WE RIFLE MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4321, 17 January 1893, Page 3

WE RIFLE MEETING.

(By Tolegraph.—Press Association,)

Drenching rain interfered considerably with tho shooting in the Wellington matoh, The prize list is as follows ; No s—Wellington Match—soo, COO, and 700 yds; seven shots at each distance. Scores count for championship, Capt W HBallinger, Petone K.C..

£8 89 Vol Scott, Hon Res Corps, Oli'ch

£6 88 Sergt Doughty, A Battery, Auck.

£5 87 Pvt McCarthy, DunedinC.G, £4 86 Vol A Ballinger, Wei. CO, £4 85 Ger Howe, D Battery, Wei, £8 84 Pvt Armstrong,Dunedin H.O, £3 83' G. R. Humphries, F. Battery, Napier, £8 83 Vol T A Jonee, Dunedin G.C, £2 82 Vol Richardson, Dunedin G.C, £2 82 Pvt Benton, Featberaton K.C, £2 81 Seaman France, Wei Navals, £2 80 Pvt Aitchoson.Kaitangata R.O, £2 80 Vol Kruse, Wsnganui Rifles, £2 80 Corp Guise, Wellington O.R, £2 80 Pvt Gillies, Oamaru RE, £2 80 Bergt McKenzie, Blenbaim, £2 80 Vol Parkinson, Marton R,R, £2 80 Gnr Henderson, A Battery, Auck, £2 79 Seaman Henderson, Tharaoa Nay,

£2 79 The following take £1 each :

Ger Buchanan, A Battery, Anck 78 Pvt Trevetbick, Petone, R,C 78 Vol Ohufton, Wanganui Rifles 78 Corporal Jackson, Wei City R 78 Pvt Diokson, Poninsular E,C. Dun 78 Major Donald, Masterton 78 Cor Menzies, Horotaunga M,R 77 E Rutherford, Greytown R,C 77 Pvt Rait, Polono R.O 77 Trooper Thorpe, Wairoa L,H,;. Wayerley 77 Lieut Foster, Wanganui Rifles 77 , Pvt Bell, Grey R.C, Greymouth 77 Lieut Ross, Napier 77 Sergt Harris, S, Frankliu M.E, Auckland 77 Sergt-Major Porry, Alox Cavalry,

Wanganui 77 Vol McCarthy, Vio R, Auckland 77 Corpl Preston, Vic R, Auckland 7(1 Pvt Martin Peninsular R,C, Dun 76 Lieut Kennedy, P Battery, Napier 76 Trooper Straobau, Alex. Cavalry i Wanganui 76

Major Purnell (Wangauni) and Private A. Mooro (Potone Biflu Club] were counted out. No. 7.—Christcuusoh Match—GOO yards; 10 shots, Counts for tho Championship. Gr Henderson, ABatt, Auckland, £0 44 Tr Thorpe, Wairoa L.H., Waver- - loy, £5 43 Vol Kruso, Wanganui R„ £4 48 Pvt Shaw, Kowai, R. 0., Canterbury, £3 43 Lt Poster, Wanganui R„ £2 42 Seamon Burns, Wellington Navals £2 42 Sergt-M, Perry, Ax, Cv,, Wangamii, £2 42 Corpl Tyler, Rangiorn Rifles, £2 42 Pvt Morrison, Dunedin R,C,,£2 42 The following take £1 each : Sergt, Doughty, A Battery, Auckland 41 Pvt Clark, Dunedin B.C. 41 Pvt JTeist Feathorston R,C, 41 Vol Havman, Rangiora R. 41 Pvt Purnell, Wanganni R. 41 Lt Kennedy, F Battery, Napier 41 Pvt R, McNab, Southland R.C. 41 Corp King, Onmaru Gar Band 40 Vol T. A, Jones, Dunedin 0.6. 40 Oorp Priugle, Horetaunga M.R. 40 Pvt Marshall, Grey HO Greymouth 40 Gr Buchanan, A. Batt,, Auckland 40 At the conclusion of the Ohristchurch Match Gunner Humphries of the F. Battery, Napier, was loading for the Championship, with Volunteer A, Ballinger (Wellington) and Volunteer McCarthy (Dunedin) tieing for second placo with only two points behind. £3OO odd of prize money has now been shot for and won, the amount of prize money carried off by the various provinces being ns follows: — Total Amount, Wellington £166 Auckland 80 Otago 65 Canterbury 27 Hawko's Bay ... 10 Marlborough .. 8 Westland 3 To-Day.

The shooting to-day opened with the Grand Aggregate Match, at 500, GOO, and 700 yds; sevon shots at each distance; for the hundred highest aggregate scorers. The Championship Match will be taken to-morrow afternoon,

Trenthaji, Tuesday. A start was made this morning at 10 o'clock with tho Grand Aggregate Match, 500, GOO, and 700 yards, 7 shots, counting for the belt and the List Try Match, 10 shots at 500 yds. 78 entered for the former and G5 for the latter. A light wind is blowing frequent heavy showers are falling. At tho 500 yds range in the Grand Aggregate Match, .Richardson, of Duuedin made tho possible 35 ; Eait (Wellington) 31; Mooseman (Wanganui), McCarthy (Dunedin) each 38; Humphries, who was leading for belt, oulygoton2B, while Arthur Ballingcr, of Wellington,whowassecondinade 82 and heads the aggregate with 428. Humphries is second with 426, McCarthy with 83 gained n point on Ballingcr and is third with 419. Henderson, of Auckland, who was fourth made only ?7 and full away to seventh position. Howe, ot Wellington, put on 32 and holds fourth place with 417, being two points ahead of Doughty, of Auckland, who made 81, kruse is sixth with 410.