RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7741, 22 December 1890, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

VOLUNTEER PRIZE fIIBING.

The second of the monthly prise compev titlons among the Volunteers interested In the Hillsborough range was fired on Saturday afternoon, there being ■ only a moderate attendance of competitors, Tha handicap men again had a day out, although the shooting was not so good as In tbo first match, the bright light and strong nor'-wester no doubt accounting for the falling off in the scores. Major Sister and Lieutenant Palalret fired with the men, scoring 65 and 60 respectively, but did not compete for the prizes. Tbo Srizes shot for wero given by Major later, Lieotent Palairet, Messrs Masdn, Struthers and Co., S. Manning and Co., and F. Egao. The following were tho highest scorers, the first <»Ls Jbeiagmbro winners. The ranges were 200, 300 and, fiOO yards, seven shots at each :— Hep, Score* TL Sergeant Lavery, City Guards^.. fi 75 8§ p^ateOsbonie,Sydenham Kiflea 18 &- ft Sydenham Rifles l« m Ti Corporal 13 6» « Sergeant Hea%vc>od;fi Battery .. 12 60 7S Laoce-Ctorpor«il MiHton, Codes© »■„.-„ Kiflpft .. •- ..7 0* 71 PrivaS Gibson, College Rifles ..10 .« ,70 Color-Sergeanc Smith, CoUcgre * niflnn .. •• -• —' ' ™ OB TratfSLTter. Mounted Rifles.. 18 JS 67 Trooper Cootasley, Mounted Rifles— 68 80 Several members of the Alpha Martin** Henry Rifle Club .had practice at th* range on Saturday afternoon. There wa* a strong nor*-west wind blowing; and th® large target could not be put up. Tor scores at the 500 yds range were therefor 6 much smaller than would otherwise have been tho caae. The following are the scores:—Mr W. B. Scott (captain) 82, Mr E. Hardcastle 75, Mr H. 8. Batchelor 74,:Mr C. G. Foster 70, Mr T, H, Anderson OS, Mr — Fatchßs,MrA.W.Jones43, . On Saturday eveningjhe Christchurcfi Working Men's Club Rifle Class held [another, competition for the Wynn(Williams* trophy. The Principal aeorea. I were as follows:-MessrsW. B. Scott (scr) 34, J. Gl&nvHle <ser>3B. Q.,3. .Sdb»(»cr> 88, M. Hardcastle WM- & (1)32, J. €3. Constable -.a.). 82, J.-G. L. Scott h 32 J. Scott m % CL. TOMf- (3) Fetrie (2) SI, H. Sptcer (2) 31, J. Metodc* (scr) 80, 3. Gent (1) SO. .?:'