CHRISTCHURCH ARTILLERY.
The secoDd competition for the silver inkstand given by the non-commissioned officers of the Christchurch Battery of Artillery for the purpose of encouraging rifle practice amongst the gunners took place at the Sandhills range yesterday morning. At the first contest Gunner Stevenson was victorious with 34 points, but yesterday was quite out of the competition from the first. The weather was exceedingly fine, perhaps a little too much so for really good firing, the sun bearing direct into the faces of the competitors, and dazzling the sight. The conditions were five shots at each range with any position, the inkatand to be won twice before becoming the private property of any member of the battery.
200 300 400 2 yds. yds. yds. £ Piper 19 12 10 41 Johnstone 17 10 4 31 Fox 16 6 10 32 Barnes 12 0 13 25 Roberts 14 11 5 30 Adams 10 5 0 15 Calvert 7 4 0 11 Winney 15 7 9 31 J. Johnstone ... 7 6 3 16 Hugbeß ... ... 11 3 9 23 Stephenson 9 6 10 25 W. Johnstone ... 9 5 9 23 Molntosh 9 4 5 18 Sinclair 11 4 3 18 Turner 18 14 8 40 A. Turner 10 9 2 21 Ormandy 10 0 3 13
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18701227.2.9.2
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 807, 27 December 1870, Page 3
Word Count
212CHRISTCHURCH ARTILLERY. Star (Christchurch), Issue 807, 27 December 1870, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in