NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S MEETING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 905, 11 March 1879, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S MEETING.

[RY TEI.EORAPH.] TCifle Camp, Nelson, 3larch 10. Match No. 17, for the licensed victuallers' prize, has been proceeding .ill the afternoon, but is not completed. The first prize is a cup value ten guineas, presented by the brewers of Nelson ; second, L(»; third, L 5 ; fourth, L 4 : two of L 3 eacli : two of L2 ; twelve of LI. There arc some twenty or thirty yet to fire, but the lending men so far are—Hutchinson, 71; Prowse, jun.,7o. In the seventeenth match, ranges 400. 500, and COO yards, the following are the prize-winners : 400 500 GOO Tl. Kins 22 27 22-71 Hutchison 27 24 20—71 rrowse. Jim 27 23 20—70 Hunter 23 23 23—1.0 Harding 2-1 21 22-OS Ctirrie 27 23 IS—OS Cording 23 25 20—OS Milts 2(J 22 19-07 Liiicaster 23 25 19—07 Rosa 25 25 17— 07 Turner 22 23 21-00 Smith 23 23 19—05 .1. Ballengcr 25 22 IS—OS Wittoeks 24 23 IS—OS Coventry 22 19 23-04 Christie 22 19 23—64 Maefclev 22 21 21-M Cameron 22 22 20-04 Coleman 25 22 17—04 Alter: 25 22 17—G-t Match 18 was tired this morning. Ist prize, L 5 ; 2nd, Li ; 3rd, L 3 ; 2 of L2 ; and lf» of LI. 'flic following are the highest scores : 200 400 500 Tl. O'Key 2(5 2D 25-77 Turner 27 20 24—77 I'tirncll 20 25 25—75 M'Cartncv 22 24 26—74 Keller * 25 24 24—73 Coventry 25 24 23-73 Jack 25 20 22—73 Wiko«ks 25 2S 20-73 Pownc 23 25 24—72 Griffiths 24 24 24-72 Marshall 23 20 23-72 M'lntoah. Wellington ... 23 26 23—72 Hutchinson 24 26 22—72 Rogers 21 24 20—71 Smith 24 22 25—71 Ross 22 25 24—71 Hunter ... ... ... 22 25 24—71 Watich 23 24 24—71 J. Kallingcr 23 24 24—71 Kennedy 26 22 23—71 W. Ballinger 24 25 22—71 (rr.OSI OCR OWX CORRESPONDENT.) Kifle Camp, March 11. Morris took first prize of Ll2 in match N\>. 9, ranges 200, 400, 500, and GOO rants, seven shots at cacti. His score "was— 25, 28, 21, 20—94. Harding, 25, 22, 23, 20—00; King, 24, 23, 19, 20— SG ; also took prizes in the match. In the North v. South match, ten men aside. King made 22, 27, 17 —6G ; and 1 Harding 25, 23,14—62. i In match 17—GOO, 500, and 400 yards, I« shots at each—King took the first prize ; (the Brewera' Cup, of the value of 10 | guineas), scoring 22, 27, 22—total 71. Being the last man to fire, he nearly lost his prize, owing to darkness setting in. Harding, with 22, 21, "25—total, GB, takes fifth prize. Morris made 14, 21, 2G—total, Gl. In this match there were 120 entries. In match 16, for the prizes presented by the Stoke Rifles—ranges, 200, 400, and 500 yards; seven shots—Morris made 23, 25, 25—total, 70 (?) ; Harding, 21, 23, 25—total, 69; and King, 23, 24, 21— total, 68. Winners are not published.