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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 6, 6 September 1890, Page 5

VOLUNTEER NEWS.

[Volunteers and others are invited to contribute to this column. All communications should be addressed to “Carbine,” and left at the office of this paper not later than Wednesday in each week. ] RANGE TIME-TABLE. September 6—Martir’-Henri Club. „ 13—Victoria Rifles, City Guards, Newton Rifles, Royal Irish R’fles. „ 20—Auckland Navals, Ponsonby Navals. „ 27—“ A ” Battery, “ O ” Battery, Engineers.

|_Bv CARBINE.J The first stage for the “ 0 ” Battery Challenge Cup was fired on Saturday last at the Mount Eden butts. The ranges were 200, 300, and 500 yards, 7 shots at each distance. Lieuts. Reid and Webster were in charge of the firing. Sergt. Fairs, who won the Cup last year, again holds a good position. The principal scorers are: —Gun. P. Brown, 73; Sergt. Fairs, 69; Sergt. McCallum, 64; Gun. Ellyett, 63; Gun. Hughes, 54; Gun. Greenshields, 53; Sergt. Roynane, 53 ; Lieut. Webster, 48. Two more stages have yet to be fired, and an interesting finish may be expected. The “ A ” Battery mustered to the number of 37 at the Mount Eden Range on Saturday to compete for the prizes annually given by Capt. Geddes. The hon. members of the Company also took part in the competition, among them being the Mayor of Auckland. The principal

scorers are: —“A” Team : *Capt. H. Doughty, 76; *Bomb. J. Webster, 72 ; *Sergt. Parslow, 70; Gun. Henderson, 68 ; Gun. E. Buchanan, 66; Gun. Taylor, 60. “B ” Team : *Lieut. Haultain, 74; *Sergt. Sherson, 63; *Corp. Hatswell, 62; *Lieut. O’Brien. 57; Corp. Kearsley, 48 ; Capt. Geddes, 48. “C” Team: *Gun. Dunningham, 45 ; *Bom. Burrows, 39 ; A ’Gun. Bowring, 33; Gun. Eaton, 31 ; Gun. Power, 31 ; Gun. Burrows, 30. The ranges were 200, 300, and 500 yards, 7 shots at each distance. The names marked with * are prize winners. Staff Sergt.-Major Grant had a fair muster of recruits at his usual class this week, but I notice some of the men are under the Government standard, An interesting shooting match is to take place between the Ponsonby Navals and City Guards next Saturday. Seven shots are to be fired at 200, 300, and 500 yards, with one sighter at each distance. The Navals have fired four matches with various companies this year and have won all, so a keen competition may be expected. Lieut. O’Brien, of the “A” Battery, is making fast progress with his sword class, which is held twice weekly. It is his intention to have an exhibition drill at the first monthly muster of the company. The Mayor of Auckland, J. H. Upton, Esq., fired at the Mount Eden Range on Saturday last for the first time, and succeeded in making 38 points with 21 shots. I think with a little practice he would shape very well. The floor of the drill-shed is still in a very disgraceful state, despite all that has been said, and to make matters worse, on Tuesday evening the drill poles of the Wellesley-street School were scattered about, causing an obstruction to the volunteers while on parade.