RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12213, 7 March 1903, Page 5

RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

SECOND DAY'S SHOOTING.

[by telegraph.PßESS association.] Teentiiam Rifle RANGE, Friday. With dull ■weather and a strong tendency to rain, and a gusty fishtail wind, operations commenced this morning; at a, Quarter-past eight with the 50Qyds range. 10 shots, in the Wellington Match. The shooting wits not of the calibre of yesterday. ' No one succeeded in getting the coveted possible, but several obtained 49, amongst "these Causley and McKee, whilst Browne' (47) and Makgill (46) "were also well up. At a quarter to eleven the 600 yds was started, and although the light had brightened up '- the ' wind had ' become more tricky, aiid lots of men who had' big scores at 500 yds failed to keep up. ' The 'match was won' by W. Ballin'ger, with 90, G. Howe taking second place on the count, Maingay ' securing -third money with 39.' Following are the leading scores: — T "WELLING-TQN MATCH, 500 yds and 600 yds. ' ' Ten shots.' 1 " ,i: '" ' 1 " " W. Ballinger, Petone, £6 ' ... ... ... 9( Howe, Wellington, £5 ... , ... 91 Maingay, Piako, £4 ... 8! Needham, Pulmerston North, £4 8' Bishop, Hastings'," £3' 1 8'

Shaw/ bhirierhuri', £3 ... ... ™ 8b Cooper, Linwood, 88; Wilson, Waimate, 87; Hubbard, Ohiuemuri; 86;' Smithies, Wanganui, '36';' Carey,' Patea,"B6; ea,eii"£2. Head, Ott'iiki, 86} OoarnhT}U',''Opulri, *85";' W. Loveday, Woodville, 85; Lieutenant Ckey, Tarahaki; 85; i'iast, Wairarapa; 85'; Craw, Linton, 85; Porrih',"Palmerstori'' i North, 85'; Winslade, Wanganui, 85; "Private Cox, Auckland, 35; Irvine, Waimea, 85; Grossman, Napier, 84; Perriri, Palmerstoh North, 84;' Dri 'McKniglit,' Oreti, 84; ' Whiteley, \Kaiapoi, 83; Thomas, "Petorie, 83; McKenzie, Oirjaru/ 83;' Lister, Cllristchurch', 83; O'Neii, 1 "VVanganui," 83; Alport, Stoke, 83; BarracloagH, Wangarali, 83; eacli £1. ' ...... ' ' -

Counted out: Armitage, Napier, 82; Tyros, Feilding, 82" Barltrop, Feilding, 82; Beetham, Pahiataa, 82; Bryce, Kaitaugata, 82; Jones, WPodville, '81; Higgins, Timaru, 81; Booth, HoWwhehua', 81; each. <£I.' ' " ' ' 'This match was won' last year -with, a score of ' 95' points; 90 "being counted out; but this year •' 90 wins and '83 counted out. ' ' ' The Nelson Match, 200, 500, and 700 yards, seven shots (prizes, aggregating £64, ranging from £6 to £I),'started'at a-quarter to three, but 'owing' to a'' shower of rain, which increased in violencSeT with heavy'wind, shooting had 'to be 'stopped'at half-past four,' on the completion of t£io 200 yds. " The following competitors made 35 arid ' upward^:— Hyde, Opaki ;' Shepherd, Auckland; Shanks, Gore; Captain. Boss,'N.Z. Militia, each 35. ' Sma.il, Ivaitangata; W. "Ballinger. Pet-one; Widkena, Wellington; Ch'aytbr, Blenheim; White, Patea'; ' Senior, Coromandel'; Raven, Wellington';" Lewis,' Karori; Gillan and 'King, Auckland; King, Opaki, each' 34.' """ Frazer, Kaitangata; Maingay, 'Piako; Cole, AVaimea; MacKaskiU. "Wellington; Pirie, Napier'; "Mil roy,' Nelson'; - Private Cox" and Cooper, '' Linwood;'' " Carlson, ' ' Auckland; Thomas, Pet'orie; Smithers. Wanganui; Browne, Hauraki; Barraclough, Wangantii; Comes, Oh in emu ; 'Winslade Wanganui; Thurston, Wairoa; 1 Howard', Napier: Hopkins, ' Waipukurau; Sergeant Hyde, Hawke's Bay; Trevethick, Petone;.' Kyle, Pet-one;' Stewart. Ashbm-ton;' Lieutenant Okey,' Taranaki; ' Head ' Opiild; G. Loveday, Woodville, each 33."-" ' "The following are the eleven highest aggregates in the completed matches':— W. H. Ballinger ... . '...' 184 Lester ' ...'' 183 Hvde ». - 182 Bishop ... . ••• Waingay ... .'• ... 181 Chins ... 180 Lieutenant Co* ... " ... 179 ,T. G. Wilson 179 Lieutenant" Okey 179 Irvine ... ..." : ... ... J2? Turnbull ... ••• 17?