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The match between the Rangitikei and the Manchester Rifles came off yesterday on the Feilding range, and resulted in a win for the visiting team by sixteen points. The Manchester Rifles were not represented by their strongest team, as Volunteer Stevens was unable to attend, and Volunteer T. Evans was too ill to shoot, otherwise the result might have been different. Below are the scores : — Manchester Rifles.
Grand Total— 6sl Rangitikei Rifles.
Grand Total -667 The following order has been received by the Officer Commanding the Man chester Rifles : — " Your corps will leave by special train at 4.15. a.m., on Friday, the 31st. instant, for the Johnsonville encampment. Camp will break up on Monday eyening. Members of the Manchester Rifles are reminded of the inspection parade to« Dight. All arms and accoutrements must be clean, and in perfect order. Up to the present the number of volun* teers, including thoso along tho West Coast and Hawke's Bay, who have i intimated tbeir intention of attending j the Easter Encampmant of Rifle Com* panics at Johnsonville, is 650. Mr A. Jack has been elected ActingLieutenant of the Palmerston North Rifles. Colonel Fox was very severe in his criticism of the Kumara Rifles. Officers and men were equally dealt with.
200 300 500 Tl Lieut. Marr 26 21 12- -59 Sergt. Henderson ... 26 22 17—65 Sergt Parker ... 26 18 21-65 Corp. Johnston ... 29 24 21—71 Vol. Britten ... 28 21 26—75 Vol. McGrogor ... 21 26 26—73 Vol. Humphrey ... 29 24 20—73 Vol. Morrison ... 28 15 22—65 Vol. Parkinson ... 28 20 17—65 Vol. Johnston ... 25 21 7—53
200 300 500 Tl Lieut. Bray 29 22 15-66 Sergt. Saywell ... 29 23 20—72 Corpl. Saywell ... 25 24 20—69 Vol. Scott 26 29 15—70 Vol. G. Lethbridge... 25 8 18-51 Corpl. Aitken ... 29 22 26—77 Vol. Parker 28 22 26^76 Sergt. Petherick ... 22 16 16—54 Vol. Dougherty ... 23 20 16—58 Vol. Robinson ... 20 23 15-58
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 117, 23 March 1893, Page 2
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