THE OPENING OF THE BUTTS.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 35, 16 April 1879, Page 3

THE OPENING OF THE BUTTS.

K^?r?'MQnday;/\r%no do.vib' fe be celeb^te^i by a i,Red -Le^sjma^ki-b^thej^plunteers of the iDisfcrict, as upon, that^ 'day ; ,the Pali^ersljpn jßutts w^re^fprinall^^^^openedf. -^ 1$ order to *gtvQ ; ecjsaljito, .^^p^'cgbd^gs/i^-wasl'pJßtißr- , mmgd^,tp, hpl^ a e^riqs^of. 'shooting matches, #p^f4 dei -t lO the ( public ior^sußKnptipis * 'to; psbvidl^prizes, ilt^was're'TOoniledlto ina'mpst generbus'mani^dw:;: Bufc^was jnrtße^shape j of prize's 1 t)iat 'donations were I ' given, as -M^sra. 'BatcHelaryiOarrollJ te?% r t*rawf drt* and and" bth'ers ; 6oilfcributed^'Bum6ieb4" solids' and fluids as not only to. regale the competitors, But everyip^rson wiio v ?chb t se : 'to" partake 1 0^ the hoapitolity. Precisely, at noon. Mrs. j-H; , Hayns, ; seized ,the , ribbon. attached to a "plkced iri'ppsition abo^t^bile'iiiiindred fyairds front' the .tayg^, and amidst loud? chejers •sdpred-ai'^bfiiirs-eye." '• The men werethen: niarohedtOjlhe^front of the^bp^pth^, and ha,y-' ing. been;regaled with* tankards of- nut-brown alßj Captain; Snelspri; fold them ofE into fptir; different squads, each squad containing ten r men; The c^ondit.ionß were, the men were \tp ftrelfe rotation' at Joiirranges-^-lSO; 200,' ;250, and , 350^ yards-rrthe| soprer of, -the; ■Igreatest number^of. marks, to receive, the iprtze'of! the..greatest t?Bsue, akd . 'sp;,pn down .tp they last. .; prize,, oifv which ; .therevwore tpfa. The usual rule witli '-'regard [to point? * as -adhered' tp — thaji is, a VbulPs-eye": tocount ,fp>ir; a ,f centre, 1 ■ .three ; and, an,, "outer", to ■core tVp^ v The. feUpwine ie

