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OUR VOLUNTEERS.

On Saturday the" No. 1 Company City Guards commenced their shooting season with tha annual match, Officers v. Privates, the privates coming off victors by 21 points,. The weather was all that could be desired, and, considering that this is the first match fired since receiving the new rifles,-the majority of j the scores are exceedingly good. The ranges ! were 200, 400, and 500 yards; five.shots at each ; Wimbledon targets. The.following are the scores:— ' 07IKEB8. 200.,. 400 yds. yds. ydi. .Tl. Sorpeint Hawkea .. ' ;_. 17 19 20 —66 S< rgtant Provo .. .. 18 20' 14 —53 L eutenantM'Gregor ' ..14 -15 22 —81 So.-jieantJefis ... ..15 16 :19 —60 Sub lieutenant Black .. 10 16 Via —50 Corporal M'Carthy ... IS -21 11 —60 Corporal Wright .. .. 22 '14 13 —49 Colour-sergeant Melville .. 16 21 12 —49 Sergeaut Crawford ..-18 11 11 —43 Average for absent man ■ •-•-.. 60 ' ■''•'- '. 497 PatrATM. 200 400 500 - jds. jds. yds. Tl. Private Benshall .. .. 17 20 23—60 „ Coventry .. .... 17 2f 21 —69 „ Cresgh .. .. 19 20 18 —57 „ E. B. Smith .. 20" 17 18 —65 „ Rutherford .. 22 ■12 -18 —82 „ M'lnt.sh .. • ..'2O 20 12 —52 „ Watson .. ..- 9 22 20—51 „ Hardie .. .. 17 ;13 17 —47 „ Boviler -.. ..17 16 11 -44 ~ Twiaanie .. ..- 10- 19 12 —41 .-'■'-•:.- 6is , Mnjority for piirates, 21.

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Otago Daily Times, Issue 6736, 17 September 1883, Page 2

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OUR VOLUNTEERS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 6736, 17 September 1883, Page 2

OUR VOLUNTEERS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 6736, 17 September 1883, Page 2