VOLUNTEERING.

Otago Witness, Issue 1853, 27 May 1887, Page 22

VOLUNTEERING.

The rifle match between the First and Second Battalions of the Otago Rifle Volunteers wss fired on the Pelichet Bay range on Tuesday. The earlier part of the day was fairly suitable fo* shooting, although the light was bad, bat » strong cold wind in the afternoon made gooo scoring difficult. As the match progressed through the short ranges the First Battalion representatives obtained a email lead, but tla

Countrymen were expected to reduce this to a vanishing point at the long range. This; however, they were unable to do, only making, up 8 points at the range and so ending the match 30 points to the bad. The ammunition used was Kynock's.- The highest range scores in the match were : At 200 yds, Captain Milne (Caversham Rifle Volunteers), 31 ; at 300 yds, Lieutenant M'Keich (Tuapeka Rifles), 26 ; and at 500 yds, Lieutenant Grant (West Taieri' Rifles), 29 ; the possible in each case being 35. The following is the detailed scoring: — -

First 'Battalion. 200 300 500 yds. yds. yds. Tl, [ieufc. Falrbairn, D Irish ... 30 2=> 25 —8C Private Jefferson, Oaversham 29 25 25 — 7t Major Burns ... ... 28 23 27 —75 3ergt. Joneai Wakari ... 31 24 23 —7£ 001.-sergfc. Blyth, City Guards 2t 23 2"> —7S Private Kennedy, City Guards 30 22 20 —72 ittgt. Fredric, North Dunedin 25 23 23 —7J 3ergt. Sonnfcag, Wakari ... SO 20 20 —7C 3orp. Hutchinson, N. Dunedin 30 17 22 — 6f [!apt. Milne, Uaverahara ... 31 21 17 —6£ Private Dalziel, Wakari ... 30 24 14 — 6$ 3orp. Docherty, D Irish ... 27 lt> 23 —6t 3ergt. Webster, D Highland... 2(5 22 18 —6t 3ergt. Norman; City Guards... 22 24 16 —62 Private Eichardson, 0. Guards 2/ 22 10 —5S 801.-sergt. Williams, S. D'd'n 24 24 7— 5i 3ergt. M'Carthy, City Guards 24 19 11 — 6<! Dapt. Wilkinson, S. Dunedin 24 22 6— 52 □apt. M'Nab. North Dunedin 26 15 10 —51 3ergt. M'Callum, D Highland 21 22 5— 4J Totals, ... ... 539- 433 317 131? Ayerages... ... 27 22 17 —6(

Meufc, Grant. We3tTaieri ... 28 21 Lieut. M'Keich, Tuapeka ... 28 26 Sorpl. Geddes, South District 27 22 Private Fraser, Kaitangata ... 30 19 3ergt. Mann, South District... 24 23 Lieut. York, Waitahuna ... 28 21 Private Aitcheson, Kaitangata 28 22 Private Simson, Kaitangata... 30 25 Private Watson, Weßt Taieri 29 20 Private Johnston, Clutha ... 29 19 Private Mason, Clutha ... 29 21 Sergt. Pringle, South District 24 21 Sergt. Hendry. East Taieri ... 23 24 Private Campbell, Tuapeka ... 22 22 Private Auld, Waitahuna ... 24 20 Private Kirn, Clutha ... 24 18 Private Tough, Clutha ... 26 16 Lieut. Moore, Bruce ... 21 7 Average for two absentees ... 52 41 29 - 78 24 — 78 26 — 7S 26 — 75 27 — 74 22 — 71 21 - 71 16 — 71 17 — 66 16 — 64 12 — 62 14 — 59 12 — ft 9 14 — 58 12 — 56 12 — 54 9 — 51 11 — 39 35 —128 Totals... ... ... 526 408 Averages ... ... 26 20 Majority for First Battalion, 30 points. 355 1289 18 645