The Volunteers.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 978, 28 November 1890, Page 12

The Volunteers.

Last Saturday the Guards held ca™. .. tmns for all classes. The A class *?p P * tl, Bay, oompeted for Lieutenant Rovie’i 5* under favourable oiroumstsnoe/ result some exoellent shooting * notably, by Volunteer Aamodt the fine score of 80), Volunteer. Scott and Bunting 74.) The B C and n „i' 77 )’ fired on the Polhill Gully r% n£ ° l 'T' Volunteer J. Patterson secured a 7**s Class Owing to an insufficient number?# competitors, no oomoetition count- » 5! class. Volunteer Joies scored a - W°- 2in D class. Ih., folio™, scores in each olass :—A class—V„i 8 . A. r dt. 80 ,J. Sc.it, 77 i Ballinger, 72 ; Henry, 71; Corporal’ W Ballinger, 70; Colour.Sergeant Ha| e i vl’ Sergeant Richards, 69. B olass— Volnnt ° 5 J. Patterson, 74; O’Flaherty, 68- Uunn!^ 68 ; Sergeant Bacon, 67 ; Volunteer Caltns’ 68; O’Sullivan, 66 ; Captain Mackin 64; Volunteer Godber, 63; Caton class Volunteer Ferris, 63; Voln«V.»Rusßell, 26. D class—Volunteer Jones fis* Gray, 51; Adams, 40 ; Tepper, 20 ’ 6B 5 The City Rifles held a competition f or the junior shots ou Saturday at PolKm Gully, when Private Geor fi e Fearn, senior who was shooting for Nathan’s cup i n B class, made the excellent Bcore of 80 win, Saider rifle at 200, 300, and 500 y d ?, 6eve „ shots at each. Private Curry being next with 66, and Private Herd next with 65 In the C class competition Private Paber fa recent transfer from Featherston) scored his" first win for the Company trophy • Priv.tMaurice Madden being second. ’ The feature of the City Rifles firing on Saturday was the excellent shooting 0 f George Fearn, senior, who placed to his credit the fine score of SO points, which he obtained by steady shooting with his first 20 shots, being only twice outside the ftmer ring ; he, however, unfortunately missed' his last shot, and thus lost his opportunity of making a record. J