RIFLE ASSOCIATION’S MEETING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1997, 21 January 1890, Page 3

RIFLE ASSOCIATION’S MEETING.

The following is the result of the shooting on Friday : Otaoo Match, 300, 500 and 600yds ; seven shots at each distance, Lieut, Eaies, Victoria, £ls 89 P.O. Williams, Wellington Navals, £l2 82 Mr Robertson Peninsula R.C., £lO ... 80 Oapfc. Han by, Victoria, £8 ... ... 80 Sergt. Kempshad, W.Taieri R., £6 ... 79 Pte. Henry, Wellington Guards, £5... 79 P.O. Taylor, Wellington Navals, £5... 79 Gunner Taylor, Auckland Art,, £5 ... 79 Gunner Reid, Queenstown Art., £5 79 There were lifty-one other prize takers the amounts ranging from £4 to £l. Cheistchuiigh Match, ten shots at 600yds. Pee Armstrong, N. Dunedin Rifles, £lO 47 P.O. Williams, Wellington Nava!;?, £8 47 Srgt McCarthy, Dunedin C. Guards, £6 44 Captain Hanby. Victoria, £5 41 Lieut. York, Waitahuna Rifles, £5 ... 40 Corpl. McKenzie, Wellington Art., £5 40 Thirty-eight others took prizes of from £4 to £l. On Saturday the meeting was continued and the championship concluded. Re-

ults : Peams Match —Open to teams of five men from any Volunteer Corps in New Zealand, or any hona fide Rifle Club ; 200yds, 300yds, 590yds, seven shots at each distance. Ten prizes of the value of £2OO. First prize £6O and Rifle Challenge Cup, second £4O, third £25, fourth £ls, fifth and sizth of £lO

each. Auckland Artillery 447 Wellington Artillery ... 424 Rangiora Rifle Club 423 Dunedin Guards ... 423 Alexandra Cavalry 394 Marton Rifles ... ... 393 Twenty-one otherteams competed, among them one representing the Timaru Rifles. They finished twenty-second, scoring 367. Last Tuy Match; not open to those in the Grand Aggregate Match. Ten shots at 500 yards. Captain Kirk, Melbourne, £l2 46 Lieutenant Turpin, Royal Irish, Auckland, £S #li 46 Private Welsh, Kaitangata Rifles, £6 45 Qnr. Greenwood, Oanaaru Navals, £5 45 Lt. Rutherford, Kaitangata Rifles, £5 45 Sixty-one others took prizes varying in amount from £4 to £l. Guano Aggregate Match, for the 10Q

highest aggregates in the belt matches. Seven shots at 500, 600, and 700 yards. Bombadier Grummett, Victoria, £l2 86 Lieutenant Oakey,Taranaki Rifles, £8 84 Seaman Prance, Wellington Navals, £6 81 Private Scott, Wellington Guards. £5 80 Bomb. Doughty, Auckland Art,, £5 80 There were thirty-four other prize takers ot from £4 to £l. Championship, open to the fifty highest (exclusive of Australian representatives) aggregates in matches counting for the belt; ten shots at 700yda. Prizes—First, champion rifle belt, gold star, and £6O; second, silver star and £4O ; third, silver star and £3O ; fourth, £2O ; fifth, £lO ; eight prizes of £5 each. Score's in this match added to the previous aggre-

gate. P.O. Williams, Wellington Navals ...453 Seaman France, Wellington Navals ;M 451 Gunner Taylor, Auckland Artillery ... 449 Lieut. While, Auckland Guards ...448 Lieutenant Taranaki Rifles ...436 Lieutenant Yoik, Waitahuna Rifles ... 433 Pte. A. Ballinger, Wellington Guards 432 Sergeant Jones, Waikari Uifba ...431 Bomb. Doughty, Auckland Artillery ... 431 Sergeant Kay, Oaimru Rifles 42£ Caulain Proudfooi. Dno.nli.i Artillery 4.2: Gr. Driver, Port Chalmers Artillery ... 42)i Lieutenant Davey, Pctoue Navals ... 42f Private Foster, Christchurch Rifles ...421

The four last fire off for positions, the three highest to be included in the prize list.

Lieutenant TSales, of Victoria, won the Union Gorapany’a Cup. Hospital Orderly Coomhes, of Christchurch, who died on Friday, was buried on Sunday afternoon with military honors. There was a large at tendance of local Volunteers and shooting representatives, and the streets were thronged with people.