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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 102, 5 March 1889, Page 3

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On Saturday last, as already intimated, a match was fired between teams of the Marton Royal Rifles and the Manchester Rifles.' The full compliment — 12 men — went from Feilding to Marton, but as the Royals could only arrange for the presence of eight men, the sides were reduced accordingly. The weather was fine on the range, except that the sun was very glaring and the atmosphere somewhat" smbkey from the. bush fires. There was a fresh breeze from the N.W. in the afternoon. The Feilding men speak highly of their hospitable reception by the Royals. The Manchester Rifles won by 27 points. The following are the respective scores, seven shots at each mnirfl ? —

Manchester Rifles.

. Maetcn Royal Rifles.

200 300 500 Tl. Col.-Sergt-Bilderbeck... 27 25 19—71 Sergt. Henson 25 24 20—69 Vol. Humphries ... 31 24 11—66 Capt. Pleasants ... 22 20 21—63 Vol. Bennett 27 19 15—61 Lieut. Chamberlain ... 23 17 15—55 Vol. O'foole ... ... 21 15 15—51 Sergt. Evans 21 8 13—42 : Total 478

Capt. Skerman 27 20 16—63 Vol. Parkinson 24 20 18— «2 Vol. McGregor ... ... 26 15 18—59 Vol. W. tfbhnston ... 24 22 13—59 Sergt. Parkinson ... 23 18 15—56 Corpl. Snellgrove ... 26 19 10—55 Vol. Humphrey ... 23 13 18—54 Vol. Avery 14 11 18—43 Total 451