RIFLE SHOOTING.
On Thursday afternoon the Temuka Rifles fired a range match. There were 15 competitors, the conditions being five shots each at 200, 300, and 600 yards. The weather was very unfavorable, there being a nasty nor’-west wind blowing. The following are the prize winners and their respective scores:—
Lieut. Whitehead fired with a Martini* Henry rifle.
300 300 500 Hdcp. yds. yds. yds. Tl. Corpl. Sun ... scr 21 17 14 52 Private Nicholas 4 17 19 10 50 Private Sheen... 6 17 12 12 46 Sergt. Levens ... scr 19 15 11 45 Sergt. Hobbs ... scr 20 13 10 43 Corpl. Watt ... scr 21 16 6 42 Lieut. Whitehead 12 behind scratch 20 18 12 38 Private G. Clinch 8 15 4 9 36
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2739, 17 November 1894, Page 2
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125RIFLE SHOOTING. Temuka Leader, Issue 2739, 17 November 1894, Page 2
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