VOLUNTEERS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1189, 14 December 1894, Page 16

VOLUNTEERS.

WELLINGTON v. WANGANUI. Representative teams from the Wellington City Rifles and Wellington Guards met at the Polhill Gully rifle range on Saturday last to try conclusions, and also to fire the return match against the Wanganui Rifles and the Marton-Turakina Rifle Club. The Wellington City Rifles defeated the Guards by 5 points and the Wanganui Rifles—the, crack shooting corps of the North—by 31 points. Idle conditions were 10 men a side ; ranges, 300,500 and 600 yards; seven shots at each; N;Z.R.A. rules as regards targets and scoring. /The Wellington men had fine weather, though at times the heat was oppressive, while - the telegram from Wanganui reports that the teams had to contend with a;broiling;snn and heavy mirage. - 31 f v CA;,C The following is the score and order in which each team finished : —Co / Wellington City Rifles;; 793 points; average 79 3-10, 1. - - Wellington Guards, 788 ; average, 78 4-5, 2. Wanganui Rifles, 762 points; average 76 1-5, 3. . - , Marton Turakina Rifle Club, 737 points; average 73 7-10, 4. A- - //---A”" CITY RIFLES V. THE GUARDS. The inter-company match between the two Wellington corps was a, very close and exciting one, the City Rifles winning by only five points. The detail scores are ,as follow: — City Rifles. —Guise, 94; Davis, 91; Halpin, 85; Turner, 82; Madden, 80; Elliot, 80; Jackson, 78; Madely, 76 ; x Luke, 72 ; Williason, 5.5 : total, 793 points. Guards. —A Ballinger, 96; J. Ballinger, 91; Hale, 90; Greenwood, S 3 ; Aamodt, 80; Henry, 79; Lacey, 73 ; McCaskill, 70; Richards, 67; Stephens, 59V total, 788 points. . ■ ■

The C Class of the Wellington Navals fired a match on Saturday afternoon for Mr Boedinghaus’ trophy. The ranges were: 200 and 300 yards, 10 shots at, each, with Snider rifles. The following are the highest scores: Seaman Shearer, 71; Seaman J. Martin, 66; Seaman Delaney, 62 ; Seaman Blanch, 61; Seaman Broomhall, 60 ; Seaman Nixon-, '59 -' Seaman Robertson, 59; Seaman Sharpe. 52; Seaman Hooke, 50. The' former win-, ners of the trophy are Broomhall (twice), Robertson and Hooke. Seamen J. Martin, Delaney and Blanch win ammunition prizes.' v-'. K ARORI RIFLE CLUB. The Karori Rifle Club held a competition on Saturday last for trophies presented by Messrs Gillespie and Beauchamp-:" The ranges were 500 and 700 yards,'lo shots at each. The following are the highest scores : —O. Lowers, scr, 79; W. ; Williams, scr, 75 ; F. Lissington, 11 points, 71; F. Severne, 7 points, 69; J. Burns, 2 points, 64. The scores of the first two count tor the trophies.