RIFLE MATCH.

Thames Advertiser, Volume X, Issue 2711, 27 August 1877, Page 3

RIFLE MATCH.

' . "jr. "NO. 2H.8.V, This," be. considered the greatest Jrifle match . which has taken places.in : Ne.w, .Zealand between two "Volunteer companies, came off on Saturthe, Government range, 25 men eachnSide;- ranges 200, 400, and 500 yatdsf "five) shots each'. : The match is the great'est-'lbecause- 'of the :: number' on each side,' the "61bse shoptingi £^rid i the exfcraordi-' •torS'jSredJa tptal.oif 76p rounds, and' at the were w,' therjrJoame>oiit 'exactly tl*e, same; 1,108 oachi orineariyian'Bverage.-;6f ;centresi for fifty, competitors' chosen, from .two. companies,' an average, we should think, never exalted Under" similar : ciroumstaitic'es. Wo doubtf the fine ! day and short ranges matSnallv assisted' the high scoring, the tKroughotit being dead 1 on the buli's-eye, and 'not much experience wanted beyond; a steady hold on. A large number,'pf; ci)izens,.were on,the range, the. close',' and much intpttst'iswas evinced in the; contest,! especially as:now one.;te'amithen another ■Was'leading'. 'Even-after th'elast 'shot had gone' one ; careful notetaker had the Scottish- -three-'points "ahead; while another equally s'augihe' liad; Ko. 2 a majority-of four.' 1 Whenlhcf squad officers did njake up the ( 'totals/' result, was , scarcely, oredited,' and we believe it is the first timofa tie has .occurred, in such 'a heavy matpk.,Major it'ooper. aojicd a 9 .umpire, and gave his decision ini favour oi the highest score at, tho longest range. After making! up < these the result proved in favour of the they making 338 at 500 J'ards Mheir opponents' 319. However, tbe'Wujl scoros being cqtfal," and the contest so close and so harmoniously'carried out, tho captains of both companies Have resolved, apart from the decision.'of the.umpire, to consider the match; as drawn, Both jjtcams dined:---: together - in; .the, evening'ai the Governor Bowen < Hotel, Captain Paul in the chair, supported on the right by Major Cooper and Lieutenant Denby, and. on tbe left by. Captain Murray and Lieiitebant 1 JohnstotjTHe 'vice-chairs werb 'occupied byi Lieutenants 'l)ey ad Small. After'tho usual loyal and patriot ic

1 toasts had been the health of both companies was cordially proposed, and warmly responded to. The other toasts iu'cro " Major Oooper," " The Press," and "Tiie Ladies." Between tlio .luiists imembors ff each company enliveno! Iho :meeting wi'h songs. Altogether dininer was a great success, and will tend in no small degree to strengthen that bond !of g md fooling which ought always to 'exist between Volunteer companies. Tho Healths of Host Symington and Mrs ■ Symington" were proposed by the Chairman, who -complimented them on the excellent spread and arrangements. Tho ■proceedings were brought to a close by jthe, whole singing " Auld Lang Syne." 1 | The highest scorer on No. 2side is to : receivo Mrs Wickham's fern picture gift. I It has been ; won by the Veteran marks- [ man Grundy, with a splendid score of 54 [ points, the highest in either team. Jhe i following are the scores l . ; : T.S.V.—MORNIHA SQUAD. ' 200 yds 400 yds fiOOyds 11. Vol. SymiDgfcoa ■ ' 30343 33222 43032-37 Setgfc. MeLeod - 34343 34444 43333-52 ' Vol. Of. Price . 23342 33232 33343-43 Qt-ma. Ca'rponter 32242 42332 33443—44 Vol. G,'Clark ■ 34333 33333 33334-47 Vol. McCarthy . 33332 33324,03434-43 Vol. B. Price • 34333 23333 33204-42 Vol. Kendal! • 33343 . 44434 34232 -49 Vol. Stewart . 44334 44233 43233-49 Sergeant Scott ■ 32324 23243 23433- 43 ("Vol. Johnson Jv 22242; 44343 02433-42 Sergeant McLean- 43333 44444 44233—52 Vol. Weir - 33334 33434 43233-48

! Lieutenant Dey's first shot at the 500 yards range is claimcd by him as a centre, whilst the scorer for JNo. 2 marks it an outer, in which case No. 2 would win by one pointi. -If -the tie- is' decided" by'ito' Government regulations, the only matches shown are the carbine and snyder rifle competitions, the former of which is at the same ranges, and the rule says that "jin the event of there being a tie in the aggregato scores both sides will fire shot for shot at tbc 500 yards range." Major Cooper, the umpire, appears to have taken tile rule referring fo individual scores oply, which says "ties shall be decided as follows, oxcept .where specially provided for:—"By the soobe made at the lougest distance in the competition."

rj ?; T.S.V,—Akceroon SQOAD, Vol. Bnll. ; ' ■ 33344 43433 33324-49 Sergt. Heron • 33333 32302 43433-42 Lieut. Johnston ■. 34334, 32444 23300—42 Vol. Jlownie , • 34333' 33433 33200-40 Vol. Corbett - ,33343 44042 30333—42 Vol. Fchofield > 33343 32233 22430-10 Vol. McKeo ■ 33333 44-144 33344-52 Vol. Reid • 33433 32202 03003-31 Captain- Murray > , 33433 23333 '34030 -40 Vol, Brownlee -,.43342 43442 22303—43 Lieut. Dey - 43344 43333 34433-51 Vol. Brownlow ■ 24434 02342 24434-45 j' 517 I. . 'Grand total . ; « . 1108

No. 2 H.E.V.—Mousing Squad, Vol. Armstrong • 44344 '44444 44032-52 Oorpl, Stockdale ■, 32343 44333 33234—47 YoUdcock • 33333 32434 33202-41 Corp], Clark, 34443 33444 20243-47 Bugler Hawkins • 22322 32433. 32243—40 Vol, Johns - 84343 43334 03022-41 Vol Agnew - 34444 03423 42343—47 St'i'gt, Xemp ■ 43334 33233 42034-44 Vol. Reynolds > 33233 . 33244 24232-43 Yol.J.Bowe • 23334 42300 23042-35 Vol. Taylor - 23344 33344 33234-48 Yol. Frcarson ■ 33334' 43344 ' 34243-50 Vol. Fugill - 33444 33334 23222-45 I ■ . 580 | No. 2 H.R,V.—Afternoon Squad. Vol. Grundy . 44443 43334 44334-54 C'orpl. White ■ 43334 20420 24240-37 Sergt, Mclntyro - 23333 22223 32232-37 Vol. Dare ■ ■ 32422 34443 02240-39 V|ol. Kellar . 23244 42424 34443-49 Vol. Stafford ■ 43433 33433 43023-45 Yol. Clout - .43332 24423 33234—45 lieat.Small ... 34334 34344 42032—46 Vol W. Andrews 33434 42443" 44334—52 Vol. Cameron - 33443 24433 33030-42 Vol. M. Hennelly 33333 33434 24302—43 Bowe - .32223 33443 24202-39 | _ 528 ! Grand Total • • . 1108