RIFLE MATCH.
A rifle match between eight members of the No 1 Temuka Rifle Volunteers and a like number of the Timuru Artillery came off on Thursday morning, at ihe Otipun Butts. The teams were under the command ot Captain Young and Captain Hamersley respectively. The conditions were—2oo ard 300 yards, six shots at each range. The Artillery won the match by 20 points. Volunteer Smith . made the top score for Temuka, and Gunner Waugh for Timaru. We append the scores : TEMUKA RIFLES.
Total 216 A return match was fired in the afternoon, and resulted in a victory for the Temuka Rifles by 14 points. A match was also fired between Captain Hamersley and Captain Young, and was won by the former
yds yds Tl. 200 300 Volunteer Smith • •• 19 14-33 Corporal Hobbs 12 15-27 Volunteer Gray 15 11-26 Sergeant Smith • •• 13 12—25 Drum-Major Gapes • •• 15 9—24 Sergeant Brev er ... 10 12—22 Volunteer E. Smith • • 14 8—22 Volunteer Clinch ... 12 5—17 Total 196 XIMAEXT ARTILLERY Gunner Waugh 18 15—33 Gunner Ellis 18 14—32 Gunner Martin 16 12—28 Q.M.S. Cameron 12 16—28 Gunner Smith 13 13- 26 Gunner Patridge 18 6—24 Bombardier Thornton 14 10—24 Captain Hamersley 12 9- 21
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Temuka Leader, Issue 330, 18 December 1880, Page 2
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199RIFLE MATCH. Temuka Leader, Issue 330, 18 December 1880, Page 2
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