RIFLE SHOOTING.
HONOEAEY EESEEVE COEPS. The first of the Honorary Eeserve Corps' Bronze Medal competitions was begun yesterday afternoon on the Corps' range at Cashmere. Seven members fired, and the best total was made by Private Perkins, who put on 78 points, the conditions being seven shots at 200, 500 and ; 600 yd&. The highest range total was mado by Sergeant Wakelin, who scored 31 points at 50Oyda. The weather was very unfavourable to shooting, as a strong and very treacherous north-west wind blew throughout the afcernoon. The following ■were the scores : — ■ 200 500 GOO yds. yds. yds. Tl. Private Perkins ... ... 29 23 20 78 Corporal M'Kay 26 26 23 75 Private Fdx 27 25 23 75 Private Gunderaan 20 27 IS 74 Sergeant Wakelin 29 31 12 72 Corpora 1 Robertson ... -<* £J 70 flbrporal Lummia „. ... 26 24 20 70 The first competition "will be finished totaOTTOW,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6089, 28 January 1898, Page 4
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