VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4966, 1 February 1879, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

The match City Guards v. Waikar, which was fired this morning—five men from each company competing at the Anderson's Bay range and five at Waikari—resulted in another exciting contes\ The morning was delightlu 1 , and good scoring was made throughout, the average of the whole twenty men being five points over ceutres. Corporal Jones heads the list with 76 points ont of a possible 84. At'2oo yards Captain Wilson made 26; at 400 yards Vol. Wright made a : " possible "; and at 500 yards Lieutenant Gardiner and Corporal Jones made 25 each. Subjoined are the detailed scores, from which it will be seen the Waikari Rifles won by six [.-oints : '""''' WAIKARr RIFLES. 200 400 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Corp. Jonc3 .. 3331444 24444-14 3434344 Vol Wright. .. 3433333 4444444 3333434 Lieut. Giu-chicr .. 2433443 3433334 3144424 Vol. Stewnrt .. 4233334 3443424 2424344 tiergt. Patterson .. 3333333 4344434 2333443 Vol. Marshall .. 3333333 4434333 2434421 Cant, Reid .. .. 2324334 4333424 3234343 Vol. Wilson .. .. 2343333 3334433 0344343 Vol. Dalziel .. .. 4323223 4333344 4333233 Vol. Fairlie .. ...2333334 3334334 2323423—63 Grand total .. .. .. .. CB4 crrr guards. 200 400 590 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Capt. Wilson .. 3441443 3334434 4323434—73 Corp. Scott..- ..4413333 4343343 3432444-^72 VoL Coventry .. 3333442 3424434 3344343 Sergt Provo .. 3344443 8444424 S43S4RB —7O Vol. Smith .. .. 8384433 5433413 4828344 Vol. .Melville ' .. 4553534 8244434 8848243 6© Vol. Kohn .. .. S333SSS 4242388 4438432 C 5 VoiJ. Webster ...4248888 8244343 8032448 Sergt .Webster .. 8883384 SS3S4B4 3485342 VoL Patrick.. .. 8324883 3434444 0322482 Grand total .. 678 The resignation of Captain M'Neil, of the Clutha Rifleß, has been accepted, and the commission of J. J. Eagerty, sub-lieutenant in the South District Rangers, cancelled for being absent without leave. In' connection with the meeting of the Canterbury Rifte Association, held at Christchurch on Thursday last, some faffiilfer names appear in tlie list of prize-takers, in the competition for Mr Blake's Challenge Cup (value LSO), seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards, Quartermaster-Sergeant Fox made 65; Mr J. B. Hunter, 58 ; Sapper Marshall, 57 ; Lieut. Appleby and Lieut. Chapman, 55 each. In the competion for the Mayor's Cup, I'ou shots ;\h fiOU yavds, Messrs Appleby, i;.inio:i : p.iui ;,:••■ v.v.l! up. At a mooting of volunteer officers yesterday, for the purpose of making arrangements for the firing for the Government prizes9 n0 y §gd allocating the suae, it was de«

cided that the carbine companies should compete on the 15th and tfie rifle.with -.he ordnance companies on the 22nd, and that the competitions should be held in Dunedin. It will be necessary that intending competitors shall send in their names to the Militia Office by the Bth inst. to ensure their places being decided by ballo*. The ordnancu corps (Naval and Artillery) are to fire with their guns.at' Lawyer's Head, and the amount apportioned for. them,-v!2., Ll6, is to be equally divided betweenthe Artillery and Dunedin and Port Naval corps. In apportioning the prize-money, 2s has been allowed for every efficient Volunteer on October 31 last, and Is for every Cadet. The ranges will be : —For carbines, 200, 400, and 500 yards, seven shots ; for rifles, 400, 500, and COO yards, seven shots ; and for Cadets, 100, 150, and 200 yards, five shots at each range. The prizes have been awarded as follows: Carbines.—First, Lfl ; second, L 4: third, L 3 ; fourth, L2 lis ; fifth and sixth, L2 eaoh ; seventh, eighth, and ninth; LI each; tenth and oleventh, 15s each. Total, L 24 4*.

Rifles.—First priEe, L 1 0; eecond, L 8; third, LG; fourth, L 5; fifth, L 4 ; sixth and seventh, L 3 each; eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh, L2 each ; twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth, LI 15s each ; seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-flret, and twenty-second, LI ss; twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty - seventh, and twenty-eighth, LI each ; twenty-ninth, 17s. Total, L7O 2s. Cadets—First prize, L 5 ; second, L 4 ; third, L 3 10s; fourth, L2 10s ; fifth and sixth. L2 ; seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth, LI 10s each ; eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth, LI 5s ci.eh ; fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth, LI each ; eighteenth, 17s ; nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, and twentysecond, 15s each; twenty-third and twenty-fourth, 12s 6d each ; twenty fifth, lis. Total, L 38135.

About forty gentlemen, including Lieut.Colouel Stavely and Captains T. C. Reidand Smith, proceeded down the harbor this afternoon in the Naval Brigade's launch Defence. A start was made from the head of the Jetty street jetty at 2.30 p.m., and if the wind proved favorable it waß intended to run down to the Heads.