NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6131, 18 March 1898, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING. fPrii Press Association.] O AMARU, March 17. The following are the results of today's shooting : — WELTJNG ION MA TCH, SCO, 600 and 700 yds. Km.-c, Waugnmii, £7 93 itteadinau, Whh.i'jjurei, £3 93 Hiirdirs, Blenheim. &o 88 Bo6s, Wopdville.X'-i SS Btntiurdsou, Pune.Hn, £'4 87 Ly^nrs, Duni'ilir., ,5..! M Boleyu. Lytix-hon, £:i 84 On,--. Duvauchello's Bit", £- 84 W. Nimmo, Nen^arii, £'2 •••■ 84 Ornigi', lirrercar;i!\ Jt2 HI Perkins. Chri»tchurcb, £- • ... 83 Douiinan (Uore) S'J, ir-helton (Bluff) 82, "Wilson (Wocdville) 81. E. Fraser 'Kaitaugata) 81, A. Ballinger (Wellington) 81, Kol-inson (Christahnruli) 81, Charier (Dunedin) 81, Begg CDunedhij SI, M'Grsgor (Oamaiu) 81, Jriinpson (Knia- . per) SI. Kandiill (Petniie) 80, Tonkin (Dunodin'i SO, Tnxpen (Wood Wile) SO, Loveday (WooiiviiU;! 70, Lester (Ch vistchurch) 79, Jones (OainariO 7M, Campbell (Invercargill) 79, Rule (Oeunanu 79, 3onmerrille (Wai-gamii) 79 £1 each. Counted out:, J. M'Hattie ("<\ airarapa). OiI BISTCHURCH MATCH; ten shola at 600 yds. Burford, Timum, &l ... 44 Shanks, Gore, .tC> 42 Arm-st'oug, Dunedin, £5 42 J. Dicksou, Oimedii), £i 42 Lester, Christchnrch, £3 41 O'lTeill, .Waugamii, £i> 41 Kaatie, Oamaru, Jti! 41 Hale, Wellington, £2 40 Smith, Dunedin,£2 40 JSutherford (Kattarg.ira) SO, Little (Ouinurit) 39, T. Hobiuson (Uhriatchurch) 38, Craw (Aiaroa) SS, Spacdy (Wnirarapa) os, Harding (Blenheim) 3S, Harris (Oiimnru) 3S, BunVenberg (Wellington) SS, • Williams (Nnpier) 37, M'Donald (Dunedin) 37, Treyothick (Petoue) 3t>, Pearson (Timuru) 86, Bobertaon (Christshurch) 36. Souiinervillfl (Wanganni) 36, Bule (Oainaru) 36, lloleyn (Lyttelton) 36, Surnell (Wanganui) 35, Uates (Carterton) 35, J>iin- .. nan [O.maru) So, Hoil.iiid (Petone) . 35, Woollett (Dun din) 35, Harford (Morton) 35. Eaven (Wei. lington) 34, each £1. Counted out— Waldeu (Wui•rarapa), Grace (Petonei, Doniuan (Gore), Dodds ' (Port Chalmers", Wiils (Invercnrgill) aud Ross ' ■ (Woodville). .OTASO MATCH; SOOy.ls.teu shots. Smith, Dunedin, £7 ' ..." ... ... 46 Cameron.^Wairarapa, JSG . ... 46 ITiraino, Oamaro, JBS ... 45 Simpaon, Kaiapoi, £4 '. 45 Harding, Blenheim. £3 ... 45 Kru3e, Wanganni, £2 41 Holland, Petone, £2 44 • Fraser, Kaitnngiita, X"-' ... 44 Wilkie, UpperHutt,£2 .... 44 Spiers (Oamaru).44, Bunkorberg (Wellington) 43, Moss (Dunetiin) 43, Armstrong (I)nnedin) 43, Howe (Wellington) 43, Steudinan (Whangare), 43, Nelson (Woodville) 4.', Shanks iGoro) 42, Irvine (Waimea) 42, M'Eay (Chriatchurch) 4i, Williams (Napier) 4.', Boge (Dnnedin) 42. Purnell < Wanganui) 42, Loveday (Woodvillia) 42, M'Hattie (Korth Wairarapa) 42, Domigan (Gore) 42, Pe.iraou (Timaru) .41, Wuyte (Oamnru) 41, Worsley (Timaru) 11, M'Grejor (Oamuru) 41, ffmslade (Thames) 41, Butherford (Kaitangata) 41, Kihblewhite (Masterton) 41, Craigie (Invercargill) 41, each £1. Counted out, Allen (Port Chalmers), Cuing (Nelson), Shelton (Blutf), JWoir (Christ- '/'. oanrch), Wills (Invercargill), Fraser (Kaitangata), •' ' and Pearce (Kaiapoi). This match, concluded the matches for the Grand Aggregate Match, which will be taken to-morrow morning. THE LLOYD-T.INDSAY MA.TCH resulted as "■■." follows :— Otago Hussars, jumping 30 points, dress S, general efficiency a, shooting 75 ; total 115. North Otflgo Mounted Bifles, No. 4 team, 16, 3, 4, S8 j total, 111. No 2, team 9, 1, 1, 76 ; total, 87. No. 3, I earn 6, 2, 1,6:2; total, Zl. The ladies' match was then taken, and a large crowd gathered round the 200 yds range. Miss Spiers made excellent shooting and put on 33 out of a possible 35. At the initiative match at Auckland all the ladies, with one exception, fcook the squatting position, but to-day, out of fifteen competitors, fourteen fired from the prone, and the other took the back' position. Miss Spiers's score in- / eluded five bulls and two inners. Mrs ; v M'Hattie (North "Wairarapa),Miss Mitchell \ (Oamaru) and Miss Farqubarson (Eox- /. burgh), tied with 1 29, and fired- three- shots 1 "for second place, Mrs M'Hattie winning, ; . with. the. fine scoro of li,"out of 15- The Oladies were heartily congratulated on their, i ' siidotirig. , V The clay's proceedings wore brought to a ■ .finish, by the field-firing competition, which ' was won by Dunedin with 63 points, beating Oamaru Eifles 56, Queen's Eifles (Oamaiu) ■'' ■ 44, Wellington 4-4. The following are the highest scorers who Ere in tho Grand Aggregate Match tomorrow : — ' ' >• Eo'.mson 414, M'Gregor 40S, Bo3S 401, Harding AOO, Eiclmrdson 401, Steadman 357, Lester 39G, Pearson 394, Rutherford '394, Wilson 393, Sununerville 303, M'Kuy 392, Domi- : gau 391, W. Balllnger 339, Kruse 388, Simp, snn 338, Cruw 357, King 356, Nimmo 38ti, Hale 335, M'Hattie 384, Biinkeuberg 384, Montgomery 333, White 383, Lovedav 352, Armstrong 381, M'Parlane 381, A. Ballinger 331, Jones 378, Besjg 377, Ingpeu 377, Smith 376, Perkins 374, Dodds 373, Boloyn 371, Pnniell 370, Nelson 389, Haatie ; 309, Fraser 309, Uentleyß67, Little 366, Waldon 068, Fraser 365, Wilson 364, Buren 364, Bairstow Sd3, WilWe 363, Howe 362, Turner 361. .Harding, of Blenheim, won the Union Company's Cup, with an aggregate of 210, in the Oamaru, Christchurch, and Wellington matches. Hale, of Wellington, was second with 208, and Eobinson and M'Gregor, who are loading for the Belt, tied for third position, with 203. The Champion Teams' Match was decided to-day with the finish of the Belt Matches, the money having been cut down to .£5, M and £2 ss. The following is the result: — Honorary Reserve Corps, Christcliuroh —T. Bobinson 414, M'Kay 392, M'Farlaue 381, Wakelin 356, Harris 320; total ISO 3, first. Woodrille Kifla Club— Wilson 3&3, G. Loyeday 382. Ingpen 377, Wilson 369, W. Loreday 340; tptal 1861, second. Queen's BiHes, Oamaru— M'Gregcr 408, King 386, Hastie 369, Smith 329, Jones 325 ; total 1817, tbird. Wellington Guards 1800, Petonq Bifle Club 1783, Eaitangata Bifles 1782, Wellington City hifles 1648, North Wairarapa .Rifle Club 1629 and Dunedin City Guards 1627 also competed.