No. 3 Squad. 150 200 250 300 T1 yds. yds. yds. yds. Sergt. Hayns ;.. 3 2 0 2 7 Pri. Chester ... 0 3 2 0 5 „ Thomson ;.. 3 8 2 4 12 „ Goodisson... 0 0 0 0 0 „ Jeffson ... .2 2 2 0 6 „ Moffatt ... 8 3 0 0 6 „ Dillon ... 3 2 0 0 5 „ Bryant ... 4 3 3 2 12 „ £h Hartley 2 2 0 0 4 „ Collard : ... 4 2 4 0. 10 67 , : No; 4 Sqttad. 150 200 250 300 m, yds. yds. yds. yds. Sergt. Donkin ... 4*3 0 2 9 Pri. Shaw ... 3 2 0 0 5 „ Anderson ... 2 0 2 0 4 „ Lawrence ... 8 0 0 0 3 •■„. Pepp"ir ... 4" 0 0 : 0 4 j,, C. Hartley.:. 3 3 0 8 9 „ M'Swiney... 0 0 2 2.4 ;„ Munro ... 0 3 0 0 3 „ Lyon ...0 3 4 0 7 „.; Morris , ... 2 2 307 55 • : ■ Nb. : 1 Squad. 150 yards 20 200yardB ...- 29 ~ 250 yards »-.. 18 300yafd« ... ... „. 9 ■ . " ' 76 ■•;..■; No. 2 Squad. J. 50 yards ... 15 200 yards ... ... ... 17 250 yards. 9 ; aOO^ards 8 49 , - , Np. 3 Squad. ' 150 yards ... ... ... 24 200 yards ... 22 • 2,50 yards - ... 13 §QOyayds ... 8 67 * ' • Nq. 4 Squab, 150 yards. ... ' 21 200 yards, .;, ... ... ;16 , . : ..." 1\ ' 300 yards. „; „, ... 7 The men were >ben marchpd round m front of the teqt, and "Captain Speleon haying, briefly addressed them, the following prices !-weri--" s p i^eßented'^o the respectjyg 'winners by Mrs^ Hayns, that lady n^a^ing an appropriate remark to each :— First Prize. — A valuable Bilver, watch, Private Farnsworbb. << "Second -Prize,. — filter hunting, watch, •Private Kush. Third Pri^e^-Ha^dsome. gold ring, Private Clark. . " ■'■•■■- ' ■■ ,F<)U.i4h Prize— Eight-daj .clock, Private .Thomson., Fifth Prize— Year's freeeppy Man awatu Timbs, Private Bryan|. Sixth Prize— 'Toilet' set, Private Sherrin. Seventh, .Prize • i — ' B|tdirig 'wEi'p^;. Private. Collins. /. . ! . ■ : ; Eighth Prize. — Three silk handkerchiefs, Private oollard. tJfinth Prize —^Faticy ink -bottle^ Private C, Hartley. . . Tenth. Prize. — Gentleman's writing desk, Sergeant Qpn^in. ?.. ' -This terminated day's proceedings, and^the corps was dismissed, after they had given'ttiree hearty cheeks for. Mrs. Hayns. In reriewing the. analysis, of the shooting, it must b^ borne m mind that (;hk men fired I out bjf tbeir rifles for the. first, time. • for, as is weU^npwn, 4;here are marked differences guhs, so^e rieeding' > ri.6 elevation, others requiring extra pull. In fact, even practised riflemer^ would not .undertake to guarantiee a score, if firing with' a piece, with whose capabilities and peculiarities ■ they lyere rib^ thoroughly acqiiau^ted^Theri, again, the range is somewhat different From tlial .usually used, inasmuch as the target is placed m an elevated position, and when it is recollected that during the. day each mau was allowed tut five shots — one, trial, and fox^r for, the,, pipizep:>y;e..co - nsider tjhe. result has been very'satwfactpr/ itdeed. Two of, the competitors fefi bj^t two short m their score of the highest possible. number obtainable; one within three ; two within four!; one within fiVe:'; and several within six k . Taken al|pget;her, , the firing is ample evidence ' tlrnt the corps is *p6ssessed 'of tne material -from which' tq .select good marksmen,. for although' on. Monday there we?e some: who competed. who cannot be complimented upon their skill, still as there were only forty altogether m the four squads^and as that only represents just half "th'e"stretfgtli of the 'company, it is more than possible there may be many yet untried who will amply make up for the shorticomings of those alluded to. We have little doubt, now that the Butts have been 'for- . molly opened, and the men will have every 'oppprjbutiity of making themselves acquainted witfr tlie ■ elevation l'equired at tlie range, and the qualities, of .tneir rifle 3, that when the next match is fired there, will: be a very different tale to tell.

No. 1 Sqttad. ■* '■-••- 150 2QO, 25Q, 300. lfn , jdsf; jde. ydf. yds. x b Pri, Griggs ... 4\ Q, Q, 0., 4. '^ Snow v -\.v 3t - 1 r,, Stevenße*n... 2, -a, $, ■;■. <X X \ S. i? , Farnsuyprfch 3, 4k, . '3; '"4 Ms V FOTgirtdiVt-.z'^ '*'8» «' ! r0 :-i:- •■©(- .l 2 a* -. mflfr.---.il'. 1 .. w..-fti. «■>»?:».■«.«*:•. .-^.r 8: ..,, ; Rollins , #ju a-. ,8 .3 .at, ll ,; ' SMte • •.,•; O'i •>&'" -'&./"•# y. - ,;^:SaaseM^ ;..;;. -tfc. %••«. •- '^ .-■ !4' i 7 v9?F' # r «f ??^v -v . -hi <:% •-?.>:.,• ; ft ' 8 /j t>. ■.;•'. Wo,; 2 Sqtta?». . ... ;' ■ ' 'cV . isp;;.2oo :25q v w^-■'■-.-,rv. . - • • -ydß^yds/ydsV^ls. Ji \ Ptfiltush : :-a, ' i:a.»\il : ; 14 Coi-.MaraTi ;... .2.,,: 2, Qv, J|O.:i .4] Pyi. STieerin ... '4, 4 & . 0! 1% !„ Clarice -;^ 8>:--3 ::: : , : 4 ■ 18.. ;,; Japob3en ..: . C^; -..- 2^; 0. 0 ; & „ iJaVey ' ... 2. 0,, 8- 0 2 , „ Graves ---... 0 .;■;■.]& .._;,--;0.- ' -- 0 3 r „ I4ees ... 0 0. 0 0 & :„ ; Skpefc ... 0 6, 0; 0 0* i, Manz „. O! 0 0 0 P i,; Harl(. ... 0 0 . Q 0 0'