VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.
The return carbine match "A" Battery '2nd team v. Ponsonby Navals Ist team, was fired on Saturday last at the Mount Eden butts, the ranges being 200, .'SOO and 500 yards, seven shots at each distance. The shooting was not as good as usual owing to the different lights and changeable winds. The !N avals secured a good lead at 200 and 300 yards, but dropped away at 000 yards, and finally winning by 18 points. The battery team was captained by Bom. Doughty and Gunner Henderson, and the navals by P.O. Spinley and Ewens. Appended are the scores : — PONSONBY NAVALS.-First Team. 200 yds 300 yds 500yils Tl. Seaman Coulan - ~ 27 25 21 — 73 Bugler C. Ewen .. -26 26 11) — 71 Petty Officer i. Spinley - 20 20 j.s —70 Seaman Stanley ... _ 27 17 22 —66 Seaman J. Kwen .. „ 24 20 10 —CO Petty Officer W. Shorson ... 23 24 IS — 60 Petty Officer .1. Spinley _ 20 20 (i — ftS Seaman lledley .. .- 20 15 14 — 55 Petty (Officer Graham -. 25 20 9— 54 Seaman Nesbitt _ - 24 11 0 — 35 Grand Total „„-...- 002 "A" BATTERY.—Second Team. 200yda 300 yds 500 yds Tl. Bombardier Lipscombe .. 26 27 26 — 7!) Gunner Webster .. _ 28 19 20 —07 Bombardier Kearsloy „ 28 22 17 —07 Corporal Hats well ... .. 20 20 14 — R(l Lieutenant Hanltain ... 25 23 11 — 59 Corporal Sherson ... .. 24 1!) 14 —57 Captain Geddea ... _ 10 22 14 —52 Gunner Saunders .. „ 20 13 17 —50 Sergeant Campbell .. _ 23 17 0 — 40 Gunner Wishart ... -10 lb' 4 — 41 Grand total >. — .- — .. 584 Majority for Ponsonby IS The Auckland Naval Artillery corps had a competition at the Mount Eden Ride Range on Saturday for a medal presented by P.O. J. Clarke. It was won by Seaman Kirk man with a score of 63 points. The company has arranged to fire a match with the Te Kopuru contingent of the Dargaville Rifle Club on Saturday, July the sth.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8283, 16 June 1890, Page 5
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