RIFLE MEETING

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2023, 7 March 1907, Page 3

RIFLE MEETING

Press Association. TRBNTHAAI, yesterday. Following are the leading prizes for the grand aggregate (not the bolt), which concludes tho belt and Volunteer matches: — Aloslen (Kaeo) 479, and Duncan (Denniston) 479, divide £9; they also fire off for the trophy, a rifle.^ Alorcnzi (Eketahuna) £3, 473. AV. Cox (Auckland) £3, 470. There are 25 others who take £2 each.

The weather this morning is fine anil bright, but' there is a strong mirage on tho range. A start was made with the champion teams’ match, for which there aro 32 entries. The possible of a team at each range, 200, 500, and 600 yards, is 175. At the finish of the 200 yards AVanganui, 164, was points ahead of three or four others. Arthur Ballinger wins tho Fraser rifle for tho highest aggregate in the belt matches (not including the final stage). Jbe championship will be fired at 3.30 this afternoon, and popular fancy is that Ballinger will be returned the winner. In the snap and cover matches the prize list, is very lengthy, and the prizes range from 10s to 20s.

Champion 'teams’ match: — Waimea, £25, 468 (Ching 100). Wanganui Rifles, £ls, 464. Other leaders arc;: — Qpaki No. 1, 463. Dannevirlce, 463. No 1 . 1 Company Engineers (Christchurch) 460. Karori No. 1, 460 Linton, 456. As Opaki and Dannovirkc tie for the third and fourth prizes, and the Engineers and Karori for the fifth and sixth, they have decided to firo off, and it will probably be decided later in. the afternoon. Rait (Gisborne), being the highest in the “Silly” matches, won the Kynock Cup, Evans (Christchurch) second.

The following is tho result of the teams match :

Waimoa Rifles, 200yds, 1G0; 500 yds, 151; 600yds, 157; total, 4GB.

Wanganui Rifles—lls4, 135, 148 — 4C4.

Opnki, No. I—lo 3, 152, 148—403. Dannevirko Rifles—lo2, 159, 142 — 463.

Karori, No. I—loo, 100, 14-I—IGO. Christchurch Engineers—lCO, 152, 1-15—460. Tlio other teams’ scores v.-ero— Linton 45G, Weber 455, Nelson 453, Petone No. 1 461, 11.8. Mounted 450, Green Island 447, B 1 nhoim 44G, Taranaki 445, Opaki No. 2 440, Waipawa- 439, Bowharau 439, TTppor Hutt. No. 1 439, Timnru Rifles 435, Karori No. 2 436, City Rifles (Wellington) 432, Victoria Rifles (Auckland) 432, Gisborne Rifles 430, Post and Telegraph Rifles (Wellington) 429, Petone No. 2 425, Palmerston North 425, Charlton 44V, aaranaki Rifles 420, tipper Hutt No 2 445, Quconstoivn 408, Karori No. 3 401, Whakatakitenui 398. TRENTHAM, last night.

During tho afternoon tho championship was decided. Among those present wero the Hon. Hall-Jonos, Hon. McNab, and Hon. J. Carroll. The only event tired, and which closed tlic mooting, was tho championship. Arthur JBall’ngor, of Wcllington, who had ft lead of six points as they went down for the final stage, maintained his advantage, and now holds tho Belt as liis-private property. It was 1872 sinco tho lato Captain Wales, of Dunedin, won the Belt outright, first scoring a win in Napior, and following this up with a victory at Auckland in tho following year.

Tho following is tlio result of the championship: A. Ballinger, Wo.iington, 461 Duncan, Denniston, 453 Drummond, Dannevirke, 451 Miles, Dunedin, 447 i Hadfield, Blenhoim, 446 Cooper, Palmerston North, 446 W. Ballinger, TVel ington, 446 Cameron, Opaki, 446 Cameron, Opaki, 446 Moslen, Kaeo, 445 Mnrenzi, Eketahuna, 444 Pearrin, Linton, *44. King, Opaki, 444 Wilkie, Upper Hutt, 444 Drummond, Cameron, and Brc'ngan tied for the Rifle Challenge Cup, which goes to the highest scorer in this stage, and in the flre-ofF Drummond won. Mr. Hall-,1 ones congratulated the winners, and said that New Zealand would be represented, in the match against tho Englishmen in Australia. Mr McNab and Mr Carroll also addressed the men, the latter hoping and expressing the ninion that the c .lony should be represented each year at Bisley.