RIFLE SHOOTING.
■»■ The annual match between the Kaiapoi Rifles and Kaiapoi Cadets took place on Saturday. Four shots wero fired by each member of the two teams at 2OOyds and 400 yds, with the Cadets' carbines, and also four shots with the Martini rifles at the same ranges. The Rifles won by 33 points. The following are the scores : — Rifles — Private Bennett '19, Private Templeton 45, Private Scott 45, Private Keetley 43, Sergeant Day 40, Corporal Borland 39, Private Hanna 37, Private Drabble 30, Private Cox 28, Private Mathews 22 ; total 378. Cadets— Colour-Sergeant Mathews 47, Lieutenant Lynskey 40, Sergeant Evans 39, Sergeant Simpson 37, Corporal Richards 35, Captain Alexander 34, Cadet Welch 32, Cadet Martin 28, Cadet Mellor 27, Cadet Green 26 ; total 345. A triangular match was fired on the Bromley range on Saturday between teams representing the E and N Batteries and the Kaiapoi Rifles. The conditions were : Ten men; 300 yds, 500 yds and GOOyds; seven shots and a sighter at each range. The weather was fine, but a changeable light and wind, together with varying ammunition, made shooting a game of chance at the long range. The E Battery had the worst of the luck, only averaging eight points per man at GOOyds. The following are the scores: — Kaiapoi Rifles — Sergeant Pearce, 300 yds 22, 500 yds 33, 600 yds 23, total 78 ; Private Hayman 31, 22, 21— 74; Private W. Pearce 20, 31,22—73; Lieutenant Simpson 28, 24,21—73; Private Bate 24, 24, 22—70; Private Fraser2l, 30, 18—69 ; Private Higgins 18, 19, 22—59; Private Simpson 21, 23, 15—59; Private Templeton 28, 16, 15 — 59; Private Balch 16, 19, 10—45; total 659. N BatteryCorporal Wardle 25, 32, 27—84 ; Corporal Taylor 21, 31, 21 — 73; Sergeant Souter 26, 18, 14—58; Gunner Bladder 23, 24, 9—56; Bombardier Agar 18, 25, 11 — 54; Corporal Rattray 20, 16, 17 — 53 ; Gunner Treleaven 27, 22, 0—49 ; Gunner Dalley 18, 21, 6—45 ; Gunner Miller 19, 15, 7 — 4-1; Gunner Bradley 15, 6, 13—34; total 547. E Battery— Sergeat Cropp 22, 30, 21—73; Lieutenant Dougall 25, 32, 15—72 ; Corporal Rose 27, 28, 10 — 65 ; Sergeant-Major Treleaven 25, 23, 8—56; Gunner Munns 26, 23, 4—53 ; Gunner M'Kenzie 20, 23, 8— 51 ; Gunner Welsh 24, 16, 8—48 ; Gunner Butler 26, 15, 4 — 45; Gunner Lezard 18, 20, 2—40 ; Bombardier Irwin 10, 20, 3—33 ; total 536.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5803, 22 February 1897, Page 4
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389RIFLE SHOOTING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5803, 22 February 1897, Page 4
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