THE VOLUNTEERS. WELLINGTON NAVALS.

Evening Post, Volume XLV, Issue 95, 24 April 1893, Page 2

THE VOLUNTEERS. WELLINGTON NAVALS.

The Wellington Navals brought a very successful shooting season to a close on Saturday last with a match (the sixth) at the Polhill Gully ranges, all classes competing it 300 and 500 yards. A drizzling rain fell the whole day, with a south-east wind, svhich mado shooting miserable, and conaequontly interfered with the number of jompotitora. Nevertheless several good 3c0r03 were made. Tho o 'inmitteo are to be jonpratulated on their efforts iv reviving tho spirit of shooting in tho company, as- the lumber of competitors throughout the season las been very largo, and consequently the jommitteo have been rewarded by seeing a lecidod improvement in the shooting. Mr. 3. Price, of the Central Hotel, very kindly *n,ve a h&ndsomo prize to be competed for .a the usual manner, and P.O. Williams secured tho first log-in for tho came trophy, ilso taking Aitken, Wilson & Co.'s prize, vhich was given by tho winner of the tourlament to the membors of A class for competition. The company bolt and gold medal contests, which constitute tho aggregate ! or tho season, was won by Chief Petty Dfficer Armstrong. The winner ha 3 shot rory consistently throughout the season, his aggregate score being 437 points, and the ivin is a very popular one. The winner of tho B Class trophy, Seaman Murray, who has lot long joined the corps, has secured two l logs-in" in succession for Mrs. Isaacs' irophy. Seaman Lister gets his first win :or tho olHcers' trophy. Tho following aro iho scores :—: — A Class— Mr. H. Price's Central

* Ammunition prizes t Formor winners The aggregates aro as follows : — C.P.O. Armstrong, 437; P.O. Harris, 424; L.S. tfooro, 415. The most attractive lino about town this reok is 150 lovely French pattern bonnets hat have boon purchased in London for Mr. ". Smith, tho cash draper, Cuba-street, at 50 lor cent, t.ff tho usual West End prices. i?his large discount enables Mr. C. Smith to ell thoso beautiful French bonnets in Welington at 14a 6d, 16s 6d, 18s 6d, 20s, 255, rhiuh is mush less than .half their ralne. — • IDTT.

300 500 Tl. J .O. Williams 39 46 — 85 3 .0. Eabo* 39 41 —80 3. P.0. Armstrong* . ... 41 39 —80 P.O. Harris* 33 45 — 78 Seaman F. Franco . ... 32 40 —72 j.S. Mooro 25 43 — 68 B Class — Mrs. laaacB 1 trophy. icaraan Murray 38 39 — 77 ieaman Bulford* 32 40 — 72 ioaman Muir* 30 40 — 70leaman Frodricft 28 38 — 06 C Class— Officers' trophy, loaman Lister ... ... 16 21 — 37 leaman Malcolm* . . ... 15 18 —31 loaman M'Larcn* ... ... 9 15 — 24