THE'VOLUNTEERS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11546, 31 March 1903, Page 6

THE'VOLUNTEERS.

CHRIST'S COLLEGE RIFLES. The following are the results of the College Rifles' shooting competitions at Sumner on Saturday last, seven shots each at 200, 300, and 500 yards: —A Close: Private Hewlett 93, Lance-Corporal F«nerty 89, Corporal Trent 88, Lieutenant Ma-tish 81,. Private Scott 80, Sergeant Carew 70. B Clase: Lance-Corporal Steeds 84, Private. D. Barker 82, Private C. H. Hobbs 76, Private Cotton 75, Lance-Corporal Moore 73. C Class: Corporal Cnrdale 72, Private Evans 71, Chaplain N orris 56, Sergeant Hobbs 48, Private H. L. Barker 48, Lieutenant Styeho 46, Private R. J. Hobbs 37. D Class: Private White 74, Private Wilkin 63, Private Olliver 60, Private L. Tribe 54, Bugkr Collins 54, Private Rundle 48, Private Kvorest 43, Private Jennings 41, Private W. T. Steeds 35. The piizi>-winners are: —Private Hewlett, Lance-Corpo:uLs Fenerty and Sttedd, Privates 1). Barker, Corporal Cardale, Private Evans, Chaplain JCorrie, and Privates Whits, Wilkin and Olliver. The scores count for the first stage of the corps' eliampiousliipg. The Kaiapoi Rifles on Saturday ftred for Lieutenant Horrell's trophy at* the final stage. The conditions were seven shots each at 200, 500, and 600 yds, and it was to be won by the two 'highest scores in three competitions. Sergeant Simpson, whose aggregate from scratch was 191, was the winner. Sergeant FeaUiereton and Private Pearce came, next with 184 respectively. Volunteer appointments of interest to Canterbury companies appear in last week's ;s fulluws: —Canterbury Engineeix, Sidney Arthur Edinger; Canterbury Mounted Ritit.?, John Booth Beckett and William Gilniore ; Christ'a College Rifles, Sydney Cltcrjje Styche; Christchurch City Ritlcs, CharU-s Sue re; Civil Service Rifles, William OsU-il Pavitt; Kllesmere Guaiu>:. Thomas Dowds—all to be lieutenants ; Wajir.akuriri Mounted Rifles, Wiiliam Nathaniel Curlton Bond to be captain. Fivderkk John Hill to be lieutenant; Muckviizie >!ounted Rides, Jumts Dundas H..niiit».-i; : Imperial Riiles, Lieut. Chalks Htrbe-rt Mat hi ok —both to be captains. The same issue contain* the resignation of Lieut. F.obert l)j;npier Atkinson, of the Cuat Mounted Rifles.