NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2890, 22 January 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

(by TKLKORAPH — I'UKSS association.) Napikk, Tuesday. At ton o'clock tho volunteers in camp paraded and marched to the shooting ground. The parade formed a hollow square, and Captain Somerville Mshtfl'i •» r'" 18 - resting on u tripod, for Miss Heslop, who fired the first shot, scoritie :;n ' inner. Major Webb, on behalf of the Association, thanked Miss Heslop for tiring the first shot Mr 1 Imlop, the owner of the ground, welcomed the officers and men to O.unaramil, and in a few words lie declared the thirteenth annual mooting open. ■Yftcr the opening ceremony clouds Uegan to gather, and by noon the wind had in- | creased till it blow v.illi considerable force. The following are Uie prize winners in the Wellington match ; 200, 000 and (.00 yards, seven shots at rach distance, llns does not count for the Champion Belt Gunner Weir, Thaiivis Xavals, £8 ... •>/ U liaUer>, Auckland, lid ... Private McCarthy, WaiUari Rifles, to •« SerL't. L ivery. Christchurch Guards, £•> JSergeant Perry, Alexandra Cavalry, £4 Ji Private Scott, Honorary Reserves, Christchurch, £4 ™ Private Kruse, Wanganui RilH's. U ... O.i G minor Kelly, A Battery, Auckland, £3 ; ° Private Bunting, Wellington Guards, Gunnel' McGregor, J Battery, Oamaru, ® Bombardier Webster, A Battery, 1'2... SS Private Cameron. Honorary Reserves.

Christchurch, £2 ... ••• ••• Private R. Ballings, Wellington Guard!', £2 ■ ••• Private Wakelyn, Christchurch Reserves, £2 Private BinUs, Christchurch Reserves. £2 ... Wednesday

I'irinff was resumed this morning, when a | start was nude at the ll.iwke's Jsiy match. This match is the first for the championship ; ten shot* each at 500 and <>00 yard;'. The prizes were 47 i'l number, with an aggregate of £120. The shooting was better than last year when (iumier Cnirdner took the first prize with a score of ho, as to-day the highest score went up to JJ. The Auckland men all made a Rood start at the 500 yards, Kme, lUralow, Webster, White, and Shepherd (Thame* Navnls) all getting 47 out of a possible .)0. White ami McCallum were close up with 4(5, and Kelly and Doughty 4. r >. Soino of them came to grief, however, at the bOOyds., and there were one or two cases of ooinpleto collapse. Auckland gets about a dozen prizes out of 47, notwithstanding the falling away of so many men. Capt, Ballmger Wellington) made the too score, ninety, bufc he was run close by White rind »> ®oster, both with 81). It was difficult to decide the tie between these two, as they had the same numbers, three fours and a bullseye, but White finished with a bullseye, and the tie went in his favour. MuCaUmn was well up, and White, Weir and Parslow were within seven points of the top score. The following aro the principal prizewinners Capt. liallingCi'i Wellington Guards, £12 Mr White. Martini Henri Club, Auck-

land, £10 ... Bombardier Webster, A Battery, Auckland, t8 bJ Private Cameron, Dunedm ritgli School Cadets £0 Sergt. McCallum, ABittery, £H ... b7 Sergt. Tiffin, East Count Hussars, £-1 Bandsman King, Oamaru Garrison, h|> Sergf, Martin, Waitehuna Rifles, £1... So I'. 0. Williams, Wellington Navals, ... £4 ... _ ... Seaman Still, Wellington Xavals, £4... S4 Private Ballinger, Wellington Guards, £8 ... ... •" ... oo Gunner Weir, Thames Navals, £3 83 Lieut. Hughes, Wanganui Rifles, £3... S3 Lieut. Atkinson, Wellington City Rifles, Serßt. Pawlow, A Hattsry, £3 ... .. 83 The match wat» finished about 12.30. A start was made with the Marlborough match, 500 yards, 10 shots, at two o'clock. lsuring the afternoon the weather was all that could bo desired for Hhooting, and some good scores were recorded. Ihe following are the principal prize lakers :— Private Wakelyn, Christchurch Re-

sorve3, £8 7® Bmdsman Newall,Taranaki, £G ... 48 Trooper Strahsui, Alexandra Cavalry... £5 17 Private A. Ballinger, Wellington

Guards, £", Sergt. Gillies, Otago High School Cadets, £4 ... • ; Bum. Doughty, A Battery, Auckland

... u Capt. Montgomery, OtagoHigh School Cadets, £1 ■■■ 4 ' Capt. Sominerville, Alexandra Cavalry, £3 .» . • 10 Bandsman King, Oarnaru Garrison, £3 ••• ••• *•* . Gunner Weir, Thames Navals, i.3 ... 'J j j Mr Speedy, Tenui Rifle Club, £-' ... -if' Lieut. Simmers. North Duuediu Riltes, £2 ••• Private Salck, Ashburtou Rifles, £2 ... lj> (Junner McGregor, Oamaru, £2 ... lo Private Audorson, Wanganui times, £2 ]n this match at Wanganui last year Captain Hausby, of Victoria, put up tho possible but the competitors at this meeting could not come within two of it. This is the second match counting in tho H2(tregato for the belt, and at its conclusion Bandsman King (Oamaru Gamson} was in tho van with 132 ; 'V l , ,". 1 " (Wellington), and Mr White (Auckland), being next with 130 each.