FIRING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 855, 25 August 1881, Page 2

FIRING.

The second competition for the cup presented to the Masterton Rifle Volun-: teers by Captain Ruck took place yesterday, The firing was much better than on the previous occasion when E. Kibblewhite was top sctre, the weather being greatly in favor of accurate shooting. Private Anketell secured the highest place in this match, principally owing to a maguificent score of 19 out of a possible' 20 at tho 600 yardß range. There'were four scores of 46. but the tie is decided by the best score at the longest range. As the cup has to be won twice consecutively or three times at intervals, it may ba yet some time before iVbecomea the sole property of any of the members. Subjoined are tho full scores;—

.A match was afterwards fired between sides picked by Private Ankejelj and Bandsman 0 Bsntley, which resulted in, / favor of. Anketell's team by GO points, : '" The following were the spores ;-r= ANKHTEJjL'b fIIDB,

200 400 COO yds, yds. yds, Ttl. Private Anketell ... 15 12 19 46 : „ McLachlan .., 1G 17 13 46 Bandsman G. Ben (ley 18 16 12 46 Private Wood 17 19 10 46 Sergeant Wilton ,„ 19 8 17 44 Private W. Dixon ,,. 16 17 10 43 Sergt. J. Williams ... 17 18 '8 43 Private Kuimner ,., 19.17 7 43 „ E. Kibblewhite 18 12 8 38 „ Ward 17 13 7 37 Col. Serg, Girdlestone 14 8 14 36 Private Adams, 16 15 5 36 Sergt D. Dixon 19 14 2 35 ■Privates. Kibblewhite 18 14 2 34 „ i\, Mat(hew8 ,„ 17 U 5 93. Bandsman G, Bentley ii h r 39 „ „ J, Bentley 13 14 5 33 Private Freeth 17 5 9 31 „ W. Kibblewhite 17 G - 23 . ., S, IJounslow ... 13 5 0 18 / ;. E, G. Williams U 3 0 U

200 400 500 yds, yds, yds, Ttl Froelli ... ... 20 10 10 46 Mcljacjilan .„ • ,„ I? 1? 8 43 Girdlestone ,.. ... JS 10 H 42 W.pi;on „', ,„ H 17 10 41 Anketell .,, ... 18 13 9 40 Matthews ... ... 16 13 7 36 R. G. Williams ... 17 5 13 35 J. Bentley ... ... 11 8 0 19 (J. Bentley ... ... 12 3 2 17 ' Total ... 319

bentley's side, I), pixpn ... 19 11 10 46 $.' Kibbljwbite ;;; w v> 6 38 Kummer „, ... 15 11 10 88 0, Bpntley „, ... 15 10 10 35 Wilton ,„ 18 8 0 92 Ward ... 15 9 3 27 Adamg ... 9 12 2 23 Wood ... 13 2 4' 19 S. Hounalow... ... 9 0 0 9 Total „, 259