VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.
A rifle match between seven men of the Wairoa Light Horae, and seven men from No. 2 Company Patea Rifles, was : fired on Saturday last, each Company Using their own Range. The Wairoa Light Horse were represented by Sergt.-Major Howie on the Carlyle Range. The weather was most unsuitable for rifle shooting, heavy rain falling during the progress of the match, in consequence of which the scores mode by both Companies wore considerably below the Average. A two-leaf target was used throughout'. Appended are the scores, by which it will be seen that the Wairdas were winners by live points: — 1 No. 2 Co. Carta’le Rifles. 150 200 800
yds. yds. yds. Total. M. Carey 1G 16 13 45 J. Thomson 14 18 7 39 A. King - 15 16 3 34 G. Dasent 13 10 8 31 B. Dasent 13 9 8 30 W: Dasent 15 6 7 28 Average i!or absentee 34 241 Wairoa Cavat RY. 150 ‘200 300 yds. yds. yds. Total. Sgt.-Mjr Howie * 15 16 11 42 Gant. Walkinton 1G 10 11 37 A. Aiken 14 13 9 36 J. Thurston 1G 14 5 35 J. Milne ... 17 8 8 33 G-. Howie 12 11 9 32 W. Howie 13. 6 13 31 246 Majority foi Wairoa Light Horse, G points.
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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 473, 5 November 1879, Page 2
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216VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 473, 5 November 1879, Page 2
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