VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12932, 31 July 1905, Page 7

VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

NO. 8 GARRISON ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS. Tns members of the No. 8 Company New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers fired the first match for Messrs. Webster Brothers' gold medal .on Saturday afternoon, the conditions being 10 shots at 300 yds and 500 yds. Bombardier Mulholland fired, but not as a competitor. The range prizes (swagger canes) were awarded to Sergeant E. Morgan and Gunners Anderson and Dillon. Appended are the scores: —

300 yds. 500 yds. Total. Sergeant-Major W. J. Morgan 33 44 77 Gunner A. Anderson 84 42 76 (Tinnier E. Dillon 28 40 68 Gunner M. Ferguson ... ... 28 38 ' lit! Bombardier A. Watson ... 31 35 66 Sergeant O. Morgan ... ... 31 35 00 Bombardier W. Mulholland ... 2H 31 60 Bombardier R. Maxwell ... 28 24 52 Gunner F. Rogers 24 24 48 Gunner L. Cohain ....- ... 18 26 44 Corporal G. Kernot 31 12 43 VICTORIA RIFLES. . Oil Saturday afternoon, at the Penrose range, the Victoria Rifles held a competition for a trophy presented by Private Lee. The weather conditions were against good shooting, rain falling nearly the whole afternoon. Private J. (.'arisen, who is still shooting in fine form, proved the winner. Private T. Kerr, with 43, and Private J. Carlson, with 40, at 300 yds, and Private Carlsen IS, Private Kerr 42, and Private S. Eowe 41 at 500 yds, were the highest range scorers. The conditions were 10 shots at 300 yds and 10 shots at 500 yds (one sighler not to couut). The following are the scores:—

NO.' 2 NATIVE RIFLES. The members of the No. 2 Native Rifles fired the final stage for a valuable silver cup on Saturday. The conditions were 10 shots ,at 200 yds, 300 yds, and 500 yds ranges. The winner proved to be Corporal Watson, with a fine score of 126. Lieutenant Coutts fired, but not as a competitor. The following are the principal scores: —

GORDON V. NO. 3 NATIVE RIFLES. The Gordon and No. 3 Native Rifles fired a teams' match at Penrose on Saturday. The conditions were seven shots (one optional sighter) at the 300 yds and 500 yds distances, and the teams were of 10 men a-sidc, the first eight to count. The Gordon Rifles won on the aggregate by 40 points. Scores: —

RIFLE MATCH AT CAMBRIDGE. [SI TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ' CAMBRIDGE, Saturday. A triangular shooting match between A (Hamilton), B (l'iako), and D (Cambridge) squadrone ,vas tired here yesterday. The teams were eight men asidc, and tho conditions provided for seven shots at the 500 yds and GOOyds ranges. Great interest was taken in the match, owing to the Cambridge squadron being the winners of the battalion shield at the annual training camp. The weather was bad, with cold, drizzling showers. Three targets were kept going, and marking was very difficult, there being repeated challenges. The Hamilton squadron finished first with 381 points, Piako second with S(j2 points, and Cambridge third with 343 points. The scores are as follow: —

A Squadron: Sergeant Melville, 32. and' 27, total 51); Corporal Tease, 28 and 26, total 54; Trooper Alexander, 30 and 23, total 53; Trooper Panton, 24 and 20, total 44; Sergeant B. Melville, 22 and 21, total 43; Sergeant-Major Bayncr, 2d and lit, total 43; Sergeant Primrose, 24 and 19, total 43; Sergeant'Mimro, 20 and 22, total 42: grand total, 381. B Squadron: Sergeant Salmon, 28 and 24, total 50; Trooper Moore, 2d and 26, total 50; .Sergeant Maingay, 20 and 21, total 50; Farrier Wallace, 28 and 21, total 4.8; Corporal MeKec, 24 ami 10, total 4.'!; Quartermaster Salmon, 11 and 27, total 41; Lieutenant MeKee, 17 and 23, total 40; Trooper Mikklescn. 21 and 18, total 3!); grand total, 362. 1) Squadron: Trooper Wallis, 30 and 20, total 56; Trooper Potts, DO and 22, total 52; Trooper A. Bruce, 21 and 2:!, total 41; Sergeant-Major Bruce, 22 and 20, total 42; Sergeant Watt, 21 and 20, total 41: Corporal Bruce, 18 and IP, total 37; Trooper Jenkins, 27 and 0, total Sli; Sergeant Simpson, 18 and 17, total 35: grand total, 313. In collective, practice, volley, and independent firing the Piako team scored 110, Hamilton 101, ami Cambridge 8!). The visiting teams were entertained at a ball given by the 11 Squadron.

