OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10417, 20 July 1895, Page 7

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

■ The Dunedin Navals fired the last of a series of three matches on Saturday afternoon for the company's Challenge Belt, a handsome field glass presented by Messrs Micbaelis, Hallenstein, and Farqnhar, and a silver medal presented by the corps. The conditions were : Ten shots each at 200 and 600 yards. The following were highest:—

203 500 Gunner R. J. Williams „. „. 35 '27— 62 Gunner Allen %' 25 —61 Petty-officer Davie3... . M ... 29 28 —57 Gunner Silvius 2S 27 —55 Petty-officer Fredric 30 25 55 Petty-otticev Mackie 29 24 —53 The following are the bast aggregates :— Gunner Allen takes the belt (the secoud time in succession); Gunner Williams, the field glas3; and Patty-officer Woollett, the medal.

Ist ■;.' 2nd 3rd C^-imp. Comp. Comp. 200 and 300 and 20naud Gr 400 yds. 500 yds. 500 yds. Tl Gun. A. Allen ... 74 ' 05 ' (R — 190 Gun. K^J. Williams 70 51 62 — 183 P.O. Woollctt ... 78 54 46 — 178 P.O. Davies 74 45 57 — 177 P.O. Fredric 65 54 55 — 174 P.O. Mackie 72 4S 53 — 173 Gun. Silvius 05 52 55 — 172 In addition to the bslb, Gunner Allen gats a handsome gold star, pie-sented by tha corps. The North Dnnedin Rifles fired the second handicap competition on Saturday aftarnoon last for prizes presented by Captain R. M'Nub, M H. 11,, the Castle_ Hill Coal Company, and others. The conditions were: Ranges, 600 and 200 yards; seven siiots^ and usuSl sighter at each distance. The following were the highest scores:—

Corp. W. Bcittenden 1 Corp. H Longworth Lieut; K. A. Johnston Vol. Pu Pollock, sen. Vol. J. Richardson ... >Ser£. J. Peebles Vol. W. Farqaharson Vol. W. Hutchinson Vol. A. M'Donald ... Vol. K. Hitchcock ._ Vol. H. Peebles

Vol. K. Pollock, jun.

600 200 ' yds. yds. Hep. Tl. .:. 25 32 10 — 67 ... 25 25 15 -65 ... 2t 31 10 — 62 ... 20 31 10-61 ... 2i . 23 12 — 59 ... 20 27 10 — 57 ... 14 5>5 18 — 57 .:. 20 25 10 -55 ~. 17 '27 S~si ... 13 25 13 -51 ... 1 25 18-50 ... 15 £9 4 — 48