NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1977, 10 March 1885, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday.

TuEunnnil meeting of the New Zetland RinV Association cointneneod this morning, about 2-JO men hung. The hist m.vtch, two and five hundred jards, not counting for the belt, was the hist. Dining the e.uly part of the forenoon the weather was \eiy bad and heavy showers fell. After lunch, however, it brightened up and lemauied fine. Immediately after completingthe two hundred yards range the men weiediMiiissed for the day. The last range will occupy the best part of to-morrow to completj Why the snooting should have been stopped this afternoon is only known to Mr Stevens, the sftcretaiy, and if tins kind of arrangement is to be followed throughout the meeting, competitors can make up their minds to be here for a fortnight. An additional six targets for short distance langcs are being erected on the soi-sideof the camp, and it is understood that t)u> association, through some bungling c >minencod digging trio trenches without fust obtaining the permission of the owner of the ground. The permission h.is nowbeen purchased and by to-monow morning it is expected that the proposed number of taigets will bo in full working order. Taken as a whole, to day's shooting was fairly good, but as there is only one range completed in the match the scoies at the first range are no ciitcnon .is to the probable prize-winneis. Hovvevei, it may bo mentioned that tho following are the highest scorers at the two hundiud yards, the possible being 3">:—Stibh (Wanganui Nauvls), 32; Kuchen (Wellington Navals), 31 ; bteiling (Auckland Guilds), 31 ; B.iker (Inglewood Rifles), 31; Hac'.vsworth (Napier Artillery), 31; Btr.ich in (Alexandra Cavah v), 31; Ankotell (Masterton Rifles), 31. About twenty of tho coinpotitor.s have made 30, hut to mouow will probably niake a great change in the position. To-night a heavy rain his set in, and thote Keems >i probability of it contnrung over to-inoirow.