RIFLE COMPETITION.
The firing at the second range by members of No. 1 Company .for the prizes given from the Company's .funds took place this morning; when seventeen competitors fired. Tho distance on the occasion was 400 yards; with ten .shots in any ..position. -Thefeather was highly favor- : some' really good shooting. was 'made,'. : Private ', B; Harding and ColorSergeant King each making 38 out of the .possible 40. -Captain. Sumpter came next fdllowe'd by Private -S.cott with 3&~y Another sqUad will fire this .afternoon. The following are the scores made at the two ranges :
The final competition, that at 500 yards, will be fired on Wednesday next. So far the shooting lias been really grand., and we doubt if any other Company in the Colony could produce so many men capable of making so good an average. Out of the 17 competitors given above, no lus.s than 13 have made an average of over centres. A second squad fired this afternoon, when the scoring was not so good, owing to the gusty wind. The following are the scores made by the three competitors ; " 200 400 Tl Capt. M'Cqrkhidale, C.C. ... 30 34^-70 Vol. Adams 27 20—47 Vol. Simpson 25 IQ—34
200 400 Tl. Vol. R. Harding ... 37 38--75 Color-Sergeant J. King Captain Snmpter Sub-Lieut. T. Morris ... ... 3G ... 34 ... 3G 35--74 -71 -71 Vol. A. Hardy Vol. John Kay Lieut. A. Headland ... 36 ... 34 ... 34 34--70 -G9 -OS Vol. J. Scott ... 31 3(3--07 Vol. Russell 32 32--G4 Sergeant A. Clark '.'.'. 30 33--G3 Vol. E. Harding ... 31 32--G3 Vol. A. Anderson ... 35 28--G3 Vol. J. Oliver ... 2S 34--G2 Corporal Hubbard 25 34--59 Sergeant .1. Henderson ... 29 30--59 Vol. D.iA'ey ... 2S 2S--53 Coi'pl. 1'ust 22 22--44
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 884, 14 February 1879, Page 2
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