INTERCOLONIAL RIFLE MATCH.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2734, 21 January 1890, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL RIFLE MATCH.

*■ . Seaman Williams Winner of the Championship. (BY TELEGRAPH.— PKKS3 ASSOCIATION. ] Duxemn, Saturday. Thk weather to-day was everything that could be desired, there being scarcely any wind, and the sun shone out brightly. The proceedings opened with the Teams Match for which there were 27 entries. After a very exciting contest, this match was won by the "A " Battery, Auckland Artillery who made splendid shooting at the final range (500 yards). The following are the scores :— Auckland Artillery 447 Wellington Artillery ... ," '[[ 427 Rangir.ra Rifle Club ... ,'. '.' 423 Dunedin Guards " \[[ 423 Wellington Navals .. ... '" 422 Queenstown Artillery ... 414 Last Tin-Match (not open "to those in Grand Aggregate Match) ; ten shots at 500 yards. Captain Kirk, Melbourne, £12 ... 4G Lieut. Tobin, Royal Irish, Auckland, £8 .. ... 45 Frivate Welsh, Kaitangata Rifles, £G.'.'. 45 Gunner Greenwood, Omarua Navals, £5 ... ... ... ... 4g Lieut. Rutheforrl, Kaitangata Riflas, £5 45 Lieut. Swan, Napier Artillery, £i ... 45 Ghakd Aggregate Match for 100 highest segregate in Bait matches ; seven shots at 800, GOO, and 700 yards. Bombardier Gruinmett, Victoria, £12... 86 Lieut. Okey. Taranaki Rifles, £8 ..." 84 Seaman France, Wellington Navals, £15 81 Private Scott, Wellington Guards. £5 SO Bom. Doughty, Auckland Artillery, £5 80 Captain Hogg, Clutha Rifle Club, £4 80 (runner Driver, Port Cbalmor Art., £i 79 Lieutenant White, Auckland Guards, A' 3 '. 78 Championship, open to 50 highest (exclusive of Australian representatives) aggregates in matches counting for belt, 10 shots at 700 yards. Prizes: Ist, champion rifle belt, gold star, and £iio; 2nd, silver star and £40; 3rd, silver star and £30; 4th, £20 ; sth, £10; eight prizes of £5 each. The scores in this match are added to the previous aggregate. P.O. Williams, Wellington Navals .. 453 Seaman France, Wellington Navals ... 451 Gunner Taylor, Auckland Artillery ... 449 Lieutenant White, Auckland Guards... 448 Lieutenant Okey, Taranaki Rifles ... 43G Lieutenant York, Waitahuna Rifles ... 433 Pte. A. Ballinger, Wellington Guards... 432 Sergeant Jones, Waikari Rifles 431 Bombardier Doughty, Auckland Artillery 431 Sergeant Kay, Oamaru Rifles 429 Captain Proudfoot, Dunedin Artillery 428 Gunner Driver, Pert Chalmers Artillery ... 428 Lieutenant Bavey, Petone Navals ... 428 Private Poster, Ohristchurch Rifles ... 428

The visitors are to ba entertained at a smoke concert to-raorrow night at the presentation of prize?. Hospital Orderly Coombes, of • Christchurch, "'ho died on Friday, was buried this afternoon with military honours. There w.is a large attendance of the local volunteers and shouting representatives, and the streets were thronged with people, Wellington, Sunday. The result of the Rifle Championship created great excitement here, Seaman Williams' (Wellington Naval*) victory being a very popular one. Dunedin, Last Night. The weather to-day was very cold with intermittent showers, which necessitated the frequent postponement of the shooting and only two matches were fired to-day, the Distuet Match and the Intercolonial Match. In the former four districts competed, the result being, Canterbury 1,517, they take the Challenge Shield, the Hobson Cup and £20. Otago second, 14(!S ; Wellington and Wairnrapa, 1419 ; Napier and Taranaki, 1305. The > Intercolonial Match between Victoria and New Zealand teams, 10 men aside, created a deal of interest. At the 200 yards range Victoria led by 10 points and at the finish of the 500 yards New Zealand led by 8 points, but at (iOO yards they burst up and when the match was finished the Victorian team were 30 points to the good. The scores were: Viotokian Tea jr. Captain Han by 127 Lieutenant White 120 Pri I'fito Pegrand 119 Mr Sloane 114 Private Mitchell 114 Bombadier Grummett 11l Lieutenant Earles 105 Corporal Kirk 104 Private Chapman 103 Captain Draper ilO Total 1109 New Zealand Team. Lieutenant White 110 Seaman France 115 Sergeant Jones 114 Sergeant Parslow 112 Lieutenant Kay 110 Private Williams . 109 Major Purnell . ... 103 Lieutenant Ross 100 Gunner Taylor 100 Sergeant McCarthy 92 Total 1073 This ended the meeting, and Ilia prizes word presented this evening, at the Concert Hall of the Exhibition building, by the Mayoress.