N Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2947, 4 March 1884, Page 3

N Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING.

(By Tblimbaph.) Auckland, March 3. The weather wsi a?ain fine to-day, but a fresh breeze waj bloning dead aorots the range, and being tteidy, tbe tbooting was not to good as previously. Great interest was centred m the Union and Marlborough mutches, at they were tbe last competition! before tbe selection of the twenties to fire tbe final stage* for the championship. Oburtcu of Wnoganui continued Ui tboot m hit usual excellent form, and incraated bit lend. He won tho champion rifle belt with tbe loom of 2ilß, boing 23 more than Purnell of Wanganui. Hughei of Winganui alto improved hit position, and wut placed third with tho score of 204. For the«hoo)pion carbine belt there) wore several changes, F. ]7r&ao», vho bad hold tbe lead since tho opening of tbe meeting, fell BWay

altogether! and wan only placed eleteoUi, litbelt being won by Lieut. Boss, of tha Rapi»r Artillery, with a score of 293; St ill. of the Wanganui Navals, second, with 278 ; and Bel, of the Auokland Artillery, third, with 273. The following are tbe priz'-talers m the Union matoli for carbines, 300 and 500 ynrda, 10 ihote : — Bell, Auokland 79 ....-610 Lukej, Thames 75 ... 8 Lumiden, Auckland ... ... 73 ... 6 Warslow, Auckland 72 ... 4 Dixun, Wellington 68 ... 2 Brownlow, Thames 67 ... 2 Sobs, Napier, and Webster, Auokland, 67 ; H. Willi-ims, Napier ; Payne, Auckland ; Wair, Thames, 65; Henderson, Auckland, 63 i Perry, Wangioui j Still, Wangmui, 62, each tuke £1. The following are the prize taken m the MarlliorJugli match : — White, Auckland 69 ... £10 Purnell, Wangunui 66 ... 8 McGonsgle, Wanganui ... 65 ... 6 Oilbin, Nelson! 63 ... 4 ChurtoD, Wanganui 63 ... 3 Hay, Auckland 59 „. 3 J. H. Hmlett, Auokland ... 68 ,„ 2 Soper, Blenheim ... „, 68 ... 2 A. Thomaa. Thames 58 ... 2 Harding, Blenheim ... ... 68 ... 2 Leigt, Auckland ... ... 57 „, 2 floskingj, Taranaki ... ... 67 „. 2 Downie, Thames ... ... 66 ... 2 Cooper, Auckland ... ... 56 ... 2 Flyger, Wanganui ; Cox, Auokland s Nutsford, Wanganui; Buchanan, Auckland; A. Ballinger, Wellington ; Wells, Taranaki ; Fairs, Auokland; Kennedy, Ongo; Brooks, Olaeo ; Hunter, Otigo, each take £1. The following ia the remit of the flnul stage of the carbine obampionship : — Bos*, Napier 293 Still, Wunganui 278 8011, Auckland 273 Webb, Wellington 871 Warslow, Auokland ... ... „, 271 Perry, Wangunui j.fi7 Payne, Auckland ... ... 266 H. Diion, Wellington ... ... ... 265 Lumsden, Auokland ... 263 F. France, Wellington ... 263 H. Williams, Napier 263 Leevers, Wellington 262 Gill, Thumes 262 Weir, Thamea 261 Lukey, Thames 261 Hunter, Nelson 259 Williams, Wellington 257 Barrabai, Auckland ... 254 With the obampion belt, Lieut. Ejen takes £25 and the New Zealand Rifle Aasocintion'a gold star ; still takes tho new New Zealand Association's silver star and £10; Bell, the New Zealand Rifle Association's silver medal and £6 ; Webb, £4, and Waralow, £2 10s. The following is the result of the final stage for the rifle championship : — Ohurtoo. Wanganui ... 298 Purnell, Wanganui 276 Hughes, Wanganui 264 Cooper, Wellington 262 H'iy, Auckland 261 White, Auckland 255 Flyger, Wanganui 254 Downie, Thames ... 253 Thorns*, Thamea ... 253 Buchanan, Auckland 247 Wratt, Nelson 247 Foster, Wanganui 242 Qiblin, Nelson ... __ 241 Aamodt, Wanganui 241 Harding, Blenheim ... 239 Wells, Taranaki 239 Paynter, Nelson ... z"3 Kennedy, Otago ... ... 236 MeGona^le, Wanganui 230 Haslet, Auckland 218 With the belt Voluntoer Cburton takes the New Zealand Rifle Association's gold star and £25 ; Purnell the New Zealand Rifle Association's silver star and £12 10s j Hughes tho New Zealand Rifle Association's silver medal and £8 ; Cooper, Wellington, £5 • Hay, Auckland, £3. Ohurton also t&ket the National Rifle Association's medal for tbe higheat aggregate m tbe matches whioh count for Championship. Tbe competition for the Union Steum Shipping Company's cup between the twenty highest m the Nehon, Canterbury, Auckland, ank Wellington matohea, was won by Charton, of Wanganui. The Citizens' match team v. Civilians has yet to be fired, and it is expected the meeting mill olose late to-morrow afternoon. The Wanaka will be detained until 3 to-morrow to take the Southern representatives home.