THE N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9391, 18 March 1898, Page 2

THE N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING.

Fourth Bay.

(Per United Press Associati'oh.)

I O.uuiiC, March 17. The whidand light' wero baffling. MoGi'egor shot badly in the Ohristahurch Match, and Robinson, of the Honorary Reserve Corps, who has been shooting well at the meeting, deposed him of the I lead for tho Bolt. McGregor waa leading Robmiiou by sevon points, but now his [ position is just the opposite. The Clnistt'htiroh ItJatoh finished, before lulicl), dud thf chfef prize-takers Curford. Timaru, £7 .. . - . ..44 Shinks, Goro, £6 „ . . . . 42 Armstrong, Dunedin, £5 . . . . ii Dicksori, Dunedin,£'t 42 I/ester, Chiistchurch, £3 .. ..41 O'Neill, Wauganui, £2 .. ..41 Hastic, Oamaru, £2 41 f IWo, Wellington, £2 40 Smith, DnnecUn, i';l 40 I Tho chief prize-takers in the Otago Match, .100 yds, 10 shots, the last counting for the giand aggiegate, are: — i Smith, Dtinodm, £7 46 I Cameron, North Waintrapa, £6 . . 40 Nimmo, Oanyuu, £3 45 Simpson, Kaiapoi, £4 45 Harding, Blenheim, £6 . . . > 45 Kruse, Wauganui, £2 45 Hollard, Petono, £2 44 Fraser, Kaitangata, £2 . . . . 44 Aggregates. The following aro the leading aggregates who fire in the Grand Aggregate Match, which is the match before the finaL stage : — T. Robinson, Chriatahuroh . . . . 414 Macgregor, Oamaru 408 J. Ross, Napier . . „ „ „ 404 Harding, Blenheim 403 Richardson, Dunedin 401 Stedmau, Whangarei 397 Lestor, Christchurch 396 A. Ballinger (Champion) . . . . 381 The Lloyd Lindsay competition was won by the Otago Hussars. The Ladies' Match was won by Miss Spiers, of Roxburgh, with an excellent scoro of 33 out of 33, tho range being 7 shots at 200 yds. Mrs McHamie (North Wairarapa), Miss Farquaharson (Dunodin), and Miss Mitchell (Oamafu) tied for second place, and in firing off the former wou with 14 out of 15. ' In the Marlborough Matoh Trooper Thorpe (Waverlcy) took £1. Sergeant Kruse was counted out.