RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11235, 5 April 1897, Page 6

RIFLE SHOOTING.

CITY RIFLES. The following are the results of the second and last of the handicap competitions for the season:— First Class —Private Chapman, first competition 86, second competition 69, (handicap 5), total 160; Colour-sergeant Bean, 98, 58, (scr) —156; Corporal Dodd, 87, 52, (7) —146; Private Smith, 74, 47, (20) — 141. Second Class —Private O’Connor, first competition 50, second competition 68, (handicap 20), total 128 : Private Cork, 64, 59, (scr) —133; Private Turvey, 64, 55, (12) —121; Corporal Woodfield, 60, 45, (12) —117; Private Bean, 53, 40, (20) — 113; Sergeant Hopkins, 55, 40, (12) —107; Private Glover, 65, 24, (10) —09. Third Class —Private Flock, first competition 68, second competition 60, (scr), total 128; Private Sycamore, 62, 58, (2) — 120 ; Private Bradley, 59, 57, (scr) —116; Private Butterfield, 57, 45, (7) —lO9 ; Private Ffrost, 24, 54, (25)—103._ The competition was finished in semidarkness, a fact which affected the results considerably. The ammunition’used was the new issue for the present year. It turned out to be of tho same bad quality as that used during the past season. The highest score at 600yds was 21, by ColourSergeant Bean; Chapman made 14, Dodd 8, and Parker 7. Chapman was fortunate enough to get an exceptionally good pocket at 500yds, putting on 82 ; the next highest score was Parker’s 23. Tho ranges for the first class were 200, 500 and 600yds, seven shots at each; and for the second and third classes 200, 500 and 600yds, ten shots at each.