THE NELSON PRIZE FIRING.

Evening Star, Issue 5609, 1 March 1881, Page 2

THE NELSON PRIZE FIRING.

[By Our Special Rkfoktsk.]

RIFLE CAMP, Maech 1.

This was another glorious day, but the weather was 80 hot as to necessitate the free use «! umbrella*. Firing was resumed at eight o'clock, when the final Stage of the First Match was continued. The Wanaka arrived at six o'clock, and the Southern men came on to the range by tho ten o'clock traio. Taere is great complaint among tho carbine men in consequence of their prize money being reduced from L2TO to LIBO.

At au executire meeting last night a proposition was moTed recommending the Council to reduce the prize-money one-third in consequence of the paucity of representative, and the Toting being equal Major Baillie give his easting vote with the ayes. As a matter of fact there it no quorum of the Counoil here. The next step was a notification by the secretary that the reduction had been made. Several trophies given by the citizens and brewers of Nelson, and a cup subscribed for by Wellington ladies, hare been apportioned to the rifle representatives, occasioning further discontent in carbine quarters. The carbine men hare resolved to discontinue firing if the reduttiona of prize money are lasisted on. Msjer Baillie has promised to reconsider the matter, &xia le now bo.

Firbt Match —Open to an members of the Association. Ranges, 200, 408, and 600 yards; sevem rbiindg. jTirst prize, Llfl ; second, L?; third, L 8; fourth, Jul; fifth, LC; sixth, L 6; seventh, LS ; eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh, L 8 each; twelfth to fifteenth. LI 10s each; sixteenth te. twenty-third, LI each. Total, Lit, 800 400 600 yds. yds. yds, Tl, GriflVh*,. Blenheim 26 28 26 7* Cros-iii-n. Nt-lson ... ... 28 28 22 —7l P.n.rr , N.ison ... ... 28 26 24 —7B V- «yiuoiw, Blenheim ... 28 27 2* —7B Wilkinson, Duncdin Naval Cadets £5 K 22 TS Ross, Hokitika 28 28 21 —7B Hughes, Wauganni ... ~. 28 28 21 —75 A. Dixon, Wellington Navals 24. 22 28 —72

Sampson, Hokitika 21 26 25 —72 Adams, Brace (Otago) ... 22 25 25 —72 Ricceta, Warnes 28 2- 25 —72 Smith, Greymouth 28 25 24 —72

Kogors, Blenheim 28 28 28 —72 M'Kenzie, Blenheim 22 27 23 —72 Ballinger, Wellington ... 24 16 28 —72 Somerville, Wanganul ... 25 25 22 —72 JJairslow, Thames ... ... 85 26 22 —72 Ch'adwiek, Patpa .., ... 20 2fl 25 —VI Wimsotti, kelson .„ ... 2) 04 24 —7l Gray, Nelson 23 24 24 —7l Payne, Auckland 22 J6 24 —7l Anderson, Ciutha (Otago) ... 28 24 24 —7l Ellis, Nelson 25 28 23 Tho following also made 71 : Chapman. Canterbury ... 24 28 21 —7l Randall, Wellington... ... 24 28 21 —7l The Otago men scared as follows in the First Match !-

Wilkinson, Naral Cadets ... ... 73 Brook*, North Duuedm ... ... 65 Wllloeks, Clutha 59 Wi'son, North Dnnedin 66 Adams, fcruce.... ... ... ... 72

Irvine, Port Uaraj .., ~. ... tf ifhcmiion, Artillery ... ~, ... C 4 Millar, North Dunedin .„ 83 Thomson, Port Chalmers ~, ... 62 Harding. Oaniaru ... ... .., 70 Wallis, Dunedin Naval 6« Hutchinson, North Duaedin ... ... 83 Wobater, City Guards 58 Marshall, North Dunedin ... ... 67 Mathoson, Bruee ... ... ... 66 Anderee-n, City Guards... ... ... 71 Johnston, North Dunedin ... ... 65 King, Oamam... ... ... ... 59 Richardson, North Dancdin ... ... 69 4.80 r.M.

The rirst carbine and riu« belt watch ftre now on. The Second Match is just finished, ' Howoll, of Taranaki, and Hoskins, of Tarauaki, have each made 89 out of a possisle 40. Fowler, of Nelson, is third with 37. Willocks, with 86, is tha highest Olago scorer.