RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCV, Issue 10889, 24 February 1896, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

On Saturday the College Rifles had a field day at Bromley. ■ The corps • fired against four different teams, representing the E Battery, H.M.S. Katoomba, the Eangiora Rifles and ex-members of the College Rifles. Altogether about seventy men took part. The weather was fine, with a steady north-east wind; the.light was bright and very puzzling at 600yds. The result was a win for the E Battery. The following are the scores of the different teams, the conditions being spven shots each at 200, 500 and 600yds, MartiniHenry rifles: — E Battery—Bombardier Lester 29, 29, 33—91; Bombardier Rose 30, 29, 29—88 ; Lieutenant Dougall 31, 29, 23 —83; Sergeant Treleayen 29,24,24—77; Corporal Main 27, 27, 22—76; Corporal Cropp 31, 27, 17 —75; Gunner M’Kenzie 33, 25, 17— 75; Gunner Butler 28, 21, 25 —74; Bombardier Hickey 24, 27, 19 —70; Gunner Menzies 27, 22, 8—57; total 766. ' H.M.S. Katoomba—A.B. Grimmond 29, 28, 27—84; A.B. CoUacott 29, 30,19—78; P.O. Jago 26. 24, 24—74; P.O. Walters 23, 2fi, 24—73; P.O. Bassett 23, 29, 18—70; A.B. Deeney 22, 26, 11—59; P.O. Shemmings 24, 18, 15—57; P.O. Dawson 17, 24, 15 —56; E.M.L.I. Northmore 20, 13, 21— 54 ; C.P.O. Goad 26, 12, 9—47; total 652. Rangiora Rifles—Lieutenant d’Auvergne 31, 31, 19—81; Sergeant Gulliver 27, 24, 23—74; Corporal Gulliver 24, 30, 16—70; Corporal Jones 28, 28, 8—64; Private Humphreys 29, 21, 13 —63 ; Private Geddis 28, 9, 16—53; Sergeant d’Auvergne 22, 15, 14—51; Corporal Whithen 28, 11, 7—46; Private Hay man 19, IS, 8—45; Sergeant Jordan 23, 12, 6r-41; total 588. College Rifles—Private Teape, 29, 25, 20 —74; Sergeant Hartland, 25, 14,25 —64 ; Corporal Merton, 32, 19, 12—63 ; LanceCorporal Gundry, 23, 21, 18—62; Private Moore, 25, 15, 12—52; Private Dickenson, 28, 11, 9—48; Private Nalder, 8,9, 23—40; Private Carew, 20, 15, 4—39; Captain Day, 23, 6, 7—36 ; Sergeant Colclough, 25, 7,2 34; total, 512. Ex-members College Rifles—Mr F. Davie, 25, 22, 18—65; Mr Millton, 14, 25, 15 —54; Mr Woodhouse, 23, 16, 13—52; Mr Evans, 22, 13, 15—50; Mr 1 Stowe, 24, 19,4 —47; Mr Collins, 26,16, 6—47 ;Mr Meadows, 29, 6,12 —47; Mr Grierson, 16, 24, 5—45;; Mr M. Davie, 25, 4, 10—39 ; Mr Pullan, 21, 15, 2 —38; total 487. ..The College Rifles also fired a match. Officers and Non-commissioned Officers v. Privates, which resulted in a win for the former by six points. Prizes given by the corps were won by Private Teape, Sergeant Hartland, Corporal Merton and Lance-Corporal Gundry. The medal presented by Mr Gundersen was won by Private Teape, and range prizes were won by Corporal Merton, Private Teape and Sergeant Hartland. Refreshments were proyided, and a very pleasant afternoon was spent. It is , proposed to hold a match between teams of twenty men a .side from the men-of-war now, in Port and the Canterbury volunteers. If the match can be arranged, it will probably, take place on Thursday next. TPeb Press Association.! PAHIATUA, Feb. 21. The following . team will represent Pahiatua at the New Zealand Rifle Association Meeting at.Oamam next month ,;: — Messrs J. Gi.Tayior {captain), G. G. T. Avery, W. W. M’Apclle, -jun., ■ and,: ,H. Baucke. >