RIFLE SHOOTING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1541, 27 January 1879, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING.

[by marksman.J Engineer Yoltjnteers y. Civilians. This match, resulting from a challenge by the Engineers’ Company, was fired at the Cashmere range on Saturday afternoon, commencing at 1 p.m., and resulted in an easy win for the volunteers. Owing to tho absence of tho Kowai men, W. Cameron and J. B. Hunter, who are civilians, tho match was left a little more open, but it is questionable if the victory would have been reversed had they boon present. No brilliant scoring was mode on either side, save by Sergeant Buckley, whose score of 61 represents a good average at each range. At the 600 yards every one fell off—and this is invariably tho case, from some unexplainable cause—l2 points being the highest score made. The strong cross wind blowing during the match will, however, account for a good deal, as the windage allowance at the last range was fully 7ft.

The conditions of the match were—lo men each side ; ranges, 200, 400, 500, and GOO yards ; any position ; 5 shots at each range ; no sighting shots ; the losing team to pay the expenses of the day. The scores were as follows; ENGINEERS

200 400 500 GOO Tl. yds. yds. yds. yds. Lieutenant Appleby 15 16 13 7 51 Sergt-Major Wanning 18 13 7 10 48 Sergeant Buckley ... 18 15 18 10 61 Sergeant Beattie ... 18 14 6 8 46 Corporal Parsons ... 14 12 10 10 46 Lance-Corpl. Chapman 18 17 14 2 51 Lance-Corpl. Jenkins 15 12 9 12 48 Sapper Marshall ... 16 18 13 6 53 Sapper Jeffries ... 12 11 8 9 40 Sapper Costley ... 14 16 5 7 42 Grand total 486 CIVILIANS. 200 400 500 600 Tl. yds, yds. yds. yds, Barnes, W. 14 12 14 0 40 Woodhouse, P. ... 16 9 15 10 50 Dixon, H 16 12 9 9 46 Urquhart 18 17 5 11 51 Bell, G. S 13 15 10 8 46 Gundcrsen, A. ... 13 12 15 12 52 Allison, C 15 12 15 7 49 Manning, S 16 9 8 5 38 Wearing, G. W. ... 15 7 10 4 36 Deacon, E. B. ... 15 12 0 9 36 Grand total 444 Deficiency 42

A return match will bo fired shortly, when the full Civilian strength will bo thrown against the engineers, and a more exciting contest may be looked for. Lieut. Appleby was in command of the Engineers, and Mr S. Manning was elected captain of the Civilian team.

The Artillery will fire a match against the Engineers in about two weeks’ time ; ten men each side. The conditions of this match will tent the judgment of all the competitors, as each man. after firing with his own weapon, will have to change with bis competitor, thus using strange weapons. This match is creating great interest, though the odds are in favor of the Artillerymen, who for the most part tire used to the Snid r rides, whilst the Engineers have no knowledge of the Artillery carbine. A match bet ween eight members oc (ho Kowai Rillo Club and the Engineers campan> ii also projected. All cnt.-ici for the forthcoming national wua uru-ii must be made ‘before the,*l2th

proximo, There seems to bp a goodly number of in on going from Otago, and from the names published some certain prize winners may be selected. Oamaru will bo strongly represented, and Christchurch will not bo behind in number.

Ou Thursday next the Canterbury Bide Association will hold its second quarterly prize firing for the present season, when hia Worship the Mayor’s Cup, and Messrs Petersen’s and Blake's Challenge Cups, will be shot for. The entries must bo made at "Warner’s Hotel on Wednesday evening, at 8 p.ru. The competitors will leave the Bank of New Zealand corner at 730 a.rn, on Thursday, firing to commence at 8 a.m. punctually.