RIFLE SHOOTING.
E. BATTERY v MOXJNTED RIFLES. A match between these old rivals was fired on the Hillsboroqgh range on Saturday afternoon, ranges 200, 300 and 600 yards, seven shots at each, resulting in a victory for the Battery. The scores are as follows:— ' ■ B. BATTERY. 200 300 500 yds yds yds TL Captain Treleaven ..29 23 SO 82 Sergeant-Major Sinclair .. 23 16 28 70 Bombardier Nicholson „ 28 8S 19 61 Bombardier Heawood ..25 21 14 63 Sergeant Henwood ..24 21 13 68 GunnerSoper .. ... 25 10 21 Sβ Lieutenant Jackson ..25 20 10 .55 Gunner Higga .. .. 28 8 13 .48 Qnnnerttunc .. .. Xt 14 4 40 MOUNTED RIFLES. Trooper Pavitt .. .. '27 26 IS OS Trooper Fuller .. ..27 13 84 82 Trooper Cookaley .. ..23 18 14 as Sergeant Green .. .- a » 10 54 Lieutenaat PalaireC ..24 21 9 54 Lieutenant Garland ..19 Jβ 18 53 Mejoceiater .. .. W.II *IT 47 Trooper Ferguson.. "15 •Jγ « f2 Trooper Slater .. .. 20 14 9 JB, On Saturday last the City Guards held their fourth monthly competition on the Hillsborough range, the followIn? members gaining prizes :—Highest aggregate. Corporal Aehton (6) 69; second Aggregate, Sergeant Harding (0) 67. Range prizes—2ooyds, Lance-Coniorai Hooper (scr) 30; 800 yds, Lance-Corporai Temple (3) 25; oOOjds, Sergeant Hardjsg (3)ia On Saturday several members of the Alpha Martini-Henry Bifte Clob held a practice on the range. The distances were 200 yds, 530 yds, and 600 yds, and the highest scorers were Mr O. W. Torpln, 29, 29, 25-33: Mr Palmer, SO, 80.20-70; Mr A. Manning, 33. 25,18-75; Mr A. W. Jones, 28, 28, Mr G. A. Toisr, 80, 20, lft-69.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7782, 9 February 1891, Page 6
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