I Battery.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 5826, 23 December 1893, Page 1

I Battery.

The sixth and final competition of the December Handicap—ton shots at 500 yards—was fired this morning. Sergeant Every headed the list with the grand score of 44—this must bo about the record for the colony with the Snider this season. The first eight aggregates _ are prizewinners, and secure the trophios given by the following in the order named i—Bland Holt, Mr William Bee, Gunners, Mr J. B. Grave, Mr T. W. Richmond, Mr T. Kemshed, Uamaru Mail, and Mr G. R. Procter, Scores : y °d°s HP. Tl Sergeant-Major Every ... 44 0 44 Sergeant Whyte 35 1 36 Gunner Spiers 30 4 34 Gunner Smith 21 5 26 Gunner Bruce 16 10 26 Guuner Andrews 19 5 24 Gunner Kelly 21 3 24 Gunner M'Kenzie 20 3 23 Sergeant Simpson 18 3 21 Gunner Mitchell 17 4 21 The highest aggregates for tho six competitions are : 200 300 500 Tl yds yds yds Sergt.-Maior Every 79 64 73 216 Gunner Spiers ... 69 69 68 206 Sergeant Whyto ... 85 52 61 198 Gunner Bruce ... 73 61 61 195 Gunner Kelly ... 72 61 68 191 Gunner Smith ... 83 59 48 190 Gunner Andrews ... 74 60 52 186 Gunner Mitchell ... 81 60 44 180 Sergeant Simpson... 78 64 39 181 Gunner M'Kenzie... 73 60 44 177 Trumpeter Jones ... 67 54 42 163 The following team have been selected to represent the Battery in tho match against the B Battery on Tuesday next: Captain Rice, Sorgt.-Major Every, Sergeants Whyto and Simpson, and Gunners Andrews, Kelly, Mitchell, M'Kenzie, Smith, and Spiers. Emergency : Gunner Townshend.