VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4723, 14 October 1872, Page 3

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Thb following is a list of the names of the twelve Volunteers chosen on S*tnrday last to represent the married men in the Married v. Single match, to be fired a fortnight hence. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots being fired at each range :—: —

An interesting and cloaely-eontegted rifle match, waa fired to-day at the Tararu Butts, the competitors being 15 marksmen, natives' of the colony and 15 marksmen of Scotch birth. The men were divided into two squads — 16 and 14; and between 8 and 9 o'clock the ihst squad commenced firing, and finished about 3 o'clock, with the following result :— Scotch, 400 ; Colonials, 389. The: former thus led by 11- ' points. The ranges were 400, 500,'. and 600 yards ; five shots at each. The highest scorers on the Colonialside were— Volunteer Stone, T. N.Y., 61 ; Volunteer Gavan,_T.N.V., 54 ; Volunteer Thompson.rT.N. V., 52 ; and Robinson, 52. On "the Scotch side, Volunteer McLeodj* T.S. V., scored 58 ; Volunteer Carnie,T.S.V., 56 ; Johnson, T.S.V., 56 ; and Wilson, 52.. , The second squad then went to the butts, and, after firing the first range, the Colonists were ahead by one point, having thus t gained 12 points. At ,ijhe 500^ yards range they were ..seven pointi ahead. At the second round "br the (500-yarda range the Jb'wb,- sides j,were .equal. - -The final resultis not" to hand „ as I f "closej^my/cletter,,,. appe>rs4n,oiir 7 telegraphic columns.] „ ' fi4embers?bf^the^ku'cltJln"d r lßiflA^'rigHc w : - ViU bo held iv thoDrill-ihed jthii evenuig,^

200 yd Private Skinner .. ..21 Private Brighton .. .. 19 Lieutenant Kitchen . . 22 Sub-Lieutenmt Devore.. 23 Private McDonald . . 20 Mil Inst. Soall . . „ 17 Private Provo . . . . 14 Private CUrke .. ..17 Private Criwford.. .. 18 Private StirUng .. ..18 Prirate Douglag .. ..13 Private Milli .. ..19 l.t 600 yd 26 23 21 16 21 19 20 14 17 20 20 11 I 6 600 yd 16 19 38 18 12 15 Id 17 12 6' 9 8 Total. 63 61 - 62 67 53 51 49 48 47 43 42 38