RIFLE SHOOTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5699, 19 October 1896, Page 4

RIFLE SHOOTING.

A match was fired at the Bromley range on Satiu'day between the E Battery and N Battery corps, and resulted in a win for the E Battery after a close contest. Owing to a choppy nor'-west wind, which changed to a strong sou'-westei* at 600 yds, the shooting was very erratic. The following are the scores : — E Battery — Corporal Lester 69, Sergeant Cropp 68, Gurraer Butler 66, Lieutenant Dougall 63, Gunner Sharp 62, Goinnei* lliums 53, Gunner M'Kenzie 50, Gunner Lezard 50, Corporal Eose 47, Sergeant-Major Treleaven 44 ; total 572. N Battery— Sergeant Souter 78i Corporal Wardle 73, Gunner Bladder 72, Gunner Treleaven- 63, Corporal Taylor 51, Gunner Bell 50, Sergeant Beazley 49, Gunner Felton 46, Gunner Sinclair 36, Sergeant-Major Arnold 34 ; total 552. On Saturday afternoon the members of the Kaiapoi Eifles continued their shootir g for Captain Millar's trophy. The following were the highest scorers for the day : — First class : Conditions seven shots each at 300 yds, 600 yds and 700yds— Private Eobilliard (scr) 30, 31, 19—80; Private Hempleman (20) 20, 24, 11 — 75 ; Dr Parsons (17) 23, 22, 8—70 ; Private Templeton (8) 20, 24, 11— 63 ; Private Hayman (8) 20, 28, 5—63 ; Corporal Simpson (scr) 23,34, 5—62; Private Balch (9), 27, 24— 60. Second class : Conditions seven shots each at 200 yds, 300 yds and 500yds—Corporal Oram 21, 20, 24 — 65 ; Lance-Corporal Simpson 25, 18, 22—65 ; Private T. Hanna 23, 26, 14—63 ; Private W. Haigh 25, 16, 7—48 ; Private H. Lyle 19, 17, 13—49 ; Private Drabble 18, 19, 9—46 ; Private j Scott 18, 14, 3—35.