VOLUNTEER NEWS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 20, 13 December 1890, Page 4

VOLUNTEER NEWS.

f Volunteers and others are invited to contribute to this column. All communications should be addressed to Carbine, and , at the office of this paper not later than Wednesday in each week. J

[By

CARBINE.]

The Committee of the Auckland Rifle Association have lost no time since their election. A programme has been arranged consisting of eight matches, six with Snider and two with Martini weapons. The entries for the Snider matches are the same as last year. By the number of promising young shots that have been brought out in the different corps this year a good number of entries may be anticipa/ted • F The Union Company have arranged to grant saloon return fares between Lyttelton and Wellington to bona fide members of the New Zealand Rifle Association for 305.. and Capt. Somerville is making arrangements for cheap coaching between Eketahuna and Woodville, or via the Manawatu line. At the Victoria Rifle Association Meeting, held during last month, Lieut. J. H. Eales of the 2nd Batt, won the Queen’s Prize of £ 100 with the grand aggregate of 254 points. W. O. Blair was second with 24g points. The Atgus states that the victory was a decidely meritorious one for more than one reason. As Hon. Sec. of the Association Lieut. Eales has had his hands pretty full of executive work during this week, and this with shooting has givenjhim few spare moments. Lieut. Eales is a Native of Devonshire, England, having been been born at Exmouth. He learned his shooting with the First Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Regiment in England. The Ladies’ Match, value was won by R. Smith, of the'Melbourne Rifle Club, with 33 points out of a possible 35. In the Press Match Mr. W. Lambrie came to the front with the creditable score of 44 points out of a possible 50. The International Match was won by the Australian team, with the aggregate of 846; England second with 814, Ireland third with 777 ; and Scotland fourth with 774 points. The members of the “A” Battery who won the Field Gun Competition at the Military Sports, on Takapuna Racecourse last year, have not yet received their prize money. Who is to blame for this ?

The Members of the Martini Club held a sweepstakes match on Saturday last, .at the Onehunga Rifle Range, the distance being 600 and 700 yards. The shooting all through was: very poor, but this was owing to a very strong wind blowing from the right, and the very changeable light. The scores are : — Name 600 yds 700 yds Total ,

Pvt. M’Carthy 21 21 42 Gun. C. P. Taylor .. 29 13 42. P.O. J. Spinley .... 25 16. 4i Gun. E. Buchanan .. *7 22 39 Pvt. J. Nutt 22 17 39 Sergt. M. McCallum 23 1 + 37 Capt. Tobin 15 21 3 6 Mr. D. Hay 23 11 34 Corp. H. Doughty .. 23 11 34 Pvt. Osborne IO 22 32 Sgt. Soall 26 6 32 Gun. Greenshields .. 15 16 3i