Volunteering.
RIFLE match. FEATHERSTON v. MASTERTON.
The above match was fired at the Range, Masterton, on Saturday lasi, between teams representing the above, and resulted in a win for Masterton by 30 points. The weather was very unfavorable for good shooting. The ranges were 200, 300, and 500 yards, 7 shots at each. The following are the scores :
Mastebton Bibles. 200 300 500 TI yds yds yds Vol Hoffiens 30 24 24 78 Vol C Bentley ... 29 19 23 71 Vol Welch 29 24 17 70 Sergt Matthews ... 25 23 21 69 Vol W Wilton ... 27 25 16 68 Vol G Bentley ...26 20 19 65 Lieut McLachlan... 24 15 24 63 Vol J Bentley ... 24 25 13 62 Lieut Thompson ... 26 18 9 53 Sergt Kibblewhito... 29 17 4 50 Total 269 210 170 649 Featheebton Rifles. yds yds yds 200 300 500 Tl Corpl Whiteman ... 29 22 26 77 Lieut Benton 29 21 21 71 Capt Donald 27 26 15 68 Sergt Redder ... 26 20 16 62 Vol Fry 23 26 13 62 Vol Steflbrt 28 36 7 61 Lieut Smith 30 19 JO 39 Corpl Tocker.., ... 21 22 8 51 Vol Yule 33 15 8 46 Average for one man short 63 Total 619 GREYtOWN RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. The adjourned annual meeting vI the Grey town Rifles was held after drill last night, Capt Cameron in the chair.
The secretary, Yol C. Higgins, read the minutes of tha previous mooting, ivhl. li were adopted. T; o Captain as treasurer, and Vol C l'iggin*as secretary, were unani-aion-dv re eiccted. i., v,;ei resolved that the secretary tvrcivr C 7' l! 1 " for »he year. T ho iVllowing were eidctr-o A Cotn> mitlee ior Ihe year; —Lieuts i ; o"n‘tl and Johnston, Vol Sergt Wiliasun, > e rgts Trotman and Humphries. TTiu following were elected the Shooting Committee: —Captain Came con Lieut* Porritt and Johnston, Col -eri-t Willason, and Vol T. Fisher. Mr A. L. Webster was elected a bon member ot the company. The Secretary was instructed to . notice to Messrs Fuller aud tones re band instruments. it was resolved that the arrangements for the annual soiree be held over until next inspection night. A team will be selected to practicr for the bayonet competition to take place at the review on May 24, Featberston,
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2063, 4 May 1887, Page 2
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