SHOOTING.

Evening Star, Issue 10187, 14 December 1896, Page 1

SHOOTING.

The annual rifle match between the East Taieri Rifles and the Duuedin Engineers was fired on Saturday last. The first teams met on the Engineers' range at Peliehet Bay. The day was very bright, and the scoring all through was poor, the ammunition being considerably at fault. The conditions were : Seven shots and a sighter at 200, 500, and 600 yards, and the result was a victory for the local team, the highest scorers being Lieutenant Barclay (76) and Volunteer Wedderspoon (71) for the home and visiting team respectively. Subjoined arc the scores :

The Engineers' Match Committee have selected the following teams to fire in the sections match on Saturday next:—No. 1 section : Sergeant Barton, Corporal Eagle, Lance-corporal Spence, Engineers Hay and Wurr. No. 2 section : Sergeant Bryant, Corporal Tonkin, Lance-corporal Thomson, Engineers Paterson and Stych. No. 3 section : Sergeant Beadle, Corporal Edmonds, Lance-corporal Midgley, Engineers Flynn and Dredge. No. 4 section : Sergeant Russell, Corporal Lacey, Lance - corporal Wells, Engineers Miles and Havill. Emergencies : No. 1, Engineers Bell and Livingstone ; No. 2, Engineers Power and Smart; No. 3, Engineers Fairbairn and Rodger; No. 4, Euginecrs Whelan and Wilkins. Ou Saturday afternoon the Dunedin Rifle Club fired the first competition for the New Zealand Rifle Association's bronze medal, also the first of two handicap matches for the second team for a trophy presented by Messrs Fergusson and Mitchell. Ranges : 200, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots at each ; kneeling or Bitting at 200 yds. The weather was beautifully fine, but just a trifle too warm for good shooting. The following are the highest scores : 200 500 COO yds yds. yds. Hep. Tl. MrF. W. Lydcrs ... 215 32 27 85 Mr 0. Speight ... 31 ill 13 85 Mr J. Armstrong ... 21 31 28 S3 Mr J. Begg ..; ... 22 32 25 2- SI Mr W. 11. Routledge 2(5 2ii 2(i 7S MrO.C. Proud f00t... 30 27 21 78 Mr R. (.Jreenslade ... 2.0 25 21 2-77 Mr K. W. Watkius ... 2t> 22 25 73 Mr P. (low 24 21 20 71 The City Guards fired the first competition for Hallenstein's cup on Saturday. Conditions: To be shot for three times a year, and competitor obtaining 21 points or over first to be the winner. The following obtained points on Saturday. Ten shots at 300 tioo yds. yds. Hep. Tl. Pts. Lieutenant Jack ... 43 41 —B4 Sergeant Clark 45 35 —BO Volunteer Raker ... 30 35 6 —7l Volunteer Jones ... 43 27 - -70 - 2 Sergeant Jenken-s ... 34 28 7 —O9 1

Dunedin Engineers. 200 500 COO yd j. yds. yd*. . n. Lieutenant Barclay ... 27 27 22 ■ - 70 Corporal Tonkin ... ... 25 31 10 — 72 Engineer Paterson ... 20 19 23 — tss Lance-corporal Thomson . .. 28 23 11 - 02 Sergeant Barton ... .. 2(5 23 12 - (51 Sergeant Beadle ... ... 30 30 0 - 00 Engineer Miles .. 29 10 19 - 58 Lance-corporal Midgley . .. 24 19 13 - 50 Sergeant Bryant ... ... 22 21 7 ■ — 50 Corporal Lacey 22 8 i ■ - 34 Total 597 East Taif.ri Rifle; Volunteer Wedderspoon . .. 25 25 21 • - 71 Sergeant Hendry .. .. 30 28 10 ■ - (58 Sergeant Murdoch .. £0 22 14 ■ - 50 Corporal M'Leod ... . 24 18 14 - -50 Volunteer Rankin .. 19 14 11 - - 44 Corporal Young ... .. IS 13 5 - -30 Volunteer Gillespie .. 17 ... 15 4 • - 36 Volunteer Volneski .. IS 7 5- - 30 Captain Carncrosa .. 11 15 0 ■ -20 Sergeant Stewart... .. 21 o 2 — 25 Total 448 The second teams met on the East Taieri range, and the conditions were : Seven shots at 2C0, 300, and 500 yards. Victory rested with the Eugiueers, who were highly pleased at the hospitable manner in which they were entertained by the local men . The scores were:— DUNEDIN ENUINF.ERi 200 300 500 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Engineer Hay .. 27 19 28- - 74 Engineer Elynn ... .. 18 23 24 - 05 Sergeant Russell ... ... 24 17 22 • - 03 Bugler Ure .. 24 21 17 - 02 Lance-corporal Spence ... 21 23 15 • - 59 Corporal Edmonds .. 21S 20 12 - 58 Engineer Stych .. 22 17 18 -57 Engineer Wurr .. 23 17 10 ■ - 50 Engineer Dredge ... ... 13 12 14 - 39 Engineer Martin ... .. 19 14 0 - 39 Total 506 East Taieri Rifles Corporal Neil .. 31 ' 27 • -85 Volunteer Smeaton .. 25 17 28 • - 70 Volunteer Christie .. 19 9 18 ■ - 40 Volunteer O'Neill... .. 20 10 10 ■ -40 Volunteer Bain ... .. 19 11 7 ■ - 37 Volunteer Bums ... .. 15 13 8 ■ - 30 Volunteer Miller ... .. 21 11 2--34 Volunteer Fleming .. 17 12 4 - 33 Volunteer Brown ... .. 19 6 7 ■ - 32 Volunteer Cowan ... .. 8 13 10 ■ - 31 Total 450