTrevethickjPetoneEifleOlub 78 Gunner Humphries, F Battery Napier 77 Vol A. Ballinger, Wellington City Guards 77 Corpl Pringle, Heretaunga Mounted Rifles 77 Vol McCarthy, Duncdin City Guards 76 Trooper Strachan, Alex Cav Wanganui 70 Sergt Doughty, A Battery Auckland To Pvt Martin, Peninsular R C Dunediu 75 Lieut Jack, Otago High School Cadets, Duncdin 74 Pvt Aitcheson, Kaitangata Rifle Club 74 Sergt Parslow, A Battery, Auckland 74 Gunner Head, A Battery Auckland U The scores of ex-champions not in the prize list were-Ross 72, W, II Ballinger 70, Cburlon 68, Williams 64, Remington 53, Purnoll 48. [Ej Tolcgraph—Press Association.] ** TiiENTiiMi, Monday, Small showers of rain fell this morning and shooting was delayed until 10 o'clock, when it oleared, There is no wind, The Wellington Match, 500, COO, and 700 yards, seven shots, is proceeding. Later. A puffy north-west wind is blowing across the range which is sufficient to upset the expectations of the possible bemg scored at the 500 range, but Head, of Auckland, wentback with 34 out of 857 while Perry, Alexander Cavalry, MeCaithy, Auckland, and Kennedy, Napier, put on S3; Purnell, Wuiiganui, Jones, Greymouth, Strachan, Alexandra Cavalry, and W, Ballinger, Wellington, 32 each; several others close up with 81, Rose is included among the latter, and retains tho top of tho aggregate with 811; having increased Ilia lead by three points Irom the second man, King, Oamaru, 805, who made only 28, Head's finu score brought hiei up to tie for the third place with W. Balliuger, Wellington, who made 31, theiraggregates being 304, Mooscman, Wauga> nui, also got on 31, and ties for the fifth and sixth place with Humphries, Napier, 302, the latter only made 28, Strachan, Alexandra Cavalry, seventh with 298, Kennedy, Napier, eighth, 206, district Repmentatiue Hatch. &w ' j"On\y two districts as constituted by prao Association, viz, Olago and Southland and Taranaki, Wangauui and Napier, have sufficient volunteers entered at the meeting to compete in the district represcntativo match, unleßS tho proposal to allow members of Rifle Club's to take part, is carried. Tho number of Volunteers and Rifle Club reps., from each district is; —Auckland, 19 Volunteers and 1 Rifle Club; Taranaki, Wanganui and Napier, 29 Volunteers and 9 Rifle Club reps.; Wellington and Wairarapa, 10 Volunteers and 28 Riflo Club rops,; Nelson, Marlborough and Westland, 4 Volunteers and 0 Rifle Club Reps; Canterbury, 17 Volunteers and 8 Riflo Club reps.; Otago and Southland, 20 Volunteers and 17 Rifle Club reps, The question will be decided this afternoon.