CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
The opening meeting of the Rifle Association was held yesterday, at the Cashmere range. Tho weather was very good for shooting in the early part of the morning, but at the 600 yards range there was a heavy shower. Matches were fired at 200' and 300, 400 and 500 and 600 yards, seven shots at each, three prizes being given in each match. The following were the scores made :
Name. Fibbt Match. 200 yds. 300 yds. Total. Appleby ••• ... 22 22 44 Chapman ... 27 17 44 Smith ... ... 21 22 43 Buckley ... 25 18 43 Campbell ... 23 19 42 Deacon ... 19 22 41 Warner ... 20 17 37 Farr ... ... 19 16 35 Frizes : Appleby 1st, Chapman 2nd, Smith Second Match Name. 400 yds. 500 yds. Total. Buckley ... 24 24 48 Chapman ... 25 23 48 Cameron ... 24 23 47 Appleby ... 24 23 47 Campbell ... 25 21 46 Deacon ... 25 19 44 Smith... ... 19 22 41 XTuultsi. ... 21 le 07 Warner ... 15 13 28 Farr ... ... 18 9 27 Frizes: Buckley 1st, Chapman 2nd, Camerou 3rd. Name. Buckley Third Match. 600 yds. 19 Total. 19 Cameron 18 18 Chapman 17 17 Campbell 13 13 Deacon ; 12 12 Appleby 11 11 Banter 10 10 Warner 6 6 Smith ... 3 3 Prizes : Buckley 1st, Cameron 2nd, Chamman 3rd. Some sweepstakes were also ired off after the above matches were concluded.
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Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1788, 13 November 1879, Page 3
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