OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9041, 17 February 1891, Page 4

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Tho Wnkari Rifles fired, tho third and final competition for Mr L. Komnitz's medal on Monday morning. Tho conditions wera: Five shots and a Bightor at 200 yds, 400 yds, and 500yda ranges Though the morning was not favourable to good shooting owing to a Btrong N.B. gale blowing across Ilia range, some very fair scares were made. Ihe following are tho principal scorers : 200 400 600

Sergeant R. pil.espie ... #" $'• SsiM^S,::: 15 f 8 \l Z l\ Private W. Jonea ... 20 18 la J" 52 PrivateA.A.Wllßon .., 14 19 15 3 fl Private F. Jones ... 19 13 9 3 47 | Sergeant Sonntag ... 20 16 9 eer d 5 The following aro the highest aggregates in tho three matches, from which it will be seen that Private A. Wilson is the winner of the medal:— lßt 2nd 3rd _ , coiup.comp. oomp. Tl. Private A. A. Wilson ... fi 2 52 61 — 155 Sergeant B. GlMespie ... 47 45 59 _ 151 Lieutenant V/. M'Melkan... 43 49 53 — 150 Oolonr-serjjeaut Wilson ... {,2 4<j 53 - 145 Private F. Jones ... 40 tf.i 47 — 140 Private W. Jones ... 4) 45 52 — 139 Se/geant gonntag ... 61 39 45 _ 135 On Saturday last the members of tho B Battery fired the first of a series of matches for a silver cup (presented by Mr A. J. Shaw, of Rattray street) and money prizes, at thePeiiehet Bay ranpe at 2 o'clock. The rangas were: 200 yds, 300 yds, and 500 yds; seven shots at each. The following were tho highest scorcß:— 200 300 500 „ yfl3> y°s- yda' Hd°P' Gunner Davys* ~, 27 15 21 3 — 66 Sergeant Houghton*... 17 25 12 11 — 65 Captain Proudfoot ... 20 23 20 — — 03 Gunner Nlvent ... 21 16 15 8 — 63 Corporal Taylor ... 24 13 11 15 — 63 Gunner Willlet ... 19 14 21 0 - 60 * Matoh prizes, t Bango prizes.