RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9020, 5 February 1895, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

Oα Saturday a match between tea aside of the Kaiapoi and Rangiora Biflp - Volunteers was fired on - the - range of the latter. The conditions were—2oo, 1300 and 500 yds, seven shots, Martin i weapons. The scores were—Kaiapoi Rifles, ' Lientenanb Simpson 82, Sergeant Pearce 84, , Corporal McGregor 70, Lance * Corporal Simpson 72, Privates Wright 77, Bate 81, . Karma 73, W. Pearce 79, iliggins 66 and G. TempletoD 83—total 767; Rangiora Rifles, „ Captain Helmore Sit, lieutenant iyAuvergne 66, Colour- Sergeant ■ Jones 74, Sergeant ." D'Auvergne7B, Corporal Jones 88, Corporal - Witham 57, Corporal Gulliver 70, Privates " Bell 49, Waterstott 65* Baym&n 33—total 671. An enjoyable match tqok place between, teams representing the Battery and City , Guards Corps* at Bromley on Satrirday. i Five men of each team shot with. Martinis, and five with Snidere, the- difference in the,, - scoring being very marked. The conditions - were—2oo, 300, and sQoyda, seven shots at each range. Following are the total in* dividual scores:—Guards—Sergeant Foster 89, Private Bentley 88, Private Batehelor 88, Private Bradley 81, Corporal Meddioga 81, Private Thompeon 68, Private Hooper 65, Corporal Butcher 64, Private Aliard 66, Private Teague 51; total, 731. X Battery —Gunner Butler 92, Ononer Fox 90, Sergeant Were 85, Bombardier Lester 85, Lieu, tenant Doagall 84, Corporal Cropp 71, Gunner Menzies 70, Gonner Rose t 6O, Gamier Vanderlyn 40 f Gunner Macnalnara * 41; . total, 720. . - The seventh series of practice matches Iα connection with the Honorary Reserve Corps took place at Cashmere on Thursday. and Saturday. Tae weather both days waa . very nnfovonrable for long range shooting, >' the ranges being 600, 700, and 800 yards, '/ seven shots. The following are some of thb ~ best scores. Private Scott 28, 27, 18—73 } "■ Private Gandersen 23, 18, 18—59; Ser- ' geant Wakelin 20, 22, 17—59; Private Kobertsoa 24, 20, 4r>4B; Private Ffiteh 16,. 12,17—45; Sergeant Manning 25,3,9—37; ~ -;' Private Lummu 16, 20, 2—38; Hon. member Anderson 14, 7,13—34. r .'