ARTILLERY MATCH.
We regret that pressure upon our space precludes the possibility of our giving, as promised, a detailed account of the coinpetit:-, it bos ween the Timaru and Oamaru ArtiHc-ry corps. Suffice it to say that the i! ;iu-.h, which was closely contested, was cm-it-d dirough with great spirit, thu Oamaru battery winning by five points. The maximum number of points for correctness in gun drill was 86, and for time four. The scores made the two detachments were— TIMARU. Correctness of drill 33 Time 3 Total 36 OAMARU. Correctness of drill... ... 31 Time 4 Total ... 35 It will thus be seen that the visitors gained an advantage of one point in the drill competition, but they fail, d tomainifiiu their position in the sli'.t and alwll practice, the scores in which weiv f:s follow : TIMARU. Sergt. Ellis « Corpl. Jackson ... ... ... ... 0 Gumi'.-r Thornton ... ... ... 0 Gunner Gam* r<«u ... ... ... 8 Griimior Goodwin ... ... ... 0 Gnnner T!n»rnt..n 6 Gunner King ... ... ... ... 6 Gunner Waldeii 2 Gunner Turubull ... ... ... 4 32 OAMARU. Buttery S. j rgt.-Major ttoldsworth ... 2 Se:gt. Ilickey ... ... ... ... 6 Oorpl. lioulston ... ... ... G Gunner Filleul 8 Gunner Ferens 4 Gunner Brown ... ... ... ... 0 Gunner Oruickshank ... ... ... 8 Gunner Qilmour ... ... ~, Q Gunner Lindsay ~, ... ... 4 3S The total result of the match was as follows: OAMARU. Points for drill ... ... 35 Points for Shell Practice ... 38 Total ,_ ... 73 TIMASU, Points for drill 36 Points for Shell Practice ... 32 Total 68
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Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 712, 28 June 1878, Page 2
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230ARTILLERY MATCH. Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 712, 28 June 1878, Page 2
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