OPENING NEW RIFLE RANGE
; On Saturday time did not perm ih of our giving a report of the formal opening of the new rifle range, and the result' of the day'i shooting, the report given having been confined to a descripti n of the construction. Tkere was a !a:^u attendance of Volunteers, amongst whom were those who liad entered for the'opening match. Mrs. T. L. Murray n>i <to hare inaugurated the opening ,by .Jii ing the first shot, and Mr. McLaren had improvised an ingenious contrivancewlv^eia to place the gun to be sighted, but Mrs. Murray was unfortunately prevented from lending her presence by reason hi' ip,f. treacherous weather. Mr. McLaren, in a brief address, handed over "the ranj,'o to Captain Murray, in the; absence of Mayor Cooper, and congratulated the Volunteers on havincr procured so suitable a range. Captain Murray replied on behalf of the .. H Volunteers, and expressed the pleasure " he experienced in receiving the range, for the possession of which the > Volunteers were indebted principally to Messrs. fheehan and Caroenter. \ Captain Murray concluded by calling for cheers for Mr. McLaren, the Superintendent, ,-Jffir* Sheehan, the lion. D. McLean, and^rovincial Council. The call was responded to heartily. Mr. McLaren;f''returned' thanks on behalf of himself and the Go^ vernment. Firing was then commcticbd. "We append the scoring of those who won prizes:— \
As stated before, the weather was anything but favorable; otherwise the result of the'firing would have been better. The Thames IN aval Brigade men are conspicuous among the names of the prize winners—numbering eight out of the twelve, and also heading the list.
400 , 500: GOO yds. yds. yds. Tl.. Lrmstrong, N.B. ... 43343 ,43 442—34 )ownie, T.S.V.' .43344 24 323—32 Jlark, N.B. . . 44403 .42 4?3—31' !. Robinson, N.B. . 33332 42' 433--30 ). Brown, N.B. .42332 42 23.-29 L. Newdick, N.B. . 22434 42 43C---28 .ieut. Bennett, N.B. 22333 33 232—27 Porgie, T.S.V. ■ " . 43333 :42 203— 2? Gordon, N.B. , . 03243 33 :242-4126 Icott, T.S.V. . . 43424 02 232—26 iiout. Dey, T.S.V.. . 32343,32 204-26 lykes, N.B. . . 43433 23 003—25
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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1784, 21 September 1874, Page 2
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336OPENING NEW RIFLE RANGE Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1784, 21 September 1874, Page 2
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