DEFENCE FORCE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12605, 7 March 1903, Page 8

DEFENCE FORCE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL PRIZE FIRING.; (Per United Press Assooiatiox.) WELLINGTON, March 6. The,weather was overcast this morning, l and a puffy light breeze blew in the early part of the morning, increasing in force later on, and seriously interfering with tho shooting. The Wellington Jlateh (500 and 600 yards, ton shots at each' range) was taKcn, 38 prizes, aggregating £62 in value,. being offered. No possibles were made at either range, M'Kqo (Piafco), Speck (Stratford) , and Caushey' (Thames) topping the seore at the first range with .49, while Bryce (Kaitangata) put on 48 at 600 yards. W. j Ballinger made 45 at each distance, while ■ Howe put on 46 and 44. I WELLINGTON MATCH,. 500 and 600 yards; I ten shots. ' W. Ballinger (Petono), £0 90 Howe (Wellington); £5 i. 90. Haingay (Piako), M 89 Needhom (Palniersloii North), £4 .. .. SO . Bishop (Hastings), £3 89 Shaw (Ohinemuri), i 3 88 Cooper (Limvood) 88, Wilson (Wainmte) 87, ! Hubbard (Ohinemuri) £G, Smithies (Wangnnui) •' 86, Carey (Pa'ea) 86, £2 cach. Head (Opaki) S6, Turnbull (Opaki), W. Love- j day (Woodvillel, Lieutenant Okey (Taranaki), ] Feast (Waiiarapa), Craw (Linton), Perrin (Pa!- ; merston North), Winslado (Wanganni), Private. Cox (Auckland), Irvine (\Vaimea), 85 each; ! Crossman (Napier), Perrin (Pahiierston North), I Dr M'Knight (Oreti), 81 each; Whitley (Kaia- ! poi),. Thomas (Pctone), M'Kenzie (Oamaru),! Lester (G'liristehurch), O'Neill (Wanganui), j Alport (Stoke), Bariaclough' (Wanganui), S3, i take £1. ' I Counted out: Armitage (Napier). Tyros: j Earltrop (Feilding), Beetham (Pahiatue), i Bryco (Kaitangata), each 82; Jones (Wood- ' ville), Higgins (Timaru), Booth (Horowhenua), 81 cacli. Tlie Nelson Match (200, 500, and 700 yards, ; seven shots, with aggregating £64, ranging from £6 to £1) was started at a • quarter to 3 o'clock in a shower of rain, which increased in violence with a heavy wind, and at 4.30, on the completion of the £00 yards, shooting had to he stopped. Tlie following competitors made 35 and upwards:—Hydo (On.iki), Shepherd (Auckland), Shanks (Gore), Captain Ross (New Zealand Militia), 35; Simi! (Kaitangata), W. Ballinger (Petono), M'Kens (Wellington), Ohaytor (Blenheim), White (Fatea), Senior (Coromanflel), Raven (Wellington), Lewis (Karori), Gillan and King (Auckland). Kiivj (Opaki), 34: Frazer (Kaitangata). Maineay (Piako), Colo (Woimcsl, Mackaskill (Wellington), Pirio (Napier), Milroy (Nelson), Cck and Cooper (Linwood), Carlson (Auckland), Thomas (Petono), Smithies (Wanganui), Browne (Hauraki), Barraclongh (Wanganui), Comes (Ohinemuri), Yi'in'-'hck- (Wnngswui), Thurston (Wairoa), B.award (Napier). Hopkins (YVaipiikur.iu), Sergeant Jlyile (Hawke's Bay), Trcvethick (Pe'.one). Krlo (Pctop.e), Steward (Ashburton), Lieutenant Okey (Tarauaki), Head ■ (Ooaki), G. Loveday (Woodville), 3?. The following are tlie 11 highest ajsreorates in completed matches:—W. H. Bal'- 1 linger. 184; Lester,.lß3: Hyde. 182: Bishop. 181: Maingav, 181: Thing, IPO; Lieutenant Cox. 179: J. G. Wilfov. 179; Lieutenant Okey, 179; Irvine, 179; Turnbull, 179. Tlie following entrirs have received for'the Teams Match:— Canterbury Kngineers. Karori Rifle .Olub, Victoria Kifics (Auckland). Petono Rifle Club-(two teams), No. 3 Ohinemuri, Kaitanirata Rifles, Wellington Guards. Opaki Rifle Club (two ; teams), Taranaki Rifles. TJpnor Hutt Rifle , Club, Palmerston North Rifles. , The Championship will bo firod on Tuesday. The markers wove ehall?nnred'2s times in the Wellington Match—five at 500 yards and 21 at 600 yards,—hut only five are sustained.