VOLUNTEERS,

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 3002, 14 December 1896, Page 3

VOLUNTEERS,

Tht* first but of three oi the annual rifle matches between tlio Wellington Guards and Welling: on City Rifles took placo on Saturday at the Pol hill Gully range, the ooUditxons being 300, 500 and GOO yards, 10 men & aide, seven allots at each range. A.groat deal of Interest was taken in tho matnli by members of both companies und nutsido Volunteers, and fiomn.splondia shooting Was mads. The City Rifles, dt tho finish of the 300 yards, led the Guards by the small number of 3 points, but at the finish of.the 500 yards the Guards, who were still confident, bad put ou tho fine score of 303 points, whilst the City Rifles only bettered their first range score by 3 points, the Guards thus gaining a lead of which at GOO yards they increased to 20. The winning team are to bo congratulated on thoir fine score of 838 points, as it is tho best that has been mado at Polbill Gully range for team shooting of 10 men at 300, 500 aud GOO yards. Below wo append tho scores of the match, also -the scores of the Guards* A B and 0 classes for company trophies Guards’ Team. 300 500 600

Majority for Guards ... ••• ,26 The Wellington Guards, A' and B Clauses, fired thoir final competition for class trophies on Saturday, which resulted as follows A Class— Private Halo secured first prize (Mr C. D. Mackintosh’s!, value £2 2s ; Private A; Ballinger, second prize, value ; Private B. Love, third prize, 150 rounds ammunition ; fourth, Private Aaraodb, 100 rounds. B Class— Lance-Corporal. Edingor, first, prize, value £2 2s: Private Kitchen, second, prize, 153; Corporal Homer, third, 200 rounds ammunition. Tho C Class were also fired, but there is another competition to go before the winners are declared.

yds. yds. yds. Total. Private Halo 30 i-1 27 91 Private IVladaaltill 30 33 27 90 Lande-Cofp. Loslio 25 31 32 88 Privato Lovo 20 31 21 87 Priv. A. Bdllillgor 29 31 26 86 Privato Ration 27 30 27 81 Private Adniodt ... 20 29 27 82 Corporal Tbawloy... 25 31 25 Si Lanoo-Cor. Edinger 27 26 23 70 S'eagcant Ladoy ... 2-1 21 25 ‘73 272 303 263 838 . Clff KiPiiisa’ , 00 Sergeant Jackson... 26 31 39 Corporal Halpin ... 29 32 20 - 90 Privato Tumor ... 29 27 33 89 Private Marshall... 27 28 30 85 Privato Watson 26 , 26 31 83 Private Halpin ... '28 29 23 80 Col.-Sorg. Davis .„ 31 27 20 78 Privato A. Guise... 23 ’ 26 26 77 Private Hawthorne 29 23 21 73 Sergeant Madoley 25 20 16 67 273 273 259 812 Guards’.total 838 City .Rifles' total... 812