THE N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.
Third Day.
(Per United Pross Association.) Otoruiu, March 16. At the 500 yards iange of the Oamaru Match McGregor and King (both local men) put on the possible. The shooting was fair llnoughout tho day except at 700 yaids, where thore was a terrible lot of bursting. Scores : — Oam uid Match, 3000, 500 and 700 yards, 7 shots. MoGr»gor, Oamaru, £7 . . . . 00 Waldon, Wairarapa, £6 . . . . 89 Howe, Wellington, £5 88 MoDiarmid, Oamaru, £5 . ■ . . 87 Hale, Wellington, £i 87 King, (tamaru, £3 87 G. Loveday, Woodvillo, £3 . . . . 87 Rutherford, £2 8« Forsythe, Riverton, £2 . . . . 85 Grundy, Thames, £2 85 The additional prua-takers in the Oamaru Match wore— Whyte, Spiors and Nimmo (Oamaru), 85 ; Robinson (Christ ohurch), Ingpen (Woodville), Lester (Christchurch), Blyth (Oamaru), Sommerville (Wanganui), Wilson (Woodville), Aimstioug (Dunedin), and Harding 84 each ; Bobyn (Lyttelton), Raven (Wellington), Wardell and Pearson (Timaru), Wilmott'(Queenstown), Love (Wellington), and Campbell (luveicaigill) 83 each ; Bentley (Chiistchurch), Montgomery (Invercargill), 82 each ; McKay (Christchurch) 81 ; Ballinger (Petono), 80. Counted out — James and Ross (Woodville Rifle Club). At the completion of this match a start was made, but only the first two ranges were completed, with the Wellington Match, 500, 600, and 700 yds, 7 shots. Stedman, Whangarei G6 Nimmo, Oamaru 63 Craw.Akaroa 63 Domigan, Gore G3 Four matches are finished for the belt and two ranges of tho fifth. The following are the leading Aggregates. Macgregor, Oamaru 322 T. Robinson, Christohuroh . . . . 315 Whyte, Oamaru 306 Ross, Napier 306 Richardson, Dunedin 305 A. Ballinger, Wellington . . . . 302 Nimmo, Oamaru 302
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9390, 17 March 1898, Page 2
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254THE N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9390, 17 March 1898, Page 2
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