VOLUNTEER NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 24 March 1902, Page 2

VOLUNTEER NEWS.

TARANAKI RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Following are the results of the second day's days shooting at the above meeting, culled from the Settler: —

Stbamobd Match, 300,500, ar,d 700 yards;

seven shots at each; Private Ouray, Patea, £3 10s ... ... 08 Sergeant Thorpe, Wairoa, £3 ... .... 96 Private Moore, Hawera, £2 10s ... i' 3 Major Okey, Taranaki, £2 02 Corporal Hicks, Haweta, £1 10s ... 90 l.ieut. Hooker, New Plymouth, £1 ... 88 Rifleman Priog, ifanaia, 17s 6d ... 87 Kifleman Madden, Stratford, 17s Gd ... 87 Wells, Eltham, 15s 87 Private Blair, Hawera, 15s 87 Corp. White, Patea, 12s 6d Lieut. Paterson, Hawera, 12s 6d ... 86 Lieut. Holloway, Patea, 10s 86 Corp. Speck, Stratford, 10s ... ... 85 Oorp, Armitage, New Plymouth, 10s ... 85 Private Oliver New Plymouth, 10s ... 85 001-Sergeant Kkhahl, Hawera, 10s ... 83 Private Johnson,|Pataa, 10s s'<s

Oorp. Hulbert, Patea, 10s 83 Private Humphries, New Plymouth, 10s 83 At the conclusion of the Stratford Match, firing in the District Matoh commenced In this; there wire 65 competitors, and tho shooting was again very good. Private Humphries, Taranaki Guards, pur. on the possible at 600 yds, whilst White (Hatea), Speck (Stratford), and Moore (Hawera). tied I for the range prize su 500 yds with a total of 34 etch.

District Match, 303, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each:—Private Moore, Hawera, 97, £5; Sergt. Thorpe, Wairoa, 96, £2 j Lieut. Paterson, Hawera, 96; Corporal Speck, Stratford, 96; Privates Humphries New Plymouth, 95; M. Carey, Patea, 95; Bkdahl Hawera, 93; Teylor, New Plymouth, 91; Blair.jStratford, 91; Madden, Stratford 90! Armitage, New Plymouth, 90; Oliver, New Plymouth, 89; Brown, Stratford, 89; Hicks Hawera, 88; Hulbert, Patea, 88; Pooles, Hawera, 87, each £l. Col.-Ber*t. Wells, Eliiham, 87 ; Major Okey, New Plymouth, 86; Privates Dickson. Patea, 86; Somorvill», Hawera, 85; Milne, Manaia. 84; Zinsli, Stratfor"!, 82, Lieut. Martin, New Plymouth, 80; Lieut. Whitlock, Stratford, 80; each 10s. Counted out, —Captain Humphries, 80 RANCH PBIZES. 50Qyds : Sergeant Lister 33, £1; 500 yds: White, Speck, and Moo:e 34, £1; 600 yds: Humphries 35, £l. The highest aggregates for the four matches (possible 400) ar-:: 1. Oarey, Patea .. ... ... 31!) 2. Thorpe, Waiioa ... ... 313 3. Moore, Hawera ... ... 312 4. Speck, Stratford 307 5. Paterson, Hawera ... ... 306 6. Madden, Stratford ... ... 303 7. White. Patea ... ... ... 299 8. Hulbert, Patea... , 294 9. Wells, Kltham... ... ... 292 10. Humphries, New Plymouth ... 292 A battalion parade of the Taranaki Rifles, Guards, and Battalion Band will ne held this (Monday) evening at f .30. Members' attention is directed to advertisements appearing in another column.