OUR VOLUNTEERS.
The fourth competition for prizes by the Tuapeka Rifles took place at Lawrence on Thursday and Saturday last. Ranges, 200, 300, and 500 yards • five shots at each; small inner. The following are the seven highest scorers :—
_, Kange prizes. lotal number of points gained out of the 1R required to win :— " c 10
Sergeant Gardner... 11 Captain M'Keich 8 Lieutenant Brooks 10 Corporal Phillips" 6 Volunteer Jeffery 9 Bugler M'KeicS 6 Should Sergeant Gardner take first place next competition, the match terminates.
Peninsula Naval Artillery. The Peninsula Naval Artillery fired the first of three competitions for a gold medal and trophies at the range, Vauxhall, on Saturday. The conditions were :— Seven shots and a sighter (ontionnn at 200, 300,. and 500 yds. The weathlr was dul ? and a baffling wind (especially at 500 yds) made good shooting out of the question. The following are the highest scores :— g
T^?i Co . m P anv intend to send aUeam to InverNav'ils y conclu sions with the Bluff
GOVERNMENT PRIZE MEDALS. The competition for the annual Government prize medals took place on Saturday, tho 2nd inst., at the Pelichet Bay range. The weather was very bad, which baffled the shooters very much. The members of the staff present were •— Lieutenant-colonel Webb, in charge : Sergeantmajors W. Towler and H. J. Castle! The following are tho scores :— w
Private W. Richardson, City Guards 90 Colour-sergeant Jack, City Guards .. 86 Private Deppie, North Dunedin Rifles... ' 78 Private W. Hutchinson, North Dunedin Rifles 78 Trooper Pram, Otago Hussars ... 7« Sergeant Gardener, Tuapeka Rifles "" 7K Sergeant Jones, Otago Hussars ... n Sergeant Dempster, Highland Rifles .. "72 Sergeant Moncrieff, Highland Rifles ... . 72 Corporal Jenkins, City Guards ... " ha Private A. M'Donald North Dunedin Rifles::: 68 Private Kay, North Dunedin Rifles . 67 Corporal Dray, City Guards .. "" BS Sergeant Kennard, City Guards... 65 Sergeant Pripe, Otago Hussars . " '" 64 Private Clisby, City Guards ... '" 64 Sergeant Clarke, City Guards ... '" 64 Sergeant-major Park, Otago Hussars .'.'. \" 63 Private Smith, North Dunedin Rifles . . «1 Sergeant Shepherd, North Dunedin Rifles '.;: 59 Sergeant Stronach, Otago Hussars r>9 Sergeant Stoneham, Highland Rifles 50 Sergeant Burnside, Otago Hussars 45
yds. 'etfcy-officer Coxon ... 25 'etty-ofttcer M'Grcgor 24 runner Coxon .. 20 'ctty-oiticer Bremnor 19 runner Parsons ... 26 runner Swinton ... 26 yds. 18 20 18 16 17 10 yds. Hep. Tl. 22 scr —65 13 scr —57 S irfi 7 4—54 10 5 -fil
Volunteer Jcffery ... y #V *$t y £* * cp ' % Lieutenant Broc&s .. 16 18* 20 S£"~S Captain M'Keich ... 17 15 ?S r -^ Lieutenant Utquhart 11 13 18 "5 48 sergeant Gardner ... 16 Vi is „" ~a. Volunteer J.N.Storry 14 7 11 fj Zt 3orporalWinn ... 16 5 13 s_ it
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Otago Witness, Issue 1989, 7 April 1892, Page 16
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436OUR VOLUNTEERS. Otago Witness, Issue 1989, 7 April 1892, Page 16
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