OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION
The forty-first annual prize firing nectkm with the Otago Rifle, Asso^tf*---' was commenced yesterday morning at the Polichet Bay range. Sixteen targeis wore operated throughout the day. 12 being nsed lor the Bislcy mutches and' 4 for th© S«av vice matches. The Entries, 119 in all. «m----stitnte ;i recoud. hehig 14 in advance, oi any previous year. There arc 11 teams competing in tho Teams Match, which is being tired off in conjunction with the four lii.-ioy matches. Captain Proudfoot acted! ■ us chief range officer, assisted hv Lieutc > nant Lamb, <rf the Signalling Corps, for- ,' ficant-major Purdon superintended the Her* i vice matches, and was assisted by Sot* ' grants-major Montgomery and Booth. Cap- ' turn Lacey (secretary) carried oot his duties -i with precision, and, in the rolo of paymaster, secured tiro good-will of tho winners. Sergeant-major Colbert rendered! valued assistance as assistant statistical ; officer. The. following arc yesterday's priwwl takers:— ' SOUTHLAND MATCH, 500 and 600 yards. .I tieven .sbot6 at each range. Lieutenant Shanks (Gore), £2 68 Rifleman Manly (Oamaru), £1 10s ... 64 Rifleman Cameron (Goodwood), £1 "' 64 Ftifleman Wright (Gore), 15s 55; Rifleman NiclioUs (Brace), 15s 65'' Rifleman Hepburn (Goodwood), 15s ."" 65 Rifleman Gillan (Dunedin), 12s 6d „! 63 Rifleman Bugess (Kiwi), 12s 6cl 63 Sergeant (Swniard (Oamaru), 12s 6d ... 62 Rifleman Onglev (Oamaru), 12s 6d oil S-orgf.-major Chittock 2(l2th Mounted), 10* 6t Rifleman M'Nath (Riveredalc), 10s ... 61 Rifleman Fletcher (Kiwi), 10s 61' Counted out: Rifleman W. Crimp and M'Uiirtney. each 61. Tyros: Rifleman Parcell 60, Riflemen Sutherland and Henderson 58. Riflemen Gibnore, Murray, and Dison, and Colorsergeant Walker 57-<>ach 7s 6d. Counted out: Rifleman Glynn 57. OTAG«I«TCH.; 600 yards. lon .-shots. Rifleman Preece, £2 43 Rifleman Fletcher. £1 10s ... .'" ... 47 Rifleman Brown (Kiwi). £1 ... ... .'." 47 Color-sergeant Mof.s, 15s ... ... '.".'. 47 Quartermaster-sergeant I.ce. ]ss ... "' 47 Rifleman Mackio. 15s ... ' ..' 45 Rifleman Xcwick, 12s 6d ... ... ... % Rillema.ll M'hilosh. 12s txi' ".', 45 Rifleman. M'Math, 12s 6d ... ..." ... 45 Rifleman M "Cowan. 12s 6d ... 45 Rifleman .]. Parcell, 10s ..* 44, Rifleman Brown (Clinton), 10s ... ... 44 Rifleman Michchon, 10s 44 Counted out : Riflemen Pullar. OnfllevArgue, and Gilmol.i, 44 each. •Tyros: Color-sergeant Walker 41, Licu-» tenant .M'Lennan 41, Rifleman J. Maxwell, sen., 41, Rose 40, Rifleman Henderson 10—each 10s; Rifleinen Sinclair 40 and Falconer 40—each 7». M. Counted out : Riflemen Glynn, J, Maxwell, jun.. and Ciithbeilson—4o each.
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Evening Star, Issue 15139, 22 March 1913, Page 1
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380OTAGO RIFLE ASSOCIATION Evening Star, Issue 15139, 22 March 1913, Page 1
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