OUR VOLUNTEERS.
GOKE RIFLES.
The Gore Rifles lired the final competition for the Hallenstein Cup, and X. Z. liille Association's Bronze Medal on the range yesteiday. This year the cup falls to I'm. Young who is one of this year's recruits and is only just commencing his career as a lille shot. Although he did no big shooting jc-lerdtiy he kept pegging away and just managed to win by three points from I'riv. K-?lly who acted as runner-up, and also shot well. As will be seen from the scoies, the scratch men had rather much to do, iheir shooting not coming up to the expectations of the bandicippeis, who hiid averaged the leading scratch man's scores for those distances, and handicipped on the basis of his making X-5. Scrgt. Shank*, being the highest scratch scorer, lakes the N. Z. Ritle Association's Bronze Medal. The following arc yesterday's scores :
The first three take cash prizes. Below will be found scoies made in all matches fired by the nine highest competitors. Those marked * arc the best counting scores :
There will be a Government inspection of the Gore llif.es on Tuesday next, and on Wednesday afternoon the parade for volley tint g and firing for marksmen's badges uuder Major Hawkins.
200 500 <;oo ii'p. Tl. 1'iiv. Yuun^ . 21 17 21 211 Ks 1'iiv. Ayson . 2.. 2!( 21 3 -SI V Capt. H itiic . 20 17 27 11 7* 1'iiv. Kelly . 21 2*1 22 •7--77 l'riv. Graham . 2-5 27 li; s -7i' •Strut. Turnbull . . 21 21 2i; 3 71 Sbanks . 20 21 23 _ -73 Lieut. Frascr . Hi 111 21 ir» -72 l'riv. Burrows . 11 I'.l 1!» 20 *,'.) Iiieut. Domigan . . 23 2S Hi - W I'riv. France 22 11 21 li i;-j
'200 and 300 and :»)0. 500. • r >00 and! I (100. ] •200 and :ioo. | 300 tind ■100. r.00 ar 1100. id, 1 200, 500 | and 1100. Appre- 1 date. | Priv. Young ..; •■!!> ; a- ! •31} *5H •HS 251 j Priv. Kelly 41; ! "58 ! *.">s 31 i 1 •77 : 24* Priv. Ajsoii •57 *57 •4!) 45 ; 11 21 i 1 •mi ; 244 SerRt. Shanks r,o •;-»« i *SS j •52 I 41) 35 i '73 230 Priv. Uurrows 52 ! - ! ' i *5H 1 '.111 •55 1 'li'J 238 Lieut. Fraser 41 ; *r>8 { •■ill •51 52 ■72 i 237 Priv. France ■•! *5H i *r,~> i •.17" •10 42 ■115 j 235 , Lieut. Doruij,'an ..; ,o ' .12 .i-> i *5S 1 47 42 | ,17 ; Cant. Boyne .. ! 47 , 87 i •42 i •51 i i ■ ;s ! 22!l 1
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Mataura Ensign, Issue 856, 21 February 1901, Page 5
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415OUR VOLUNTEERS. Mataura Ensign, Issue 856, 21 February 1901, Page 5
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