OUR VOLUNTEERS. .

Otago Witness, Issue 1466, 20 December 1879, Page 19

OUR VOLUNTEERS. .

CITY GUABDS. No. 1 Company competed on Saturday morning for the Company's cup (to be won three times, or twice in succession), money prizes, and range prizes. , The weather was on the whole favourable. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards; -fiva shots at each, and no sighting shot?. Twenty-two members competed, and the following are the scores of tbose who made 40 points and over, the six highest being prizetakers :— 200 600 • 600' yds. yds. yda.* Tl. Corporal Webster .. ..17 15 17 —49 Volunteer E K. Smith ..10 17 10 =— 49 Cvponl Scott .. ..17 16 14 —47 Sergeant MTelville .. .: 17 18' IU — 47 Corporal Patrick .. ..15 16 15 —46 Voluntter Mackintosh ..'l6 17 12 — 45 Volunteer Creagh-.. ~- ..16 16 10 —42 Vo.unteer Hawkes .. ... 15 17 8 — 4) Range prizes were won as under : — 200 yards, Sergeant Melville, 17 points ; 590 yards, Sergeant Melville, 18 points ; 600 yards, Corporal Webstar, 17 points. WAIKOUAITI BIFLESi ' ' ' i _ The final competition for selection of & team' to represent the 'Waikouaiti Rifljs in the Ladies' Challenge Shield took place at the company's range on Monday morning. Th 9 following are she names of those who made 40 points and over :—: — ! , 200* -400 600 ' yds. yda. yds.TJ. Corporal Law .. , ..19, ~> 19 , 15—63 Colour-Sergeant Sutherland 16" 19 17 — 62 Volunteer M'Le*n .. ..13 20 16-48 Volunteer Dry .. .. 14 ' 18 ' 13-45 Sergeant Hood .. ..16 17 12-45 Corporal M'Lay .._".. 14 U : 16-43 The following constitute tha team, but^it is , very probable that, they wiirfiqt be able to go, as the Waikouaiti Show falls on- the same day as that fixed on for the Ladies' Shield -match, and several/ of the team cannot; therefore get away. The selection noad^was by taliag the highest scores made in any two matche'irout of three : — ; Ist . 2nd . 3rd c Mnp. comp. , corap.,- Tl. ; Colour-Sergeant Sutherland 50 — 52 —102 C6rpiral Liw . . . . 44 — 63 &7 Serjeant Beasly . . . . 46 47 —— 93 Volunteer Dry .. .. — 43 45 88 CQrporal M'Lay „ .. 44 „ „— 43 —87 . • OAMA.BG V. DUNEDIN. ' : / , The following scores were /made', by Che: Oamaru Artillery corps on -Saturday in a match against the Artillery of Dunedin : — j

200 400 600' ydi. yds. yds. Tl. B.S.M. Cragh .. ..22 23 82-67 ' Gunner«P»ißley .. .. 21 23 21-6& Gunner Gibba .. ..18 22 23—63 Lieutenant Holdsworth ..22 23 18-6* Gunner Little .. ..24 24 16—63 Sergeant Lindsay .. ..22 28 17—62 Captain Morton .. ..19 17 17—63 Gunner W. Glass .. ..22 18 9—49 Gunner J. Glass .. ..21 16 11—48 Gunner Grant .. ..15 4 11—80 Total .. _ .... 68$ NOBTH DUNEDIN BIFLE3. The competition for the Second-class Cup of the above company took place on Monday ' morning, at the Pelichet Bay. range. The weather was simply miserable, which accounts for the poor scores. Below are the scores of the five highest : — 200 500 600 yds. yds. yds. Tli Volunteer Hislop .. ..17 13 7-37 Volunteer Gebbie .. ..18 18 6—37 Volunteer A. P Hunter ..16 9 • U— 39 Volunteer C. Wilion ..17 9 10—38 Volunteer Marshall ..15 ,6 11—82 CHRISTCHUBOH V. DDNEDIN» Yesterday's Pr«BS caya :— " At a meeting of the Firing Committee of the E battery of Artillery Volunteers, held in the orderly-room, last night, it was decided tfaat the team of 10 to fire against the B battery (Dunedin) be selected from the following :— Xieat. Strar.ge, Sergt-Major Baveß, Quartermaster Sergt. Fox, Sergt. Hill. Sergt-Armourer Mapp, Sergt. Duncan, Corporals Sinclair, Farrell, Mil], Bombardier Houston, Gunners Stokes; Gudler, and Archibald. The final selection will be made immediately after 'shot and shell practice to-day.'' , , , ,' , , AUCKLAND V. DUNEDIIT. In the carbine mate a, Auckland Battery v. Dunedin Battery of Artilleiy, the following 'team were appointed gunners,:— Bill. Woolley, .Henderson W., Rose, Titchenef, Keats A., Payne H., Rose/ Sergeant-Major Ansoll,r,andi Sergeant Anderson ; Gunner' Salmon waitingman. ' '*• ' °" ' - l v