N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 62, 5 March 1902, Page 2

N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING

phb PKsaa ASBuciA'i'ios. TsijiNTHAV, Match 4. j The weather was po>foct and there I was some good scooting. In the Wan>#m<vi match Nelson, Wo-divilV, *nd I A. Ballinger, a WeUvxrt-n, in>,--> made |9B out off a possibl» 100, M»- l.tter losing the tie, M-K-e, Pi ko, who I made 09 out a pos;i'.lo 70 t.ir iir>t jrangp, hro're up ut the 700 y.rds,| i making 17. Nelson ro<d« a p ssible jat the 500 y r 's. The wiwpe nurs are still complaining <>bou- t'e Kuulisb ammunitioL', as 17 sot* ulr<:«dj fired have proved to be ro go id. This j ammunition was boug'ir for 3s per 110, : and served out to tb,* coluut -tiis at lis | p"r 100. : Match, 300, 500, snJ 700 ! Yards, 7 shots. I Nelson, Woodville, £6 .. .. 98 jA. Ballinger, Pet me, £5 .' 98 W. BJlinger, Petoue, £i ' 97 R. W. Kin?, Opaki, £4 .. .''. go, Parker, Manchester, j£3 .. .. 95 W. L wedny, Woo Jv; He 4-3 i."' 94 Boleyn, Charlton, 93; Webster, Auckland, 83; L'tl\ Ngipar>, 93; Hrad, Wullingfcon, 93; £2 e*cb. F. Okoy, Tarmaki, and T.-ylor, 'lVanaki, with 91 each, wire auwngs, those winning £1 each. Mojor Qkey, TaiMnaki, was amongst this©counted ou*.

The R-ipiJily M»'oh was finished this afternoon, and eiussd a good d*al of amusenaert. This is a cover match a*. 200 yard-, shots at, a targ.t r«preae&tmg head and shoulders stationary; competitor* b'hind .-over; time allowed tl'ree seconds. Competitor rise, fire, j i» d get under cover -gain ; two poin's ja'lDwed for each hi-.—p« pes . Nelson, Mooie, Hawcra, 14 each, £5 lQw each; j Wel-h, Onaki; Upper HnM; ; j Giindf.ll, 'lVnt, clmryh; Hardin?, lilenhei.ii; Wain,' .S-U'Sholun ; Maitir, W4 ahuoa ; White (csu'er), Auckland ; Sprv,Ohrieirhun:h; Hoffeirs, Mat;riceviHe ; Ar-i nold, Nipier; Thawloy, Napie-; F. ■ Anderson, Tarauaki, 12 each, £1 Hal 3d. Fifteen corupetito>-s mads 10 e cb. H. Hawthorne, Karon, and G v

\Hyde, fired flv» sliotg each at 700 'yards to decide ihe Chrbioo < up and tied again with 22 each. TVy tikn had one shot each, Hawthorn - getting a magpie and Hyde an outer, so Hawthorne became tho winner. The Union S.R. Company's Cup for th» liiglipst in the matches at 500, 700, •ind 800 yards wis won by A, Bal-lingi-r, Welinyton. Th« fading aggregates are:—Q. Hyde, Opiki, 363; H. Hawthorne, K<rori,36l; W. L veday, Woodville, 357; J. Bid«il', Kiiwaiwai, 355; A. iiulinpei-, Petone, 353; Carls .u, Auckland. Head, Wellington, 350 each; Aitcheson Kaitangata, Puene'l Wanmnu;, 348 o<di; Franc* Karori, Shanks Go'p, Nels n Woodville, 347 aeh ; Mole tfapi»r, 346 ; Kitg Opaki, a«le Poton , B. Lvndell Korori, 344 ■«ch ; D ivifison Wairoa, 343; Webster Auckland, 342; Winglade Wanganuf, King Oiainru, Miller Dannevirke, 341 e»cb ; Ay-on Gori>, 340. Thirty-one sho's are still ti be fired for the championship.