PETERSFIELD.]—RIFLE PRACTICE.—A party of the 12th Hants Rifles met a few days since, in Helmington Bottom, for practice with the long Enfield rack rifle, Hythe position, Wimbledon targets, under the direction of Sergeant-Major Allen, who has recently returned from the school of musketry at Hythe, where he obtained a certificate of merit as a qualified instructor. The firing on the above occasion consisted of 30 rounds, viz. 15 at 200 yards, 10 at 500 yards, and 5 at 600 yards range. The match was for a sweepstake, and was won by Armourer-Sergeant Caplin, who made the following score:—
| Points and hits | Marks | |
| At 200 yards, 1st five rounds | 1 3 3 2 1 | 15 |
| At 200 yards, 2nd ditto | 1 3 3 3 1 | 16 |
| At 200 yards, 3rd ditto | 2 3 3 3 2 | 17 |
| At 500 yards, 1st ditto | 1 2 2 2 3 | 15 |
| At 500 yards, 2nd ditto | r 2 2 3 3 | 14 |
| At 600 yards, 1st ditto | r 1 2 2 3 | 12 |
See also 6-Dec-1862