VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 139, 12 June 1905, Page 6

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

«K>MPANIES' CHAMPIONSHIP KELT. Won_hto V,t ag Jr to * th ? Companies' Cuam- »? rt >__™. wa " flred on Snturdav, June 3*te __d"_s* ra °P' Condition.,* Wen SSaaoSd. LT* ual a****? -t ™>y*» are:- 6 *" to t ' t>Unt - * he priaci - _ , 200 yds. 600 yds. Ttl. S*^* Wllloughby 28 25 53 U&&. Mcintosh _, 20 28 40 *2__*~ Kretsehmar 30 12 ,42 gergt. Gillespie 18 22 40 Iff!*?* Wilkinson 25 5 30 *TTvnte Martin 20 8 28 NEWTON RIFLES V. No. 3 NATIVE RIFLES. __£ke Newton Rifles and No. 3 Native Bines flred a match at Penrose on Saturday, lOtli June. Conditions. 10 men uslde, seven allots and one optional slghter at 200 yds and 600 yds. After a close contest it resulted la a win for No. 3 Natives by a small majority of seven points. No. 3 NATIVE RIFLES. 200 yds. 600 yds. TtL Coh-Sergt. Wllloughby 28 25 53 Lieut. Mcintosh 20 23 49 Lieut. Kretsehmar .... 30 12 42 Sergt. Gillespie 18 22 40 Private Wilkinson 25 0 30 Private Martin ..20 8 28 Privute Cozens 19 8 27 Private Rowles 20 7 27 Sergt. Giuham 14 11 25 Privute U. llot'uii 23 2 25 Total 34U NEWTON RIFLES. ! 200 yds. COOyds. Ttl. Sergt. Maddern 25 18 43 : SerKt. J ones 2~< 1 ti -I I i Sergt. Mlrtlu 28 la 41 Sergt. Spurgo 24 10 31 Private Townseud 21 12 33 Private Philips '-"-' 11 33 > Private Laird 25 s 33 Private Mills 23 5 28 Corp. lieasley ■-.... 24 4 28 Sergt. Lloyd 21" 4 25 Total 339 The cause of the poor score at the long ' range was owing to the shortness of the day and falling light. No. 8 ARTILLERY UIFLE MATCH. On Saturday the members ot the No. S Company lired a match for Divisional Ser-geunt-liajor Bpinley's trophies at Penrtrae. The conditions were 10 shots at 200 :iud 600 yds. After a close contest Uunuer E. UlUou enrried ofT tbe first prize with 87 points. Gunner Ferguson the second (So). aud Trumpeter Wallace third prize (80). Gunner Dillon and Trumpeter Wallace also take 25 rounds of ammuuitiou each as range prizes. The following are the scores:— 200 yds. 000 yds. Ttl. Uun. E. Dillon (hdp 0).. 37 44 87 Gun. M. Ferguson (6).. 41 38 85 Trump. T. Wallace (15) 41 24 80 Bomb. A. Watson (scr).. 40 35 75 Guv. R. Battersby (15) 35 25 75 Sergt. Major W. J. Morgan (scr) 37 34 71 Bomb. R. Maxwell (10) 30 31 71 Gun. Thompson (20) 28 21 o'.) Gun. Cohani (V>) 30 23 68 Gun. Ashton (2o) 20 17 08 Gun. Andersou (10) ... 31 25 00 Corp. Keruot (20) 29 4 53 Guv. W. Joynt (15) 32 (retired) 47 SHOOTING AT WAIHI. (By Telegraph.—Own Corresponaent.) WAIHI, this day. A rifle match amongst the members of the Walhl Kltles aud the Ohlnemuri No. 3 Rifles was Bhot off on the local range on Saturduy afternoon, the rauges being 200 aud COO yards respectively, 10 shots at each rauge. The competition was for the Walhl Gold-mining Co.'s medals and Messrs Porter and Co.'s repeating rifle. The scores in totals were as follow:— Lieut. Clurke 88 Corporal Cornea 80 Uanee-Corporul McGee 85 Private Druffln 82 Privute Weigh 82 Privute Clark 82 Private Davis T5 THAMES DISTRICT BELT. i From Our Owu Correspondent! THAMES, this day. Ou Saturday last the local volunteers flred for the Thames District Belt on the Totara range Iv au ludiffereut light and a tricky wind. Private Cuusley, of the No. 1 Rifles, won fhe belt with v score of 01 points, and Hie principal other scores were: —Sergeaut Trethowen (lluurakl Rifles). 58; Sergeant Olbsou (Hauraki Hlfles). 57; Private Brown (No. 1 Thames Hides). 57; Captulu Pearse (No. t Thames Rifles), 55; Sergeant Crosble (No. 1 Thames Rifles), 54; Private Dobson (Hauraki Rifles). 52; Captain Lefevre (Haumki Rifles). 50: Private Howp (Hauraki Rifles), 50: Sergeant Cliout (Hauraki Rifles). 40: Lieut. Clark (llaurnkl Rifles). 47: Private Lukey iNo. 1 Thames Hides). 45: Private (juarterman (Hauraki Rifles). 44: Private W. Newman (No. 1 Thames Rifles), -14: Prlv. G. Newman iNo. 1 Thames Rifles). 43: Private Cameron (No. 1 Thames Rifles). 43; Private Gilpin (No. I Thames Kifles). 42; Private Kerr (No. 1 Thames Rifles). 40. SHOOTING AT PAEROA. (By Telegraph.—Owu Correspondent.) PAEROA, VUls day. The No. 1 Ohlnemuri Rifles iireil f»r Mr E. F. Morlarty's silver cup on Saturday at the 200, 500, and 000 yards range*, seven shotß at each. Private Thompson won the mutch with a total score of 'M points. The scores were: —Private Thompson. '-'A at 200 yds, 29 at 500 yds. 30 at 800 yds. handicap 6. totul 96; Corporal Ogden. 32. 80. "7. handicap 7, total 90; Captain Hubbard. 31. :*i, 27, scratch, total 01: Sergeant Hubbard. 33, 28, 20, scratch, total 87; Privute iiray. 29, 20, 24, hundleup 6. total 85; Private Moore, 27, 27, 18, handicap 12, total 84.