RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIX, Issue 9985, 14 March 1893, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

. ASSOCIATED RIFLE CORPS. Oa Saturday, oa the Bromley range, the Associated Corps decided who should hold tho challenge trophy for tho year, offered by tho Range Committee. The B Battery carried off the honour, proving themselves to ho the best shots, not having suffered a defeat in any of tho eight ruatcUes. As will be seen below, their average ig higher than any of the other corps, the College Rifles coming second, only naving suffered defeat from the Battery. This series of matches has done much to organise tho rifle matches, each of the five corps having fired twice with each Company, a result never attained before. The matches on Saturday were E Battery' v. City Guards, the former proving victorious ty sixty-eight points; tho other match was College Rifles v. Christchurch Rifles, the former, after a very close matpb, winning by thirteen points. Appended are the results of the matches:— . K. Battery.—Sergeant Were 200yds 30, 300yda 25, 500yds 20, total 73; Gunner Lester 29, 22, 21—72; Quarter-Master Sergeant Dougall 26, 25,19 —70; Captain Jackson 20. 28, 11—67; Gunner Seaple 29, 17, 19—65; Gunner Butler 22, 23, 19— 64; Gunner Cropp 29,23, 8—60; Sergeant Hanwood 26, 15, 15—56; Gunner Jewell 23, 8, 14—48; Suri?eant-Maj or Sinclair 28, 6, 12—16. Total 621. City Guards.—Private Lock 200yds 28, 800yds 15, 500yds 17, total 62; LanceCorporal Ward 30, 20, 11—61; Private Vivian 26, 20, 14—GO; Major Francis SO, 19, 8—57; Colour-Sergeant Steero 25, 18, 15—56; Sergeant Ashton 26, 20,-8 —54; Private Joll 24, 23, 7 Lezard 23. 15, 14—52; Corporal Whitmore 23, 15. 13—50; Private Batcher 29, 2, 16—47. Total 553. College Rifles,—Corporal Stow 200yds 28,300yds 19, 500yds 23—total 70; Private CoUiua 25, 13, 28—66; Lance-Corporal Gibson 28, 19, 17—64; Colour-Sergeant Smith 29, 20, 12—61; Sergeant Welch 23, 13, 23—39 ; Private Hartland 26,19,10 — 55 ; Corporal Colclouph 21, 20, 13—54 ; Corporal Mathias, 21, 22, 11—54; Private 'LV.gua 22, 10,16 —18; Private Caiew 22, 13, 13—48. Total :579. : ’ Chrietohiu’ch Riflco 556. ’’ .. . The result of the eight matches fired by each corps is a-3 followa .—E Battery won 8, lost 0; College Rifles won;-6, Joafc 2; Christchurch Rifles',won 4qi-lost 4; City Guards won 2, lost 6; Mounted Rifles won O, loat 8. A match took place on the Lyttelton range on Saturday afternoon, between the Lyttelton Naval Artillery and' tha Scottish Eiflep. Tbo weather, being very cold, waa against good shooting, and the wind was strong from the southwest. Unfortunately, two men from each team were unable to finish owing to darkness setting in. The match waa decided in favour of the Rifles by 87 points. Tho following are the principal scoresNavals; P. Field 60, Lieutenant Joyce 50, P.O. Clarke 49, C.P.O. Toomey 44. Rifles: Mcikleh&m 63, Buntia 72, Harper 54, Phillips 51. The B Class of the Canterbury Engineers fired for* prizes on Saturday afternoon, the following being the principal scorers at 300yds, 400yds and 500yds :—Sapper Beattie, 24, 13, 10—46; Sapper Scully, 21, 14, 6—41; Sapper Baker, 13, 21, 4—38; Bugler Brown, 17, 7, 11—35; Sapper M’Millan, 18, 9, 8—35; Sapper Manks, 16, 13, 4—33; Sapper Larsen, 21, 8, 4—33; Lance-Corporal Hobbs, 16, 8, 6—30,