VOLUNTEER RIFLE MATCH.

Kumara Times, Issue 488, 20 April 1878, Page 2

VOLUNTEER RIFLE MATCH.

Soon after eight o'clock yesterday morning the bugle called " the assembly," and shortly after many of our local Riflemen were seen on their way to the Drill Shed, where, under Lieut. Munyard, they paraded, and at once marched to the Tramway Station to receive their opponents tor the day and com-rades-in-arms' the Greyinouth Rifle Ringers. Subsequently, the ilokitika Rifle team, under Capt. Bonar, arrived per coach, and at once took up a position, with the Kuinara contingent at the terminus.

j On the arrival of the tram with the Grey mouth rangers, Captain Re veil being in command, they were received ! with the usual salute, and the three teams at once marched off, headed . b y the Dillmau’s Town Brass Band, to i the Drill Shed where the men where dissmiased for half an hour. After breakfast the teams to the stirring tunes of the band marched to the Rifle Range and tiring was at once commenced, Captain Bonar, assisted by i Captain Revelland Lieut, Spence, super | intending the competition throughout. As will be seen by the subjoined scores our local marksmen suffered a defeat on this occasion, but having previously beaten Hokitika they are i now equal, and the final match between ; the two will, we understand, be fired shortly. The caterer (Mr Rugg), pro- . vided a first class luncheon on the ground, which was found very acceptable as the distance from town precluded competitors from leaving the range , during the whole day. Subjoined are : the scores.

Hokitika beat Kumara by ... 33 points. n » Greymouth by 32 ,t Ureymouth beat Kumara by 1 Previous to the firing a sweepstake of 5s each competitor was made on the range, the winning team to receive half, tho remainder to be distributed in range prizes. At the 200 yards there were four ties of 24 Tor second place, two Hokitika, one Greymouth, and one Kumara man, being equal in their total. The prize fell to Lieut Munyard of the local team as, by the conditions, in all ties the fewest outers made are taken first, and if still a tie. by the inverse order of shots, counting by twos from the lust shot to the first. At the 400 yards, six men tied at 26 ont of a possible 28, and under the same rule the prizes were awarded as below : 200 Yards. Points. Sergt. Davies (Hokitika)... 27 Ist prize Lieut. Munyard (Kumara) 24 2nd,, 400 Yards. Private Harvey (Kumara) 26 Ist prize Sergt. Davies (Hokitika) . 26 2nd,, 500 Yards. Sub-Lt Linstrom (Hokt.) 25 Ist prize Oapt. Revell (Greymouth) 24 2nd „ At the termination of the firing the men were paraded, and after Captain Bonar had read out the scores, he expressed a wish that th->. whole of the Westlund cimpmie: should if possible mtet at Kumara on the Queen's birthday, iu which Captain Revell coincided, provided the means of transit to the diflfereut companies were charged at a less rate than usual.

i HOKITIKA. ) 200 400 500 Tl. Sergt. Davies 27 26 21 — 74 Sub-Lieut. Linstrom 24 23 22 — 72 Private A. Oliver ... 22 23 22 — 67 Private Ross 23 23 21 — 67 Private W. Oliver... 23 24 19 — 66 Sergt. Peake 18 23 23 — 64 Private Stonebridge 24 26 14 — 64 Sergt. Watt 23 21 19 — 63 Private Olsen 17 21 14 — 52 Private Michel 21 16 5 — 42 Totals 222 226 183 631 GREYMOUTH. 200 400 500 Tl. Capt. Revell 23 24 24 — 71 Private Rutledge ... 21 26 21 — 68 Lieut. Smith 23 20 22 — 65 Sergt. Twohill 24 19 21 — 64 Sergt. Brogan 23 24 17 — 64 Sergt. Hamilton ... 20 21 17 — 58 Private Hartley 22 17 18 — 57 Private Coy 19 22 16 — 57 Corpl. North 20 16 18 — 54 Private King 19 12 10 — 41 Totals 214 201 184 599 KUMARA. 200 400 500 Tl. Lieut. Munyard 24 26 21 — 71 Private Green 23 26 20 — 69 Private Paul 22 23 22 — 67 Private Smith 21 23 20 — 64 Private Harvey 22 26 11--59 Sergt. Lowrie 20 20 18 — 58 Private Hannah ... 20 20 17 — 57 Private Bowden 22 15 17 — 54 Private Palauiontain 17 23 10 — 50 Private Caldwell ... 20 23 6 — 49 Totals 211 225 162 598 Points. Hoidtika, grand total 631 ' | Greymouth ,, 599 Kumara, ,. 598 The result being that i.