THE RIFLE MEETING

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4979, 19 March 1895, Page 3

THE RIFLE MEETING

(By Tolegraph. -Press Association). Tiiextham, Monday. The prize-list of the Otago Match —300,500, ami 700 yds, seven shots at each—is as follows:--Sergeant Hawker, of Victoria, £6 10s, 91; W. Smith, Taueru, £4los, 89; J. Warring, Marton, £3los, 89; G. Robinson, Port Victoria, £3,89; F. Okay, Taranaki, £3,89; Sub-Lieut. Kirk, Petone, £3,88; Lieut. Jack, Duuodin, £2, 87 ; Corp], Simpson, Kaiapoi, £2, S7; Sorgt, Doughty, A Battery, £2,87; J. Dickson, Peninsula, £2, 87; W. H, Ballinger, Petone, £2,86, A. J. Cameron, North Wairarapa, Sergt. Mooseman, Wauganui, Capt. Hanson, Port Victoria, Sergt Jackson, Wellington, 86 each; Chapman, Wairoa, Ranson, Blenheim, Capt, Flygei, Winslade, Wauganui, Barstow, Greytown, Bunting, Petone, each 85; Richardson, Dunedin, Corpl, Brown, A Battery, Creagli, Oamaru, Sergt, Purnell, Wanganiii, each 84 ; Johnstone, Marton, Corpl, Lavery, Christchurch, Robinson, City Guards, Ciaigie, Southland, Burns, Karori, each 83; Whiteman, Upper Hutt, Treleaver, Lyttelton, Taylor, Pahiatim, A, Ballinger, Weilinger, each 82—£1. Counted out —M'Kay, Christchurch,Sergt,-Major Perry, Alexandra Cavalry, Sergt. McFarlane, Sorgt. Every, Oamaru. Sergt, Mooseman, of Wanganui, and A. J, Cameron, Wairarapa, won " possible" prizes in tho 500 yds stage of the Otago Match. Marlborough Kynoch Match.— Kirk, Petone, £6 10s ami Kynoch Cup, 49 ; Robinson, Chvistchurch Guards, 14 10s, 48; Taylor, Auckland, £3los, 48; Parslow, Auckland, £3,48; Armstrong, Dunedin, £3, 47; Steward, Victoria, £2, 47; Smith, Taueru, £2, 47; Parsons, Woodville, £2, 47; Robinson, Port Victoria, £2,47. Craigie, Southland, Taylor, Paliiatua, Ross, Napier, Sommerville, Wauganui, Purnell, Wanganui, Kruse, Wanganui, Chicken, Woodville, Myers, Wangarei, Cunningham, Port Chalmers, Lester, Christchurch, W. Loveday, Woodville, Franco, Karori, Waring, Mnrton, 46; Steadman, Wangarei, Howe, Wellington, Greensliields, Auckland, Dodds, Port Chalmers, W. Ballinger, Petone, Every, Oamaru, Grace, Petone, Ingpen, Woodville, Winslade, Wanganui, Simpson, Kaiapoi, Bidwill, Featherstou—4s each, £l. Counted out—Richardson, Dunedin, M'Cartney, Portobello, Walden, Greytown North, G. Loveday, Woodville. The Wellington scores in the Otago Match were Grace and McCarclle, 80; Reid and Hollard, 78; Hyde, 77; Wilkie, Avery, Guise and Trevetbick, 75 ; Williams, Greenwood, Kibblewhite and Summer, 74; Ankotell, 73; Prouse and Izard, 72; Willoughby and Feast, 70 ; Speedy and Sykes, 67; Howe, 66; F. Whiteman and Bidwill, 65; Walden, 64; Matthews, 63; Bunny, 58; Randell, 57 ; J. Ballinger, 54; Paine,sl; Sinclair, 47; Menzies, 37. After 11 o'clock, the Wauganui Match was begun, with a fresh wind from the left and a bright sun, The latter was very puzzling to the marksmen, consequently tho shooting was not so good as was oxpected, The following is the prize-list : Wanganui Match, 10 shots at 700 yds —Hughes, Wanganui, £6los, 48; Richardson, Dunedin, £4los, 42; A. Ballinger, Wellington, £3los, 41; Wales, Dunedin, £3, 39; Kirk, Petone, £3, 38; Sergt. Foster, Christchurch, £3,38; Sergt. Dempter, Dunedin, £2,88; W. Ballinger, Petone, £2, 38; Brown, Auckland, £2, 36; C.P.O Williams, Welling, ton, £2,36; Bairstow, Greytown, £2, 36 ;JSpeight, Dunedin, 36; Taylor, Auckland, Ross, Napier, Forsyth, Riverten, White, Auckland, Rummer, Mastorton, Salmon, Blenheim, Wilkie, Upper Hutt, 35; Perry, Alexandra Cavalry, Every, Oamaru, Ingpen, Woodville, Stewart, Victoria, Taylor, Pahiatua, Sandford, Christchurch, Nimm, Oamaru, Eleridge, Port Victoria, Barrow,Hawera, 34; Fuller, Blenheim, Shaw, Christchurch, Wilson, Woodville, 33

each £l. Counted out—A, Humphries, New Plymouth, Anderson, Christckurch, Purnell, Wanganui. Christchurch Match, 10 shots at 600yds.—G, Howe, D Battery, £6, 46; Boss, Napier, £4los, -16; Steadman, Whaugarei, £3 10s, 44; SergtMajor Perry, Wanganui, £3, 43; Vol. A, Ballinger, Wellington G,, £3, 43;Lieut. Jack, Dunedin G., £2,43 ;P, O. Irvine, Port Chambers N,, £2,42; Head, Wangarei, £2, 42; Sergt. Parslow, A Battery, £2,42. The Championship.—The following are the leading aggregates at present:—Sub-Lieut, Kirk, Petone Navals, 327, W, Ballinger, Petone, 324, Vol, A, Ballinger, Wellington G., 319, Vol. Winslade, Wanganui Rifles, 317, J. Ross, Napier, 315, Sergt,-Major Perry, Alexandra C,, 314, Vol. Richardson, Dunedin Rifles, 313, Corpl. Browne, A. Battery, 312, T. Head, Wangarei, 311, Lieut. Jack, Dunedin City Guards, 809, Sergt. Parslow, A Battery, 307, P. Okey. Taranaki, 306, Sergt. Wakelin, Chch Hon. Reserves, 305, Sergt, Doughty, A Battery, 305, Sergt, Purnell, Wanganui Rifles, 305, M. Chapman, Wairoa, 304, P. Kummer, Masterton, 304, Capt, Flyger,N,Z,V., 303, Sergt. Hawker, Victoria Field A., 303, C. Cameron, North Wairarapa, 302, Vol. Scott, Manchester Rifles, 301, G. Robinson, Port Victoria, 300. The Petone Rifle Club won the Teams Match (£SO), and the first prize of £2O with 448. The Wanganui Rifles team won theßecond j pvi'/.e of £ls, with 440; tlie Wellington City Rifles team the third prize of £lO, with 434; and the Auckland Artillery representatives the fourth prize of £5, with 231.