RIFLE SHOOTING.
The Canterbury Mounted Eifles fired another round of the Belt competition at; the Bromley range on Saturday afternoon. The following -were the principal scores made: —
200 500 COl yds. yds. yds. TI. Corporal Wheeler :;l 2.1 20 "> Troop r Bidder 33 24 15 '0 Trooper Tucker 24 '-'9 1<» &> Corporal ? sliton 24 32 7 63 Sergeant. Horrick 23 22 12 ob Troopar Scrimshaw 1:7 11 15 sjj Lieuteuniu. Neave 23 13 16, ">*; Sersreant-Major Berlaud ... 23 1« 0 4 3 Trooper Townon-J 15 13 10 *' On Saturday afternoon the Kaiapoi Volunteers fired for prizes competed for annually by those meinber3 who had qualified, by constant attendance at company and inspection parades. The following are the scores :— COMPANY" PAHADES. ' 201) 300 , yds yds Hdp. Tl. £ a d Private P. Robiilinrd ... 31 27 sc 58 1 0 0 Private Whitley 27 25 6 58 017 0 Private H. iUymon ... 30 27 bc 57 015 0 Corporal Oram 26 3> so 56 012 6 Private Drabble 28 23 so 56 0 l'J 6 Private Oram 23 24 6 52 010 0 Private Beiitley ...: ... 22 24 5 52 010 0 Private G. Smipsou ... 25 19 5 49 010 0 Sergeant Pearce ... ... 10 2i>' sc 45 09 0 Col.-Sei-Keant Blackwell 26 8 3 37 0 9 0 Private Hosf.ill ... ... 9 8 .8.55.0 9 0 INSPECTION PABADES. £00 500 yds yds Hdp. TI. £ s d Corporal Oram 26 32 sc 53 1 0 0 Private Haymau 30 26 so 56 017 0 Private Bentley ... ... 22 22 10 54 0 15 0 Private Whitley 27 16 6 *9 012 6 Private Drabble 28 20 sc 48 012 6 Sergeant Pearce 19 23 so 42 0 10 0 Cuptain Millar „. ... S!0 5 14 39 010 0 Col -Sergeant Blackwell 20 7 3 36 0 10 0 Private Hosfall 9 retired 8 17 0 '9 .0 Private Allen 14 2 8 24 0 9 0 The weather was not favourable for high scoring.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6127, 14 March 1898, Page 4
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