RIFLE MATCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4342, 11 February 1893, Page 2

RIFLE MATCH.

Featherston-Kaiwaiwai ut, Greytown,

1. A match waß fired on tho Greytown it range on Thursday botween the abovo n Riflo Clubs, tea men aside, and re--0 suited in a win for tho visitors by 43 it points. The ranges were 500, COO, , and 700 yards, with Martini-flenri a rifles, seven shots at each, At the t commencement of tho match, tho i competitors had to contest with a b very bright light, and erratic breezes. , Our correspondent remarks on the . creditablo manner in which the affair i was conducted, Three targets, each t with a marker were supplied. Each i target, at which two opponents shot i alternately, had a sopamte scorer, , Light refreshments were provided by . the home team, and everything went 1 off without the slightest hitch, The : following were the Bcores:— Femiersion-Kaiwaiwai, 500 GOO 700 Tl. yds yds yds 0, Bidwell 27 21 24 72 ' W.Benton 29 21 18 68 ' Oapt Bidwell 20 25 20 65 ' Jb3 Tooker 26 16 19 61 ' W. Feast 29 16 11 59 J S, Feast 27 17 11 58 ] A. Yule 21 17 19 57 £ T, Benton 23 18 16 52 ' JnoTocker 25 8 7 40 ' Parker 17 15 5 ' 87 l J Total 5G9 r Grey-town, " 600 600 700 Tl, h yds yds yds J H.S.lzard 22 27 21 70 a E, Rutherfurd 28 21 19 (J8 A. L. Webster 2G 20 18 61 P, O.JRuthorfurd 27 17 if (jj * Major Donald 21 19 20 60 e Captain Cameron 28 5 17 00 '< H. Morison 16 15 10 41 s ' W. Whitman 20 9 12 41 " Geo Flux 18 7 11 gjj n H, Walden 20 18 2 85 ° n Total 526 0| The return match will bo held oh''' $ fttripk't Day, tfth March, «