The Volunteers.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 63, 12 September 1887, Page 3

The Volunteers.

'fhe City Rifles competed on Saturday afternoon for Hobson's Cup and class trophies at the Polhill Gully rango. The weather was against good sooring, the light being bad. Twenty-seven members of the corps competed, tho winner of the cup on this occasion being Corporal Jackson, with a goore of 64. This is his first win, the cup having to be won throe times before it becomes tho sole property of a competitor. The formor winners wore Private Cato (twioe)j Sergeant Bnrton, Privato A. Guise, and Private Canty. This was tho first competition under the now re-olasaifi cation of members, 15 out of the 17 posted to A Class competing, 8 out of 15 in B Clous, and 4 in C Class. Aa six are required to fire in a class to make a competition, C Class competition did not count. As the rules provide that two matches shall be struck out of the aggregate, tho members who failed to turn up on Saturday last have still an opportunity of being in at tho finish. The conditions were- 300 and 500 yards, seven shots at each range, Wimbledon targets and scoring-. The following is the score list : —

'Ammunition Prizes. The morning competitions of the City Rifles will not commence till the first Thursday in October. The City Rifles and Guards parado for musketry drill this evening at the Volunteer Drillshed. The Wairarapa corps are anxious to moet the City Rifles as early as possible, challenges having already been received from two corps, bnt tho rango being closod tho matches have been postponed till October. The Kaiwarra Rifles parado for inspection at Johnsonvillo this evening. In view of the matoh that is to take place shortly between the D Battery and Carterton I Rifles, the following members have been chosen by tho battery to go into practice before the final teem is selected: — Capt. McCredie, Sergt. -Major Bock, Quarter-master-sergt. Webb, Sorgts. Kuchen, Gray, Petrio, and Robinson, Corporals Scott and Robinson, GunneraHowo, McKenzis, Jeffrey, and Hyland. The Navala fired their second oompany match on S&tnrday afternoon at the long range, 300 and 500 yards, 10 shots at each. Tho shooting throughout was very indifferent, Soamari Williams being' the highest scorer with 68 points.' The scores are as follows i— A Class, Battery Trophy— Seaman Williams, 68 j P.O. Palethorpe, 66; Seaman f . Brogan, 57 ; P.O. Scanlan, 54 ; Seaman Rabe, 52;' P.O. Meek, 40; P.O. Harris, 40; P.O. Taylor, 38; C.P.O. Armstrong, 36; Seaman Palmer, 34. B Class, Lioutenanu Hislop's Trophy— P.O. Anderson, 55; C.P.O. Aishor, 52 ; Seaman Gowland, 44 ; Seaman Sheen, 43. C Class, Lieutenant Hislop's Trophy— Seaman Arnold, 50; Seaman Bertand, 44; Seaman Parsons, 36; Seaman M'Curdy, 29 ; Seaman' Burton, 27 ; Soaman White, 23.

Major Nowajl, District Adjutant of Canter. bury, 1 has rooeived • a letter from Lieut. Andrew, from Jahansi, Bengal, under date Ist August, where Lieut. Andrew is serving as Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment. ' He writes cheerfully of hia surroundings, and sayß he has met with none of the deterrents to tho service which he had been led to expect, namely, in drinking, gambling, and ' expensive living. He refers in high terms to his officers. Regarding the pay, he cfcn sav6 a little after plying for tiativo setfVanls.. an 4 a i&onshl or schoolmaster 1 , under whose tuition $'c is niaking fair way with the Hindoostanee. There was a rnmonr of tho possible removal of his regiirient to Cawnpore at the time of hia 'writing. ' Lieut. Andrew, it will be Remembered, is the 'New Zealand volunteer officer who, on" examination, won a comntisftioti iik the Imperial service.

•rivatePhelps 'rivato Q. E. Foam ... •riyate W. Bankin ... *rivate Drnmmond ... 2 19 —21 C 13 — 19 8 2-10 10 0— 10

Private Halpin 11 6— 17 Class C— Trophy and two Ammunition

Private Q. Fearn Private Bagget •Private M'Gregor .. 'Private Tollena Private J. Rankin ... Private Graham Private Wilson Private Smith ... 29 21—50 ... 28 20 —43 ... 22 25 —47 ... 29 17 —40 ... 27 18 —45 ... 23 10 —33 ... 16 -12 —28 ... 16 6— 22

Class B.— Trophy and two Ammunition Prizes.

Corporal Jaokson ... 'Sergeant Bnrton 'Private Cato 'Colour-Sergeant Davia Captain Collins Private A. Gnise Private F. Moore ' ...• Corporal Hansen Private A. Moore Private Geo. Harris ... Sonroant Made ley Sergeant Roberts Nontenant Clark 300 500 T , yds yds Ul ... 34 30 — 64 ... 28 27 —55 ... 29 26 —55 ... 30 23 —53 ... 23 29 — 52 ... 29 21 —50 ... 33 17 — 50 ... 16 33 —49 ... 30 19 —49 ... 33 16 —49 ... 20 25 —45 ... 24 21 —45 ... 16 15 —31

Class A.— Cup and three Ammunition Prizes.