ARTILLERY CLASS FIRING.
The I Battery Artillery began class firing this morning, and nine men made the requisite number of points. Staff Sergeant-Major M'Pherson acted as marker, and gave every satisfaction. Lieut. Creagh made the possible at 250 yards, and his total score of 71 may be considered very good for carbine shooting. The following are the scores made by those who passed :
150 200 250 300 yds. yds. yds. yds. Tl. Lieufc. Creagli . 19 16 20 16 — 71 Gunner I). Sinclair 16 16 16 17 — 65 ,, Grant . 13 15 7 134S ,, M 'Donald 15 11 10 11 — 47 Sergt. Hook . 15 14 9 S — 46 Gunner Davey . 13 12 17 2 — 44 „ Rush .15 8 15 2 — 40 ,, Condon .. . 8 9 14 8 — 39 Crawford.. . 14 12 6 4 — 36 Another squad were to fire this afternoon.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 4 December 1880, Page 2
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138ARTILLERY CLASS FIRING. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 4 December 1880, Page 2
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