THE N.Z.H.A. MEETING.

Evening Star, Issue 10243, 19 February 1897, Page 2

THE N.Z.H.A. MEETING.

■ , $ ' ■'■ • .•'-'.-■ The *e»ther is love}/, 6u> ti» imi js» bright for shooting, and these with a light breeze across the ttWft MB* the right 82»e Chjri»**faw* *yM* f?*S SSa *°sf shooting was made despite the fl»* BaUinger, who rang op 45, keep*. J*l*3?r. tion at the head *f the aggi^f*^.«»* leading men being:—A, BaUinger (Welfllig. ton) 441, Head (Auckland) 483, Ku>* (Oamaru} 487,: Gi Uwday (Woodville) and William* IWeWngton) 427. *■ . In the Ohriatcburcb, Auckland, and Wellington UtMhuf.A Bailing** takes* Jtto Onion Company'« cap #Hb a ebnre of fflty Steadman coming nett with 220*, the* King and L*ved»y nfth 219. - The ohampiojn Teams' Match n>r tn* highest aggregate (five men from ant fln* ; company' or club" in the Belt matches) 1 wag won eastfy by the WoodvHte Rtifr Club with a total pT &ob 4 The W*Dingt» Guard> were second with 1.979, and the PetO»»Bifc Club third with - CHRISTCHURCH Match.—6oo yards; ten shone Williams," Wellingtoo, £6 .:. «: Wakelin". Christctiurcb, £8... , jj Howe, Wellington, £4 4g W. Loveday, Woodville, £s « Crow, Little River, iS ..- ■■■■ - « A. Ballinger, Wellington, £2 *§ Banks, (Sristchutt*, #8... - » Ingpen (WojdvUle) 48;. Simpson Ross (NaDier). Wilkie (Cwef 1 (ThamespCox (Auckland) 1< each; Hawthorn. (Wellington), Love (Wellington), Kirk (PetoneJ, Barstow (Carterton). Grace (Petpne), Harding (Blenheim). Weir (FMimes) 43 each; Oates (Carterton), M'Kay (Christchurch). G. Loveday (Woodwile) 42-each; Winslade (Wawsmßi*, Churton (Wanganui), Head. (WhangarejV &. Spinley (Ponsonby). Benders* (AtocklaiatfX, Manning (Christchurch), Hall (WelMngton),.wqliaims (Wooflvnie), 41 each; M'Lean WOarthy (Auckland) 40 each-^leach. Counted out: Phillips (New Plymouth), Buchanan (Auckland); i King (Oamaru), Krae (Wanganui), Henderson (Thames). At the conclusion of the Christchurch Match the nineteen highest aggregates were:— A. BalHpger, Wellington - 441 HeadTWhanearei... ... *» G. Loveday,-Woodl'ille ... - « Williams, Wellington ... *W King, Oamaru ••• *« Steadman, Whangatei «{* : Barstow. Carterton *gj Kruse, Wanganlii *** Banks, Christchaffh *g Hawthorne, Wellingloii *« Love, Wellington ... *", Tlollard. Petone «J Weir, Thames " Jle Simpson, Kaiapoi : ... ... *'f. Crawford, Little River f™, Wilson, Woodville... «* Rohinson,-Christchurch ... ... Robinson, Vliper Hutt *Jr Howe, WellSiglon *W The Grand Aggregate Match, open to the highest hundred in the Belt matches—range* 500, 600, and 700 yard*, seven shots at eaab —was next proceeded with. The light bad now improved, and the shooting at the fi»s* distance was quite up to the preview stsnv dard. M*Hattie (Wairarapa) obtained the possible, while Williams (Wellington), Niitt (Auckland), Manning (Christchurch), Henderson (Thames), <f. Spinley and. M'Lean (Wairoaj all pnt on %. At the conclusion of the range the positions for the championship were : A Ballinger Head 461, Williams 461, LcTjday 459, King 458, Kruse 451, Banks 451, Steadman 450; Holland 450. At 600 yds Williams (Wellington) again, got on 34, bringiag bis total for the two ranges up to 68, and he is leading for the Grand Aggregate Match, with King (62) next. At the conclusion of this range the leading aggregates were : Ballinger, Wellington 5W Williams. Wellington fj» Head, Whaugafei - f& King, Oamaru •• ••• *™» Loveday, Woodville «« Hawthorne, Wellington •• 481 4 P.M. Williams won the Grand Aggregate Match with 95 points out of a possible 105. With only the final stage—ten shots at 700yds—of the Championship to be fired tomorrow afternoon, the following are the LEADING MEN. A. Ballinger, Wellington ••• g9 Williams, Wellington ... ••• &fZ King, Oamaru ... ... ■■• ■•• *>}* Head, Whangarei «""