RIFLE SHOOTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5497, 24 February 1896, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

On Saturday the College Eifles had a field day at Bromley. The. corps .fired against four different teams, representing, the -E. .Battery, s.M«S..'.'Katoombai phe. Rangiora Eifles and ex-members of .the College Eifles.. Altogether, about seyenty, men took part.; The: .weather was. fine, with a -steady ,'nbrtE-east^wiM;. the light was bright and very puzzling at 6OOyds. The .result . was, a ; win f or the IJ. Battery. The following are the scores of the different teams, the conditions being seven shots each at -200, 500 and 600 yds, MartiniHenry rifles :-^- : " E Battery-T-Bombardier Lester .29, 29, 33—91; Bombardier Eose 30, 29,29—88; Lieutenant Dougall 31, .29, 23—83 ; Sergeant Treleaven 29, 24,24—77 ; Corporal Main 27, 27, 22—76; Corporal Cropp 31, 27, 17—75; Gunner M'Kenzie 33, 25, 17— 75; Gunner Butler 28, 21, 25—74; Bombardier Hickey 24, 27, 19—70; Gunner Menzies 27, 22, 8—57 • totel 766. H.M.S. Katoomba— A.B. Grimmond 29, 28, 27—84; A.B. Gollacott 29, 30, 19^78; P.O. Jago 26, 24, 24—74; P.O. Walters 23, 26, 24—73; P.O. Bassett 23, 29, 18—70; A.B. Deeney 22, 26, 11-^59; P.O. Shemmings 24, 18, 15—57; P.O. Dawson 17, 24, 15— 56; E.M.L.I. Northmore 20, 13, 21— 54 ; C.P.O. Coad 26, 12, 9—47; total 652. Eangiora Rifles—Lieutenant d'Auvergne 31, 31, 19—81 ; Sergeant Gulliver 27, 24, 23—74; Corporal Gulliver 24, 30, 16—70; Gorporal Jones 28, 28, 8—64; Private Humphreys 29, 21, 13^-63 ; Private Geddis 28,9,16—53; Sergeant d'Auvergne 22, 15, 14— 51.';: Corporal Whithen 28, 11,7—46; Private" Hayman 19," 18, 8— 45; Sergeant Jordan 23, 12, 6—41 ; total 588. College Rifles— Private Teape', 29, 25, 20 —74; Sergeant Hartland, 25, 14, 25—64Corporal Merton, 32, 19, 12—63 ; LanceCdrporaX Gundry, 23, 21,18-62; Private Moore, 25, 15,12— 52; Private Dickenson, 28, 11, 9-^8 ; Private Nalder, 8, 9, 23—40 ; Private Carew, 20, 15, 4—39; Captain Day, 23, 6, 7— 36 ; Sergeant Colclough, 25, 7, 2---34; total,' sl2.' ,". . ' V Ex-m6mbers College Eifles-rMrF. Davie, 25, 22; 18^65 j .Mr Mfflton; 14; -25/ 15^54 V Mr Woodhouse;i3, 16/13— 52: Mr Evans, 22, 13, 15-^SO; Mr StQwe, .24,' 19, 4-47 Mr Collins; 26,16; S--47rMr Meadows; 29, 6, 12—47; Mr Grierson, 16, 24, 5—45: Mr M. Davie, 25, 4, 10—39 ; Mr Pullan, 21, 15, 0-38; total 48/. . • . ' ' The College Eifles also fired a match, Officers and Non-commissioned Officers v. Privates, which resulted in a win for the former by six points. Prizes given by the corps were won by Private Teape, Sergeant Hartland, Corporal Merton and Lance-Corporal Gundry. The medal presented by Mr Gundersen was won by Private Teape, and range prizes were won byCorporal Merton, Private Teape and Sergeant Hartland. Refreshments were provided, and a very pleasant afternoon was spent. It is proposed to hold a match between teams of twenty men a side from the men-of-war now in, Port and the Canterbury volunteers. If the match can be arranged, it will probably take place on Thursday next. J [Per Press Association.] PABZATUA,Pbb.2I. The .following team will represent Pahiatna at the New Zealand Rifle Association Meeting at Oamaru next month: — Messrs J. C. Taylor (captain), G. Hyde, G T. Avery, W. W. M'Ardle, jun., and H. Baucke.