KUMARA VOLUNTEERS.
HANDICAP RIFLE MATCH FOR A SILVER CUP. The seventeenth, and, as it proved, the final, competition for the silver cup ijiven by his Worship the Mayor (H. Burger, Esq.) for encouragement in the practice of rifle shooting, took place on Saturday last, 27th inst., and was won l>y Vol. Charles Merveldt, Captain Davies taking second priz-*. This contest was commenced on the 30th October last, and has therefore extended over a period of five months. There was no firing in February, owing to a scarcity of ammunition. The conditions and ranges were as follow : - 200, 400, and 500 yards ; seven shots at each range. Targets, 200 yards, 6 feet by 4 feet, centre, round, 18 inches, imlLs-eye 8 inches, round ; 400 and 500 yards, Government regulations, 6 feet by 6 feet, centre, ronnd, 4 feet; bulls-eye, 2 feet, round. The conditions were that the principal trophy, the Cup, should bi; won three times by any competitor, handicap included. The second prize consisted of the amount which should accrue from all entrance fees and sighting shots, to be given to the second highest scorer.
The following table shows the No. of the competition, names of the two highest .scorers, the handicap and the • fates on which tho competitions were tired, and the points made by the first nnd second highest scorers in the competition :
By the above it will he seen that 'he shooting has been good, and the h.in.licipping also, as six competitors won the cup twice each, an.l four others once t'Reh. There were thirty entries for thi-i e>ni| etition, at one sliiliiii" oholi, Jim] j.s tlieiv ivi M ' nine .si»htiiw shots at sixpence e.ic-h. M le secind p r i amounted to XI ldU Od,
The Cup will be formally presented to Vol. Merveldt by bis Worship the Mayor, at the monthly inspection of Volunteers, which takes place at the Adelphi Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening.
No. Date. Highest Scorer. Handicap. Points j Second highest Scorer. Handicap. Points 1 Oct. 30, 1885 Vol. Howe 20 points 70 Vol. Robert Green ... 20 points 65 2 November 7 Vol. Robert Green ... 20 „ 78 Vol. W. Evenden ... 8 „ 69 3 14 Lieut. Borlase scratch 65 Vol. T. Green 10 ,, 63 4 21 Vol. Charles Merveldt 10 points 67 Lieut. Borlase scratch 65 5 28 Vol. R. E. Wylde ..; 15 „ 73 Vol. J. Howe 14 points 70 G December 5 Vol. R. E. Wylcle ... 7 „ M7 Vol. T. Green 10 ,, 66 7 12 Vol. 0. Miirtha 10 „ 70 Vol. Gebhardt 20 „ 70 8 ii 20 Vol. Thomas Green ... 9 ,, 03 Corpl. G. Wood 10 „ 63 9 Jan. 2, 188G Lieut. Borlase scratch 68 Vol. J. Jones 14 „ 67 10 January 9 Vol. Hobbs 12 points 68 Vol. T. Green 9 „ 67 11 10 Vol Thomas Green ... 7 „ 71 Captain Davies scratch 65 12 n 23 Vol. C. Merveldt ... 14 „ 63 Sergt. Keller 62 13 30 Vol. Hobbs 9 „ 68 Captain Davies 64 14 March G Capt. Da vies scratch 61 Lieut. Borlase 60 15 13 Lance-Sergt. Schulstad 5 points 68 Captain Davies 64 1G „ 20 Capt. Davies scratch 04 Sergt. Keller 59 17 27 Vol. Charles Merveldt 14 points 70 Capt. Davies 64 1
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Kumara Times, Issue 2937, 29 March 1886, Page 2
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