THE LATEST.
This Day's Shooting.
The firing for thi Bifli Btlt
kopt up with spirit*
A Waikato man olom up fbx the OaxWn*.
Tbo Firing Point Boptd la. ; Sifli Camp, This 6ij, noon. The morning broke out rery fine; and an early atart waa made in order to finish off the match for the Champion Belti. The firing began at 6.80 a.m., only ceasing for a short «peU for breaWkst. The 600 Srds range of the laat match for thi fle Belt is nearly finished, thepoaitioM so far as fired are— : .
| Corentry,Otago... ' A ... 174 ; Hutcbinson, Punedin. ... , ... 172 !. Paynter;misbn .„, ■l' • S.&l -Hir' 17* ; Smith, Danedin ... . ... 171
W. Ballinger was two points leading at the 400 yards, and has yet to fire at tha 500 range. '
For the Carbine Belt— : ! Mapp, Christchurch ... '; ,„ 146 Coleman, Waikato „• ... ; .r;.-... 144 Judge, Christchurch ... ' ... 148
and several others have yet to complete the 400 range.
There are .92 men firing for the Bifle Belt, and 37 for the Carbine Belt, yfhe risitors.are thickening on the ground* and by the afternoon we expeit a»o«t " half the town. The special trains will ran at reduced fares. To prirent erusbing round the firing points ropes hart been provided. -' !-'--- r-.-r - ,
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3137, 8 March 1879, Page 2
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199THE LATEST. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3137, 8 March 1879, Page 2
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