RIFLE MATCHES.
The members of No. 1 Company fired in the matches against the Riverton Rifles, the Bruce Rifles, and the North Dunedin Rifles this morning. The weather was far from being favorable for good shooting, a strong wind blowing across the range from the right, making it necessary to allow a considerable amount of windage. This was more particularly noticeable at the 600 yards' range, when the marksmen had to aim off the target altogether. Despite this drawback some capital scores were made, the shooting of Volunteer M'Corkindale being worthy of particular mention, The conditions were somewhat different in the match with the North Dunedin Rifles, as compared with those against the Bruce and Riverton Rifles, the ranges in the latter case being 200, 400, and 500 yards, and in the former 200, 500, »nd k 6OQ
yards. The following are the scores in the matches against the Bruce Rifles and the Riverton Rifles :
Captain Sumpter, throngh the courtesy of Captain Pettit, has been informed by telegraph that the Bruce Rifles made a total of 430. The Oamaru Company therefore scores a win by 38 points. The following are the scores in the match Oamaru Rifles v. North Dunedin Rifles :
200 400 600 ~ yda 71 Vol. M'Corkindale yds yd» ... 18 18 16-62 Color-Sergt. King... ... 17 19 15—61 Vol. J. Harding ... ... 14 17 .19—50 Vol. R. Harding ... ... 18 17, 15—50 ■Vol. E. Harding ... . ■ ... 16 16 17—49 Sub-Lieut. Morris... ... 16 18 15—49 Lieut. Headland ... ... 17 17 13-47 Vol. Russell ... 16 16 13-45 Vol. Denton ... 14 11 14—39 Captain Sumpter ... ... 16 12 8—36
200 500 GOO rpi yds vds yds T1 Vol. M'Corkindalc ... 18 "16 16—50 Vol. R. Harding ... .. 18 15 12—45 V ol. Russell ... 16 13 14—43 Vol. E. Harding ... ... 16 17 10—43 Sub-Lieut. Morris... ... 16 15 11—42 Color-Sergt. King... ... 17 15 9—41 Lieut. Headland ... ... 17 13 10—40 Vol. J. Harding ... ... 14 19 7—40 Captain Sumptur ... ... 16 8 12—36 Vol. Denton ... 14 14 8—36 416
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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 609, 15 April 1878, Page 2
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324RIFLE MATCHES. Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 609, 15 April 1878, Page 2
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