OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2288, 6 January 1898, Page 24

OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL PRIZE FIRING. Lovely weather was experienced on Saturday, when the opening matches for the annual prize firing of the Obago Rifle Association took place at the Pelichefe B*y range. For a cbauge the ammunition supplied by fho Colonial Ammunition Company was deemed quite satisfactory by ail, and some of the scores gave evidence that the marksmen found the quality a great improvement on any that had baen previously used. Among the entrants are : — Staff 1, B Bittery 3, Dunedin Navals 1, Enginteis 2, Highlanders 3, City Guards 4-, North Duuedin Rifles 4-, Bruce R'flVs 1, Bast Taieri Rifles 2, Gore Rilled 2, Riversdale R'fies 1. G Battcrj 1, Ks.itang.it 1 11 fits 3, Dunedin Eifirt Club 8, N^apara Rifle Club 6, Bluff Riflo Club 1. The following are the priza-tukers for the day :—: — HALLENSrunv Match, 200 and 300 yards ; eeven shots at each distance.

Second Day's Shootikg. Monday morning opened fine for the coa-

tiuuation of the meeting and it was thought high scores would b3 registered, but these hopes were shattered by the tricky wind that got up, completely baffling some of tho corune-

tifcors at the long ranges. The prize-takers for the day are :—: — Jubilee Match, 300 an 1 fOO ysrds ; seven shots at each dutance.

President's Match, 500 and 700 yards ; ten shots at each distance.

Aggregates for the Fours. Matches.

Tha fcllowiug is. a list of prizewinners lor the meeting : — Lieutenant Dempster, £8 10s and tiophy ; Mr Nimmo, £i 10s ; Mr R-.utledge £4 5, ; Captain Ruthertrrd, £4 5s ; Volunteer Wood, £4 ; I rivate Souutag, £3 ; [-ieutunai t Jack, £2 10s ; Mr Smith, £2 \os; I liv-iti^ J.jne?, £i 5~ ; Rlr Lydersf, £3; Senruant Ks»y, £2; Coi noral Willis, £2; Captain Chalm°r, £1 lOi ; Heigeant Sudden, £1 10s ; Sergeaat Sh.tnks, £1 10* ; Private I'oHock, inn, £1 10s ; Mr Cato, £1 10 a ; Mr M'Koich, £1 10s ; Mr Howd n, £1 10- ; Sergexnt Heniy, £L ss; Sergeant. Stt w.)r«, £1 5-. ; Private Richaidsou, £l os ; Piivate MTo 'aid, £1 ss; Mr Armstrorg, £1 5^ ; Seigeant major iCebbk white, £1; Gunner Silvius, £1 ; Engineer 1 idh in, £1 ; Priva'e Duncan, £1 ; Mr G.eentlade, £1.

At a meetirg cf th<3 council held on the range it was decidad that, owing to the small nuin'.ier oftntriea, it would be necessary to reduce the prizs money by 15 per cant.

Ah the close of the firing a hearty vote of thai ks was accorded to tha secretary and treaburer for the troulli they had taken over the meeting.

yds. yds. Tl. Lieutenant Dempster, £3 31 28 — 59 Private Sonntag, £i 29 28 — 57 Sergeant Sudden, £1 10s 31 26 — 57 Serjeant Shank's, XL 10s ... .„ 2S 2S — 50 Mi- Cato, £i. los ... .^ „. 30 26 — 56 Mr Itoutlet'ge, £1 5=i ,M, M ... 28 27 — 55 Mr Armstrong, £\ 5s 30 25 — 55 ICngineer DiJham, £1 24 30 — 54 Private Jones, £1 26 28 — 54 Mr Hmitb, £1 30 24 — 51 Dtago Match, 500 and GOO yards ; ten sliotj at each distance.

Volunteer G. Wood, £3 ... sergexnt Kay, £2 ... ... fclr M'Keich, £1 IQs Lieutenant Dempf-fer, £1 103 Daptaiu Rutherfoul, £1 10 a Private Jones, £1 5} , Sergeant Hemy, £1 5s ... Mr Nimmo, £1 ... • ,». Lieutenant Jack, £X „. Private Duncan, £1 yrts. 500 _ 41 .„ 33 .„ 45 ... 38 ... 39 „. 39 .». 41 ... 37 „. 43 yds. GOO Tl. 39 — 83 40 - 79 32 — 77 :i% — 76 37 -- 76 37 — 70 35 — 7ti 33 — 76 30 — 73 30 — 73

Mr Kentledge, £3 Lieutauant Ui-mp'-ter, £2 .. Private Pollock, jun., £L l'/s Mi Smith, £1 :0s Mr Howden, £1 10s ... Private M'Donal-i, £1 5i .„ Sei'geant; Stewart^ £1 03 ... Mr Gieenhlade, £1 ... .». Private Sonntag, £1 Mr Nlunrno, £1 yds. yds. Tl. „. 2-S 31 — 59 ... 27 31 - 5S ... 24 32 — S6 ... 28 28 — m ... 25 28 — 53 «. 31 20 — 51 ... 21 2H — CO ... 25 25 — 50 ... 29 21 — 50 ... 29 21 — SO

yds. yd?. T*. Mr Lyderp, £3 , .„ 11 33 —77 Jorporal Willis, £2 3S 38 — 76 Lieutenant Jack, £110? 40 31 — 74 JayUin Ch aimer, £1 10s 40 34 — 74 Mi- Nimmo, £1 10s 3(5 &3 — 71 Uaptain Rutherford, £t oa ... 48 23 — 71 Private Richardson, £153 37 32 — tt) Lieutenant l) c mps'er, £1 37 31 — f8 Kebbicwhite, £1 SO 29 — (8 Grunner Silvius, £1 38 28 — (iS

i? 1-s « -a fR M fn fH H liieut ■De'iipster, H'gbland Rifles 59 7t) 58 6S — 2(>l jVptain J. Rubherford, Kiiitai^gat*" 50 76 49 71 — 246 t 7 ol G. Woo 1, li;virsd.ile 53 83 48 62 — 24G Mr Nimmo, Ngapara Kifle (Jlub 47 76 50 71 — 244