DISCOMFORTS IN THE CAMP. (Our Special Correspondent.) Trentham, This Day.

Evening Post, Volume XLIII, Issue 62, 14 March 1892, Page 3

DISCOMFORTS IN THE CAMP. (Our Special Correspondent.) Trentham, This Day.

Yostorday morning was a rare treat, fcbe rain coming down in torrents, and tJio Dofonco Department tont was not capable of keoping it out. Tho offioers sat down to breakfast with their ovorcoats and hats on. A large number of men, however, wont into Wellington on Saturday night, and this eavod them a sound soaking. The boll tents proved to be muoh stauncher than tho marqueos, and only let in a small quantity of water. Major Douglas' marquee was flooded out, and tho large tont, christened the Hospital," in whioh the Wanganui Rides are housod, leaked badly, and soveral of tho ocoupanta had to oloar out. Tho worst feature is that the bedding is wot, and nnloss we have a high wind it will bo difficult to dry it. The scores of Wellington and distriot men in the matches which concluded on Saturday ovoning, ar s i who were not in the prize-list, are — Marlborongh Match.— Wilson (Artillery) and B. Jlinger (Guards), 40 j Hadfiold (Manawatuj and Williams (Navals), 3J ; Holmos (JPo^one), Jackson (City Rifles), Hoffions (R'jwtorton), and Piokett (Tenui), 33 ; Howe (Artillery), Donald (Ma3torton), Turner (Palmoraton), Whiteman (Uppor Hutt), JJuntinsr (Palmerslon), and Benton (Feathereton), 37; Brandon (Petone), Rutherford (Greytown), and W. Bal)in;or (Wellington), 36 ; Phillips (Guards), Groer (Palmerston), Jury (Greytown), Davy (Petone), and Tidswill (Fe-thorston), 35; Matthews, Kirk (Petone), Matthews (Maatorton), Bell (Navals), Sr.ywell (Upper Hutt), Monk (Palmtsrston) and France (Navals), 83; Burn (Navald) and Martin (Navals), 32, Luke (City Riflei) and Sedgwiok Petone), 31; Wilkos (Upper Hntt), 30; Pringle(Herotaunga),29 ; Bidwill, (Feather■aton) and Kuohen (Artillery), 28; Eandall •{Palmerston) and Hyde (HoreUuno-a) 27; Greenwood (Uppor Hntt), Tooker (Foathorston), Menzies (Herotaun'ja), Sykes and E. Whitoman (Upper Hutt), 26; Willason (Featherston), 24; C. Cameron and A. Cameron (Tenui), 23 ; Eeid (Greytown), 21. Hawkes Bj,y Matoh.— Turner and Dates, 71 ; Greenwood, Hadfield, Williams (Navala), Bonton and Wilkie, 69 ; Tooker and Harris, 63 ; Howe, Wilson, Best, Jury, and Kuohon, 67 ; Martin, 63 ; Williams, 65 ; Banting, 61 ; Hofforns, Bell, and Bidwill, 63; Saywell, and Monk, 62 ; Kirk, Stitt, and Frost., 61 ; Rutherford, 60; F. Whiteman and Davy, 59; Raid. Menzies, Hy*de, 58; Wniteman, 57 ; Brandon, 56 ; Luke, Burns, and Edlin, 55 ; Phillips and Willason, 54 ; Tidswill, 44 ; Matthews, 42 ; Pickett, 34. The change in the weather has put the men in better temper, and thero is not tho prowling that was heard on Friday and Saturday. It was 9 o'clook before shooting began ■this morning, owin? to delay in waiting for the men. So far as I oan see, the Championship competition will be finished on Thursday afternoon, and the meeting will close on Friday. The shooting in the Wanganni Matoh proved fatal to the chances of some of the Wellington te^m. SUtt, of the Navals, missed every shot, including two sighters. Hyde, of the Heretaungas, only scored an outer out of 12 shoto, while Howo, of the Ai-iillory, registered a total of eifht out of his dozen shots. A large number of competitors failed to mako even average shooting, and this is attributed to a kind of mirage which oj,me out of a swamp bed. Tho following are ihe scores ot the Wellington men not in the prize list :— Hofferns, 31 ; Bunting, Menzie, and Bait, 29 ; Jury and Greenwood, 28; Monk, Luke, and Wilkie, 27 ; C. Cameron and Jackson, 26 ; Prinjle, 25 ; Holmes, Matthews, and Wilson, 24 : Oatos and Edlin, 23 ; Willk.mc.on and Fnnoe, 22; Dsvy, Tooker, and Eeid, 21; Bidwill, P.O. Williams, and Rutherford. 20; Tidswill and Private Williams, 19 ; F. Whiteman, E. Whitoman, and Feart, 18; Hogg, 17; Pickett, Harris, Kirk, and Hadfield, 16; Howe, 8; Hyde, 2; Stitt, 0.