OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 99, 24 October 1904, Page 2

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

SHOOTING AT TRENTHAM. A shifting -wind interfered with the shooting scores at Trentbam range on Saturday. Three corps continued competitions, while the Kelburne Rifles held class firing. WELLINGTON GUARDS. The Wellington Guards shot the final match of their first competition. The ranges were 600 yds and 700 yds, nine shots at each. The highest scorers in Saturday's match are : — A CLASS. 600 700 Hep. Tl. Sergt. Tinney ... 34 37 0— 71 Pvt. Lacey ... "30 31 0— 61 Sergt. Bolland ... 24 31 5— 60 Pvt. Scbulenburg 29 25 5— 59 B CLASS. Pvt. Dalton ... 25 19 12 —56 Corpl. Baggett ... 9 25 12 —46 Pvt. Bourke ... 27 7 12 —46 In the A Class, Private Lacey, who was second on Saturday, -wins the competition, from scratch, with, tho aggregate score of 134, .Sergt. Bolland (132) second, Pvt. Schulenburg (131) third. In the B Class, there is in the aggregate a tie between Lance-Corporal Watson and Private Bourke, with a score of 104 each. They will shoot off for the trophy next Saturday. Each of the three placed men in last Saturday's match wins a cash, prize. ZEALANDIA RIFLES. Zealandia Rifles are shooting a series of six matches for the belt of the corps and other trophies. The second match was fired on Saturday; ranges — 600 yds and 700 yds, seven shots at each. It resulted in giving a lead to Col.'Sergfc. Bunckenberg, who shot very well at the shorter range. Results: — A CLASS. 600 700 Hep. Tl. Col.S. Bunckenburg 31 21 0— 52 Corpl. Hugo ... 14 20 8— 42 Pvt. Wil&ou ... 10 22 8— 40 B CLASS. Sergt. Neal ... 16 20 0— 36 Lance-Corp. Peters 10 17 0— 27 CITY RIFLES. A competition for trophics — 600 yds and 700 yds, seven shots at each, — was held by City Rifles. Results:— A CLASS. 600 700 Tl. Pvt W. M. Jackson, sen 22 20 — 42 Col. -Sergt. Davis ... 19 18 —37 Pvt.. W. M. Jackson, jun 21 11 — 32 B CLASS. Pvt. A. Brill 17 7 — 24 Pvt. MTTadyean > ... 7 " 13 —20 The officer in charge of the range on Saturday was Captain W. G. Duthie (City Rifles), and the trench officer was | Lieut. Smitn (Guards). Next Saturday these duties will be entrusted respectively to Lieut. Smith (Zealandia Rifles) and Lieut. Price (Submarine Miners). WELLINGTON NAVALS AT MIRAMAR. The Wellington Navals' competition for belt and trophies, continued at Miramar on Saturday afternoon, was headed by P.O. Ross. The ranges were 200 yds and 300 yds, seven shots at each. Results: — A CLASS. 200 500 Tl. P.O. Ross 33 29 — 62 Gun. Day 29 31 —60 P.O. M'Kay 31 27 —58 P.O. James 28 29 — 57 Gun. Balcombe 27 26 — 53 C.P.O. Harris 28 22 — 50 B CLASS. Gun. Collins 31 29 — 60 Gun. Kay 29 25 — 54 Gun. Dison 18 24 — 42 • C CLASS. | P.O. Griffiths 26 31 — 57 P.O. Hutcheu 22 29 — 51 Gun. Bishop 24 27 51 Guv. Brindle 27 23 — 50 Gun. Smith ... „. 23 25 —48 Gun. Martin 29 18 —47 P.O. Francis 22 24 —46 P.O. Eustege 28 18 —40 PETONE RIFLE CLUB. Members of tne Petone Rifle Cl ib, who fired a competition at the Waiwetu Range on Saturday afternoon, for troj.bies presented by Messrs. "Daly, Hobbs, and Hale, found the weather favourable lo good shooting. The ranges were 500 yds and 600 yds, ten shots at eacV Results : — 500 600 flop. Tl. W. Judd ... 47 42 2— Si C. Trevethick ... 43 43 o—B6 E. Hollard ... 39 42 5— 86 J. Kyle 41 44 0•- 85 C. Hollard ... 43 41 0— 84 J. Wulsli ... 43 39 0— 82 W. Edlin ... 40 36 5— 81 J. M'Lachlan ... 39 21 9— 69 The first three secure "legs-in" for trophies.

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