CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 3975, 22 April 1878, Page 2

CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The members of the Canterbury Rifle Association nut on Thursday eight at Haddiffe's Hotel for the purpose of arranging, ac far m practicable, the prize-list for the forthcoming »no matches. Mr Appleby was colled to the cftuii explained the object of the meeting, and re* quested those who had recciyed promisee of private prizes to report them, in wefer to •ape the meeting to apportion them to thodifiwent events. Several members gave-in-a list of prices, to the number of twenty-six, which variou tradesmen had offered. Before proceeding to fix the prize-list the chairman informed Jim meeting that there would.not be^muchs>rb« money for distribution, as the Aseociation owed the treasurer, Mr Strange, JBIO 9e. Thuhe suggested should be made a first cbsrgS: DJJM the receipfa.' They might reckon, he wougeii upon having about forty competitors. After deducting from receipts the cost of advertum?! repairing dkks, and the expenses of w*°*f> there would be ft balance of about Jllerail*™ for prizes/ The meeting then diseased tie arrangement of the prises, and determined a » follows :— First Match—President's Cup: M'JFf , cup value five gnineia ; 2nd, Measrs MeMJJ* •• value two guineas ; 3rd, Mr P. Laurar»™ xM - tea, value 32s Gd; 4th, Mr Montague , ? tfg' value one guinea; sth, Mr Poote's bl» »"* cuits, value 12s 6d. i w , „_ SecondMfttch-Mayor'e Cup: I«*JI#JK value five guineas ; 2nd, Mr EkhW*!™™ four guineas,- 3rd, Captain silver watch, value £3 ; 4th, Measft »«"?' Bassett and Co.'c, value 80s j sth, MrQee.».P» of dessert biscuits, value 12e 6d. ~ .s__ Third Match—Blake's Cup; lrf pwj ll }' and gold medal, value £5; 2nd, silver »<»«• value JB3; 3rd, Mr A. J. White's, guineas; 4th, Mr Ihnie'a pair of water"?""' value 255; sth, Mr Simpson's parcel of*«*»•. value 255; Cth, Meesrs Wood, Shantlatta Co. h value one guinea ; 7th, Mr Oakey'e valnez* For tho Aggregates—lst prize, M* W. 1»£ cliffc'B cnp, value fivo guineas ; 2nd, bu I Nashelaki's cup, with' , winner's narao oiigravea lon it, value £S 103; 3rd, Meesr» Potersonani Co.'s cup, value three guineas. : '■,-A't ha Other prizes for tho aggregates werolcß v> m decided upon when tOl the prizes likely to be roceived had been ascertained. , The jtoinnM aanonnced that Colonel Packe had sent to »*«• linxtoa for the ammunition, which wonW .am" by the Alhambra. Ho (the chairman) had b<* to give hie oheque for the amount it wonKi »•*• He also mentioned that A^™™** strictly enforced, ami reminded intending ' co m petiton that or:o rble ww « u »'. no l en £2»! ro S be received later than five minute before tM commencement of a match. ~. After making arrangements as to di»w, bugler, ammunition, Ac., the mcc .mg wdrf. Among the prizes not defin.fely «Jtott» at the meeting may >« meafaoned,s» tiona from the following :-Mr b.hepp«d(Wbi» Hartl, two bottles brandy imd half a dozoa m -msm case.