RIFLE MATCH.
A triangular idfle mateV between Hokitika, Greyraouth and Kumara teams took place at the rifle butts yesterday. The Greymouth " men, under the command of Captain Smith, arrived early by special tram, and were .met by the local team at the station. ;In the meantime the Hokitika men,
under Captain Bonar, arrived by coach, and the three teams then marched from the drill shed to Gilbert Stewart's iWHotel, outside of which they were dis- . missed. Full justice having been done to Gilbert's substantial breakfast, the contending parties at once proceeded to the rifle range, when the match occupied the lemainder of the day. Although there were a few good scores the shooting on the whole was far below the average at the 500 yards, especially in the case of the local team, failed who most completely at that range. Sabjoined are the scores :
HOKITIKA. 200 400 500 Tl Sub. Lieut. Linsfcrom 24 25 22--71 Sergt Davie3 . 24 20 24--68 Private Paul . 24 21 22--67 Private Green . 22 24 20--66 Private Stennard .., . 24 23 18--65 Private Wallace. »n k 18 24 22--64 Lieut. LearnxonthJ... . 23 23 18--C4 Sergt. Watt 21 19 21--61 Col. Sergt. Peake... , 18 20 22--60 Private Ross .-.» 19 20 21--60 totals ... 217 219 210= =646 Majority for Hokitika, , 3 points. Greymouth 200 '400 500 Tl Private Badger . 24 23 24--71 Private Hartley ... . 24 23 23--70 Private Coy . 26 22 21--69 Private Heapliy .., . 22 21 25--68 Private Rutledge ... . 22 20 22--64 Private Masters .., , 23 24 16--63 Lieut. Smith .><. . 21 20 21--62 Sergt. Twohill . 20 20 21--61 Private Boase . 23 22 14--59 Private Richardson.. % 20 16--56 Total . 225 215 203= =643 KlTMARA. 800 400 500 Tl Lieut. Munyard ... . 22 24 25--71 Private Coutts 25 24 19--68 Private Fell , 23 19 19--61 Private Williams ... 22 22 17--61 Private Simmons ;., , 21 - 24 16--61 Private Marshall ... 24 20 15--59 Private Barnett ... 20 22 14--56 Corporal Smith ; 22 17 12 - -51 Private Sampson ... . 19 20 12--51 Private Higgins ... 19 21 9--49 totals .., . 217 213 158 = =588
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Kumara Times, Issue 1089, 27 March 1880, Page 2
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