SHOOTING COMPETITIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2286, 23 December 1897, Page 34

SHOOTING COMPETITIONS.

On Saturday afternoon last a friendly rifle match was fired at the Mcsgiel runge between the first teams frora the Dunedin Engineers aud Ihe Bast Taieti Rifles. The conditions were 10 men a-side, seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards, and the result was a victory for the Dunedin team, the interest being well maintained throughout. The viiitors were very hospitably'entertained by the^Taieri team, and a peasant afternoon was spent. The following are tHe scores : — •

A ehootiag match between the second teams of the Engineers and the East Taieri Rifles eventuated at Pelichet Bay on Saturday afternoon. The conditions were seven shots and eighters at 200, 300, and 500 yatds, and the result was a v'ctory for the local team. Scores: —

PORTOBEIXO RIFLK CiMB. The Portobello R fle Clnb fired * match with the Permanent Defence Force on the 11th at the Hooper's Inlet r*nge. This was the first tine the club has fired for nine months. The weather wa* everything that could be desired for a day's ouving. Ranges, 300 and 500 yards; 10 shots at each distance ; 10 men a-skle ; any position. The club fired with Kjnoch'a ammunition, which may account for the steadier shooting, the club leading from the start to fioisb. — ending with a majority of 114- points. The visitors were met *t the jetty and taken back again by members of the club, refreshments being provided on the range. The followiDg are the scores :—: — DEFENCE FORCE.

irumvatililii. Hv J. P. M'Cartney... tfajov M'Cartney ... Hr J. Duclouauton ... \lv Win. Geaiy ... UrD. Dickson flr P. Ryan SJr A. Dinkson Kr J. Ridile llr J. Uicksou ... Mr W. Ilobertson ... iU uin liX UL.UI3. „. 3S ... 31 ... 29 ... 37 ... 3*5 ... 40 .. 35 ... 40 ... 37- ... 35 41 — 79 35 — 66 47 -76 35 — 72 30 — f)6 34 — 74 33 — 73 42 — 82 36 - 73 39 -74 Total ... 735

fJapfcain Moirlson ... Sergeant Sheppard ... Sergeant Webb ... Sergeant Mead ... Gunner M "Donald .... Giinncv G00d... „. Gunner Jones' Guaner Lintern Gunner Spooner ... Gunner Walmsley . .. "r aw ouu yd 3. yds. Tl. ... 26 21 — 47 ... 28 29 — 57 ... 32 23 — 55 ... 32 35 — 57 ... 33 27 — 60 „. 29 30 — 59 ... 42 40 — 82 ... 29 25 — 5t ... 36 33 — 69 ... 38 35 — 71

EAST TAIE Private Oamerou Private Turner ... Private W. Young „, Private M'Uougall ... Dorpoval Burns Private O'Neill Private Kankin ... Piivate Young Private Orange ... Private Cowan ,„ 5H.1 RIFLKS ... 28 . . 27 . ... 26 ... 21 .. 27 ... 20 ... 16 ... 13 ... 14 ... 12 3. 26 19 21 U 19 £0 10 15 10 4 19 — 73 24 - 70 32 - 59 23 - 6S 2-48 7 — 47 20 — Hi (i —3i 2 — 26 4-20 Total ... 477

DUNKDIN ENGINEERS. 200 300 yds. yds. Engineer M 'Kay 29 15 Corporal Lacey „. ... 2'i i 6 Kpgineei' J.ffs 23 18 Corporal Dredge 23 16 Lieutenant Koss 25 20 Seigeant Kussell 19 18 Engineer Wurn 29 19 Engineer Ford 35 20 Engineer Sfcvch ... "... 22 7 ■Engineer M'ltae 12 6' 500 yds. Tl. 20 — 01 12 — 01 17 — 58 IB - 55 10 — 55 17 — 54 2 — 50 U — 4910 — 39 10-— 28 Total •...' ... 513

-UASX LAII Sergeant Hendry Private Campbell „ .. Private Weddtr. poon Lisuteniuit Cameron Private Gillespie Dorporal M'Ltod .., Lieutenant Kennedy Piivate Snivatou Private Gitisou ... Private Klder... ' ... ... 26 ... 27 ... 31 ... 27 ... 2U ... 23 ... 25 ... 27 ... 23 ... 21 t-O. 29 26 ]5 19 20 19 22 9 » 14 19 — 74 J3 — (i 6 19 — 65 17 — 63 15 — 61 11 — 53 4 — 51 14—60 15- 47 4 — 42 n'^+^i

DUNEDIN : Corporal Tonkin ... Bugler Ure Corporal Speiice „. Dap'aiu B.iicLiy ... Doiporal MMglcy ... Sergeant B'yant ... Engineer Power Lance corporal Hay... ffingineer Lawrence ..., Engineer Didham ... ENGINEERS. 2 0 500 yds. yd". ; ... 31 3L ... 27 22 ... £S 17 ... 25 20 ... 24 15 ... 29 11 ... 22 - 23 ... 21 22 ... 26 13 ... 23 5 600 yds. Tl. 17 -79 2<S — 75 25 — 70 18 - «:J 19 — 58 15 — 55 10 — 55 11 — 54 13 — 52 5-33 Total ... 594