THE VOLUNTEERS.

Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 122, 21 November 1893, Page 4

THE VOLUNTEERS.

•Ammnnition prizes. The City Rifles went through their annual course of volley and independent firing yesterday at the Polhill Gully range. There was a capital muster of 64, every available man being present but one, under Captain Collins. Lient.-Colonel Newall was present, and supervised the shooting, and owing to the expeditious way in which it was carried out every man was off the range before 7 o'clock am. The shooting was fairly good, tho figure of merit being equal to that of last year. The Wellington Navals finished their shooting season for 1893 on Saturday, for the Company's gold medal and Challenge Belt, Class trophies, and ammunition prizes. Six matches have been fired by all classes. Two trophies have been won outright — Mr. H. Price's trophy by P.O. Harris, and tho officers' trophy by Seaman Bodgers— and 1300 rounds of ammunition, presented by Captain Duncan, has also been won by all classes. The conditions allowed seven shots at each range, 300, 500, and GOO yards, for A and B Class, and ten shots at <JOO and 500 yards for C Class.

Bifle Club Matches. ♦ I The members of Upper Hutt Rifle Club ' held competitions for the Empire Tea ComI pany and Mrs. Cottor's trophies on Saturday, S the weather being very unfavourable for I good shooting. Mr. F. Wilkie obtained a i leg-in for the former and Mr. J. Salmon for the latter. The following are the highest ) scores (seven shots at each range) : —

The D Battery's junior class bald its weekly competition on Saturday for IV r. Cbatlield'a prize, Gunner Gibson scoring his first "leg-in." A mutch between teaiim picked by Sergeants Jeffreys and Petlierick was won by the former's team, Jeffreys and Hyland being the highest scorers, with 75 each. The highest scores in the competition were : — Mr. Chatfield's Prize. 300 500 Tl. Gun. Gibion 28 23 — 51 Gun. Young*f ... 24 19 —43 Gun. Lannigan 26 13 — 39 Corp. Perrin .. . .26 13—39 * Ammunition prize. + Previous winner. The A and B Classes, Petone Navals, fired on Saturday for trophies, Ac, this competition being the first of a series of six for the Battery championship. The following are the principal scores : — A Class.— Mr. Mothes' Trophy. 500 600 700 Tl. Lieutenant Kirk ... 33 30 22 — frs L.S. Holmes* ... 31 30 19 —80 Lieut.-Com. Davy* ... 30 22 27 —?9 P.O. Sinclair . ... 23 30 22 —75 P.O. Sedgwiok ... 27 20 17 —61 P.O. Jenkins 13 18 20 — 51 B Class.— Battery Trophy Seaman Coleman 23 31 19 — 78 P.O. Wood* 28 18 2d — 75 Seaman Edlin ... 20 21 17 —58 Seaman Durrell 20 19 9 — 48 Petone Naval Artillert. C Class Trophy. 200 500 Tl. Seaman Johnson 37 18 — 55 Seaman Clontt* .. 31 21 —52 Seaman H. WUkie* 41 9 — 50 Seaman Hooper 4' 31 13 —47 Seaman L. Wilkie ... .29 17 — 46 Seaman Graham ... .32 14 —46 Seaman Eagles . ..29 15 —44 L.S. G. William . .30 14 — 44 Seaman Dunnell 25 18 — 43 •Ammunition prize. The junior shots, City Rifles, fired for trophies and other prizes at the cadet range on Saturday afternoon. Conditions — 200 and 300 yards, 4 by 4 target, any position, Snider rifle. The following are the highest scorers in eaoh class : — B Class. — Trophy of .£2 and Ammunition Prize. 200 300 Tl. Private Madden . ... 37 38 —75 Private Robinson* . . . 39 31 — 70 Private Bunckenberg ... 38 23 —61 C Class. — Trophy of £\ and Two Ammunition Prizes. Private R. Halpin 31 33 —67 Private H. Hawthorn* ... 38 29 —G7 Private Gleeson* .. .38 26 —64 Lonoe-Corpl. Robertson ... 31 25 —56 Private Brennan - 30 24 — 54 Private Toomer . . . . 22 25 —47 Bngler Claridge 24 23 —47

A CLA6S.— Company Trophy. 300 500 (500 Tl. P.O. Williams ..29 31 23 — 88 P.O. Rabe* . 27 32 28 —87 P.O. Harris* . 27 29 29 —85 B Cusa. — Mrs. Isaacs' Trophy. Seaman Bnlfordf 22 30 23 — 75 Seaman Frederiek+t* 21 '19 23 —C 3 Seaman Mnrrayt* ..25 18 15 —58 Seaman Mnirf* .. 20 25 10 —55 In C Claes, for Mr. Boedinghaus' trophy, Seaman Christie made top score, with 65 ; Seaman Andrews,* 55 ; Seaman Waters,* 53 ; Seaman M'Laren* and Seaman Broomhall, 52 each. • Ammunition prizes t Former winners

IST 1/IjAHB. 609 700 P. Wilkie 26 21 J.Whiteman, jun.f 23 21 F. Keys ... . 17 23 S.Stewart ... 14 23 J. Mabey . .. 23 12 2nd Class. J. Salmon . ... 18 14 G. Woodmass . 24 11 E. "Wilkie t ... . 14 19 E. Oollott .. 11 5 t Previous winners. Hep. Tl. so. — 47 so. — 44 bo. — 40 bo. — 37 so—3s 10 — 42 4 — 39 2 — 35 15 — 31