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Otago Witness, Issue 2408, 26 April 1900, Page 28

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CITY GUAEDS

The City Guaida fired the foiuth and final cempctition of their Cifcizsns 1 Match on Saturday. The condit.ons wcie seven shots ai 200, 303, and COO yards, and the highest scorers were : — 230 500 600 yds yds yds Hp Tl Pts * Pt. Portman 32 28 21 S— 92 5 " Pt. Mills . £6 30 23 3 —88 4. Pt. Sonnta?.. 31 30 21 85 3 Sgt. Jenkins . . 26 28 19 8— 81 2 Corn. Collins . . 27 30 16 7 — 80 1 Pt. Dray . . 23 26 11 11 —71 0 Sgt. Peliitt . . 23 17 15 12 —67 0 * Take range prizes. The final lesults of the fourth competition of the Citizens' l\l?tch are: — Lieutenant Jack, 13 points ; Privates H. Adamson. Hills, and Soiintag,. each 6 points; Seigcani. Jenkins and Private Portman, each 5 point? ; Privates Connor, A. Raper, and W. Baird, each -t points ; Privates Dray, Christenson, and Corporal Collins, each 2 points; Private J. Adamson, 1 point. BUSTS' CORPS. The above corps fired the third competition for Mr A. Burt's cup and gold medal, trophies presented by ex-Sergeant Mami, ilessrs Williamson, Fail, Jay, and others, or) Saturday alternoon last. Beautiful weather prevailed, pn:l one or two close nnishea resulted. The ranges were — 200yc13 (kneeling) and 500 yd s; 10 phots at each. The following are the highest scores : — First Class. 200 500 yds. yds. TL "■ JLieutenant M'Millan . . B7 33 — 76 * P-rivato Mormon .... 40 36 —76 Private M'Gregor .. ".. 37 35 —72 Sergeant Hay 36 ; 33 — 69 Corporal Poole 32 33 — G5 Second Class. 200 500 - yds. yds Hep. Tl. * Private Handle .... 30 18 20 —63 Bu-ler Shachan .... 29 27 10 — G<> * Private Hay .... 23 29 10 —62 v Eange prizes. DUNSDIISr ENGINEERS. On Saturday afternoon the Dunedin Engineers fired the third competition for the Ladies' Challenge Belt and accompanying trophy, and for Major Bc-ai's and Mr Tait's prizes. The conditions wore seven shots and a sighter at 200, 500, and 600 yards. Tho highest scores were : — 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Lieutenant Midgley ..26 31 24 — 81 Coiporal Power .... 26 25 29 —80 Sergeant Tonkin .... 30 30 18 —78 Engineer Whelan .... 21 27 24 —72 Engineer Campbell .. 28 22 21 —71 Engineer Dean .. ..26 24 18 —6S Engineer Hook .... 25 22 19 — 66 The following are the highest aggregates in two out of three competitions fired, the final competition has yet to take pl»ce: — Corporal Power 157, Lieutenant Midgley 155, Sergeant Tonkin 154, Engineer Dean 150, Engineer Whelan 3 49. The second class shots of the Dunedin Engineers fired the second of a series of three competitions for Captain Barclay's Junior Challenge 'Cup, and for ex-Sergeant Ecacli's golrl medal, and Sergeant Beadle's trophy. The conditions were seven shots at 200, 300, and 500 yards, and the highest scorers were: — 200 300 500 yds. yds. yds. Hep. Tl. Eng. Mac Gibbon .. 32 2-1 26 3—83 Bng. Deans . . 26 26 28 3— 53 Lauce-corp. Smith 25 28 25 2— 80 Lance-corp. Marret 22 18 29 4 — 73 Eng. MacNeil ..27 25 20 72 Eng. Taylor ..24 19 29 72 Eng. Ellis .., .. 18 19 IS 15 —70 Eng. Evans .... 20 24 14 9— 67 Eng. Latta .... 21 21 19 5— 66 Eng. Megget ..21 18 16 8— 63 Bugler Bewley ..15 14 17 15 —61 Sergt. Bryant . . 16 21 16 4— 57 Lance-coip. Roach 20 16 17 3— 56 Corporal Jacobs . . 13 19 16 8—56