. SHOOTING MATCH AT PAEROA. , , [BY TELI2UT.Ar.II.— CORRESPONDENT.] PAHnOA, Saturday.: The fourth and final shooting competition for the clock presented by Messrs. Halleustein Brothers was held by the members of the So. 1 Oiiinemmi Rifles this afternoon. The ranges were 200 yds, 500 yds and 600 yds, with seven shots at each range. The highest scorers to-day were as follows:—Corporal Forrest, 30 at'2ooyds, 26 at 500 yds, 24 at 600 yds, (handicap 15), total 05; Corporal Dennerley, 28, 28, and 25 (handicap 7), total 88. The trophy went to the competitor with the highest total in any three matches, anil the winner was Corporal Forrest, with an aggregate for three matches of 285 points. Corporal Dcnnerley was second with 275 points. THE GOVERNMENT MEDAL COMPETITION. [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION-.] ■ . Wellington, Saturday. The following is the result of the competition by the North Island volunteers for the Government prize medals of 1003:— medal for the best shot in the North, Island, Private A. L. Humphries (Turanaki Rifles), 55 points; gold and silver medal for the second best shot in the North Island (name omitted), 53 points; silver medal for the best shot in the Auckland district, Private J. G. Cornea (Ohinemuri Rifles), 51 points; silver medal for the best shot in the Wellington district, Sergeant E. Perrin (Palmerston North Rifles), 52 points.

300yds. 500yd?. Total. Private Darken (scratch) ... '10 -IS 8S Private Kerr (scratch) ... « 42 83 Private J, A. Spry (5) ... 35 30 '. 70 Private McCarthy (scratch) ... 38 30 77 Private Lee (la) 20 S3 70 Busier Coates (15) 21 31 '' 70 Private Koldstone' (8) ... 31! 27 68 Private Tobin (scratch) ... 211 US (>7 Private S. Howe (5) ., ... Ill 41 63 Private Seorchfleld (20) ... IS 23 63 Private Lyons (15) 21 10 55

'job 300 500 ;..... Yards. Total. Corporal Watson (handicap 3) 43 38 42 126 Lieutenant Coutts 44 3B 39 119 Sergeant Phillips (scratch)... 44 33 41 118 Private Jelling (25) ... 35 25 23 108 Sergeant Pricker (12) ... 3D 27 25 103 Private McLcnnon (40) ... SI 23 (i 100 Corporal Strong (12) ... 38 25 24 09 Private Johnson (35) ... 31 24 5 .85 Private Dunriell (0) ... 32 2!) 23 03 Sergeant Stead (10) ... 31 27 25 83 Private Cross (20) 3G 25 10 , 02 Lance-Corporal Vincent ... 39 30 retired.

GOKDON EIFLES. 300yds. 500yds. Total. Sergeant Martin 24 28 02 Colour-Sergeant Cairns ... 24 27 51 Sergeant Woods ... ... 23 26 4!) Corporal Pink ... ... 18 25 43 Corporal'Gallagher ... ... 13 17 32 Sergeant Packer 25 1-1 33 Corporal Matthews 16 15 31 Volunteer Davis 12 16 28 325 No. 3 NATIVE BIl'LES. , 300yds. 500yds. Total. Colour-Sergeant Willoughby... 25 26 51 Lieutenant Mcintosh ... 25 24 40 Corporal Jeukinson ... 16 23 39 Private Wilkinson 1!) 15 31 Private Bowles 10 13 29 Sergeant Graham ... ... 22 4 26 Corporal Graham 10 15 25 Private Talbot 20 12 32 285 NO. 3 NATIVE HIFLES. The No. 3 Native Rifles fired for a trophy (a vernier presented by Colour-Sergeant Willoughby) at the Penrose range on Saturday. The conditions were seven shots and one optional sighter at the 300yds and 500yds ranges. Scores: , 300yt]3. 500yds. Total. Corporal Jenkinson (han. 10) 111 23 55 Private Wilkinson (18) ... 18 15 . 52 Private Howies (18) ... Hi 13 47 Private Talbot (12) ... 20 12 41 Private Carson (24) 7 .4 35 Private Martin (21) 9 4 34 Lieutenant Graham (20) ... 22 4 46