New Zealand Rifle Association Meeting.
(By this Day's Wires.)
NELSON,
The Camp, March 7. In the Sixth Match a protest was lodged against Marshall for firing more sighting shots than he was entitled to. It was settled by striking six points off his score. The prize takers are — 1. J. Coventry (Dunedin) 71 2. Poynter (Stoke) 71 3. Parnell (Wanganui) ... 70 4. W.Ballinger( Wellington) 70 5. Hutchinson (Otago) ... 69 6. Kelly (Thames) 69 7. Smith ... 68 8. A. Ballinger 67 9. Buckley (Christchurch) 67 10. Crossman (Nelson) ... 67 For the Rifle Championship the highest scorers in the two matches already fired are — 1. Poynter 106 2. W.Ballinger(Wellingtn) 105 3. Coventry 104 4. Purnell 104 5. Smith 103 6. Hutchinson 101 7. Christie 101 8. Skinner ... 101 9. Keller 100 10. Crossman 100 11. Kennedy 99 12. Marshall 99 13. Philpot 98 Carbine Belt. 1. Mapp (Christchurch) ... 103 2. Judge (Christchurch)... 103 3. Coleman (Waikato) ... 102 4. Armstrong ... 101 5. Gordon 98 6. M 'ln tosh (Napier) ... 87 7. Bowden 97 8. Thomas (Thames) ... 97 9. Harris 96 10. Laird ... 95 11. Burr (Napier) 95 12. Cropp (Napier) ... .... 95 Match No. 11. Fired to-day. The winners were — 1. Cariske 73 2. Willcocks 73 3. Purnell 73 4. Okey 72 5. Leigh ... 71 6. Coventry 70 7. Proone 70
8. Poynter 70 9. Coff ... 69 10. Harding 69 11. Hutchinson 69 12. Cooper 69 13. Ross 68 14 M'Cartney 68 15. Turner... ... 68 16. Captain Wilson 68 17. Black 68 18. Griffiths 68 19. W. Ballinger 68 20. Captain Small 67 21. Prowse, jun 67 22. Somerville ... 67 23. Hood ... ... ... ... 67 24. Skinner ... ... ... 67 25. Smith ... 66 26. Bowden 66 27. King 66 In the Seventh Match for Carbines the winners are — 1. Prowse, sen 44 2. Stevens 43 3. Stowell 42 4. Bould 41 5. Prowse, jun 40 6. Catley 35 7. North ... ... 35 8. Kent 34 9. Ball 27 In the Fifteenth Match, for the Ladies' Prize, fired yesterday, the following are the prizes : — First prize, ring, given by Mrs. Watts, and £5 ; second, £8 ; third, £5 ; fourth, £4 ; and two of £3, six of £2, and twelve of £1. First, Hutchinson, 73 ; M'Cartney, Coventry, Richardso,n, Okey, each 71 ; W. BalHng3r, Cooper, King, Reed, M'Leod, Fenton, each 69 ; Morris, Griffiths, Clarke, Waugh, Smith, Prowse, sen., Anderson, Burr, Hunter, A. Ballinger, Harding, Kennedy, Downe, each 68. The Ninth and Tenth Matches began at 5:30, and are expected to be completed to-day. Very considerable interest is taken in these, as they conclude both Championship Matches. The shooting altogether is magnificent. In the first range of the last Match for the Rifle Championship Purnell advanced two points, and now ties Poynter.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 645, 8 March 1879, Page 2
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