THE NELSON PRIZE FIRING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5948, 4 March 1881, Page 2

THE NELSON PRIZE FIRING.

(fboii oub special bepobter.)

Kifle Oasip, March 3rd, Firing at the remaining stages of the sixth and seventh matches occupied the greater part of to-day. Considerable interest centred iff these matches, as they enabled one to formatolerably good idea of the probabilities of theBslt winners. Turner wa3 the only rifle competitor who made a large score, and he went back to the 500 yards range with 54, having made one withia a possible at each of the first~ two ranges. F. France for the carbines did even beiter, maintaining his average at the longer ranges, and winding up with a total of 99, which placed Mm in the van for tha Championship. Subjoined are the scores of the prizatakera, including parade points fo^ T both matches:— - , :

Sixth Match.—Volunteers only. 200, 400, 500 and 600 yards ; seven rounds at each distance. Riflerepresentatives. Attendance at inspection parades ■ ordered by the officer commanding the district; during the Volunteer year, to count towards total points—nine to be the maximum ; but no points given for attendance to count in the aggregate for the Belt. First prize, £10; second, £9: third £8 - fourth, £6; fifth, £5 ; sixth, seventh, and eighth* £3 each; ninth and tenth, £2 each- eleventh . to nineteenth, £1 each. £60. "■".].. 200 400 500 600

i. ■■"-• _, •. . 3'ds- J'ds. yds. yds. Pts. Tl. Turner, Blenheim 27 27 24 20 9 — 107 ll'Lepd, Thames 24 29 24 20 9 10S Hoskin, Taranaki 27 23 23 21 9 103 Paynter, Nelson.. 25 26 23 20 9 — 103Watt, Westlaud .. 22 26 24 21 9-102 Willocks, Clutha.. 25 24 23 20 9 — 101 Anderson, Clutha 21 24 25 21 9_-ino-Ballinger, Sergt., r Wellington 25 23 23 20 9 — 100 Hutchinson, Otago 25 25 22 19 9 — 100 Remington, Wan- . y ganui.. ..25 26 22 20 6—99 Fowler, Nelson .. 24 24 24 20 7—99 Downie, Thames.. 23 24 24 19 9_■ 99 Linstrom, Hokitika 24 25 24 17 "g— gg Smith, Greymouth 23 27 24 16 9—93 Neill, Wanganui ..22 25 21 21 9 93 Sutton, A., Spring Creek.. .. 24 23 22 21 8—93 Rickets, Waimea.. 23 27 23 17 B—9B M'Kenzio, BlenxA ci« m r ™ '•• 25 25 23 ie 9-'9B Nutsford, Wanganui.., . ...27 26 31 15 8— 98Lnst year in this match Okey made 101; Acheson, Downie, and Buckley tied at 91—cot including parade allowance. In this match three prize? fall to Otago, tha Clutha representatives each securing one., On* carbine men did not fire so well as previously, Thomson alone making over centres. Tne non-pr.'zeuakers. ftvm Otago scored a3 follows in the sixth match :— 200 400 500 600 TT ■ . ' " J^s. yds. yds. yds. TT_ Harding, Oamara ..25 26 25 13—'89Brooks, North Dunedin .. 25 25 23 15 —88 • Adam, Bruce .. .. 21 26 20 20 — 87' Millar, North Dunedin' ..21 22 22 19'J_'84 Richardson, North Dunedin 24 22 17 19 _83 Matheson, Bruce ..--22 25 39 16 — 82: Wilson, North Dunedin .". 24 25 14 16 79 > Johnston, North Dunedin .. 22 23 19 '14 75 * King, Oamaru ... ..23-23 18 14 —'78 Marshall, North Dunedin ... 27 23 13 14 77Webster, City Guards .. 21 21 20 13' 75 -

It will.be seen from the scores that Hutchinsen -holds a good position among the apere:pates: . -.-. _,

