THE VOLUNTEERS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 955, 20 June 1890, Page 30

THE VOLUNTEERS.

annual distribution of PRIZES TO THE CITY RIFLES. ❖ The members of the City Rifles who were successful in carrying off trophies and money prizes in the various shooting competitioDS held by the corps during the season were presented with the fruits of their marksmanship at the Lyceum on Monday evening. Captain Collies occupied the chair. The attendance was very large, and the prizes were distributed by Lieutenant - Colonel Crowe,, who, in doing so, made a few remarks appropriate to the occasion. The list ia as follows : Aggregate Prizes (for season), presented by corps—A Class—First prize, champion gold badge of corps, and trophy value £3, Private Alexander McGregor ; second prize, trophy value £2, SergeaDt Mcßean. B Class—First prize, trophy value £2, Private Curry; second- prize, trophy value £l, LanceCorporal -W. Rankin. Special ammunition prize, Corporal G. Harris. Special prizes (extending over several competitions)—Challenge cup, value £8 Bs, won by Private Alexander McGregor (12 competitions); marble clock (presented by Mr John Thompson), won by Lieutenant Atkinson (10 competitions) : B Class trophy, £2, won by Corporal G. Harris (7 competitions) yJJ Class trophy and £l, wou by Private Curry (7 competitions). Other Trophies.—Evening Post cup, won by Corporal Guise; aggregate prize for annnal meeting (presented by Captain Collins) and won by Private Cato ; second prize for annual meeting (presented by Lieutenant Atkinson), won by Sergeant Mcßean. B Class aggregate for same meeting (presented by Lieutenant Wilson), and won by .Private Berry ; second aggregate for same meeting (presented by Lyon and Blair), won by Sergeant Roberts. C Class aggregate (presented by G. Fearn), won by Private Herd. Cash prizes (presented by corps).—A Class Guise, £1 ; Captain Collins, 15s ; S.otgeant Mcßean, 12s 6d; Private Cato, ]0s v ; Private Luke, 10s ; Corporal Harris, 10s ; Private McGregor, 10s ; Private Boddington, 10s ; Corporal Jackson, 10s ; Colour-Sergeant Davis, 5s ; Lieutenant Atkinson, 5s ; Sergeant Madeley, ss. B and C. Classes - Private Berry, 10s : Corporal Rankin, 10s ; Private Aydon, 10s ; Private G. Fearn, 10s ; Private Herd, 10s; Private McGiffbrd;! 10s ; Sergeant Roberts, 10s ; Private Curry, 10s ; Private Mtr.dge. 10s; Private Dixon, 7s 6d ; Private G. E. Fearn, 7s 6d; v Carpenter, 5s ; Private Duffy, ss; Private T. P. Halpin, ss; Priyatfe Robinson, 2s 6d ; Bugler Browne, 2s 6d ; Private "'Robertson, 2s fid; Corporal Cole, 2s fid-; Private E. Johnston, 2s 6d ; Private 'Hancock, 2a 6d ; Private Morris, 2a 6d ; Private Barr, 2s fid. Miscellaneous prizes, consisting of trophies or prizes, in kind presented by citizens and allotted to three matches at annual meeting:—Private Cato, 3 prizes (including handsome butter dish, presented by Mr Young, jeweller, value £2 8s); Sergeant Mcßean, 3; Private Luke, 3; Private McGregor, 1 3 ; Corporal Guise, 3 ; Captain Lieutenant Atkinson, 3; Corporal Harris, 3; Colour Sergeant Davis, 3; Private Boddington, 3 ; Sergeant Madeley, 2 ; Private HenD, 2; Corporal Jackson, 2 ; Private Elliot, 2 ; Private Berry, 2 ; Sergeant 2; Private Aydon, 2 ; Lance Corporal Rankin, 2 jj. Private Curry, 2 ; Private George Fearn, 2; Private Herd, 3; Private McGifford, 2; Private Johnston, 2 ; Private Halpin, Private Edmunds, Private C. Guise, Corporal Duffy, Private Robinson, Private Mudge, Private C. E. Fearh, Private Hancock, Private Carpenter, Bugler Browne, Private Barr, Private Morris, Private : Toomsr, Private Cole, Private Johnstone, Private Robertson one each. Marksmen’s Badges. Captain Collins, Lieutenant Atkinson, Sergeant Moßeau, Sergeant Madeley, Sergeant Roberts, Corporal Hansen, Corporal Jackson, Corporal Harris, Corporal Guise, Lance-Corporal Halpin, Privates H. A. Atkinsbn, Boddington, Luke, McGregor, and Phelps. (Note. — In final competition by marksmen only, McGregor won gold medal as best shot in North Island.) Ammunition' Prizes. ammunition, divided into 124 prizes, were won during the season by 22 different members;’." v, •;• . 1 Captain Collins having thanked the donors for their liberal contributions to the prizelist, and Colonel Crowe for his kindness in presenting tho prizes, the hall was prepared for dancing, and a most enjoyable evening was spent, dancing being kept up till midnight. In addition to the donors already named above, the following contributed to the list :- Dr Newman, M.H. R., C. J. Pharazyn, M.L.C., G. F. Richardson, RLILR;, 1 Johmton and Co., Aldous and Co., Halleristein Bros , Price, O’Malley and Co., Messrs J. Mandel, W. C. Fitzgerald, Hoffmann and Sons (Willis street). Watt and Sons, DP B. Harris, Bertie, Grey Valley Co., Union Tea Co., Walter Nathan and Co., J. Abel, S. and W. Mackay, Whitaker Bros., A. Gnise, D. Mcßean, E. W. Mills and Co,, PriDgle, Mee, Littlejohn and Son, Evening Press, D. Hyde, A. King, Bacon and Sons, MqEwen and Churchill, Warnock, Kelly, and Adkin, A. Asher. Potter, H. Tippler,'G. Harris, Dutton, Gordon, Garratt, Brown, and Thompson, Wiggins, Bock and Co., Ross, Casey, C. Batkin, Wahren and Staub, Captf Quiok, Young, Woodger, Davis and Clater, Tracey, Gear Co., Gibson, Barber, Martin Fraukhoff, Carpenter, Poole, A. J. White, Tinney and Bethell, Hodgins, G. B. Clark, Happy Valley Co., and several others. ,