VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10408, 5 April 1897, Page 5

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

COMPETITION FOR THE DISTRICT BELT. Tub first competition for the District Belt took place at the Mount Kden Rifle Range, on Saturday, the 27th instant, and Saturday, 3rd inst., in good weather. This trophy was the gift of Dr. J. L. Campbell. The conditions wore: Seven shots each at (101), 400, 500, and 000 yards, with the customary two lighters at each distance; restricted to efficient volunteers ; Government Martini-Henry rifles as issued to corps; ammunition colonial manufacture, as issued to corps for service; the bolt to be won three times before becoming the property of the winner. Quartermaster-Ser-geant ICoarsley conducted. The winner proved to bo Sergeant Sherson, "A" Battery. There wore 24 entries. Subjoined are the scores of those who competed :—

300 400 sod 600 yds Vila yds vils Tl. Rpret Sliermn, "A" Batt. « 88 57 88 115 P.O. I! Sliinl»y, l'.N. .. 26 ill 25 31 113 1,1 lit. (Vs. Vie. « 27 31 «8 24 111 Cilin. While, Vic. 11. .. 211 34 'ill 22 111 l.i-ur. HMiiiirr, Vic. R. .. 27 30 25 26 108 l'»t. lC'llv, Vic. B 27 »l 28 32 1"7 l»?i. Wlckhaiu. Avon. 11... 22 *5 24 24 JOB Or Webster. ''.V Battery 2' ,11 2!) 211 103 'mill Hit, " V Battery.. 27 33 20 111 H's Swat. Ilazanl. " A" liitt. 27 31 25 21 1"4 C.f'K. .1. spintoy, P.N. .. 23 29 26 21 103 Or Gardner," A" Battery 21 31 211 21 102 dr.'Willis, P.N 27 81 24 18 1"2 fir. Bnru.mil, P.N 25 »* 19 »' 90 l'tt. I'iiketlilcy, Vic. It, .. 24 22 22 21 so