RIFLE MATCH.
BLENHEIM v. SPRING CREEK. The match between the Blenheim and Spring Creek Volunteers came off at the Spring Creek range yesterday. A breakdown at tho ferry, necessitating a fresh trap, caused our men to arrive a little late on the scene of action, where they were received by the Spring Creek men, and the match at once began. At 200 yards, Blenheim was a point ahead, hut at the other ranges they fell more and more behind, until “ the shades of eve were falling fast,” putting them nearly in the dark, causing tiic last four men to fail signally at the 600 yards, and the Spring Creek won by 65 points. A strange range and the variation in light as the men went over the hill in the afternoon, no doubt had something to do with their defeat; hut their opponents were all good men, and their ability has, wc think, been underrated. Our men enjoyed a most pleasant day. Luncheon was provided on the ground, and the utmost good temper prevailed throughout. The return match is to take place at the Vernon range on Thursday next. The following are the scores : BLENHEIM.
Grand Total 936
SHUNG CREEK.
Grand Total 1001 Majority for Spring Creek, 65.
200 400 500 500 T’l. yds yds yds yds Capt. Robinson 19 23 15 11 68 Lieut. Rogers 23 25 17 18 83 Sergt. Griffiths 24 24 22 10 80 Priv, M'Kenzie 23 22 15 21 81 Priv. E. Maddook 22 25 10 18 81 Priv. F. Birch 20 17 16 13 66 Priv. Jelly man 24 22 20 14 SO Corporal Bythell 22 24 19 19 84 Priv. W. Tait 24 21 19 o 60 Corporal Hood 23 26 19 10 80 Sergeant Turner 2(5 24 24 S 82 Priv. D. Wernyss 24 22 21 12 79
Corparal Soper 200 400 500 GOO yds yds yds yds 25 25 21 17 T’l. 88 Lieut. Soper 24 25 27 21 07 Priv. W. Sopor 17 24 17 12 70 Priv. C. Gifford 22 2G 20 14 82 Priv. F. Soper Priv. A. Gilford 25 20 21 10 88 24 2G 15 10 84 Priv. ,T. Gifford 24 2G 10 17 SG Priv, 0. Reeves 21 10 IS 17 75 Priv. W. Kiuzctt 22 22 21 20 85 Priv. A, Sutton 24 27 20 13 84 Priv. F. Sutton 21 24 21 13 70 Priv. C. Stagg 24 22 22 15 13
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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 114, 23 April 1880, Page 3
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