RIFLE SHOOTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4907, 24 March 1894, Page 5

RIFLE SHOOTING.

. On Friday last a couple of sweepstake competitions took plaoe on the range of the Lyttelton Rifle Clnb, Corsair Bay. Several well-known Canterbury riflemen were present, and considering the difficult nature of the shooting, some very respeotable scores were made. There was a strong, though unsteady front wind blowing and as the afternoon Wore on the light waß very changeable. The best performance of the day was the score of 90 at 200, 500 and 600 yards made by Mr R. J. Wakelin, o_ Christchnrch. The shooting only tended to prove to tho marksmen that the chief cause of their failure at tho recent Bifle Association's meeting was the inferiority of the ammunition in use. On Friday, only English ( manufactured cartridges were used, and, las before stated, the shooting was of a most difficult description compared with that ußdoc t^ coiK-itwna^t -Hills-

borough. In the first matoh— Ten jhtita eaoh at 600 yds and 600 yds, Mv fya. Parke.* with 79, waa the winner. His boom [ was made up of 42 at 600 yds, and 07 «$ i 600 yds. Mr Allison waa second with 86 and 89-77, Mrß.Treleaven, being third, with 48 snd 32—75. MrH. Field wm aext witfaSrX 44 at 600 and 27 at 600 yds. The ssopivf matoh was seven shots at 200, W0 t£& 600 yds, when the chief scorers were— Mr R. J. Wakelin 81, £9, 80, total 60; Mr F. S. Parker 82, 26, 20—84} Mr 0. A. Lewin 80, 31, 19—80; Mr A. Manning 29, 80. # —79 s Mr AUieon 28, 27. Stl^j Mr H. EHeld 27. 27, 20-74; Mr A. tadecfea 2&, 21, 20-70.