VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.
The return match between Oamaru and the Dunedin City Guards was fired on Thursday last, and again resulted in a victory for Dunedin—this time by one point. In the previous match the totals were .-—Guards, 434; Oamaru, 340 (?) The scares made on Thursday were
Total 398 On Saturday the members of the No. 1 ComE also fired for their Challenge Cup, which o be won three times in all, or twice in succession before it becomes the absolute property of the winner. It has already been won twice by Vol, Nightingale, once by Sub-Lieut. Douglas, once by YoL Treseder, and on this occasion by Sergt. M‘Gregor. During the morning a strong breeze came from the southwest in gusts, but which could not be felt at the faring point at the long ranges, and more particularly at the 600 yards, quite upsetting the calculations of the “ knowing ones.” There were seven shots at each range, and in the match against Oamaru (fired at the same ranges, and for which the last two shots at each range did not count), five shots. At the close ef the range « Treß eder headed the list with 47, M Gregor next with 46, Creagh 44, and
fn’ Pe *®^ er M off at 600 yards with and a'cenS 68 ’ *^ r 9?? r only making an outer four nSL L a clear lead of hl m P InbrfA 0 u P. now appeared a gift to made a oentli*** a 8 * t , otß » however, be enly finthed S and «l«e8, while M'Gwgor Swg^Saßtt
Smith ... Oamaru Rifles. 200 500 600 Tl. ... 19 18 12-49 Selby ... 17 17 13—47 Morris ... ... 18 13 11—42 E. Harding 14 14 13—41 Boss ... 16 16 9—41 Aifcken ...- * 18 11 11-40 R. Harding 16 12 11-39 Headland 17 13 6—36 King Sumpter 9 13 13-36 13 8 6-27
M‘Gregor OlXT Total GUABDS. 397 200 500 600 Tl 18 17 15-50 Treseder... ... 17 15 14-46 Wales ... Coxhead 18 14 14—46 14 14 14-42 Oreagh ... 16 13 12-41 Melville ... 16 15 7—3S Stewart ... 17 14 6- 37 Brown ... 16 10 9—35 Campbell 16 9 9—34 Comberbeach ... ... 18 8 3-29
M‘Gregor Treeeder... 200 500 600 Tl. ... 24 22 23—89 Creagh ... Wales * ... 25 24 22 20 1718— Ooxhead Coventry Stewart... W. Brown ... 26 20 26 24 22 19 21 18 22 16 17-61 20-61 17-61 12-68 14-52
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Evening Star, Issue 3756, 8 March 1875, Page 2
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391VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. Evening Star, Issue 3756, 8 March 1875, Page 2
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