The Rifle Association Meeting.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XX, Issue 6209, 19 March 1895, Page 3

The Rifle Association Meeting.

(by telegraph.) Thentham, March 18. The following is the result of the Companies' Teams Match:— PetoDe Rifles Club, L3O 448 Wanganui City Rifles, Lls ... ... 440 Wellington City Rifles, LlO .„ ... 434 A Battery, L 5 ,~ 431 The other scores were : Reserve Corps, Christchurch ... ... 430 Upper Hurt ifle Club 422 Woodville Rifle Club 422 Marton Rifle Club 401 Waipukurau Rifle Club ... 392 Southland Rifle Club ... .„ ... 388 New Plymouth Rifle Club 383 Reserve Corps, Christchurch 372 At the annual meeting of the Association a large number of members were present. Major Sommerville presided. The following members of the Council were elected .-—Oamaru, Captain Creagh ; Dunedin, Captain Proudfoot ; South Canterbury, Lieutant Whitehead; Wairarapa, Mr H. S. Izard; Nelson, Mr Rowell; Southland, Mr W. Smith; Hawkes Bay, Mr F. Williams; New Plymouth, Mr W. Humphries; Wanganui, Lieut. Hughes; Marlborough, Lieut. Salmon ; Christchurch, Captain Harman ; Auckland, Lieut. White; Wellington, Lieut. Kirk.

Major Sommerville briefly explained the position, combating the Government's statement that the Association was of no use to Volunteering, and subversive of dis3ipline. He had hopes that the deputation to wait on the Defence Department on Thursday would result satisfactorily, and that the Government grant would b« con inued. The meeting decided to hold the next meeting at Oamaru about the middle of February. Trentham, March 19. The weather is again fine for the shooting, there being a light breeze from the left with a dull light, and at the 500 yards of the Wellington Match the firing was an improvement on the previous days.' The shooting was particularly warm at 500 yards this morning, and it is rather unfortunate for the Association that they should have initiated prizes for possibles at a meetiug when funds were at a lower ebb than in the history of the Institution, as already nine possibles have been registered, for which L2 each has to be paid. At this range four possibles were put on by Sergeant Wakelyn, Christchurch ; Corporal Simpson, Kaiapoi; J. Burns, Karori; and W. B. Scott, Christchurch ; while Sergeant Mooseman, Wanganui; Greenwood, Hutt; Captain Smith, Dunedin; and M'Kay, Christchurch ; were within one of the major score.

At 600 yards some good scores were made, and Sergeant Wakelyn narrowly escaped another possible, making six bulls and the other was only an inch off. Other good scores were made by Captain Smith, Dunedin; Bannerman, Southland j Doughty, Auckland ; Richardson, Dunedin ; Burns, Dunedin ; M'Kay, Christchurch 33. Afc the conclusion of the range Wakelyn had the fine score of 69 outof 70, M'Kay next with 67, then came Bannerman 64, Captain Smith, Kirk, and Richardson 63.

At the conclusion of 600 yards a sharp shower fell but it is not likely to affect the shooting.

