ARTILLERY PRACTICE.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 680, 24 August 1876, Page 3

ARTILLERY PRACTICE.

The Christchurch Artillery, in pursuance to previous arrangements, proceeded by train to Lyttelton yesterday morning for shot and shell practice. The range for the howitzer was 800, and for the Armstrong 2500 yards. Besides the Instructor, Sergeant-Major Kerr, and Captain Craig and Lieutenant Stansell, there were two complete detachments present. The firing was particularly good, as the following scores will testify : HOWITZER—SOLID SHOT. Quartermaster-Sergeant Pox —5 yards left Sergeant-Bugler Ashton—2 yards left Corporal Triggs—2 yards left Bombardier Gapes—l yard short Gunner Strange—ls yards short Gunner Baton—l yard over Gunner Morton—s yards left Gunner Girdler—9 yards left Gunner Henricksen—l yard over Lieutenant Stansell—l yard short Captain Craig—Struck, and carried away flag pole and flag. This last shot was greeted with immense cheering, as the feat had been tried for years before without success, HOWITZER —DIAPHRAGM SHELL, Sergeant-Major Kerr—Struck target Quartermaster Sergeant Pox—l yard right Corporal Triggs—l yard right Bombardier Gapes—2 yards short Sergeant-Bugler Ashton—2 yards right Gunner Strange—On the target Gunner Baton—ln front of rock Lieutenant Stansell—l yard short, struck target Gunners Morton, Girdler, and Hendrickson, made also very good practice. ARMSTRONG—SOLID SHOT, Range about 1$ miles. Sergeant Hill—l yard short Bombardier Agnew —1 yard left Bombardier Collier—t yards left Gunner Veel—2o yards left and high Gunner Biggott—2o yards short Gunner Best—ls yards short Gunner Strange—l yard left, 12 high Gunner Clarke—lo yards short Gunner Milne—l yard short

SHELL—CONCUSSION FUSE. Sergeant Hill—l yard high Bombardier Agnew —bull’s eye Gunner Collier—2 yards left Gunner Veel—6 yards short and left Gunner Piggott—6 yards over Gunner Best—B yards left Gunner Ivey—6 yards left and high Gunner Clarke—s yards left Gunner Milne—2o yards short The Artillery finished one of the best practices they have ever had in time for re turning by the half-past four train. They desire to thank Mr Lawson, the traffic manager of the railways, for the facilities afforded them for the conveyance of their guns.