A BATTERY RIFLE MATCH.
„ nn 0 f Saturday was scarcely a or shooting, as bhe. light f^ rob l c extraordinary. The winners very „i Webster, Ist 5 Corporal S C Trf Gnnner Head, 3rd. The S 2ar f' n6 "ere 5 shots at 200, 300, 400, 500 cß» d,t f°So Mating shots allowed. SV c apJd'thebeß^cores
yds yds yds yds Tl, 200 2CO 400 SCO 23 22 11 12 63 *-v>ral .. •' Jf l 5 zo 13 66 aSSSHaaffd - " }§ 14 13 15 61 MATCH m °Z[ liX rfptain Miller and jnedalß prwentea second c . ass j_ie_tan«nt. uaci .■ p 0 John Ewan sueCaptain "Miller's, and iV,n Nesbitt was tho winner of r< o< medal. The couaitions _"?_L each at 200 and 400 yards, and »ertS*o taßOCn soo _- d 500 yards for tho 200, 5 300,400.nd BP>t» flD „for tho second. The following ar ' tnninal scores for both :-P.O. *^ P n P 9l W- Jno- Spinloy, 85; J » o> fv*™ 'Nesbitt, SI; Seaman W. StanI,ftATB. Spinloy, 79 5 Seaman W'fiin'Ss Caere's rncdal: P.O. Wm. * >M v? _{ Seaman Stanley, 51; Seaman Se !f 146 • P.O. Chas. Ewan, 46 ; SeaCSpinley, ?,4aman Howie, 65. %7LANDKAYAL ARTILLERY. L. ' «„niial competition for the ComT S SSln Belt took place on Satur- " n3f i.Mount Eden Rifle Range. The 300, 400 and 500 yards. rang ivwTas very indifferent so the scores Thßll so good as might be expected, bravery exciting competition between McKay and Seaman Clarke, the former ?,0 .rhfl winner by one point, with a grfpoi, "W W- Smith was !!° f .ha. g oof the finng. ____
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 15, 19 January 1892, Page 3
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258A BATTERY RIFLE MATCH. Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 15, 19 January 1892, Page 3
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