At 700 yds there were again good scores, and Wakelyn, finishing with 30, wound up with the excellent score of 99 out of a possible 105. It was fortunate for Wakelyn that a shot which he placed on the wrong target was one of his sighters, the first of which was a " bull," and the second an inner as mentioned on the target next his. Captain Smith, Dunedin, was 95 with a shot to go, and great interest was taken as to whether he could pass the redoubtable Canterbury crack. But this was not to be, as he had a cartridge which turned out to be a whistler; but he proved to be a worthy runner-up to the chief prizetaker. Doughty, who came back from 600 yds with 64, got on 30, and finished a good third, Bannerman, of Southland, put on 93. Willoughby was the highest scorer at this range with 33 six bulls and a magpie. Other good scores were: Robertson (Tuapeka) 31, France (Karori) 31, Doughty (Auckland) 30, Guise (Wellington), 30, M'Nab | (Invercargill) 30. The following are the chief prize takers in the Wellington Match 500, 600, and 700 yards seven shots : Wakelyn, Christchurch, L 6 99 Smith, Dunedin, L 4 10s 95 Doughty, Auckland, L 3 103 94 Bannerman, Southland, L 3 ... ... 93 Jackson, Wellington, L 3 92 Richardson, Dunedin, L 3 .~ ... 91 France, Karori, L2 89 Humphries, Napier, L2 89 Head, Whangarei, L2 89 Kirk, Petene, L2 89 Home, Woodville, L2 88 Scott, Christchurch, LI 88 Robertson, Tuapeka, LI 87 A. Ballinger, Wellington, LI 87 Sandford, Christchurch, LI ... ... 87 Brown, Auckland, LI ..87 G Loveday, WoodviUe, LI 87 Hyde, Pahiatua, LI -. 86 W. Ballinger, Petone, LI 86 Churton, Wanganui LI 86 M'Kay, Christchurch, LI 86 Johnstone, Marton, LI 85 Hawker, Victoria, LI 85 M'Farlane, Christchurch, LI 85 Lester, Christchurch, LI ... ... 85 Smith, Taneru, LI .-. 85 Strachan, Wanganui, L 1... 85 Purnell, Wanganui, LI 85 Burns, Karori, LI ... ... ... 85 Willoughby, Petone, LI 84 Speight, Dunedin, LI .- 84 Armstrong, Dunedin, LI ... ... 84 Simpson, Kaiapoi Rifles, LI ... ... 84 Rowell, Nelson, LI 84 Guise, Wellington, LI 83 King, Oamaru, LI .83 Barrow, Hawera, LI .„ .-. ..83 Parkinson, Hawera, LI ... 83 Home, Woodville, LI 83 Scott, Feilding, LI ... ... ... 83 Harding, Blenheim 1 , L 1... 83 Mooseman, Wanganui, LI 83 Prouse, Petone, LI 82 Wilson, Woodville, LI 82 Dempster, Dunedin, LI 82 Counted out—Tonkin, Waikari; Williams, Wellington; Chapman, Wairoa ; White, Auckland ; Eleridge, Lyttelton. The leading aggregates to fire in the Grand Aggregate Match are— Kirk, Petone 416 W. Ballinger, Petone .« 410 A. Ballinger, Petone .... ... 406 Richardson, Dunedin 404 Wakelyn, Christchurch ... 404 Head, WhaDgarei 400 Brown, Auckland 399 Doughty, Auckland 399 Ross, Napier ... ... ... 396 Perry, Wanganui 394 Wmslade, Wanganui... ... 393 Purnell, Wanganui ... ... 390 Jack, Dunedin 390 Hawker, Victoria 388 Parslow, Auckland ... ... 388 Chapman, Wairoa 386 Scott, Feilding 384 M'Farlane, Christchurch ... .383 Speight, Dunedin 383 F. Okey, Taranaki ... ... 382 Cameron, Wairarapa... ... 381 Williams, Wellington ... 381 Smith, Taurn 379 Smith, Dunedin 378 Taylor, Auckland - 378 Kummer, Masterton 377 Churton, Wanganui ... .... 377 Jackson, Wellington 377 Wilson, Woodville ... ... 376 Burns, Karori... .- ... 376 G. Robinson, Port Victoria .„ 374 Steward, Victoria 374 Kruse, Wanganui 373 Home, Woodville 373 Bunting, Petone, 373 Flyger, Feilding 373 Farker, Christchurch.... . ... 371 Lavery, Christchurch 369 G Loveday, Woodville ... 368 Tonkin, Waikari .~ Wales, Dunedin ... ~, 366 Simpson, Kaiapoi ... ... 366 Ingpen, Woodville «=, m. 366

Howe, Wellington ... ... 366 Humphreys, Napier ... ... 365 RobiUiard, Kaiapoi 364 Bairstow, Grey town North .... 364 Scott, Christchurch 364 Grace, Petone... ... ... 363 Proudfoot, Dunedin 363 King, Oamaru 363 Trevethick, Petone 363 The other fifty, eligible to fire in the match, which will be fired this afternoon, rang- from 362 to 344. The colonial ammunition match, 10 shots at 500 yards, and prizes allotted from the entrance money, is proceeding. The ammunition appears to be quite equal to that In use at the meeting, and several scores of 48 have been registered. Most of those well up in the aggregate for the belc are not firing. (FROM OTFB, OWN CORRESPONDENT). Trentham, March 19. The morning is dull and favorable for shooting. The Wellington match 500, 600, and 700 yards, .seven shots was fired and produced some of the finest shooting ever seen on the range, Wakelyn making 99 out of 105, and Captain Smith 95. The latter missed his last shot at 600. The local men scored as under:— King, 30, 27,26-83; Nimmo, 30, 28,17 75 ; Every, 25, 24, 25—74; Oreagh, 20, 25, 25 - 68. Tnis afternoon is grand for big scores. In the Colonial Ammunition Test Match 10 shots at 500 yards, the scoring was the hottest ever seen on the range, 49 out of 50 being common. The local scores are Every, 45; King, 44; Nimmo, 44; Creagh, 34. '• he local men in the first 100 are King, 363 ; Creagh, 357 ; Nimmo, 357.