VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13368, 24 December 1906, Page 4

VOLUNTEERING NEWS .

AKAKANA HI FEE CLUB.

THE trophy match?.-; of the Akaratm Riflfl Club were he'd on Saturday afternoon «vi tin' club's tango at Penrose. ["hero wa> a goo<l attendance and sonic splendid shoot-. ing. The A class member- (.ompetcil for Mr. A. M. Myers' medal, and for this Mr •I. F. Atkinson's score of 95 was the highest, Mr. C. .Simpson's score of 92 being next. In the R class* firing for Mt. F. A'. Kelly"* trophy, Mr. 11. Coffey was first with 81. Mr. J. M. Mcintosh being second. The best individual range scores were the 54 of Mr. ('. Simpson at 200 yds. the 33 of Mr. .1. I'. Atkinson at 600 yds. and the 30 of Mr. J. (.'arisen at the long range. Below are th* details of the. principal scores: — Mr. A. M. 'Myers' Medal; Mr ,1. 1". Atkinson, 33 at 200 yds. 33.at bOOyd.s, 29 at 700 yd«, total 95: Mr. 0. Simpson, 34. 50, 28 —92: Mr. J. ('arisen. 31, 30. 30—91; Mr. A. ('. Watson, 33, 28, 27—55; Mr. .1. .1. Buchanan, 50. 31. 27—88: Mr. A. J. King. 32, 25, 26—85: Mr. W. (J. Marks. 28. 28. 26— 82: Mr. S. Coulsou, 32. 19, 23—74. Mr. P. V. Kelly's Trophy: Mr. H. Coffey. 31 at 200 yds, 27 at 600vds, 23 at 700vds, total 81: Mr. J. Mcintosh, 29, 27,' 20—76; Mr. 11. Collis, 23. 23, 20—71; Mr. W. Neville. 27. 22, *-49; Mr. 11. Langley, *, 25. 23—48: Mr. 11. Lee.-. 20, 12, *—32, * Did not lire. No. 5 NATIVE RIFLES. The No. 3 Native Rifles fired a match at: Penrose on Saturday for a trophy. A leftrear wind wat blowing, but nevertheless some very fair shooting was done. Corporal C. S. Hogan, who has shown a good deal of improvement lately, was again at the head of tho list, with n score of 61, a good performance considering the condition*. The following are- the principal scores with handicaps: Corporal 0. S. Hogau (handicap 19), 23 at 600 yds, 19 at 700 yds, total 61 : Private Huntly (15). 16. 26—57: Corporal Kretschmai- (12). 19, 25—56: Lieutenant Kretschmar (scratch). 27, —54 ; Sergeant Catron (24), 13, 7—; Private D. Carron (26), 7, 10-I*3: Lance-Corporal Wait. (20), 8, 7—35; Sergeant, It. Hogan (19), 0, 14—33.

CADET SHOOTING COMPETITION.

Thirty-one member* of the Huntljr Public School Cadet Corps competed for prir.es at the ranee of the local rifle company the other day. The conditions were seven shots at 100 yds. The first prize, a handsome inkstand presented by Messrs. tiiee) 1 and Colebrook, wan won by Private F. Hayner, who, with Ilia handi cap, hid a total of 31. The other prize-winners, with their scores, which include the handicaps, were : Private 1.. L. Harris 28, Sergeant A. Burgess 26, Sergeant T. Starr 25, Private T. Leather 25, Private Geo. Greenwell 24, Privnto Frank Exon 24. Private, Arthur Greenwell 24, Private W. Mocken 24, Private .1. Dooley ..Private Gladwin McQuillan 23, and Privates James Fleming and .lamed Britten 23 each. Captain Elliot. assisted by Lieutenant 11. C. Cummins, superintruded the firing, Mr. Snell acting as murker.