VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12544, 11 April 1904, Page 7

VOLUNTEERING NE WS.

No. 3 GARRISON ARTILLERY RIFLB COMPETITION. Ox Saturday last the members of the. No. 8 Company New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers fired the first match for Mr. Teutenberg's medal on tho Mount Eden rifle range. The conditions were 10 shot,-?, with one sighter. prone, and 11 shots magazine fire'' sitting, at. EGCyds; 10 shots in the magazine with the "nut oft' pissed, and one shot in the chamber. A time allowance of one minute was allowed from the commence to cease fire. The day was favourable for shooting, and soma fairly good scores were made. Lieutenant Ewan fired, bur. not as a competitor. The following are the highest scores: — Prone. Mag. Tl. Q.M.-Sgt. W. J, Morgan ... 45 41 86 Lieutenant. J. Ewan (n.c.)"... 46 411 86 Gunner M. Ferguson ... 45 36 81 Gunner L. Sheppard ... 46 54 80 Gunner F. Oaten ... ... 47 3?.. 79 Gunner Munns ... ... 41 55 76 Bombardier A. Watson ... 46 28 74 Gunner A. Cob am ... ... 39 33 72 Gunner F. Travelyan ... 42 23- 71 Gunner W. Aulsebrook ... 37 33 70 Sergeant J. Clark 44 25 69 Sergeant H. Taylor 37 31 68 Gunner Dillon 41 27 68 Gunner K. Sheppard ... 39 28 67 Gunner A. White 43 24 67 Bombardier G. Kcrnott ... 32 33 65 Gunner R. Maxwell 32 33 6.5 Gunner L. Cohan* 43 19 64 Bugler Wallace 37 21 53 Gunner W. Lucas 33 2+ 57 Gunner W. King 37 17 54 SHOOTING COMPETITION AT PAEROA. . [BY TET.KQB.ArH. — CQBRESPOSPKKT.] PakbOA. Saturday. The- No. 1 Ohinemuri Rifles held a competition to-day for the cup presented to the company by Mr. O. H. Rhodes. The previous holder was Lieutenant Hubbard. The cup has to be won three times at intervals, or twice in succession, before it becomes the winner's property. The match was a handicap one, the ranges being 300. 500, and 700 yards, with seven shots at each range. The winner turned up in Sergeant Shaw, who was on scratch, and who shot consistently throughout. There were fifteen competitors, tho highest scores registered being as follows: — Sergeant Shaw (scratch). 24, 32, 25: total, 81; Corporal Dennoriv (three points start), 23. 28, 27: total, 81; Corporal Moore (four points start). 24, 29, 24: total, 81 Colour Sergeant Andrews (scratch), 25. 32, 21: total, 78; Private Hatton (three points start). 22, 28, 25: total. 78; Lieutenant Hubbard (scratch), 24, 24. 25: total, 73: Lieutenant Nathan (ten points start), 19, 26, 16: total, 71; Corporal Oj?den (three points start), 21, 25, 14: total. 63: Private Thomson (two points start), 21, 23, 15: total, 61.