SHOOTING MATCH.

Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1072, 14 October 1901, Page 2

SHOOTING MATCH.

Os Saturday a ‘cam of No. 1 Company of I lie Ohiuemuri Rifles, under M ijm f’orriu, tried conclusions at the Camlui (gc butts with No .3 Comp my Waikato Mounted R fl-s. Captain Richard"on had ihj irge if the load Com; any, and lie had at! the necessary arrangemen's made for making the visitors welcome. The Ohino.nuri men were delighted with the range, and they managed to put up a tig score, viming the match by no less than 195 points. They all shot, well, anil their Lest man, Sergeant Bhaw, made the possible at the 500 yards range. It, was a foregone c inclusion that the local team would be beaten, as they ho not posse.-s’ the ‘kit of tools,' such as their opponents employ to aid them, consisting i f verniers, wind gauges, etc , hut the local team mush have been off colour, foi we notice rc\cral of their best shooci.- s w re low down in the li-t. The following are the scons OUINEMUHI RIFi'.KS. Yards : ■2OO 300 5 0 T! Sorgt, .■'haw ... 30 29 35 91 Private Roach ... 31 31 31 93 Sergt. Kenny ... 31 27 33 9l Private Dcnnerly... 31 28 31 90 Limit, Hubbard ■... 30 30 29 89 Private Jackson ... 31 3) 28 89 Pi ivatc Thompson 31 29 26 86 Lance Cp. Lou glim an 29 24 31 84 Sergt. Andrews ... 25 23 28 76 Col,-Sergt Hesp ... 29 18 27 74 Totals 298 269 299 896 Waikato Mounted Rifles, No. 2. Plicate P. Bruce ... 28 29 27 84 Sergi-M. Ferguson 27 24 26 77 Private J. Bruce ... 23 27 25 75 Corporal Crickcit... 29 25 21 75 Private L. Kwcn ... 25 26 23 74 Private Robinson... 30 18 16 6f Private J. Like ... 27 18 Privati Chnlbin ... 26 23 13 62 Sergt M. Anderson 21 19 If 51 Piivate A. O’Neill 16 10 20 46 Tot Is 252 219 2CO 671 Atir (he match had been completed, the visitors were enterlavncd to dinner by the Cam', ridge co ps at the Nati nal Hotel, and yesterday they were driven round the district previous to their coming to Hamilton.