THE RIFLE COMPETITION AT DUNEDIN.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1481, 14 November 1878, Page 3

THE RIFLE COMPETITION AT DUNEDIN.

} Dunedin Herald.” 1 The most interesting and exciting rifle match that has been fired in Dunedin for some years came off on Monday morning at Anderson’s Bay butts, at six o’clock, between a team of eight from the following companies : —Dunedin City Guards, Christchurch City Guards, Christchurch Engineers, Riverton Rifle-, Invercargill Rifles, and the Arrow and Qm.emtown Rifles. The morning was very favorable for good shooting mv il arriving at the 500 yards range, when the wind came very puffy and shifty from the roar. As will be seen from the scores below, the Rivii’tou Rifles h ive headed the list, with the Dunedin City G .aids close on their heeis. RIVERTON RIKLES.

203 400 500 Tl. Corp. Aitchison 43103 24431 33323 — 4S Lieut. Robinson 36133 44 411 23321 — 48 Vol. Hancock 33313 34123 33333 — 47 Sub-Lieut. Henderson. 22333 43142 23131 — 40 Corp. Lyon Vol.M'Ray 43332 40331 02310 — 38 33133 21333 20200 — 35 262 Average for two men .. 87 319 DUNEDIN NO. 1 CO. CITY guards. — 48 — 46 Capt. Wilson Vol. Smith 33341 43433 31143 41131 23323 03232 Vol. Coventry 31342 23133 23231 —■ *15 Vol. Crengh .33333 43341 32420 — 44 31333 43334 20332 — 13 Vol. Melville 32 i 13 33 i33 03132 — 42 Lieut. M'Uregor 33333 31432 40220 — 39 Vol. Patrick 31323 01333 30430 — 38 315 CHRISTCHURCH ENGINEERS, — 51 Sapper Thompson 43134 43343 43333 Sergt Buckley 31341 31424 30133 — 48 Sipper Jelfries 43233 444 43 32232 — 46 Sapper Costelloy 23333 33443 03043 — 41 Corp Percy 33 423 02233 — 40 Sapper Manning Capt. Warner 22130 23322 23323 44434 23333 00 i30 — 38 — 37 Corp. Parsons 34123 24203 20001 — 32 333 INVERCARGILL RIFLES. — 15 Col.-Sergt. Dunlop 22213 33333 31131 Corp. Patterson 21322 33344 03131 — Vol. Hall'adine f 1232 43013 33221 — 43 Vol. Booth 31133 21332 01212 — 43 Sergt. Chosncy 33332 22322 04134 — 40 Vol. Stephens 23232 33122 30042 — 35 Corp. Cuff 22323 33022 03333 — 33 VoL Cuff 22233 OOOJ2 02243 — 25 309 CHRISTCHURCH CITY GUARDS. 21330 — 49 Vol. dayman 41134 ■43413 Vol, Bnckctt ."1331 33311 32332 — 47 Sergt. Parker 2313.3 22332 34444 — 46 Sergt Frauds 3 .'232 42310 34033 — 38 Corp. Francis 23233 42320 01440 — 06 22032 22232 20323 — 30 Vol. Bowman 23230 43110 00040 — 29 Sub-Lieut. Kadclilfe 23223 00313 02020 — 20 001 .NRROW AND QUEENSTOWN TflELES — 43 Sergt, McWhirtur 322 3 4 tO 13 13122 41323 33324 00234 — 40 23333 03432 23224 — 39 2:222 44133 43 02 — 00 Corp. Porele 42311 33333 02 133 02103 03232 03313 — 09 — 38 423 3 02023 03"32 — 29 Lieut. Healy 22203 20222 22300 — 27 294