The Volunteers.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 139, 11 December 1888, Page 2

The Volunteers.

We understand that there is a desire on the part of the shooting men of tbe Garrison to select the best fifteen men in the Welling, ton district to fire a match against the nm« number of the City Rifles.

The Company Bolt of' the Navaln has bceu won this n«a«on by Beaman Willinms. with a score of TwO For oi K ht matches. Thin is llm third tinio \n °\\<A-wnion that Seaman WViiti— n ban -,yon riio hell, and he lias rur- ; i«d il off to:u- tinujs ultoffotW. IHk nhootlng this season has been most corifcUtcnl. >in he haa only on one ocoasion made less than 70 points, and the weather then was most unfavourable for good shooting. The belt wad presented by Mr. C. J. Johnston, tho lato captain of the, oorps in January, 1881, and has beon won by tbo following members: January, 1881, P.0. P. Franco ; August, 1881, h'eamanA. Dixon; June, 1882, Band-Sergeant H.. Dixon; September, 1882, Seaman J. liabo ; January, 1883, C P.O. F. Franco ; June, 1883, Seaman C. France ; December, 1883, Boamari G. Howe ; Juno, 1884, Seaman H. Dixon ; December, 1884, P.O. Leevois j June, 1885, Seaman J. Rale; Dooomber, 1885' Seaman W. Harris; June, 1886, P.O. Meek; December, 1880, Seaman Williams; J June, 1887, C.P.O. Armstrong; December, 1387, Seaman Williams ; June, 1888, Seaman Williams ; December, 1888, Seaman Williamß. Mr. W. O. G. Johnston, o.f the Wavorloy Hotel, has presented a very handsomo silver cup to the Wellington Navals for competition. The oup will bo known as the WaverIcy Trophy. It was obtained from Messrs. Jlislop and Co., and is now on view in that firm's window.