SHOOTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10674, 14 December 1896, Page 4

SHOOTING.

Dunedis Rifle Club.

On Saturday afternoon the Dunedia Riflß Club fired tha first competition for the New Zealand Rifle Assoctatioa's bronzs medal, also the first of two handicap matches for the second, team for a trophy presented by Messrs l'erEnsson and Mitchell. ' Ranges—2oo, 500, and 600 yards; seven shots at each; kneeling or nittius •at 200j-ds. The weather was beantifully fine, but just a trifle too vrarm for good shooting. The following are the highest scores: — i ■ 200 500 '600 iMrKAV.Ly.lere ... *& *& HJP^ jMrC. Kpeisht 31 31 13 &5' IMr .T. Annstron? ... 24 31 2S S3 iMrJ. ilegi 22 32 25 2— 81 ' MrAV. K. Routledge... 2-f 2fi 2U "■ 78 iMr (i. C. Proudfoot ... 30 27 21 '78 IMr It. Greimslade .... 2-* 25 21 2— 77 I llr KW. Watlrins ... 26 22 25 73 [Mrl\ Gew. .... ... 24 2L 26 —: .71----1 Engineers v. East Taieei Eiflus. The annual rifls match between the East Tiicri Kiflrs and the Dunedin Engineers was fired on Saturday lant. The first teams met on the Sngin*ers range at Felichet Bay. The day was very bright, and the scoring all through was pour, the ammunition being considerably at fault. Tils coaditions werfl ne.ven shota and a sijrhVKE at 200, 500, and 600 yards, andrth< result yah a victory for the local team, 'the. highest scorers being Lieutenant Barclay 76 and Volunteer Weddsrspoon 71 for the home and visifiiss teams respectively. Subjoined »re tho ecurrs :—•

• DUNEDIN ENGINEERS. ' , - ■ : , 200 500 600 ;. ■■' ' . : . yds. yds. yds. Tl. . Lieutenant Barclay... „. .27 27 22 — 78 Corporal'J'onkin .... ... 25 31 16 —72 Kngiaeei-PAterson ... ... 26 ,19 .23.—-(18 lance-corporal Thomson.... .2S, 23 11 —02 .Sergeant Barton ... '... 2(i 23 12 —61 ■ Sergeant Beadle ... ... ISO 30 0— 60 Engineer .Miles ... ... 2!) 10 19 — fiß Lance-corporal Midgley ... 24 19 13 —56 Sersesnt Bryant 22 21 7-m Corporal Lacey .* „. 22 8 4 — 34 597 EAST TAJEM KIF.r.ES. Volunteer Wediterspwn ... 23 25 21 —71 Sorgeant Hendry ._ ... 'SO 28 10 —68 Serges-.at Murdoch ... ... 20 22 14 — si! Corporal M'Leod 24 IS 14 — s(i Volunteer Kankiti „. ... 19 14 11 — 44 Corporal Young IS 13 5- 30 Voluntser Gillespie 17 15 4 — 36 Volunteer Volneski... ... IS 7 5 — 30 Captain Carncross ... ... H. 15 0— 26 Sergeant Stewart „ ... 21 S 2— 25 448 The second teams tee1; on ths East Taieri range, and the conditions ware seven shots »t 200. 300. and bOO yards. Victory rested with 1 the Kngineeis, who were highly pleased at tha hospitable manner in which they were enter* taiaed by the local men. Tbe scores were :— DUNEDIN ENGINEERS. ' .■'*■' 200 300 ■■ SOS ■' yds. yds. yds. Tl. ; Eo»ineer Hay... „'. ._ 27 3H 28 —74 Engineer Klynn ... ... IS ,23 S4>-.65 ; ■ Sergeant Russell 24 17 22— ,63 Bugler Ure 24 21 37-.62 Lance-corporal Spence ... 21 23 15 —59 i Corpora! Kdmonds 2B 20 J2 —58 Engineer Stych 22 17 38 —57 Engiaesr Wurr 23 17 10 -50 Engineer Dredge 13 12". 14-39 Engineer Martin ... ... 19 14 6-39 . ' 5U6 EAST TAIEItI KIFLES. Corporal Neil... ... ... 31 :27 27-85 Voluateer Smeaion 25 17 2S — 7(1 Volunteer Christie ... ... 19 9 > 38 —48 Volunteer O'Neill .... ... 20 10 10 —46 Volunteer Bain ]fl 11 7 — 37 1 Volunteer Burns 15 13 8— 38 x Voluntesr Miller ... ... 21 H ' 2— 34 Volunteer Fleming ..., ... 17 .32 4— 33 Volunteer Brown ... ... 19 6 7— 32 Volunteer Cowan „, ... 8 ,13 10 —31 ; 450 The '■' Engineers' Match Committee have selected the following teams to fire in .the sections match on Saturday nexb:—No. 1 section: Sergeant Bsilon, Corporal Eagle, Lance-corporal Spencs,' Engineers Hay and Wurr. No. 2 section: Sergeant Bryant, Corporal Tonkin, Lance-corporal Xhomion', Eugieeera Pateraon aad Slyeh. No. 3 section : Sergeant Beadle, Corporal Edmonds, Lance* corporal ffiidgley, Engineers Flycn and Dredge. No. 4 section: Sirgsaut Bunsell, Corporal Laccy. Laoce-corpo-at V/ells, Engineers Mileg jind Kavill. UmerKencies: No. 1, Engineers Bell and Livingstone ; No. 2, Engineers Power and Smart : No. 3, Engineers Fairbairn and Rodger; No. 4, Esisineera 'Whelaa and Wilkins.

City Guabds. The City Guards fired ths first competition for Halieastsin's Cap on Saturday. Conditiou« : To be abet for three times a year ; the compebitor obtaining 21 points or ovtr first to become tua winner. Tee following obtained points oa Saturday:— . • SOO COO yds. yds. Hep. Tl. Pts. Lieutenant Jack ... 43 41 84 — a Sergeant CUrk ... 45 35 ——SO — 4 Volunteer Baker ... 30 35 G-71 — 3 Volunteer Jones ... 4:-! 27 ——70 — 2 Sergeaat Jeaken3 ... 34 .28 7 —69 —1/