HAWKE'S BAY RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5300, 6 February 1879, Page 2

HAWKE'S BAY RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The third match of the Association was fired yesterday morning, at the usual range, there being nineteen competitors. The conditions were 200, 300, and 400 yards, five shots at each range. As the shooting on this occasion was to decide who was to be the winner of the handsome clock presented by Mr Lionel Harris to the highest aggregate scorer during the meeting, a very large amount of interest was taken in the competition. The result, as will bo seen by the scores, was that Mr M'lntosh, who was only one point behind, the highest scorer (Burr) at the comj mencement of yesterday's firing, ia the fortunate winner of the clock, with an aggregate score, for the three competitions, of 157 points, besides being the winner of several money prizes. Mr James Roas being the second highest scorer, with 155 points, takes the table lamp presented by Mr H. Williams ; Mr Red ward, with 154, third extra prize, a leather writing desk, the gift of Messrs Colledge and Craig ; Mr Burr, with 154, the fourth prize, cartridge carrier, presented by Mr John M'Vay ; and Mr Joseph Chicken, the last of the extra prizes, a pipe, presented by Mr D. Levi. The first prize. in yesterday's match was won by Mr L. Red ward, with 50 points, including a splendid score of 19 out of a possible 20 at the 400 yards range. It consisted of a handsome silver flask, presented by Mr W. A. Shanly, and £2. Mr James Ross also scored 50 points, but Redward became the winner of the first prize by having made ths beat score at the.

long range. Ross therefore takes the V; second prize, £2 ; Anderson, with4B points^ i ' third prizfejeilOs ; Joseph Chicken, with 47, the fotfrtli-prize,,£i ; and M'lntosh, with 46, the fifth prwe^ 10s. ', The shoo)* ing was a^ain 'superintended, by Major , Routledge,^Sergfc.-Mitj6rriGrray, of .the ± ■• :;>. Napier Arti^lry, acting as squad officer, .:^ ; '-: : The following are the scores : —

2 «fes 300 400 D . , „ _ Yarffs^r Yards. Yards. T]» Blackwell, E. „ 23224 23332 43434 44 M'lntosh, W. N. .. 23424 33383 .33433 46 Burr, A. .. .. 83222 23333 42442 .42 V°!?' J# c, i.' ••23134 44324 42344 60 Anderson, S. F. .. 34232 34433 23444 48 ' Ellison, H 43343 32222 34323 43 - Hopper, S. .. ... 43333 22223 32244 42 Morrison,!'. : .. 22222 22222 - 20202=^ 26 SH?»S- ■"•• i '• 24233 20233 34343 41 W-. •; i .. 23342 22332 43333 - 42 . Wiaharfc, J. 32234 32322' 04032 35 Scorgie.A. .. < ...83432 22202' 00283- : 81< : V* Cropp.M. .. .. 24434 32223 23433 44 ' Garry, A. ... .. 43330 22320 .23223 34Chicken, John <. .. 34344 22223 43432 45" Chicken, Joseph, .. 33444 22243 42433 47 Scarfo, A. „. ".. 34332 22033 43432.' =•«>';' !; Bennett, D:W. ..04020 00233 03232 24 Redward^L: ..'..,. 23344 23343 v 44443V' 60 '■*■*'