Southland Rifle Club.

Southland Times, Issue 12784, 18 December 1893, Page 2

Southland Rifle Club.

'■ After niany interruptions; by unseasonable weather this Club oh, Saturday concluded a handicap competition for a pair' of valuable binocular glasses and a'windgauge vernier, the Conditions 'being'Beven shotff at 200; 500, and 600 yards. Mr Wm. Smith and Mr A. Y. Smith, with scores ,of 86’ and 80 respectively (the latter including 5 points handicap) win the prizes,, Mr J., E? Mackenzie beihjj' runner up hritfi 84? Some 1! 16 members fired in the first and second stagft; but E owinff txii ihqad versfi find imnsefiuent , postpdhhrriefi'ts dnly half "tfifififiuifibeV'found it convenient to fire' the'.'final,- and ‘fought : out a Keen, finish..' 'Mr<W; Smith has kindly presented his prize to the club for s series of handicap Competition's at 500, 600, and 'tjv’een' tlie team and?the; ciub7y&s J carried on at 200 'ahd’.BOOVatds'; fifid'* resulted in a win for the former by 31 points. Owing to ill-health two members bf the team were precluded from competing, consequently only eight fired on each side. The highest individual tangff scores in this match were

Jfr-Wv SmUh3l' : *ti<i : '2?»t 200> v*rffis for tho-tekm, anii'-Mr'A'. V J Smith:3b SwOytfc', the last comprising 6 bulls-eyee arid-lariw nfe;nfi'rf-is brily'biie'ifhort-trfthfe clrib’arecord conditions of tW-’ftiSWli 1 ’><ttas ! teim are open <to ohsUbnjrt ’ftfr-ilteiF plaeea >by. any members and tlfbM Wishing to take advantage <of<i the opportunity should notify th* seoretatythis week. ■■ A’handicap match of 7 shots at 300 yards (entries as .usual)-takes place on Wed--W t eialuhq ~o'j bun gnibisli tiMimoibi "H'* l "ta 1 * !■ ■"■■ I fl’lti