VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11301, 20 December 1898, Page 6

VOLUNTEERS.

On Saturday afternoon1 the^Dunedin Engineers fired the ithird and final of their series of cup matches. The conditions were seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards. The following made over 50 points.:—

.200 . 500. .600

The cups competed for are the Hallenstein Challenge Cup, presented by Messrs . Hallenstein Bros, and Co., aidi also cups presented .by Mr 3. C. Short aac: Mr J. Hislop (jeweller, Princes, street).. . The conditions provide fpr three competitions being fired, the- highest "aggregates'in two to count, and from the subjoined, it .will be seen that .Engineer Whelan becomes' the ; holder of tho Hallenstein cup, while Sergeant Eagle takes Mr Short's and Lance-sergeantlTonkin Mr Hislop's cup,for the ensuing year.. ' • ... ■ ."■ ;'- ' ■"' - Ist 2nd . 3rd ■.' . . , comp. comp. comp. Tl. Engineer Whelan ;."..' 79 —•67 — 1-16 Sergeant Eagle .. .. 76 68 1« L.SergtlTbnkin :.. '.'. 80- i—'-'. 634-.MS Engineer Dean ... .. 77 65 .142 Corporal iMidgloy ....— 65 75 — 140 Sergeant, Beadle .".. .. 75 —'63 — 138 L.Corpl. Mackay ... ..71 ,— 67 t- 138 Enginear-Spence .. .. — 69 68 — 137

' The previous holders of the Challenge Cups are:—Hallenstein cup—lß94, Lieutenant Barclay ;.'IS9S, ".Engineer Cable; 1896, Lance-cor-poraj Midgley; 1897,' Engineer Power. Mr Short's cup—lß97, Engineer Didham. Mr Hislop's'cup—lß94, Engineer Cable; '1895, Engineer Paterson;lß96, Engineer Miles; 1897, Corporal Miagley. .; ' ' ■ . ■ - :' :• ; : On.' Saturday afternoon the D.N.A'. fired the second of a series of matches for the company's belt and prizes. The attendance was a record one, 37 members competing, in the different

classes. ' Tlie afternoon was a good one for shooting. A baffling, gusty wind occasionally accounting for a bad score. The following were highest in each class:— • ..-■■ : ' A Glass; '•'.■■ . 300 .500 ' ' • ' ' yds. yds Hep. Tl. Pts. Gunner Borlaso ' ..- 38* 33 4.. 75 5 •j?'O; R. J. Williams 34 40 - 74 .4. PO. Perry .. .. 34 32 U 68 . 3 Gunner Russell ~'. 32 35 .- 67 ; 2 P.O. Valentine .. 33 32 - 65 1 >P O; Mackid .. .. 31.. 33 - 64. . . ■Gunner Hood ... 21' 41* ..-- 62 C.P.O. Woollett .. 34 26 - 60 Gunner Fraser .. ,29 26 5 CO :..'... B Class. . L.G. Saver .. ..28 30 10 68 5 Gunner Rush .. 37* :26 3 66 4 P.O. J. Williams ..,28 33* 3 64 . 3 : Gunner S.-Sell .. 22 20 10 52 2 Gunner M'Donald ... 32 16 2 50 1 Gunner Harrop .-. 26 14 10 50 . , • ' Recruit Class. 10 shots at 300 yds. . ' Scr. Hep. Tl. Pts. Gunner M'Callum .. .. 30 8 38 B GiumerDry ..'. :..-...: 32* 2 34 4 Gunner Anderson 23 8 31 3 Gunner H. Murray .20 5 25 2 Gunner Wales _.17 8 ,'25 1 ■'■ ■'■• ' * Range prizes. The following are the.teams to fire against the Awarua Rifles andLytteltori Navals at Dunedin on Boxing Day,-and,., against the Lyttelton Navals at :.,Lyttelton on. .New Yeax's Day:—Against .Awarua Rifles: Lieu-tenant-commanding Allen,. Lieutenant Dunlop, C.P.O. Woollett, P.O.'s Valentine,,Mackie, E..J..Williams, A.'Perry, Gunners Hood, Russell, Bain, andßorlase. At Lyttelton: Lieutenant Dunlop, P.O.'s Mackie, Fredric, Valentine, R. J. Williams, J.. Williams, A. Perry, L.G. Sayer, Gunners Hood, Russell, M Donald, Fraser, Munro, Morrison, Rush.

. ■ yds. yds. yds. .Hp. 3.1. Corporal Midgley .. 29 25 17 4,-75 Engineer Spence .. 24 22 16 6 — 68 Enpineer Whelan.. 24.. 20 ,20. 3—67 L.Corpl. Mackay .. 26 ' 11 . 2G 4 — 67 L.Sergt. .Tonkin ..! 23 17- 17 Sergeant Beadle ..'.' 21 - 26 14 ,2 — 63 Sergeant Eagle .. 23 22 ..16 2 — 62 L.Corpl. Power .,'24 12* 12 8 — 56 Engineer Ford : ... 22 12 18' 2 — 54 Bugler XJre .."..21 1G" .11 6 — 54 Engineer Marett .. 19' 17 ] 8 ■•. 10 — 51 Engineer;Dean- '..- 19 . 16^:17 ' .62