OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Clutha Leader, Volume XII, Issue 596, 18 December 1885, Page 6

OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

In last issue we gave the result of the firing in the first, second, and third matches. The fourth match was fired on Thursday af ternoon, and was won by the Clutha Rifles by 13 points over the Wakari Rifles. The scores are given under : — Fourth Match. -200, 300, and 500 yards j seven shot.s at each range : for teams of five men. First prize, LlO ; second, L6 ; third, L4, . ' CLUTHA BIFLES.

"WAK.AUT TtTE'I.-ES.

" DUNEDIN NAVALS.

The other competing scored as under : — L Battery... ... ... 363. North Dunedin Rifles ... 344 City Guards ... ... 334

The scoring of ; the: Qlutba* Rifles at 200 yds, the Daily Times says, was- a model of consistent excellence/ and \r& subjoin the detailed scores, which aro well worthy of being placed on record v-~ Hogg ... ... - 5444454 — 30 Wfflock* ... .„ 4454545 — 51. Smaill ... ... 4445404 —30 Mason ... ... 5454544 —31 Johnston ... ... 4544355 —30 Third Day. — Friday. Fifth Match.— Ranges 290, 500, 600- yards? Beven shots at each distance. First prize, trophy and L3 ; second, trophy and L2 j third, trophy and LI; 10s ; forth, trophy and Ll. ; fifth and sixth, LI 10s ; seventh to tenth, Ll each, t

"Including 3 points allowed to carbines at 600 yards. The following are the winners of aggregate prizes, having made the highest _. scores in' the first, second, third, and fifth matches :— Pis. V 01.7 Willocks, Clutha, LlO ... .... 310 Vol T A Johnston, Clutha, LO ... 301 Vol Jones, Wakari, IA ... ... 300 Lleufc Kennedy, South District, L 3 ... 299 Lieuc J Hogg, Clutha, L 2 ... ... 297 Vol R Mason, Clutha, X3 ... ..." 293 Vol R F Smaill, Clutha, LI ... ... 293 Gunner Bargh, Dunedin Navala, LI ... 289 Vol J Smith, Clutha, LI ... .-.. 288 Vol Frederic, North Dunedin, LI ... 287 It will be seen that of the L3l given for aggregates the Clutha men take L 22. ladies' challenge shield. The annual competition for the Ladies' Challenge Shield was then gone on with, nine companies competing.- The Clutha Rifles, the present holders of the shield, again proved victorious, with a score of 407, Wakari coming next 20 behind, and then the L Battery with only eight points behind the Wakari. The following are the full scores o£ the first threes companies ; — clutha kifiss.

. WAKARI RIFT.ES. '

L BATTERY.

The remaining competing teams scored as under : — South District ... 367 North Dunedin ... 348 Peninsula M aval... 36$ City Guanls ... 338 B Battery ... 35ii Highland Rifles ... 259 The honor of being the highest individual scorer belongs to Gunner Watson (L Battery), who is, however, tied : as to his total score by Corporal Sonntag (Wakari) and Volunteer Willocks (Clutha). Fourth Day. — Saturday. Consolation Match.— Seven shots at 200, 400, and 500 yards, Same prizes as in mutches 1, 2, 3, and 5.

The next highest were :— Gunner Mackay (D N A), 78 ; Lieutenant Johnston, (N D R), 78 ; Corporal Clarke (Otepopo), 78 ; Corporal Martin (Waitahuna), 78 > Volunteer Richardson (N D R), 78. Tho meeting was brought to a close by the " Maiden match," fired in the afternoon. In this match the competitors comprised old Volunteers, recruits, ea-Volun-teers, and civilians, all of whom were qualified to compete from having been unfortunate in their . previous shooting career to the extent of never having won a prize of the value of Ll. Seventy-six men competed in this match, which was perhaps the match of the meeting, and proved highly interesting. . The conditions of the match were five shots at 200, 400, and 500 yards, any position ; prizes L3, L2, and Ll ; and the following are the prize-takers :— ■

Gunner Bargh... ... -29 25 27 —81 Gunner Wcollett ... 3'i 25, 23 —78 PO Murray .31 20 23 — 74 P O Morrison 25 24 23 — 72 PO Price ... ... 23 17 2,0 —60 Grand total 365

Corpl Jones . 31 27 26 —84 OorplSonntag 29 27 25 —81 VolM'Meikan 30 21 26 — 77 VolFairley 28 23 22 — 73 SergtM'Beath... ... 29 16 15 —60 Grand total ... 375

200 300 500 yds yds yds Tl. Tolß Mason ... ... 31 24 30 —85 Vblß-FSmaill ... 30 29 24 —83 Vol J Willocks ... 31 22 24 — V Yol T A Johnston ... 30 25 21—76 Lieut J Hogg 30 15 22 —67 Grand, total ... ... ... 388

200 400 500 t . , ~, , yds yds yds Tl Lieut Oakden, PN A ... 20 23 21.^64 Gunner Davys, B Battery ... 20 18 19—57 MrT A Wallace ... .... 16 21 18—55

200 400 500 yds yds yds Tl. Lieutenant Cassidy, SB R ... 32 32 24— 8$ Gunner Foster, L Battery ... 31 29 27—87 PQFA Cutten, PN A ... 32 26 28-85 Gunner Searle, DN A ...27 26 29— 82 Gunner Jack, L Battery ... 3D 28 24-82 Seaman Hume, Tiniaru N ... 29 28 24-81 P O Price, DNA ... 26 31 23—80 P O Morrison, DN A ...'27 30 23-80 ! Volunteer Fairley, Wakari ... 26 29 24—79 Volunteer Faton, ND R ... 29 26 24—79

Gunner Watson ... 20 28 29 —86 Guuner Foster ... 23 31 29 —83 Bombardier Young; ... 24 28 2fi —78 Lieut Waters ... ... 25 29 15 —6$ Sergt Mitchell... ... 21 28 14 —63 379

Corpl Sonnfcag... ... 30 27 29— 8G Corpl Jones ... ... 27 32 23 —82 Vol Fairley ... ... 29 28 23 —80 Vol M'Meikan ... 27 30 I<s — 73 tiergt ATBeath ... 24 21 21 -66 38T

I 200 400 600 yda yds jH» TL Vol J Wilbcks ... 32 32 22 —85 Lieut J Hogg... ... 32 83 20 — BS, Vol R F. Smaill ... 30 30 21 —81 Vol R Mason .. ... 31 32 18. —81 Vol T A Johnston ... 30 26 18 — 74, 407"

200 500 600 yda . yds yds TL Lieut Kennedy, St> R ... 30 26 33—89 ' VolJ Willocks, Clutha ... 30 26 29-85 'Gunner Watson, L Battery 30 26 28-84 Oorpl Boovhhj, SD B> ... — . — 83Corpl Jones, Wakari ... 26 26 30—82 Corpl M'Carfchy, O G ... 32 21 29-82 Lieut J Hogg, Clutha ... 29 "23 28—80 Vol R Mason, Clutha „. 31 .24 24-79 Corpl Sonntag, Wakari ... 31 28 20— 7JV Vol R F Smaill, Clutha ... 28 27 23—78