SHOOTING.
Some twenty members of the Waime* Rifles spent a very pleasant day on Friday in firing for £4 prize money, the prizes ranging from 12s 6d to Is 6d. The wind was somewhat puzzling, while the handicapping successfully produced some olose finishes. Ranges, 200, 300, and 500 yards. The fol-
The same shots served for the fifth matoh for Hobson's t<opby, bat with the permanent handioap. The following are the highest
scorers :— Hop. Tl. Volanteer K. Baigent . . 10 65 Corporal Gorrie.. ..10 65 Volunteer W. Harman.. 3 64 Sergeant Bsigeot .. scr 62 Lieutenant Bryant . . sor 62 Volunteer H. Harman . . 2 59 Sergt ant Hill . . . . 7 48
lowing art the soores : — 200 300 500 Hp. Tl. Vol. W. Harman .. 26 22 13 4 65 Corporal Gorria 27 24 4 10 65 Sergeant Baigent .. 26 20 16 sor 62 Lieutenant Bryant .. 25 23 14 cor 62 Vol. Eilis .. .. 28 22 8 4 62 Vol. H. Harman . . 28 17 12 2 59 Vol. K. Baigent .. 24 17 14 4 59 Sergeant Hill.. .. 19 18 14 8 59 Vol. Clark .. ..' 12 21 14 12 59 VolAver* .. .. 29 17 2 8 56 Sergeant Irvine .. 25 21 9 scr 55 Vol. Higginß . . .. 26 15 12 2 55 Volunteer Newth .. 23 23 0 8 54 Lieutenant Rickettß.. 24 18 7 ecr 49
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Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8259, 28 May 1895, Page 2
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216SHOOTING. Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8259, 28 May 1895, Page 2
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