RIFLE MATCH.
A rifle match was fired at the range. Cashmere, yesterday, between the Engineers and the Artillery Volunteers. The conditions were—Ten men a-side ; ranges, 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards ; 5 shots at each range with their own weapons, and another 5 shots at each range with a change of arms. The weather was very favourable, and some good shooting was made, the Engineers coming off victorious on this occasion, as they did lost year. The following are the scores : Engineers— With own weapons. 200 300 400 500 yds. yds. yds. yds. Tl. Lieut. Appleby 16 13 17 7 53 Sergt-Major Manning ... 15 14 14 S 51 Sergeant Buckley ... 15 14 19 15 63 Sergeant Jenkins ... 16 12 18 10 56 Qr-Mstr-Sergeantßeattie 16 11 15 11 53 Lance-Corpl. Chapman... 19 15 18 19 71 Lanee-Crpl. Thompson... 19 15 13 10 57 Lance-Corpl. Jeffreys ... 16 12 11 15 54 Sapper Costley ... ... 15 13 15 9 52 Sapper Marshall ... 14 12 15 12 53 563 Ar.Tii.LEET—With own weapons. 200 300 400 500 yds yds. yds. yds. TI. Lieut. Strange .„ ... 16 13 15 10 54 Qr-Mstr-Sergt. Fox ... 17 13 15 9 54 Sergeant Hill 15 12 15 11 53 Armourer-Sergt. Mapp... 16 13 15 16 60 Sergeant Duncan ... 17 12 14 .5 48 Corporal Sinclair ... 16 12 15 15 58 Bombardier Booth ... 10 9 15 3 37 Gunner Archbold ... 15 8 12 8 43 Gunner Lusk ... ... 12 6 6 9 33 Gunner Leahy ... ... 12 9 16 11 4S
Engineers—With opponents’ weapons. 200 300 400 500 yds. yds. yds. yds. Tl. Lieut. Appleby ... ... 15 5 12 2 34 Sergt-Major Manning ... 14 12 13 8 47 Qr-Mstr-Sergt. Beattie... 11 7 15 S 41 Sergeant Buckley ... IS 11 7 0 34 Sergeant Jenkins ... 12 11 16 9 4S Lance-Corpl. Chapman... 13 11 13 13 50 Lance-Crpl. Thompson ... 15 15 12 9 51 Lance-Corpl. Jeffreys ... 17 10 16 13 56 Sapper Coatley ... ... 13 6 4 12 35 Sapper Marshall 13 13 15 10 51 447 Aetilleet—With opponents’ weapons. 200 300 400 500 yds. yds. yds. yds. TL Lieut. Strange ... ... 14 14 15 4 47 Qr-Mstr-Sergt. Fox ... 15 15 9 12 51 Sergeant Bill 18 14 15 12 59 Armourer-Sergt. Mapp... 13 12 13 15 53 Sergeant Duncan ... 12 8 8 2 30 Corporal Sinclair ... 17 12 18 6 53 Bombardier Booth ... 12 10 14 12 48 Gunner Archbold ... 12 12 17 12 53 Gunner Lusk 12 11 16 10 49 Gunner Leahy 15 9 17 14 55
From the above, it will be seen that the Engineers won by 24 points. Lieutenant Appleby intends calling a meeting of the Association at an early date, with the object of getting the men in trim for tae Nelson meeting.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1852, 29 January 1880, Page 2
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