RIFLE MATCHES.
C BATTERY V. GERALDINE RIFLES,
A rifle match between teams chosen from the above corps came off at the Geruldine rauge on Thursday last. The visiting team arrived by road at 2.30 p.m., and a start was made with the firiug immediately. The conditions of the match were : ten men a side, distance 200 and 300 yard", sever shots at each nnge. Wimbledon targets and scoring. A healthy rivalry between the two teams was noticeable all through. A gusty wind made good shooting almost impossible. By the time the second distance was fired, the light, too, was bad. The Battery team *Y>n the match by 13 yoints. The Geml dine men showed up batter a f the longer range, where they puiled up 26 points on their opponents. The following are the scores :
Total ■« 282 After the match tho visitors were entertaiued at dinner by the local men at Markham's Grown Hotel, <md afterwards at a social gathering at the Volunteer Hall, leaving for home at a late hour. TIMARU V. TEMUKA. The following jg the result of the rifle match, which took plac« last Thursday on the Temuka range, between the Honorary Members of the Temuka Rifles and members of the Timaru Rifle Club : Tbmdka TIMABU" C. Philipson ... 51 E. Fergusson ... 56 J. Guild ... 46 Ellis 55 0. Story ... 46 R. Foster ... 55 J. li. Flint ... 46 T. Hsndcreon ... 53 E. Cutten ... 45 W. Harold ... 52 N. O. Nicholas... 41 I. J. Bradley ... 45 A.R.Allan ... 36 J. JBlyih ' ... 39 L. itayner ... 26 A. Allen ... 33 Total ... 337 | Total ... 388
C Battbby. 200 300 yds yds 51 Gtinner Turnbull 19 19-38 Q.M. S. Eing 22 13-35 Hergt. King 24 10—34 Ospt. Jackson 22 10—32 Trumpeter Jones 15 17-32 Sergt. Goooh 21 9—30 Sergt.-Ma-jor Jaokson 22 8—30 Lieut. Smithson 19 5-24 Gunner Powell 17 5—22 Sergt. Hughes 16 2-18 Total ... 295 Gbbaidinb BlflBS. 200 300 yds Tds Tl. Prirate Marshall 24, "20—44 Lieut. McEenzie 18 21-39 Corpl. Storehouse 22 11-33 Lieut. Ward ... 17 15-32 Sergt. Brown 20 10—30 Private Major 16 10—26 Private Fly 17 8-25 Sergt. Flemming 12 10-22 Corpl. Heatley 6 11—17 Corpl. McEenzie ... ._ 6 8—14
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1817, 17 November 1888, Page 3
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359RIFLE MATCHES. Temuka Leader, Issue 1817, 17 November 1888, Page 3
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