CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES v LYTTELTON NAVALS.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7285, 15 April 1889, Page 3

CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLES v LYTTELTON NAVALS.

A match between the above Corp? was fired on the Lyttelton Range on Saturday last, the conditions being seven shots at 200, 300 and 400 yards respectively, Wimbledon scoring—the result being a moat ezciting match. At the 200 yards range the Navals led by 11 points, but at the conclusion of the 300 yards the Mounted Rifles were 10 points to the good. Whilst the teams were firing at 400 yards each alternately obtained the lead — the Mounted Rifles finally scoring a win by 1 point. In the early part of the afternoon there was a baffling wind blowing up the range, and the light was bad at the finish. The following are the scores :— MOUNTED RIFLES. 200 300 4*o yds. yds. yds. TL Trooper Cooksley .. ..24 23 33 SO Sen?t.-Major Whyte ..24 23 19 68 Lieut. Palairet .. ..18 15 25 53 Garland .. ..19 22 7 68 Trooper Green .. ..18 L'l 14 53 Major Slater .. ..21 18 12 51 Trooper Meares .. ..23 16 8 47 413 LYTTELTON NAVALS. .„* 200 300 400. yds. yds. yds. Tl. Gunner Turner .. ..26 18 22 66 Gunner Kieid .. .. 2iJ 20 19 63 Gunuer Palmer .. ..26 23 11 t>3 Pe.ty Officer Mc Williams 25 14 20 59 Petty Officer Sinclair .. 19 15 20 54 Petty Officer Simmons ..27 11 16 51 Petty OMcer Jery ..19 16 IS 51 412