Our Volunteers.

Otago Witness, Issue 1583, 25 March 1882, Page 21

Our Volunteers.

The City Guards held another competition on Saturday morning for the disputed Union Company's trophy. _ The weather was dull. Those occupying leading positions in previous contests made very close firing, and the result showed that Volunteer Coventry and Volunteer Provo had each made a total of 24 points, Corporal Webster 23. According to the conditions, the highest scorer in Saturday morning's match (Volunteer Coventry) wins on the tie ; but a protest has been entered by Volunteer Provo that Volunteer Smith was unfinancial for December. This has to be considered by the Shooting Committee of the company. The following were tho principal scores made on Saturday ; — 200 600 COO yds. yds. yds. Tl. Volunteer Coventry .. ..16 15 18 —49 Volunteer Provo .. ..17 15 16 — 48 CorporalJ. Webster .. ..14 17 16 —47 Corporal Wright .. ..10 18 13 —47 Sergeant Mdville .. ..10 17 13 —4G Volunteer M'Carthy . . . . 16 14 13 —43 NAVAL BRIGADE. The first handicap match for Gunner H. Leth aby's Cup was fired by the Dunedin Naval Brigade, at tho Pelichet Bay range, on Saturday afternoon. The conditions are— 2oo, 400, and 500 yards ; five shots at each ; the highest scorer counting five points, the second four, | and so on ; the competitor making 21 points | first to be declared the winner. Gunner Donaldson gave four prizes in the above match — viz., the four quarters of a pig, which were keenly competed for, as will be seen below. The next match will be fired on the 15th April, on account of the Bth being Easter Eve. The following made over 40 points : — 200 400 SCO Pts. yds. yds. yds. Tl. P.O.Campbell ..2 16 20 21—58 P.O.Morrison .. - 17 22 17 —50 Bub-lieut. Black 2 17 22 14 — 55 Gr. J.Jack .. - 19 10 17-52 P.O.Jack .. — 19 21 ' 12 —52 Gr Wallis .. — 20 20 12 —52 Gr. Nicholson .. — U 17 20 —51 Gr. Finlayson .. S 1(> 16 11 —51 Gr. James ..9 16 13 H — 49 Or. Jswiii«r .. 13 U 1G (i —40 Gr. Crawford . . 4 10 10 18 — 47 Gr. Biggs . . 5 20 !) 13 — 47 Gr. Lookhead .. 1"> 14 10 7— 40 Or. Fnmc ..7 7 19 12 — 45 Or. Oummim,' ..8 IS 13 8— 44 Gr. M'K.iy ..15 0 15 5-41

13 BATTERY. Tlje eighth qouipetition, for the. Company's

1 Cup was • fired on Saturday., The ranges were 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards ; five shots at each range. The weather was good, and the^ sight favourable. The following are the five highest scorers :— 200 300 400 500 yds. yds. yds. yds. Tl. Gr. E. O. Reynolds ..21 17 23 16 —77 Gr. Donaldson ..19 13 15 18 —65 Sergt. Proudfoot ..14 14 14 20 —62 Corp. Rigg .. ..20 7 14 17 —Bg Sergt. Skardon ..12 14 15 13 —5*