NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION] Wanganui, March 2.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2130, 4 March 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION] Wanganui , March 2.

Hvuivk'-. 15i\ llvkh, 'JOO .md .")U0 v.ird-, c mntinjj foi Riflj and C iroine BjIU, 10 shot*. Pte. Downie, Thames. Rangers, £10 83 Sect. Movi nan, Wuu'.irmi C.R., £7 bl Pfce. Gcidis, .Smith Danedin X., £t> Ml i Pte. Ma-ddoL'k, Blenheim Rifles, £"> 80 Seigt. Well, Wellington Aitdlery, £4 78 Gunner bunting, Xapiei Artillety, £*3 fS Corpl. Pai-low, Auckland Artilery, £3 7^ Pte. Wratt, Waimea Rifles, £2 . 77 Sergt. Kuolien, Wellington Artillery, £2 77 There were eight other prizes at £1 each. The Auckland Match, 200, 300, and 500 yardi, was. cuinuie iced tin-. afternoon, and the first iMn^> oiUMule>l, tho followiii..' b<jing the hig'.i i*b so >ros : — Lucas, Tha'iie-. . 33 luedeitck, Dunedin . 32 Han-Jley, Auckland 33 M'»iu.-, O.un.uu . . 32 Buchanan, Auckland ; Frame, X.tpisr ; Hi>i?he->, Waji^uim; Jones, Waikaii ; Kruse, Win<jnmi; Pat Mini, Thames; Chuck, Blenheim ; A. Thoma-f, Thames. : JO How ull. Tuaiuki; Loiiei> f Welling ton ; and lio->o, Auckland, '61 each. The match will be completed in the morning. March 3. The weather wa>» glorimw to-day, but i. ither bright f>r .ihootiug until the afturn> m, when «, »in-* g ) id woie mide. Kair piM<^ie-» \v.i-> inuli'. Tho Auckland in itch, c uniting fm both belt->, was com;>l!>te 1 «>hi'itl\ aftoi duuu'i, when the Marlbnrnuglnintuh. in which rifles competed, was htarL'd ami iiuinlied shortly before si \ o'clock. In this in itch, Mithi«r>, of Ma>terton, wlio s-'cure- lii-»t prue, nndegood ihootin^. At COOyiN. he >red J2 out of 50, a score whic'i h.i«. vld'i'ii been equ illed .it the .iimiciati'>n"s« meeting. Moie mteiest w,i>^ho\s n in the competitions hv the Wanffauui public than was manifested at other towns where these meetings have taken place, and this afternoon there w;\a a good attendance at the range. The carbine representatives are eiideauiurng to get too team matches and at a meeting this afternoon a letter was Hent to the council urging this course but nothing ha> yet been decided. The following are the prize winners in matches fim.-hed to-day. The winners of the Auckland Match •re :— J. Thomas, Auckland, £10 . . . . 84 Moulden, Auckland, £7 80 Mahoney, Wanganui, £(J . . 7!) Ferguson, £o . . 79 Little, Auckland, £5 70 Craig, £4 . . ... 79 Cooper, Auckland, £3 . . . . 78 Payne, (Artillery), £3 . .. .78 Richardson, Chri&tchurch, £3 77 Mablbohough Match, counting for Rifle Belt only, 500 and 000 yds. Ten shots. Sergt. Mathers, Masterton Rifles. £10 75 j Sflrgt. Buchanan, Gordon Rifles, £7 U8 Private Mann, South Duuedin Rifles., £G &8 Sergt. Hay, Auckland Guards, £5 . 00 Private Giblin, St'ike Rifle-, £4 .00 Private Wilaon, Rivert-m Rifles, £3 . f>4 Private Chuc-k, Blenheim Rifles, £2 .. 04 Sergt. Lee, Victoiia Rifles, £2 C 3 There were eight other pri/.es of £1 each. To-morrow the Nelson match, for carbines only, will be n'red. Two matches have been completed for the caibine belt and the highest aggregates are :— Corpl. Parblow, Auckland (Artillery) 154 Sergeant Kirchen, Wellingtou (Artillery . . 153 Corpl. McKeiuie, Wellington (Artillery) 150 Gunner Bunting, Napier (Artillery) 148 Sergeant Wall, Wellington (Artillery) 148 Sergeant Mahouey, Auckland (Navals) . . . . 144 P. O. Stitt, Wanganui (Is avals) . . 143 Sergeant Giey, Wellington (Artillery) 112 P. O. Moneder, Auckland (Navals) , 14J Sergeant Ross, Xapler (Artillery) .. It.' Trooper Watt, Alexaudra (Company) 1 12 Gunner Woolley, Auckland (Aitilleiy) 141 Gunner Barns, Port Chalmers (Artillery) 141 Gunner Driver, Port Chalmers (Artillery) 141 Seaman Majrshall (Nelson Xavals) ... 141

Cap. Willi him (X.M>ier Artillery) ... 141 SiirgtiMit Weir ( Thames Nuvals) . . 141 S.T^oint Prtuy (AluMtiilra C.i\nlery) 140 I*. (). Turner iW.uijf.tuiu X.ivalu) 140 1' w ejected th.it the championship will In- decided on Ss.ituid.ay afternnnn. Threo nutclies counting fur the Rifl* (,!liampi"i)-lii|) h.tvt' now been fired, »nd the following iire the highest »RKrBe itos -.— Piiv.ttc ]) lunie, Th;im<3« Kanifet^ .. 211 (' i pt.tiu Aclif'son. Uivorton Kiflos 209 lfitvatw Chuck, Blenheim Rifles ... 209 h.uiit. M..^, % Cluth.i li.fle- . 209 S itft Miosaiaii, Waiiganui City Uifles .. 209 Pm.it • (Jiolm, Stoki- K.H«-, .. 208 S m trt Reinui^t >n, W.nig.inni Kiflci ... 207 (yi.ipl -I Tli'iin.i-, Tli.unes Ranger* ... 206 S. i(,-t. h-r, \ ictoti.i KiHc 2O> S>itft Biichman, (ifidon Rifles ... 204 Pns.itc (leddox, »S. Dunedin Rifles ... 204 Li.'nt. C-.«»p.-i. Vict«'ii.i Rifles .. 303 l'in.ati« C. Howoll, T..rannki Rifles 203 Suigt. P.ukm-xiii, .Afnt'in . ... 200