RIFLE MATCH.
A match was fired at Wakefield on Saturday afternoon between the City, Stoke, and Waimea Rifles. Major Pitt, Captain Drake, . and other officers were present, and several ladies visited the ground during the firing. The following are the scores, from which it will be seen that the Stoke Rifles wero the winners: — -
A match between the Waimea Rifles and Alexandra Troop of Cavalry resulted ai follows:— Waimea, 411; Alexandra, 388.
Stoke Rifles. 200yd9. 400 yds. 600 yds. Tl. Sergeant DoiJge l"6 15 15 46 Pvt Best ... 16 13 16 45 Pvt Martin ... 14 15 15 44 Pvt Parker ... 15 14 15 44 Corporal Beach 14 15 14 43 Pvt W. Doidge 16 16 11 43 Lieut Pay nter 18 19 6 43 Pvt Giblin ... 17 15 10 42 Pvt J. Doidge ... 13 13 13 39 Pvt Thorburn ... 17 15 5 37 426 City Rifles. Lieut Crossman 16 19 13 48 Lieut Ellis ..17 15 15 47 Pvt Bradley ... 17 14 15 46 Pvt Batching ... 17 17 11 45 Pvt Burns ... 16 13 16 45 Sergeant Gray 18 16 9 43 Sergt Jackson 17 16 8 4 1 Pvt Sullivan ... 16 12 5 33 PvtSaltnond }... 12 7 5 24 418 Waimea Rifles. Hunter ... 17 13 14 44 Colenmn ... 13 15 15 43 Wratt ... 14 13 10 43 Boddington ... 14 11 15 40 Bird ... ... 15 16 9 40 Arnold ... 16 14 9 30 Totnlinson ... 14 15 8 37 Mackintosh ... 16 7 13 36 Sergeant Hall ... 14 16 2 32 Lieut Bird ... 14 14 2 30 I£l
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 235, 4 October 1880, Page 2
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256RIFLE MATCH. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 235, 4 October 1880, Page 2
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