VOLUNTEER'S RIFLE MATCH

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2428, 18 October 1886, Page 2

VOLUNTEER'S RIFLE MATCH

Mastertox v. Oartertox. J . Tab Rifle Match, Masterton v. Carterton proved one of the most exciting matches I ever fired on the Masterton range, MmV terton winning by four, points, Leaviritr the 200 yards range Masterton had two points of a lead. At the three hundred yards matters were reversed and Masterton's chance of victory looked very '•'ttloomy indeed as they lost 17 points at tliis riui?o. At the 500 yards range, howover when the eighth man had fired 'J they were level with their oppononts. V Mastorton's ninth, man having a bit of bad luck lost nine poinds on his man leaving the tontli man nine points to gain, Mastorton's chance of .victory soemed gone, but as their motto is "Novor say die" and as fchoy happened to have tho right man in the right place in tlie person of Vol. Anketell, who pulled them out of the tiro by making 22 points against his opponents 10, bo that Vol. Anketell richly deserves tho honor of winning the match for The Carterton men were in charge Lieutenant Moore, tho Masterton mon . being under command of Lioutenant Thompson, Cheers wore exchanged by each team after tho match, and the companies separated after having spent a most enjoyable day. Tho following are the scores ■—

MASIERra. 200' 300 590 , yds yds yds—Tl Vol. Anketell 20 20 22-02 G. Bently ... 24 15 13-52. Sergt Kibblewhite 20 20 11—51 Vol 0. Bently 18 11 19_48 Lieut, riiouipson 10 17 14-47 .• Corpl. McLachlan 21 13 13—47 Vol. W. Wilton 19 7 18_ 48 Sergt. Matthews 17 10 11-44 Vol. G. Blane 16 U Nj^g R, McKenzio, 10 ' 14 8-3J& Total ._ 4^ Oamebton. . 200 SOD 503 Vol. Boys ... 1<) .19 15—5JM Vol P, Goodin 20, 1!) 13-^6™* Sergt. Reid... J9 19 \i-4v~.' Vol. W. Hooper 21 15 14—50 Tol.Jas.Reid 19 18 lij—so Corpl. Reid..,, 10 19 .12—47 Vol. J. O. Reid 21 10 14-45 Lieut. Moore 19 Mi 10-45: Vol. J. G. Moore 17 15 12-44' Sergt. Fairbrother 14 13 8-35. Total M

After the above match a Bweopatako • was fired by several civilian!) and Voluntcors when Sergeant A. Matthews mado the remarkable score uf twenty-four out of a possible twenty-five, at 300 yardß,. five shots add eight inch bulls-eye. This' 1 ? is one of the best scores ever made in the colony, i jkv