Later.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4975, 14 March 1895, Page 2

Later.

Parslow is much improved and will shoot through the meoting. Tho entries up to ten o'clock are 195, of which 109 are riflo club members and 86 volunteers. Tho former, however, include several volunteers who are shooting as volunteers who are shooting as Riflo Club moinbers. A The ex-champions shooting at me meeting are: —W. Ballinger (Wellington) 1879; Skey (Taranaki) 1880; Ross (Napier) carbine, 1884, 1886, and 1888 ; Churton (Wanganui) 1885; White (Auckland) 1887; Parslow (Auckland) 1889; Williams (Wellington) 1890; Kruso (Wanganui) 1891; Doughty (Auck. land) 1892 ; A. Ballinger (Wellington) 1893; Smith (Dunedin) 1894 At 11 o'clock, shooting began with the 200 yards range of the Nelson, match, not counting for the belt. A fresh nor'-west wind is blowing-, with changeable light, and as tho former is a little trick}', tho shooting is not up to expectations, though five got within a point of tho possible. The new rule, which permits a competitor the option of counting either both his sigliters or only his second sighter, is much appreciated, and is largely taken advantage of. So far, there have been no complaints against the ammunition, and tbo marking is voiy good. The chief scorers at the rang, were Andersou (Wanganui), RolpF son (Lyttelton), Green, Wood, and F. Wilkie (Upper Hutt), King (Oamaru), each 34; Kruse (Wanganui), Kennedy (Napier), Chapman (Wairoa), Humphries (New Plymouth), Perry (Alexandra Carairy), Kirkland and Doughty (Auckland), Burns (Karori), each 33; Smith (Southland), and Paine (Petone), have the unenviable position of being the lowest scorers, each with 21. The match is to Be resumed after