VOLUNTEER NEWS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 39, 25 April 1891, Page 6

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. J RANGE TIME-TABLE. April 25 Victoria Rifles, City Guards, Newton Rifles, Royal Irish Rifles.

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A rifle match, was fired between the “O ” Battery and Royal Irish Rifles at the Mount Eden range on Saturday last, the scores being very fair considering the strong wind that was blowing. The conditions were eight men aside, and seven shots to be fired at 200, 300, and 500 yards. The scores are :—

The members of the “A” Battery met on the Mount Eden range on Saturday last to compete for the money prizes presented by hon. member W. Thorne. The conditions were 200, 300, and 500 yards, seven shots at each distance. The shooting was not up to the usual, owing to the strong wind they had to contend against. The principal scores are (the first three being the prize takers): —

On Monday evening the Ponsonby Navals paraded at the Drill Shed to the number of 35 under Capt. Miller, for inspection by Major Goring. The Major made a most careful inspection of the arms, and found then fairly clean on the whole. Sergt.-Major Grant (staff officer) then took over the men, and put them through a course of infantry movements in the -Drill Shed reserve. During the parade Major Goring, in a few chosen remarks, ..presented to P.O. G. E. Spinley the Company’s belt, which he had won in the shooting competition a few weeks since. On Friday evening last the members of the City Guards mustered to the number of 25 under Capt. Kohn and Lieut. Dormer to proceed to North Shore, where they are holding a camp of instruction. No doubt the poor muster yas owing to the very wet evening. They arrived > at the camp pretty wet, but everything was in readiness for them, a fatigue party having gone over in the morning and erected the tents, etc. Hot coffee and sandwiches were awaiting the men in the mess, and was received with pleasure. Owing to the men being wet no guard duty was done on Friday night, but in the morning the men set to digging trenches and settling up the camp. On Sunday the Company numbering 35 mustered for church parade. They marched te the Victoria Wharf and met the infantry corps from town, and then marched to the Holy Trinity church, headed by the Artillery Band, the Rev. J. Bates conducting the service. After service the band marched back to camp, and ' were the guests of the Guards at dinner. A sham fight took place on Tuesday night, the whole of the infantry corps being the defending part, and the Auckland and Ponsonby Navals in their cutters the attacking. The Navals were to try and effect a landing between the North Head and Narrow Neck and attack the camp. The infantry had a lot of skirmishing, but Capt. Parker effected a landing at Narrow Neck, and came down on the camp, taking some of the infantry men prisoners. The arrangements for the camp are: —The men return to camp as soon as they have finished their day’s work, and dinner is served

at six o’clock, and parade from, seven to nine p.m., the first post being sounded at half-past nine, lights out at half-past ten. In the morning the reveille is sounded at five o clock, and the parade called at quarter to six, which lasts till seven, when the men have breakfast and return to their daily work.

“O’ BATTERY. Total 200yds 300yds 500yds Quarter-Master Sergt. Fairs ... 28 24 26 78 Gunner Greenshields ... 24 22 22 68 Gunner Head ... 28 20 14 62 Sergt. McCallum ... 25 24 12 61 Corp. Walker ... 26 24 10 60 Sergt. Ronayne ... 21 15 13 49 Gunner P. Browne ... ... 25 10 13 48 Gunner F. Browne ... , ... 20 9 2 31 ROYAL IRISH RIFLES. 457 200yds 300yds 500yds Total Private O’Connor ... 26 18 20 64 Capt. Tobin... ... 23 23 18 64 Private Payne ... 28 25 10 63 Sergt. Tobin... ... 29 21 12 62 Private Murphy ... 18 13 12 43 Sergt. Williams ' ... ... 18 11 9 38 Sergt. Coyle... ... 16 18 2 _ 36 Private Bryne ... 14 6 13 33 Majority for “ O ” Battery, 54 points. 403

200yds 800yds 500yds Total Gunner A. Henderson ... 28 18 27 78 Corp. H. Doughty ... ... 25 15 24 64 Sergt. Parslow ... 26 19 18 63 Corp. Kearsley ... 26 18 14 58 Gunner Taylor ... 25 23 10 58 Gunner Hazard ... 26 20 11 57 Gunner E. Buchanan ... 21 18 16 55 Sergt.-Major Doughty, ... 24 . 22 19 55 Hon. Member Thorne ... 22 13 17 Gunner Wishart ... 20 10 9 39 Gunner Meddrie ... 16 16 14 46