RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL PRIZE FIRING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5758, 1 May 1880, Page 5

RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL PRIZE FIRING.

The anntial competition for tho prizes for th'o Auckland Rifle Association, took place yesterday; at the Mount Eden range. The firing was conducted by Major Morrow. The matches were arranged as follow, viz. : —Ist Match, Mr Beck's Cap; 2nd match, the Evening Star Cup ; 3rd match, Dr. Campbell's vase. There were also three money prizes for the three highest scorers in each match, and three for the highest aggregate scores. The following is a complete list of the scores in each match :— FIRST MATCH—MR. BECK'S CtJP.

Fain 0 2 3-2 3 — 10 Cooper 4 4 4 2 2 — 16 On reference to the scores in the first match, it will be observed that Volunteer Shaw of the Engineer Company heads the list with the score of 49 points. It appears that the rules of the Assoiiation provide that the winner of the trophy must be an efficient Volunteer, aud Shaw not being efficient, the prize must go the next highest scorer (Allen), tlowever, this is to be decided at-a general meeting of the Association) to be. held on Tuesday next, in the drill-shed, at 8 p.m., when all members and others interested in the movements of the Association are invited to be presont.

Five alio Li each range. 200 403 600 .Name yd'- *d«. yds. T1 Bhaw, Engineer .. 32441 "34133 43432 49 Allen, Engineer .. 43433 34333 23434 48 T. FfilrJ. Victoria 83443 44323 33324 48 No. 3 .. 43443 34S43 04342 48 TtfcC»rttay, Hobson 33333 43443 34403 47 Lieut.SkiDnT.Vlc. 34433 44443 32033 47 •3. K09I1, Artillery 34444 33334 32330 48 Henderson, Art. .. 33434 , 34340 33242 45 Hay, No. 3 " .. 23333 34344 43024 45 Wooley. A rtillery 3334! 2323,1 33323 43 K-Co»per, Vic. .. 23414 48233 3303i , 43 A. Payne, Art. .. 33234 40242 32403 39 Mai. Morrow, No. 3 32233 232)4 33032 39 Travea, Art ilery .. 33342 32342 20803 39 J. Piirs. victoria 32322 34224 42300 37 agt. Taylor, Vic. .. 32222 32342 22204 35 Doddg, Navals .. 23322 32424 40022 35 Soall, No. 3 .. 30344 32033 20330 33 SECONM MATCH" — CUP. 400, 500, and 600 yardi; five shots at each range. 400 500 QiO Ifame3. ydi. yd!. rdfl. TJ. B. Cooper, Victoria 44434 44333 43424 53 Woolley, Artillery 4J-34 44323 84223 46 T. Fairs, Victcrla 44343 34434 343 :0 4-1 Lieut. Skinner.Vic. 04344 03233 32344 41 Allen, Engineers.. 33423 23424 24i30 41 A Payne, Artillery 34333 22344 30303 40 H. Ko.«e, Artilley.. 24344 40323 43030 39 Sorgt. Hay,"No. 3.. 43142 33233 03230 39 Lei{h, No 3 .. 32434 24023 22330 37 Htmderaon, Art. .. 8344 4 333112 023bS 37 J. Fair*. Victoria., 43332 02220 03223 31 fi-trgt, Taylor, Pic. Kotlred 43u02 23223 22 Major Morrow .. 23424 00002 U2030- 22 Trayes, Artillery.. Re.ired 33000 . 02200 10 THIRD MATCH—DR. CAMPBELL'S V\SE. 300, 500, and 600 yards. Seven shots a>. each range. 300 500 6C0 Nsme. yd*; yd*. • yds. Tl. T. Fairs, Victoria .. 3243222 4333322 4001434 57 Lieut.Sklnner,Vic... 23(3332 4334333 SOS'2'4 55 E. Cooper. Victoria.. 2233323 3243220 3333312 65 Seret. Taylor, Vic. .. 3323333 3334343 0320203 S3 Henderson, Aitlllory 2220232 4324332 32310'.4 52 A Uso, Engineers . .. 3333233 2230243 4223230 62 Woolley, Artillery .. 3324333 42314'3 0002222 61 A. Payne, Artillery.. 3223322 43*0323 0242334 50 H. Kose. Artillory .. 3233332 0013224 48 Major Morrow .. 2332032 3244232 0033240 47 L-igS, No. 3 .. .. 3'22233 4243343 0002022 40 Sergt. Hav No. S .. 0323323 2334022 0039223 42 Trayes, Artillery .. 2334332 0332000 0033r43 41 J.-Fairs. Victoria ..' 2332333 *2433420 0000202 41 The ten highest aggregate acorera are :— Jst 2nd 3rd' Aggrema'.ch. match. 111 itch suites. Cooper, E., Victoria .. 43 53 55,— lftl Fairs, l\, Victoria .. 43 46 67 — 151 sk nner, Lieut., Victoria- 47 41 55 — 143 Allen, Engineer .. .. 48 41 62 — 141. Wooley, Artillory .. 43 46 51 — 140 HendtraoD, Artillery .. 45 37 52 — 134 Ro:e, H , Artillery .. 46 39 43 — 133 Leigh, J. W., No. 3 ... 43 37 48 — 131 Payno, A., Artillery .. 39 40 50 — 129 Hay, - oargt., N'o. 3 .. 45 39 42 — 128 Cooper and Fairs tying for fir3t aggregate they agreed to fire five rounds at the COO yards range to decide for firat position, ihe result was as follows :—