RIFLE SHOOTING.
KAIAPOI RIFLES v. N BATTERY. On Saturday afternoon a rifle match was fired at Lyttelton between teams representing the Kaiapoi Rifles and the N Battery of Artillery. The weather was rather cold, and an unsteady south-west wind waa blowing across the range. At the 500yds range it became bo flukey that several well-known shots experienced the greatest difficulty in keeping on the target. The visitors were victorious by 34 points. The following are the scores Kaiapoi Rifles.—Private Simpson 200yda 33, 300yds 28, SOOydo 30—92; Private Condon 30, 28,26 —84; Private Templeton SO, 24, 26—SO; Private Fantbam'3l, 26, 23—80; Private Eobilliard 28, 28,21 —77; Lieutenant Simpson 32,29,13—74; Private Bats 30, 20, 19—69; Sergeant W. Pearce 23, 28, 12—68; Sergeant Pearce 25, 23, 19 —67; Private Wright 32, 24, 5—61 j total 752. N Battery Artillery—Hon Member Lewin 33, 27, 26—85; Gunner Treleaveu 30, 24, 30—84; Hon Sergeant Manning 32, 25, 26—83; Hon Member Wagstaff 30, 30, 21 —81; Gunner Taylor 28, 23, 25 —76; Sergeant Suiter 31, 31, 24—76; Gunner Wardle 25, 23, 17—65; Gunner Blackler 28, 25, 11—64; Sergeant Carroll 27, 17, 18—02; Gunner Barnes IS, 15, 9—42; total 718. CANTERBURY ENGINEERS v. LYTTELTON NAVALS. The annual return match between the Canterbury Engineers nnd tho Lyttelton Navals was fired at Bromley on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for tho Engineers by 37 points. The following wero the scores:— Engineers Sapper Meikleham 200yds 25, 300yds 18, 500yds 26—69; Sapper Morrow 26, 23, 15— 64; Lieutenant Bridgman 25, 23, 13—61; Sapper Parker 28, 13, 18—59; LanceCorporal Smith 25, 19, 11—55; Sergeant Middleton 24, 19, 4—47; Sapper Capstiek 25, 19,- 0—44; Sapper Taylor 28, 8, 4 40; Sapper Bautin 21, 12, 4 3 7; Sapper Murray 17, 8, 4—29; total 505, Navala—Gunner Hcwatons 200yds 26, 300yds 23, 500yds 8 Jones 24, 16, 14 5 4; Gunner Day 24, 21, 8—53; Gunner Graham 20, 20, 8 —4B; Gunner Marshall 22, 24, 2—48; Petty-officer Clark 25, 19, 0—44; Bugler Porteue2s,lo,9 —44; Petty-officer Sowden 26, IS, 2—41; Gunner Knowles 21,12, 8— 41; Petty-officer Sinclair 16, 13, 9—38; total, 468,
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10597, 5 March 1895, Page 3
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347RIFLE SHOOTING. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10597, 5 March 1895, Page 3
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