RIFLE SHOOTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11252, 26 April 1897, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

The two final matches for the City Rifles’, champion belt and aggregate prizes were/ fired at Bromley range on Saturday. Theweather was perfect for rifle shooting, but owing to the nature of the colonial ammu-; nition used the scores were much below the average. Subjoined are the scores and ranges:— ' First Match. Sergeant Trebilcock, 300yds 29, 500yds 25, 600yds 24—total 78; Sergeant Parker, 17, 31, 16—64; Sergeant. Jackson, 17, 13, 15—45; Corporal Dodd, 24, 18, 21—63. Second. Match, Sergeant Trebiloock,: 300yds 22, 500yds 28, 600yds 27—total 77.; ; Sergeant Jackson, 23, 24,16 —63; Sergeant, Parker, 20, 24,11 —55; Corporal Todd, 24/ 20,10—54. Champion belt and aggregate prizes.—, Sergeant Trebilcock, first, 617 points;' Sergeant Parker, second, 576 points; Sergeant Jackson, third, 561 points. A match was fired at Kaiapoi on Satur-’ day between the Kaiapoi Rifles and the Working Men’s Club; ten men a side, seven : shots each at 200 and 500yds. ‘ The Rifles’ won by 41 points. The following are the. scores -.—Rifles—Lieutenant Simpson 51, Corporal C. Simpson 62, Lance-Corporal Simpson 61, Corporal Oram 53, Private N.G. Robilliard 62, Private T. Drabble 49, Private W. Pearce 57, Private G. Temple-’ ton 52, Private T. Hanna 56, Private Coleman 33; total 536. Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club —Mr A. Peaf-ee 51, Mr J.’ Higgins 56, Mr H. Hayman 55, Mr G. Wright 60, Mr E. Fantham .47, Mr W.. Simpson 47, Mr P. Pearce 44, Mr R. Hayman 48, Mr S. Taylor 37, Mr P. Bate 50 total 495. '