N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5673, 21 January 1890, Page 2

N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING

Mosoiel, ye.ato.rday. Tho weather is voryoold. Whilst the first range of tho Intercolonial match was firing a heavy shower fell.- New Zealand fired through it, but tho Victorians delayed shooting and had all the best of the weather, us tho rain passed oft. Their action led to a sharp passage between Captains Somcrvillc and Hanby, the latter threatening to take his men off the field, alleging he was not getting fair play. The broach, however, was soon, healed and shooting was resumed at once. Competition, first range : — Victoria 423 New Zealand ... 407 Sloan was the highest scorer with 47 out of 50, White 4u,"P;\rslow 45. Christchurch is leading in the District match. Dunedin, yesterday. The weather is very cold, with intermittent showers, which necessitate froquont postponements of the shooting. Only two matches had been fired to-day, tho District mutch and Intercolonial match. In the farmer four districts competed, the result being that Canterbury, 1517, took tho challenge shield, Hobaon Cup, and L2O ; Otago, .14(50, 2nd ; Wellington and Wairarapa, 1419, Napier and TariMiaki, 1305. The Intertolonial match between the Victoria^ and New Zealand teams, 10 men a-sidc, created a good dea] of interest, At the 200 yards range Victoria lod by 16 points. At the finish of the 500 yards New Zealand led by 8 points, but at 600 yards they burst up, and when the match was finished tho Victorian team was 30 to the good, the scores being : — VICTORIAN TEAM. Captain Hanby ... ... ... 127 Liout. White 120 Private DeG'rando 119 Gunner Doau... .. .., ... 114 Private Mitchell 114 Gummett ... ... 11l Easlcs 105 Corporal Kirk ... ... ... 104 Private Champion ... ... ... 103 Captain Draper „ 96 Total 1109 NEW ZEALAND TEAM. Lieut. White 116, Seaman France ... ... ... 115 Sorgt. Jones ... .., ... ... 114 Sorgt. Parsjow ... 112 Lieut. Okey 110 Private Wiljiains 107 Major Pumell ... 103 Gunner Taylor ... „, ... 101 L.iout, Ross „. „, „. „, 100 Spvgfc. McCarthy ... „, ... 92 Total 1073 This ended the meeting. The prizes were distributed at the concert hall of the Exhibition by the Mayoross. The following were the amounts wen by the various districts at the Ritle Meeting : — Otago L 656, Wellington Lifti), Australia L 289, Christchurch L 163, Auckland Ll5O, Wanganui L 62, Napier L 42, Taranaki L2B, Blenheim Ll3, Grey mouth LB, Nelson L 3. Total LIBO2. Several Canadian papers, fired no doubt with the ease with which the Brazilian revolution has been carried out, are writing in fnvor of independence forthe Dominion.