VOLUNTEER RANGE ASSOCIATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 11049, 29 August 1896, Page 6

VOLUNTEER RANGE ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Range Committee of the associated rifle corps was held on Monday evening, Captain Creswell presiding. It was decided that there should be two rounds of matches for the Challenge Shield, the first round at 200, 500 and 600yds, and the second at 300, 600 and 700yds, any position. The opening match will take place on Sept. 26, each corps to be represented by ten men, the conditions to. be seven shots and one sighter. The first round will commence on Oct. 24, for which ~ date - the ■ draw- is as follows-; —CityGuards v. Engineers, City Rifles v. E Battery, Mounted Rifles v. College Rifles. Two Saturdays during the season were allotted to each corps on which to fire their private matches. The following are the matches and dates for the seasons—(l) City Guards v. Engineers, City Rifles v. E Battery, Mounted Rifles v. College Rifles ; (2) City Rifles v. Engineers, City Guards v. Mounted Rifles, College Rifles v. E Battery; (3) City Rifles v. City Guards, College Rifles v. Engineers, Mounted Rifles v. E Battery; (4) City Rifles v. College Rifles, Mounted Rifles v. Engineers, E Battery v. City Guards; (5) College Rifles v. City Guards, Mounted Rifles v. City Rifles, E Battery v. Engineers. The matches of the first round will take place on Oct. 24, Hov. 7 and 28, Dec. 12 and 19. The matches of the second round will be fired on Jan. 30, Peb. 13 and 27 and March 13 and 27,'1897. The following are the days allotted to each corps for firing off private matches: —E Battery, Oct. 3, 1896, and Deo. 5,1896; Engineers, Oct. 10, 1896, and Jan. 23,1897; Mounted Rifles, Oct. 17, 1896, and Jan. 9, 1897; College Rifles, Nov. 14, 1896, and Feb. 20, 1897 ; City Guards, Oct. 31, 1896, and Feb. 6, 1897; City Rifles, Nor. 21,1896, and March 6, 1897, ■