RIFLE MATCH AT HAVELOCK.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 16, 6 May 1867, Page 105

RIFLE MATCH AT HAVELOCK.

This match, the result of a challenge from the members of the Napier Rifle Club came off. at Havelock on Saturday, 27th April, between eleven members of the Napier Club arid < an equal number.. of competitors from various parts of the country.; Capt. Withers hjaving kindly granted the use of the Militia* target;' and' also *a supply*of ammunition for the - occasion, all arwith regard to the range \vere left to Mr Garry, 1 on whose ground ah excellent’range Was provided. On account'of the early*hour at which the shooting was to commence, most of the competitors'' passed the previous night at Havelock. Arriving on the ground all expressed themselves satisfied with the range.. ..The weather proved all that could be desired, and no dispute arose to mar the harmony of this, which wasTcertainly the most successful meeting of the kind ever held in this Province. We subjoin the scoring, by which it will be seen that the Napier Rifle Club were the victors by 21 points. As will be observed, however, the contest was a very close one during some part of the time, and the second and third highest scores were made by two of the cour.» try competitors,- Messrs. Small and Hollis, who scored respectively 41 and 40 points. In firing the two parties were alternated, but we give the scores separately. The shooting commenced at half-past nine a.m., aud was concluded at three p.m. The firing over, , the competitors adjourned to partake of an excellent repast provided for them in a spacious tent by Mr T. Reynolds. A very pleasant hour was spent in agreeable conversa tion, and iti discussing the good things of this life, during which many desires were expressed that this might not be the last of such meetings. The following are the scores:—

TOWH ELEVEN. 300 400 500 yards. yards. yards. Total. Kennedy 43-133 23340 44324 46 Miller 43313 32232 03232 39 Renouf 22433 24332 22302 3r» Take ... 40340 24330 34030 33 Close 31233 23400 22402 32 Cresswell 41343 20234 03000 32 W. Parker 41243 30J00 23303 31 Badley 43343 30030 20230 30 Bentley 32440 32003 02000 23 Irvine, - - ... 32002 33020 02400 21 Williams 02433 00000 00000 12 335 COUNTRY ELEVEN. 300 400 500 yards. yards. yards. Total Small 32233 33404 40343 41 Hollis 33433 23324 40403 40 Gollan 32241 02321 32202 34 Witherow • 44334 02040 23203 34 Naira 33332 43220 00300 28 Mcddins 34433 02220 23000 28 Buolianan, jun. ... 44044 42230 00000 27 Goodwin 42203 30302 00240 25 Buchanan, sen. ... 32202 32320 23000 24 Weston 42223 00330 02000 21 Johnstone 00020 30023 02000 12 314