RIFLE MATCHES.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1490, 26 November 1872, Page 3

RIFLE MATCHES.

RIFLE CLUB HANDICAP MATCH,

The following are the scores made at the firing yesterday morning for the gold medal given by the Napier Rifle Club. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards; 200 yards standing, with an eight-inch bull's-eye ; 500 and 600 any position ; five shots at each range, with sighting shots. There were nineteen competitors for the medal, nine of whom were l.andicapped, viz., Messrs. Garner, Hadfield, and Lyndon, (allowed 12 point?), Robinson and Badley (9), Hooper (8), Britten (7), Kennedy and Miller (6.) As we mentioned in our last, the winner proved to be Mr Paul Badley, with 37 points, which, added to the nine that were allowed to him, made 46. The scores are appended :

KAPIER RIFLES V. LANARKSHIRE RIFLES. The filing of the Napier team in the above friendly match look place this morning at the new range, near the mouth of the Meanee river. The challenge emanated fiora the Napier company. The Lanarkshire Rifles are believed to have tired in September, and intelligence of the result may therefore be expected by the next English mail. The conditions were three langes, 200, 500, and 600 yards; standing at the first range, ami any position at the other two; 5 shots at each range, with sighting shots. The total Napier score was 394, being an average of 3;4 4 for each man. Sergt. Blake was the highest scorer, making 48 points. We append the complete gcor<! :

In answer to a question put by Mr Shephard, at his recent meeting, as to whether if Mr Stafford had ofteied him a seat in his Executive, he won Id have voted against him, he is reported to have caused much amusement by thefoU lowing i eply: —" T should have voted for or against him according as it agreed with my political belief, but T appeal to everybody whether it would be reasonable to say no before \ o.u are asked. As lo whether he ever felt disappointed while in Wellington, he indignantly refuted to reply to what he termed '• impertinent questions," A New South Wales journal reports a case of a man recently riding 17 miles in three-quai ters of an hour, and the following day riding 78 mile* on tlie same horse,,

300 yards 500 yards 600 yards Total Wood . 14 14 16 . ..44 Sellars, G. J. .. . 15 15 11 . ..41 Chicken, Joseph. . 11 15 14 .. 40 Blake . 13 16 9 . ., 38 Badtey... . H 11 12 . .. 37 Close . 11 11 13 . ..35 Kenouf . 15 15 5 . .. 35 Britten . 10 10 14 . .. 34 Kennedy . 12 9 13 . ..34 Hooper . 10 16 7 . .. 33 RoWinson , . 16 5 10. .. 31 Williams , 10 11 9 . ..30 Chicken, John ... , 13 9 7 . ..29 Garner ... . . . 10 9 9 . .. 29 Moore , , 13 8 7. .. 28 Morrison , . 14 9 4 . .. 27 Had Held . 11 11 4 . .. 26 Lyndon , . 10 9 6. ..25 Miller . 10 2 2, ..14

200 yards 500 yavdU 600 yards Total Sergt. Blake .,. 17 17 14. .. 48 Lie no. Close ... 15 15 16 . .. 46 Corpora! Renouf 18' 13 14 . .. 45 Vol! Chicken ... 19 13 10 . .. 42 Vol. Charlton ... 10 13 17 . .. 40 Vol. Moore 13 15 10 . .. 38 Corporal Sellar* 13 16 9 . .. 38 Sergt. Chicken... 16 16 3 . .. 35 Capfc. Robinson 15 11 6 . .. 32 Sergt. Moi rison 15 9 6 . ., 30