Seventh Match.—Volunteers only. 200, 300,400. and 500 yards; seven rounds at each distance. Carbine representatives. Attendance at inspection parades ordered by .the officer commanding- the district during the Volunteer year, to count towards total, points—nine to be the maximum - put no points' given for attendance to count in - the aggregate for the Belt. First prize £10----second,-£9; third, £S; fourth, £6; fifth, £5 '' sixth, seventh, and eighth, £3 each ; ninth and/ tenth, £2 each; eleventh to nineteenth, £1 each. Totai, £80. ■ . - ,200 ; 300 400 500 . ' F. France, Wei-^ • lington .. 26 24 27 22 9 — 10S Armstronpr.Thames 25 22 24 23 0 — 103 M'Lean, Wanganui 26 20 24 24 9 — 102 R.Dixon, Wellington 25 22" 24 22 9 104 H^D^rWeV- 2S 23 27 20 9"102 lington .. 24 r2O 25 24 8 — 101 Cameron, Thames 26 20 21 25 " 9 — 101 Harris, Thames ..25 21 22 24 9 101 Davy, Wellington 25 22 25 20 9 — 101 " Sergeant Wimsett, Nelson ... 24 23 22 23 9 — 101 C.France, Wellington .. .. 23 20 26 24 7 — 100 Gordon, Thames.. 25 :25 22 19 9 — 100 Clouston, Nelson.. 22. 21 23 24 8— 98 KeUer, Thames ..24 18 25 22 9— 9S Wood, Nelson ..22 19 27 21 9—98 Payne, Auckland 24 20 24 21 9— 93 Laird, Wanganui;. 24 21 23 21 9— 9S Thomas, Thames.. 23 20 25 20 9 98 Ingle, Wellington 25 18 24 23 7—97 Laßt year in this match Somerville Iwas highest scorer with 94, whilst Gordon and Wbolley tied at 92, and A. Thomas and Keller tied at 91—not including Government paradeallowance. In this match the Ofcago men acorad thus:— 200 300 400 500 Thomson, D.Ai .. *& Jfi *& *% Wallis, D.N.C. ..21 21 20 22 II Irvine, P.C.N.B. .. 21 13 21 PZ It SS^ST"?. 2 2? jg I gZ& In the afternoon the eighth (all-comers') match was commenced, but is not concluded. At present the highest rifle aggregates are :—■ 2nd 4th 6th

~ i „ , match, match, match. TI Paynter, Nelson ..30 70 91 — 200 Hoskm, Taranaki ..39 05 94 — isre Turner, Blenheim ..33 01 9S — iql Sutton A., Blenheim ..35 C- nn to? Hutchinson, N.D. ..33 6S 91 — ia| Burr, Wellington ..33 71 87 ioi Hall,Nel S on\. .. 35 73 %~vn. Thorburn, Nelson ..35 67 87 - 183 Ballinprer (Sergfc), Wei- W lington .. ..33 05 91 _ isa Okey (champion) ..33 60 80 — 179 It has been decided not to complete the Championship matches until Saturday after, noon. Tomorrow an extra match '(Nelson citizenß and brewers) will be fired, and on Saturday morning the. eighth (all-comers 5) match will be completed. In the afternoon the

but it will be late before the results are decided. By this arrangement it is hoped that a large attendance will be secured, and as an exciting finish ia -promised swob, doubtless will be the caae. Griffith?, as chief winner in the first match, lakes the Union Company's priß9, valued at 10 guineas. The -carbine competitors are making an even closer run of it for the Championship than their rifle 'confreres. So far the highest scorers ares—

final Belt matches will

Hatch. Match. Match. Tls. Armstrong, Thames .. 35 73 91 — 202 F. France, Wellington .. 30 72 99 — 202 Cameron, Thames ..37 70 92 199 Dixon H., Wellington .. 37 69 93 — 199 Harris, Thames ..34 Y3 92 — 199 M'Lean comes next with 197; A. Dixon, 195 ; Tarslow, 195; Davy, Ingle, and Thomas (champion), 195 each. ■ The register-keepers have done their work to-day in a most careless manner, and your correspondent had great, difficulty in getting together his list cf to-day's prizjtakera and aggregates.