RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7418, 9 December 1889, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

The match between the Christchurch Bine Club and the Christchurch W.M.C. Bifie Class was fired on Saturday, on the range of the former, and resulted in a win for the Rifle Club by 56 points. Each team contained six men firing with Snldersand four with Martinis. Conditions—2oo,3oo, and 500 yds, seven shots at each range. Following are the individual scores ;— CHRISTCHURCH RIFLE CLUB. 200 300 500 F.W.Sandfora (Captain) ydS * (Martini) .. .. 30 30 28 86 Jas. ticoto (Snider) .. 28 25 29 82 C. G. Faster (Martini) .. 27 27 18 It C. J. Treleaven (Snider).. 25 Jβ 20 68 T. H. Anderson (Martini) 86 27 14 67 J. W. Nicholson (Snider) SS 18 20 61 R. W, Richardson (Mar- _ taii) .. ... 27 13 23* 63 F. Ranger (Snider) .. 24 19 17 60 5. W. Lester (Snider) .. 29 19 12 -60 W. a. LeCren (Snider) .. 17 1* 10 41 Range totals .. ~259 *215 ~189 "&£ W. M. CLUB RIFLE CUTS. 200 300 600 J. M. Walker (Martini).. 7 » 24 'is*' 71 i< , . W. Francis (Martini) 2tf 21 23 70 H.Kite\Snider) .. .. 30 22 14 66 W. B. cJcott (Martini) .. 26 15 24 65 C. Hayman (Snider) .. 29 21 Id 65 J. R. Wakelin (Snider) .. 29 26 10 63 O.W.Turnln (Martini).. 31 25 9 65 J. P. Kissell (Snider) .. 25 13 11 19 J. Costley (Snider) .. SJ 22 3 48 J. R. Joss (Snider) .. 22 6 IS 43 Range totals .. *270 195 112' 607 The members of the Sydenham Rifle Club held their weekly practice on Saturday afternoon. There was a rather limited attendance of members. The scores were as follows:—F. S. Parker 77. J. Tribelcock 62, J. B. Butler 55, C. Morrison 51. At a Committee meeting held on the range it was decided to issue challenges to the E Battery and Kaiapoi Bifle Club, the matches to take place at an early date. A match between the Kaiapoi Riiie Club and the Christchurch Reserve Corps, with Martini rifles, on the range of the former team last Saturday, resulted in a win tor the Reserve Corps by 69 points. The light was changeable, and a sea fog came ©jer in the last stage of the nfoanMnir. ranges were 300 yds, (JOOyds, seven shots at each. The scores were :— CHBISTCBUBCH H«u*nyie CORPS. 205 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Private C. Allison .. » 28 25 85 Captain R. J. S. Harman 28 25 26 76 Private H. V. Anaon .. 25 30 17 It Private W. Miles 38 « 13 70 Lieutenant J. Stringer .. 29 85 15 69 Sergeant Hibeil .. » 19 22 68 Corporal Kiag 31 27 8 68 Privftt) Donnolly .. 23 19 22 61 Private Fox .. .. 23 22 16 61 Private Bashfozd W 24 7 58 KAIAPOI. 200 300 600 Mr F. N. Robiffiard .. * 26* *»" *?» Mr J. Simpson .. .27 2& 25 80 MrJ.Higgins .. .. f7 22 2S 77 MrCapstick .. .. 3D 23 IS 65 MrG.Wrijcht .. .. 27 15 21 63 Mr H. Bardoa .. .. 24 22 16 62 Mr J. Condon ..11 IS 28 55 Mr A. Pearce M 19 sa 9 49 Mr G. Templeton ..14 18 14 46 Mr P. Bate .. .* 9ft 8 IS 44 "ia A match takes place next Saturday on the range of the Alpha Club, between a team of that club and the Kaiapoi Bifie Club. At the competition for Mr Fraser*e prise by the members of the Kaiapoi Rifle Club on Saturday, five shots at 300 yds, 500 yds, and 600 yds, Mr I. Simpson was ifirst with 57 points, Mr F. N. BobiUiard second, 56 points. The competition for a prize given by Captain Whitefoord was shot for by members of the Kaiapoi Rifle Corps on Saturday, and won by Private H. Schofield, 67 points; Private G. Wright 65, and Sergt. 6. Templeton 63, being the next highest scorers. Count Hatzfeldt, the German Ambas-! *«K>r, has re-married bis divorced wife. took place at Wiebaden. CoSSwJy, "Knffar tn divorced, the tSS re «L® n of , w*ma, andtrequentty exchanged visits.