VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12819, 20 March 1905, Page 3

VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

BUCHANAN CUP COM PETITION

THK shooting competition for the ci; presented to the First Battalion Auckland Infantry (Countess of Ranfurly's Own.), by Messrs. Buchanan, tuoic place on Saturday on the Penrose riiiu't'. in miserable weather. Teams iv< re entered from all the battalion companies, but the holders (Victoria Biflet. >, were tin-aide to muster a team, whilst. the No. 1 Native Rifles wirhdrew owing to two of their men being disqualified for non-compliance with the condition*. The team? consisted of -0 men each, and the conditions provided for seven shots magazine independent firing at 'JuOyds .it head mid shoulder target" (lime, lis., hit* count two points;; seven shots, independent tiring tit 50<»yds (class firing conditions); and seven ,-hots magi.zinc independent liiiti". at ."jOOyds, at sectional target (hits to count one point, time allowed l>"s. 1. Captain Harrowed!, adjutant of the I'irst Uegimen'. Arc'kland Mounted Utiles, wa< in charge ol the range, and Lieutenant Macintosh «'in in charge a' the butts. The cup was won bv the College Itifi<- -, the No. 2 Natives being the ruimers-up, and the Newton ilifle* a close third. Tlie scores of the winning team are as under.— College Uitles.— Private K. Alexander CWDyds 2, jCSlvds 16), 1*: Sergeant C. Coles Hi, Bl), J7, .Sergeant S. Coles (0, »), 10; Sergeant G. White 11). 13; Corporal H. S. King (10, 13), 23; Private H. A. CI iat tie 1(1 (8, 17), -'5; i'rivate T. Dulxeii (4, 20), 21; Private ft. S. Maclean ((!, 20), 2ti; Private \V. Ma honv (0, 23), 23; Private A. It. .Jordan (14. la), 21); Corporal G. White (10, 24), 34; Private N. Corbett (4.* "0) 24; Private W. It. Bloomfield <ti, 2!), .i"; Private B. Cuipan ft?. IS). 11; Private A. Wyatt (J, ID), 20; Private H. Steele («, 3), »; Sergeant c. Cooke (10, 14), 21; Bugler A. Price (», 111, 1!'; Private C. Hamlin (4, 2), C; Private P. Bagnall (4 20), 24: total (120, 307, «■">), 4-12. ' Other scores as follows: No. 2 Natives (200 yds, 74 500vds independent 18!', iiOUyds sectional &H|, 321: Newton llifles (78. 188, 44). 310; Gordon Itifles (10, 151, 3U), 233; No. 3 Natives CM. 111, JO, THAMKS iufi.es' PKlZtvi'lßlNtl. [BV 'IEI.KCKAI'H— tllfS COHftESI'ONOKKT ] TIIiMKS, Sunday. The quarter!*' competition for Mr. Kuger-' siUrr Clin by the No.' 1 Thames Itifles waa fired yesterday at the Totara range. This is a handicap competition. The -ranges were .Wyds and (iOftyds, 10 shots at each distance, and the following were the principal scores Sergeant ( ro.ble (scratch), f->, Lieutenant Spraggon (3 pionts), M ; (. ap'aiii Pearse (3 points), 77; Private Newman U-.ratcli), 74- Private Cameron ts points), il; Bandsman Br'ownlee (8 points), 7(i; Private Joiner (12 points), t»;- Private Thornton (3 points). 01; lrnate -.awver (13 poire- 1. t;2: l'riw»te Brown (scratch), bl. Sergeant Crosuie (who was the winner of the district belt at the last competition for that trop.ij) thus wins by live points from Lieutenant .-ptaggoti, who was second. THAMKS CHHKCn PAH All K. [BY TKf.Kfil'.APH.— OWN roisIIESPOSWKNT.J Thames, Sunday. V well-attended clrtrch parade of volunteers, fire brigade, and cadets look place this morning at the Bantist and Congregational Chinch, where an mipressive military sermon was delivered by the I.ei. T A William!. The following corpi were present •-Thames No. 1 Uifles, under Captain l'earse and Lieutenants Spraggon and Batson; Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade, under Superintendent Burns- Kauaeranga Cadets, under Lieutenant Shepherd- Parawai Cadets, under Captain Hewitt; Tararu Cadets, under Captain Newton; Haurakt Battalion Band, under Bandmaster Clark; and the Cadet Battalion Bf.nd. under Bandmaster Booth. The parade was under the command of Major Lucas and Adjutant Sommerville. There was an excellent muster of all the corps present, and the parade was a very successful one.