VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8768, 8 March 1892, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

On Saturday the Wakari Riflaa first and second class Bhota fired competition for prizes presented by Sounosa and Gamble, Kemnitz, F. Hyams, Wise, Caffio, and Co., and others. The conditions were seven shots and a sighter at each range. Tne following were the highest scorers :

Qa Monday la,st Mr Robejt Harding, of Oamaru, with seven shots (no Bighter)" put on the possible at the 600 yards range, this beiDg the first time such a feat has been accomplished in New Zealand. Mr Harding has made the possible scores at every rapge up to 600 yardr—a record that no other murkßHiaa in the colony can show. The Dunedln Irish Rifles fired the first of a series of handicap matches op Thursday morning for prizes kindly presented to the corps. Conditions—Ten shots at 200 end 400 yards. The following secured

FJRST Cuss 200 600 yds. yds. Hop. Tl. Golor-sergeant Wilson .. .. 28 21 sor - - 40 Private J. Wilson .. 23 25 sor ■ — 48 Bugler R. Prentice .. 25 20 3 • - 48 -45 Sergeant Sonntag .. 23 22 set ■ Second Class. 200 400 yds. yds. Hep. Tl. Private Bold - .. 24 23 9 • - 60 Private J. Kay .. .. 24 23 ecr ■ - 47 Private Dotaon .. .. 24 16 sor ■ — 40 Private W. Wilson «. 10 18 8 • — 40 Corporal E. Laoey .. 22 10 ecr ■ - 88 Private Todd .. .. 17 16 6 • — 88

points ;^r 400 yds. ydp, Hop. Tl. Pte. Volunteer W. Murphy .. 41 40 807 — 81 6 Volunteer J. Cantwell .. 62 85 10 - 77 4 Volunteer Jewett .. 33 27 10-70 8 Borgoant M'Tamnoy Volunteer M'Otftery .. 40 .. 84 23 80 Bor 8 4-68 1