SHOOTING MATCH.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2729, 15 November 1871, Page 2

SHOOTING MATCH.

A rifle match was fired at Anderson’s Bay range this morning between the Artillery and the North Dunedin Rifles, resulting from a challenge by the former corps. The weather was good, -but a strong haze prevented “ tall ” shooting, The highest scores are Gunner Reid, for the Artillery, with 49, aud iSergt. Nightingale for the Rifles, with 41. One of the team of the former company was absent, but, as the scores show, his services were not required. The conditions were five shots at ranges of 200, 500, and 600 yards, Hythe position at the first, and any position at the other ranges, Wimhledora targets,. Government rifles and ammunition. No sighting shots, sunshades, slings, artificial rests, &c. The following are the scores

ARTILLERY. 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Total Oapt. Macfarland ... 12 15 10 37 Sergt. Muir 16 17 12 45 Sergt. Smith 15 14 10 39 (Jorpl. Ogilvie 13 12 17 42 Gunner Turtou 12 9 8 29 ,, T, Muir ... 14 16 10 40 „ Ml 13 19 , 12 .44 ■ ,, Lambert ... 8 16 13 37 ,, 1). Reid ... 15 18 16 49 ! Lowest score taken for absentee 362 26 1 Total ... 391 NORTH DUNEDIN RIFLES. 200 yds. 500 yds. 600 yds. Total Sergt. Nightingale... 13 13 15 41 Sergt. Pollock 11 13 16 40 Corp, T. Hutchinson 11 15 6 32 Pvt. Douglas 9 15 5 29 Pvt. J. E. Hutchinson 12 8 13 33 ,, Allen 9 8 4 21 ,, Oherrie 12 6 13 31 ,, W. Hutchinson 13 9 9 31 ,, Millar 11 16 7 34 ,. Black 10 10 6 26 Total ... 318