VOLUNTEERING

Evening Star, Issue 12396, 9 January 1905, Page 2

VOLUNTEERING

The following ore Saturday's remits:— - HIGHLAND RULES. The above corps' first competition of No. 1 match. Conditions: beven. shots, and sigiuer at 30U, SUU, and WW yards. I'he hbuvy ram at the long range inter!axed with jjoou shooting. Xhe loiiowing are the principal scores:—

PORT CHALMERS NAVALS. Tho Port Navals fired the Becond competition of a match for prizes presented by Captain IJodds and other*—ten shots at 300 and 600 yards. Some of the competitors were very unfortunate in having to shoot in the rain and a changing wind, but some very good scpres were registered under the circumstances. The following were the highest scorers-:

DUNEDIN CITY GUARDS The Guards fired tho third competition of their oup. match on Saturday.. The following were the highest scores:—

•Range prizes, ♦ WAKARI RIFLES. Th© Wakaris fired the second competition for prizes for A and B Classes. Conditions: A Class, seven shots at .200, 500, and 600 yards; B Class, seven shots at 200 and 500 yards. The following are the principal scores.:—

—B Class;—

ENGINEER CADETS.

The above fired a match for three prizes presented by the company. Conditions: Five shots and a sighter at 200-and 300 yards. Highest scores:—

DUNEDIN ENGINEERS v. DUNEDIN RIFLES. These corps, ten men a side, met on the Engineers' range. Rain set in shortly after a start had been made, and spoilt any chance of good scoring. A very evenly-con-tested match resulted in a win for tho sappere by 10 points. Conditions: Seven shots and one sighter at 300, 500, and 600 yards. Scores:—

300 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Hp. 20. lViv. G. Lewis 28 31 26 -84 1'IIV. fchand ... .„ IS 29 29 10--83 l'r;v. Jsui. jii'Donald 22 26 25 10--8i Corp. Garbutt „ 21 28 18 15--82 i'nv. A. Cooper _ 23 33 24 -80 Corp. Axmit „. „ 25 30 20 7--80 Pi;v. Lean „. ... 27 17 20 16--8u fc>e:gt. . Dickel „ ... 22 B 26 6--79 Scrgt, . Auid _. 24 23 6--77 Pnv. Blackwood — 19 27 24 7--77 Capt. ilempster* _ 24 32 19 __ -75 v PriY. Campbell _ 19 16 13 24--72 *Not competing.

300 600 yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Sergeant J. R. Facer... 39 42 10- — 91 Gunner Angus ._ „ 39 40 10 ■ — 89 Gunner Drake ... ... 38 33 20 • — 88 Corporal Montgomery 45* 42 -87 Gunner Groves ... ... 40 32 13 • — 85 Sgt.-major Montgomery 42 42* -84 Sergeant W. Facer ... 39 39 6- — 84 Gunner Reeves 34* 36 14- - 84 Captain Dodds _. ... 41 42 — 83 Bugler Montgomery ... '41 42 . -83 Bombardier Lee ... .„ 32 28 20- — 80 *Eango pnzee.

300 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Hp. Tl. Vol. Mills _ _ ~ 32* 33 31 — -96 'Lieut. Jack „ 26 33 27* — -86 Vol. Jones „ _. 26 33* 25 -34 Vol. T. Baird ™ ... 22 23 17 21--83 Vol. Sonntag „ .- 30 30 22 — -82 Vol. Gillanders ... 28 32 21 — -81 VoL Wilson _ ... 20 23 19 19--81

—A Class.— 200 500 600 yds. vds. vds. Up. Tl. Priv. J. Marshall ... 31** 34 22 -- -87 Col.-sergt. Wilson „ 30 29 22 5--86 Priv. J. Grieve ... 29 23 27* 7--86 Priv. G. Hay „. ... 27 31* 18 10--86 Corpl. Clyde 30 30 25 — -85 Priv. A. Stevenson 28 22 24 7--81 Priv. Bambery ... 25 15 23 8--71 *Kange prizes.

200 500 _ yds. vds. Hp. Tl. Prw. H. Webster ~ 30 28 58 Prir. Pothury ...... 30 27 57 Bugler Armtt. 22 24 8 —S4 Sergf,. Armstrong _ 24 21 3 — 48 Corporal Connelly ._ 27 15 42 Priv. Ovens ... _. ... 26 16 42 The following are the highest aggregates with one competition to go:— —A Class.—

1st 2nd Corporal W. Clyde ... Frivato Marshall ... „. comp. -. 88 -. 84 comp. 8587 — Tl. ■173 ■ 171 €olor-sergeant Wilson ._ 79 86•165 Private J. Grieve ... ... .- 72 86- ■ 158 Private A. Stevenson ... „ 76 81 - ■ 157 Corporal Laurenson _ ... 89 68•157 Private Bambery .„ 81 71■152

—B Claas.Private H. Webst«r .„ ... Private Potbnry „ „. Bugler Armit ... _ ... Private Ovens ... ... ._ Sergeant Armstrong ... ... 49 49 51 56 45 58 — 107 57 — 10G 54 — 105 42— 98 48—93

200 300 yds. yds. Hp. TI. •Cadet P. Nejll ... ._ 17 8 10--35 *Cadet Simpson ... .„ 10 15 9--34 *Cadet West ... ._ 15 9 8- - 32 Sergeant Bennett _. 17 14 - 31 Cadet Stuart 11 7 13- - 31 ♦Prize-winners.

—Dunedm Engineers.—> 300 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Sapper ICeiTar _ _ . 29 26 25 - - 80 Corporal Macdonald _ , 24 30 25 - -79 Sappsr Bean ... „ - 30 27 22--79 LiputfiTiant Midgley .. .. 28 27 20--75 Lieutenant Lacey .. 28 20 24--72 Corporal Ellis ... „ .. 23 32 16--71 Jacobs .. _ 28 30 12--63 Sapper Johtistoa „ .. .. 29 29 5--63 Sappsr Burrow „ .. - 23 28 8•59 Corporal Marett .4. „ - 26 23 2--51 Total „ _ _ 697

—Dnnadm Rifles . — Private Morrison 20 30 29 — 85 Lance-corp. Strachan 2,1 25 26 - 78 Sergeant Hay ._ _. 29 22 25 - 76 Sergeant Stewart 22 30 24 *- 76 Corporal M'Donald ... 24 24 23 -71 Captain Jackson 28 31 3 -67 Lieutenant Martin „. 25 26 14 — 65 Corporal Ferguson ... 13 27 13 -59 Private Lcgpett ... „ kance-corp. Harris _ 23 25 28 19 5 10 -56 -54 TUa! _ _ _ — —. ►.. „« w . 687