RIFLE MATCH AT PUKEKOHE.
A rifle match between the Newton Rifled and the South Franklin Mounted Infantry took place at the Pukekohe Rifle Range, on Saturday last. The wind was anything but favourable, and the scoring was therefore poor. Lieutenants Durham and Bilkey were in charge of the teams. The match resulted in a win for the Mounted Infantry by 74 points. The conditions were : Seven men aside; five shots at each range. The following is a list of the scoring fnTTTH WRAVKT.TN mounted infantry.
SOUTH FBAJN liiiliN muui>iRU umah uu. = 200 300 400 500 yds. yds. yds. yds. TI. Volunteer Pilgrim ... 18 10 20 12 00 Corporal Harris .. 20 12 10 lb 64 Volunteer \V. Adams .. 19 !) 20 1.5 61 Corporal Adams .. 13 1!> -0 •> o. Sergeant Lucas.. ..18 8 16 •> -'1 Volunteer Jits. Adams 21 15 10 o j1 Lieutenant Bilkey 5 12 20 4 41 Grand Total 3!) 1 NEWTON RIFLES. 200 300 400 00 ! yds. yds. yds. yds. Tl. Volunteer Good.. .. 22 18 18 0 04 Sergeant Rose .. ..20 Jl 10 7 48 Volunteer Kotherhatn,. 10 13 14 10 j3 Volunteer Robinson .. 10 9 14 C 48 Volunteer Couther •_ .. 12 13 9 .5 39 Sergeant Pitkethly ..10 0 15 0 37 Volunteer Henderson .» 15 7 2 4 i8 Grand Total . - • ■ • • • • .. 317 Majority for Mounted Infantry, <4.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8541, 15 April 1891, Page 6
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