VOLUNTEER SHOOTING MATCH.

Southland Times, Issue 3580, 11 December 1879, Page 2

VOLUNTEER SHOOTING MATCH.

The challenge lately, issued by five of the North Road Volunteers to. try conclusions with any five of: the town. Volunteers who might bfr chosen, eventuated on Tuesday &'t the rifle range in acapital^ struggle, i teririiriatirig with victory on the side of the idrmery This is indeed 1 a 'great 'honor -to considering the odds iis io r ririiribers, ; &pm''whicli theside was' chosen^ that wbrij { against tiijsiri;. and thejssue proyest%t,ti?i : North ', Road chairipipns >vere'fully justified. in.the - confidence which .they must, ha^e felt in making the challenge. ;j,lt7is;nQt,to j be expected that ithe towniwill iest<cohte.ni under the defeat, and it will not be sur- , prising should they at an early^date try to i wipe it out and ',giy€T a- r'dtui'ii- challenge. The match cbniriiertced L at '- : '-_^ p.m., each: coiripetitor having 77sliots at each of the three distarices of 2Qoy3dQyanAm yiAdA. . Some, • splendid practice 7, was witnessed \ at. the 2oo and 400 yards ranges,' Sergeant McChesney making the: highest /possible score at both, less one, point, the same being done by Vol. T.-.S. Nicol at thelast mentioned distarice. -The annexed are the scores, showing a-inajority of 27 points to the North Boad ihen:^; ; - "' '...' 7;'7'/. ! ''./ ' ' ; NOfRTH^ JROAD : '" "'' '""" ' '' "'" y.i A::,:■:...-,: ■■<:,:■:...-, ■ ■. yds..: yds. 7 yds, ; ;■;], .-u -200: 300 ,400 - Tl. Col-Sgt. A. Dunlbp. AA- 21 -' 23' ' 23^67 iSei^t. 'McChesney ' Vi. '27' 197 27 ;^73^ Sergt; R. Dunlbp ; A. . 22 17 ;22~ 61 CorpL Paterson ; ' .-.';• 17 -19 25 «- 61 Vol.T.S.Nicol fff'f... 227 18.7 27;^f-67 | Total A.i.X a .... '-....■■? r.l ... 329 ,',. f; 7- Ay. ; town:. 77 .■ ' ;, -'- „,'-.- <-•••■ ■ -yds. .yds. ,yds.- , , - ■■ " -■ ■ y ,7. 2po 7-300 j- 400" yn. Sergt. Bppth 7 7.. i 7 ..; 721 Vl7 " 28 --61 Vol. Huffadine ... 24 21 20—65 Vol.' Mathews 7;. ■■ ; ... 20 15 i 21D~66 Vol. Peters ;v.-' ! :?* 16 21f 23 — 60 ; Average for one i»an .60: a V -Total 7 .;.-'. '...Xx y.'A. 302