OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2302, 14 April 1898, Page 11

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

At their range on Thursday morning the Port Chalmers Navals fired a return match with the N Battery, Lyttelton. As will be seen by the scores the local team came out victors. The visitors, who had only arrived the night previous, were considerably handicapped by having co come nway with a very weak team. The situation of this range is badly adapted for morning shooting, the sun shining over the top of the island making it very hard to discern the target, consequently the scores were very erratic. Conditions, seven shots at 300 and 500 yards. Scores:—

On Saturday afternoon the second and final competition to decide the holders of the District Champion Bugle fo? the present year was fired afc Pelicheb Bay range. The conditions were : 10 men a- side from each of the corps in the district ; seven shots and sight-era at 300 and 500 yards. The weather was very disagreeable for shooting, a strong wind, which at times almost amounted to a gale, blowing down the range. In the previous competition the Port Chalmers Navals held a lead of 1 point from the Duuedin Navala, the North Dunediu Rifles being only 2 points behind. On Saturday the Port men increased their lead, and were returned the winners by 11 points over the Nqi'lU ttuusaitt Rifles, At the conclusion s£

the match, Captain Smith (City Guards) announced the resuib and called for three cheers for the winners, which was heartily responded to by those present. January and February 1898 ammunition was used by all the teams except the Highland Rifles, who used June 1896 issue. B Battery did not compete, owing to the Dsfence department having called in" their Martini rifles. Following are the scores ou Saturday, and also the aggregates :—: —

Ist 2nd Port Chalmers Navals ... North Dunedin Rifles ... Oity Guards , Dunedin Navala ... „. Dunedin Engineers ... Highland Rifles Conip. Comp. Tl. ... 478 45fi — 944 ... 476 457 — 933 ... 467 446 — 913 ... 477 428 — 905 ... 434 367 — SOI ... 390 374 - 764

41 DA± ,i. 3unner Butler ... Doiporal Taylor ... Bombardier Agar ... 3-uuner Ingram ... jruiinor Miller „, junner Aleikle „. jriinner Oliver ... Bombardier Anderson 3unner Dalley ... jrUQiißr Hehnshaw ... ... 24 ... 23 ... 17 ... 17 ... 17 ... 18 ... 36 ... 17 ... 16 ... 8 23 — 47 23 - 46 27 — 4J 26 — 43 22 — 39 13 - 31 15 — 31 8-25 8 — 24 U — 22 Grand total ... ... 352

ruAi. rtAVAjuo* 300 yds. Gunner Smythe ... ... ... 23 XP.O. livine 27 [lieutenant Dodds 27 liieutenant-commaading Waters 24 •Junner Poi'teons ... ... ... 25 3unner Kydd , „. 24 Junuer Percy ... 20 Junnoi- Moutgomery ... ... 19 Gunner Clarke „, 22 Juuuer Smith ... 1G 500 yds. TJ. 30 — 52 25 — 52 23 — 5C 25 — 4£ 23 - 48 23 — 47 26 — 4fi 26 - 4£ 16 — 38 20 — 36 Grand total c ... 464