OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10243, 28 December 1894, Page 4

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

The Dunedin Naval Artillery sent a team to Lyttelton to fire a match »gainat a team from the Lyttelton Navals on Boxing Day morning. Tha conditions of tho match were originally intended to ba 10 shots at each 200 and 400 yards, but time would only allow of 10 shots at 200 yards and fi?o at 400 yards. The Dunedin men were hospitably entertained. Chief Pefcty-officar Toomey and Lieutenant Joyce descr?e great praise for the troubls they put themselves to to make the trip enjoyable. Following are the scores :■— LYTTELTON NAVALS. « 200 400 yds yds Tl. Bugler Porteous , ... 41 10 — 51 Gunner Graham 39 31 — 50 Gunner Hewstone 27 18 — 45 Fetty-oflicar Clarke 31 12 — 43 Gunner M'Minu 27 15 — 42 Gunner "Enowles 31 9 — 40 Petty-officer Louden 2.'! 35 — 3$ Petty-oflicer Jones 21 15 — 38 Gunner Burnip '.. 29 S — 37 Lieutenant Joyce 26 7 — 33 417 DUNEDIN NAVAI.S. Gunner Beavers ... 37 16 — 53 Petty-officer Jack 43 9 — 52 Gunner Allen 31 IS — 43 Petty-officer Davies 41 7 — 48 Guuner Hood 32 H — 46 Gunner Mellor 33 10 — 43 Gunner Laug ... :>S 13 — 41 Petty-officer Perry 29 11 — 40 Gunner Coamberlain ... ,„ 31 9— 40 Gunner Itussel) 27 8 — 35 447 Majority for Dunedin Navals, 30. The annual shooting match between the Canterbury and Duuedin Engineer Corps was fired at the Peliohet Bay range on Tuesday morning and resulted iv a win for the visiting team. There was a very bright light, which interfered to some extent with the scoring. Score 3:— CANTERBURY ENGINEERS. DUNEDIN ENGINEEBS. Sergt.-tn'jor Widgley 67 Engineer Chase ... 68 ■Sapper Meikleham... 61 Lieut. Barclay ... 67 Corporal Watts ...59 Sergeant Bryant ...65 Sapp.»r Taylor ...57 Engineer Lacey ...62 Sergt. Middleton ...57 Easjncer Miles ... 60 i Sapper Parker ... 54 Engineer Henry ... 49 Sapper Capstick ... 53 Engineer Wells ... 44 Lieut. Bridgoman ... 49 Sergeant Russell ... 3U Lance-e'pl. Swanston 46 Engineer Edmonds... 37 Corpl. Donaldson ...36 Engineer Spence ...34 Total 633 ■ Total 525 On Monday evening the Dauedin Engineers | sent a team to Tiiostru to try conclusions with ; the Timaru Navals. The match was fired on Tuesday morning, and in the evening the Engineers were the guests of the local team, who did all in their power to make the visit an enjoyable one. The conditions wera—Seven shots at 200,300, and 400 yards ; 11 men a-side; lowest scorer counted out, and the result was a win for the lo3al men, the scores being:— TI3IARU NAVALS. 200 300 400 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Gunner A. Burford 27 22 £7 — 76 Gunner, llobertson 26 24 24 —74 Gunner North 25 22 23 —70 Gunner Gosney 23 17 2.9 —69 P.O. Stevens ._ 2S 23 18 —69 P.O. Waugh ... 22 24 22 —68 ! Gunner Burford 21 17 27 —65 Gunner Beckingham ... 20 19 24 —63 P.O. Tonecliffe 20 19 22 — 01 Gunner Pearson 25 S 27 — 60 Total 6C5 DUNEDIN ENGINEERS. Corporal Tonkin S3 25 £7 —75 Engineer Canfcwell 24 21 23 —6S Corporal Beadle 21 21 22 —64 Engineer Cable 23 19 22 —64 Engineer Gubbins ... ... 21 18 22 —61 Sergeant Barton 20 15 24 —59 Engineer Gardiner £0 19 19 —59 Sergeant-major Henry ... 22 17 17 —5S Engineer Hay 18 12 21 —51 Engineer Jfoid 20 S 17 —45 Total , ... 601