KUMARA VOLUNTEERS.
THE FIRING FOR THE SILVER MEDAL. The eighteenth competition for the Company’s silver medal took place on Saturday last, when Volunteer Smith won the medal for the third time, so that it now becomes his absolute property. The following were the scores on Saturday : Handi--200 400 500 cap. Tl. Vol. Smith 16 17 16 554 Vol. Schulstad.... 19 16 16 253 Sergt, Coutts 19 17 16 scr —52 Sergt. Brayshaw.. 16 12 8 16 —52 Vol. Merveldt 18 15 12 550 Vol. Stennard ... 17 15 17 scr —49 Vol. Ellery 15 15 13 548 Vol. Sampson 20 16 11 scr —47 Corpl. Stevenson .18 8 11 946 Vol. Barry 18 9 9 440 001.-Sgt. Sumsion 15 12 9 339 The match commenced on Saturday, the 29th September, and has continued on every succeeding Saturday, except on the Btb December, when the District prize firing took place. Besides the silver medal, the entrance money (£1 10s) was appropriated for a second prize, and the sigting shots, however much they may have been, for a third prize. The following are the names of the winners:— Vol. Smith, first prize, silver medal, valued at ... ... £3 15 0 Vol. Sampson, second prize, entrance money ... ... 110 0 Vol. Ellery, third prive, sums received for sighting shots. Appended are the names of all those who won the medal in the eighteen competitions :
In taking the average the shooting has been very good right through. But the pointsmen, i.e., those who have received points, have had the best of the handicap, as may be instanced from the fact of Vol. Sampson, a scratch man, having been beaten two or three times when he had obtained the excellent scores of 54 and 55 out of a possible 60.
Comp e - . Names> Handitition. cap. Total. 1 Yol. Stennard scr 51 2 Vol. W. Williams ... 12 61 3 Corporal Jones 9 62 4 Vol. Hopkins 12 59 5 Vol. Ellery 16 57 6 Kermode 20 66 7 Merveldt 20 59 8 Color-Sergt. Sumsion 9 57 9 Vol. Schulstad 9 58 10 Vol. Borlase 6 60 11 Vol. Pollax'd 20 56 12 Vol. Sampson scr 54 13 Vol. Smith 20 53 14 Vol. Smith 10 44 15 Vol. Barry 5 52 10 Vol. Ellery 9 55 17 Vol. Sampson scr 55 18 Vol. Smith 5 54
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Kumara Times, Issue 2320, 4 February 1884, Page 2
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