RIVERTON.
(JBOM OTIE OWH COBKBSPONDENT.) Eesult of Firing of the Eiverton Eifle Volunteer Corps, for the district and colonial prizes, which took place on Friday and Saturday, the Bth and 9th inst. Captain M. Instone in command. Fbzday.— Bisteict Peizes. (15 rounds at each range.)
Satueday. — Colonial Peizes. (15 rounds at each range).
Privates Wilson and Clode having tied, fired one shot each, at 600 yards, which resulted in Wilson obtaining a bull's-eye ; Clode missing the target. Private John Wilson, therefore, is entitled to be representative for the colonial prizes, to be fired for at Wellington, on the Bth April next. On the early part of each day it was wet ; afterwards cold, with strong wind across the range, which accounts for the indifferent firing.
No. Bank and Names 400 500 600 Total yda yds yds points. 1 Pvt. Wilson, Jno. 17 5 13 35 2 „ Eeid, Q-eorge 12 11 7 30 3 „ Brown, Thos. 12 2 6 20 4 Corp. Wilson, E. 10 15 9 34 5 Sergt. Patterson 11 0 1L 22 6 Pvt. Beid, John 9 7 2 18 7 Corp. Aldred, J. 5 0 0 5 8 Pvt. Crisp, Wm. 6 0 2 8 9 „ Crerar, Jno. 8 4 2 14 10 „ Eobinson, J. 14 7 2 23 11 „ Clode, Alfd. 12 13 10 35 12 „ Lee, John... 2 0 2 4 13 „ Bell, John... 15 3 6 23 14 „ Mills, J. B. 12 3 7 22 15 Sergt. Cameron... 7 8 5 20 Total 313 Average 20.86 Highest number of points to be obtained 900
No. Bank and Names 300 400 500 Total . yds yds yds points 1 Corp. Wilson, E. 17 13 8 38 2 Pvt. Brown, T.... 18 2 0 20 3 „ Nicholson, J. 4 3 0 7 " 4 „ M'Qufflam,J 5 2 3 10 5 „ Simpson, A. 5 6 0 11 6 „ Lee, Jno. ... 17 7 4 28 7 „ Robinson, J. 15 14 11 40 8 Corp. Aldred, J. 14 14 0 28 9 Pvt.M'Donald... 12 12 7 31* 10 „ Crerar, John 17 9 13 39 11 „ Reid, George 18 10 5 33 12 „ Beid,John... J.l 12 10 33 13 „ Reid, James 16 9 0 25 14 „ Wilson, Jno. 15 10 4 29 15 „ BeU, John... 14 9 5 28 16 „ Crisp, Wm. 11 7 14 32 17 Sergt. Cameron... 15 9 4 28 18 Pvt. Storie, A. ... 9 2 13 24 19 Sergt. Paterson... 3 '15 10 38 20 Pvt. Cassels, G-... 9 5 0 14 21 „ Cassels, H... 4 0 3 7 22 „ Whittington 5 0 0 5 23 Corp. Clapp, L... 6 3 0 9 24 Pvt. Clode, Alfd. 15 17 16 48 25 „ Mills, J.R... 17 13 2 32 26 „ Seehof 2 6 2 10 Total 647 Average 24.88 Highest number of points obtainable 1586
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Southland Times, Issue 648, 25 March 1867, Page 3
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