VOLUNTEER FIRING.
Mr J. M. Clark's Belt.—A large number of tho volunteers of the various companies assembled at the Ritle Range this morning, for the purpose of competing for Mr J. M. Clark's belt. The ranges were 200 yds., 400 yds., and 500 yds., and the rifles' and carbines were exchanged at each range. Four shots were fired from each gun at the several distances. Up to the time Aye went to press, the following scores had been made :—
200yds. 300yds. Rifle. Carbine. Rifilo. Lee (Artillery) ... 9 11 13 — Henderson (Vic.) 13 13 15 — Morrow (No. 3)... 13 16 14 — Brabazon (Hob.) 16 10 10 — Moore (Nav) .14 15 11 — Leigh (Vic.) ... 15 10 14 — Mcfiroy (Eng.)... 15 14 12 — Wells (Art.) ..13 9 10 — Bowden (Vic.) ... 16 14 12 — Dore (No. 3) ... 11 11 10 — Connolly (Hob.) 13 15 12 — Sakey (Nav.) ... 12 12 rtd. — Belsliain (Vic.) ... 15 12 13 — Hill (No. 3) ... 16 12 5 — Stcen (Art.) ... 6 5 rtd. — Trayes (Vic.) ... 14 12 8 — Robinson (No. 3) 15 13 10 — G. Partington (Eng)|15 9 12 — Tieruey (No. 3) 12 10 12 — Gatland (Cavalry) 10 9 rctd. — Duff (Victoria) 15 12 10 — Grey (No. 3) ... 16 16 10 — Wooley (Artillery) 13 15 12 — E. Cooper (Victoria) 11 11 15 — Soall (No. 3) ... 15 13 10 — McCarthy (Hobson)14 14 15 — Smith (Navals)... 13 13 11 — Fairs (Victoria)... 16 8 9 — Allen (Eng.) ... 13 13 9 — Hendry (Art.) ... 11 13 8 — Leigh (Vie) ... 13 13 13 — Howell (No. 3) ... 10 12 0 — Elliott (Hob; ... 14 16 14 — All. n (Art) ... 12 12 9 — Nightingale (Vic) 13 14 8 — Hay (No. 3) ... 12 10 6 — McDonald (No. 3) 15 6 ... — Allan (Naval) 16 13 ... — Skinner (Vic.) 16 11 ... — Cameron (No. 3) 12 10 ... — Rose (Art.) ... 16 14 ... — C. Cooper (Vic.) 13 10 ... — Yates (No. 3) 15 14 ... — Sturch (Scottish) 13 9 . — Cumming (Scot.) lo 2 ••• " Payne (Vic.) ... 15 11 ... — Moore (Art.) ... 4 2 ... — Hood (Victoria) 9 11 ... — Bruce (Eng.) 10 8 ... — Sculle'n (Naval) 9 9 ... — Hazard (Victoria) 15 12 .. — Morgan (No. 3) 3 7 ... — Stirling (Eng.) 15 16 ... — Anderson (Art.) 14 14 14 — Burke (Victoria) 13 11 10 — Priestly (Art.) gl5 15 12 — Taylor (Victoria) 12 16 6 — Alderton (Victoria) 15 13 12 — White (Cadets) 12 16 16 — McEwin (No. 3) 8 5 ret. — Heighwav(Art,) 15 11 10 — Bloxham'(Vic) 14 12 ... — Brown (No. 3) 14 7 ... — Fitchener (Art.) 10 16 ... — Matthews (Vic.) 15 15 ... — Partington (No. 3) 13 14 ... — Ansell (Art.) 13 11 ... — Haslett (Vic.) 13 1_ ... - Payne (Art.) 12 25 ... — Goldie (No. 3) ... 4 20 — — Rose (Art.) ... 12 15 — — Adcock(Vic) ... 12 11 — — Beale (No. 3) ... 13 13 — — R. Priestley (Art.) 12 11 - — Allen (Vic) ... 9 7 rtd. — Ansell (No. 3) ... 15 12 — — Salmon (Art.) ... 13 14 — — Tl. 33 43 43 36 40 39 41 32 42 32 40 24 40 33 11 34 38 36 34 19 37 32 40 37 3S 43 37 33 35 32 39 22 44 33 35 2S 21 29 27 22 30 23 29 22 12 20 6 20 IS 15 27 10 31 2S 34 42 34 40 44 13 36 26 21 26 30 27 24 27 2b' 14 27 23 26 23 16 27 27
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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2519, 22 April 1878, Page 3
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534VOLUNTEER FIRING. Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2519, 22 April 1878, Page 3
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