Battalion Rifle Match.
The three garrison corps assembled mi the range this morning about live o'clock to tiro a match over 200, .'(00, fiOO yards, 7 shots, the inducement: being u l"'i ctwli prize, oll'ered by Mr 11. Perry. The I P.attery comes out on top, securing the prize by 27 points from the Killes and f>l from the Kivals. The average of tlio winning team ((ii1'4285) is the best. tlui(//.« been obtained under the same condition for the past two or three years—in [not, during the time the Auckland ammunition has been in use. Sergt. Every hcadu tlio list with the score of 83, rather a novelty with the Snider weapon. Many of tlio competitors, who were not fortunate in making a good total, made Mchni'h Whitney and Co. and theirammuuition tlieMibjuelK of some very uncomplimentary remark* ami not over-pleasant wishes, which no doubt would have greatly edilled the said Co. had they been present;. The nouim of the competing teams are as follow : i i)atti:hy autim.khv.
'2011 .'iOO r,ou ,,,, \-(1h j'iIh yi)n .Sergeant Kvery ... .. :i() 2.1 28 - - M .Sergeant. M'Piarniid .. i>5 25 21 -- 71 Gunner Irving ... .. 28 21 21 -I' Gunner Harding... .. 30 1!) 17 l« (). M.-Scrgt. Condon 22 22 21 — I!.' Lieutenant. T-5ico... ! 24 20 Hi - IK Gunner Taylor .. .. 22 i:t i.i - r.< Totals . 1SI Mr. km .hi:
O.A.M.Utl' HI Corporal Ruist ... IM 21 In Corporal Power ... 27 22 21 711 Sergeant Awlrewn IT. 17 - - IIS Color-Sergeant Kelly ... 2", 24 U ■ - (ill Private Sinitli 2-1 20 Hi - liO Lieutenant Maeilonald ... 2N M Hi - r.s Prix-ate Spiels ... 2r> 10 !l • - H Totals , 1S1 137 117 •CIS
OAMAHU N AVALS, Seaman Hevron ... ... 27 15 •j:t - - (i.i Seaman Rule ... 2!» 21 )4 - (14 Seaman Unit ... 21 15 21 - (IK 2ml l'.O. James ... ... 23 20 17 on Seaman Cuthliert, ... 2(> 2:1 ».... r.8 2ml P.O. (J rant ... !>»> 17 1(1 - M (}.-M. Kymon 2(5 1!) 7- .12 Totals .. 177 1.10 107 IH
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 5208, 15 February 1892, Page 2
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319Battalion Rifle Match. Oamaru Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 5208, 15 February 1892, Page 2
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