PORT VICTORIA v LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8676, 28 December 1893, Page 3

PORT VICTORIA v LYTTELTON.

On Tuesday a team from the Lyttelton Rifle Club visited Teddingbon at the invitation of the Port Victoria Club to fire a match. Neither Club was represented by its best shots, but a very pleasant day was spent. The Lyttelton men won the match by 149 points. The weather was nob pleasant, and the wind was squally from the souih-weit. The ranges were 200, 300, and 500 yds, and the following were the scores:— ' Lytteltox Club—Mr C. W. Wagstaff, 32, 26, 23—86 ;. Mr, R.. Treleaven, 27, 28, 28—83; Mr G. A. Lewin, 29, 19, 21—69; Mr G. Sowden; 27, 29, 13-69; Mr E. Sowden/27, 22, 19—68; Mr J. Sowdeu, juur., 29, 19, 15—63; Mr J. Sowden, eemv, 24, 17, 14-T-55. Total, 573.

Port Victoria Club—Mr Eldridge, 28, 25, 25—78; Mr Johnston, 24, 21, 22—67; Mc J. Gebbie, 24, 26, 9—59; Mr South, 29. 9, 14—52; Mr Robinson, 28, 22, 2—52; M • Harris, 23, 7, 9—39; Mr H. Mason, 24, 10, 0—39; Mr Pope, 20, 6,12—38. local, 424.

A match between the Waimate and North Dunedin Rifles was fired at the Point Bush range oh Christmas Day, and resulted in a win for the Waimate team by 62 points. The ranges were 200, .300, and 500 yards. The following are the scores :• — Waimate—Lieutenant Grant 79, Sergeant Sanders 75, Corporal Guy 71, Private .Williams 71, Private G. Jones 71, Private *A. Inkater 68,. Private Tregonmne 66, Colour-Sergeant Inkater 66, Private Bateman 65, Private W. Nelson 64, Private Keen 62, Private Brown 58, Private Jones 57, Corporal Coltman 56, Private Jackson 55, Captain Studholme 55, Private AtweU 54, Private Nelson 53 r Corporal Gilkes 50, Private L. Inkster 47; total, 1243.

North Dunedin Rdxes — Private Mitchell 78, Private Bland 72, Private W, Hutchison 71, Sergeant McMillan .69, Private. Richardson 66, Private Brown 64, Private G. Millar 62, Private Black 60, Private Pollock, sen., 60, Corporal Brittenden 58, Sergeant Peebles 57, Private Armstrong 57, Private Pollock, jun., '56, Corporal Gebbie 55, Private McDonald 55, Private Marks 52, Private Douglas 51, Private Harlour 49, Private Dippie 47, Private Hitchcock 42 j total, 1181.

The scores at the different ranges were— Waimate siO, 380, and 353; Dunedin 514, 388, and 279.

On Saturday the Canterbury Engineers fired off the final competition for trophies presented to the corps by Messrs Recce and Sons, White, Warre, Hockley and Co. and Buckner. The conditions were three matches at 200, 300 and 500 yards, two to count. The following were the successful com-petitors:—Lance-Corporal Watts (scr), 67, 76, 143; Sapper W. Taylor (26), 65, 70, 235 ; Sergeant-Major Midgley (scr), 64, 70, 134; Sapper T, Smith (17), 70, 61, 131.