THE VOLUNTEERS.

Evening Post, Volume XLV, Issue 6, 9 January 1893, Page 4

THE VOLUNTEERS.

At the City Guards' competitions on Friday thoro was not a sufficient lnustor of the C Class to count, but in B Class Privato Ferris got a leg-in for tho rifle, Private O'Snllivan coming next. On Saturday A Class fired the sixth competition for the company's belt at Evans Bay, the conditions being ton shots at 300 and 600 yards. The scores were : — 300 600 Tl Corporal Henry 44 38 —82 Private Greenwood ... 37 41 —78 Privato J. Ballinger ... 42 36 —78 Privato Aamodt 3R 39 — 77 Private A. Ballinger ... *i 32 —75 Private M'Caskill 31 31 — 65 Private A. Ballinger, Corporal Henry, Privates J. Ballinger and Greenwood occupy the first four positions in this order. There are two more matches to fire.. The Petone Naval Artillery held a match on Saturday last, the A Class Rhooting on tho Petono range and C Class at Kaiwarra. Tho following are the principal scores in each class : — 'A Class.— The D.I.C. Trophy. 600 700 Tl Lieutenant Kirk 42 31 — 73 L.3. Homes* 35 37 — 72 Lieut.-Conunander Davy ... 26 37 — 63 Seaman Edlin S9 24 — 63 C Class. — The Surgeon's Trophy. 200 500 Tl Seaman Wilkie 32 15 — 47 Seaman Gwilliam* ... - . . 34 8— 42 Seaman M'llvride* ... 23 17 —40 Seaman Pettett 25 13 — 38 *Ammunition prizes.