THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE.
A rifle tnatoh took place yesterday at the range between fire members of the Viotoria Company, Rifle Battalion, selected as representatives at the forthcoming Colonial firing, and eight members selected from the Bame company. The five won by 10 points, haying scored 170. The ranges were three, four, and five hundred yards. The match was for a keg of ammunition. The following is the score:— Fire. Eight. Private Mills ... 48 Private Coopar ... 37 Sergeant Warren 44 Corporal Wright... 36 Private Fowler ... 30 Private Davis ... 20 Sergeant Self ... 26 Private Bowden ... 18 Private Payno ... 22 Corporal Edwards 15 Private Murphy ... 14 Private Durham ... 10 Private Christmas.. 10 Total ... 170 109 The match for the choice of representative* for the colonial prizes for cavalry took place this morning. The weather was very boisterous, and the firing took place under difficulties. The five highaet scores of the whole of the calvary of the colony will be those that will be selected to go Canterbury to take iwt in the General Cavalry prizes. The following is lb« result of the firing ; — ATIOK.Li.NI> TfiOOP. Total. Lieutenant May ... ... ... 35 Corporal Kelly ... ... ... 38 Trooper Walker, C. ... ... 17 Trooper Haywood, T. ... ... 34 PEINCB AIPEBD TEOOP. Captain Smith ... ... ... 47 Sergeant Pike ... ... ... 40 Trooper Wilson ... ... ... 14 Trooper Thomas ... ... ... 19 Trooper Edgecombe ... ... 38 Trooper Burton ... ... ... 27 Trooper Stratford... ... ... 23 Cornet Sobertson... ... ... 10 OTAHTTHtr TBOOP. Trooper Rogers... ... ... 21 Trooper Hill ... ... ... 4 Trooper McDonald ... ... 21 Trooper Twiddle ... ... 37 Trooper Wright ... ... 28 HOWICK TBOOP. Trooper Fitzpatriok ... ... 38 Captain Hellaway ... ... 31 The firing was under the superintendence of Major (Jordan and Lieutenant Matthews:
The remaining stago of the rifle match for the Mayor's Silrer Cup will be fired on Wednesday morning next, at 6 o'clock.
A notico appears in our advertising columns calling attention to the returning of the weekly parades of the Auckland Rifle Brigade.
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Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 620, 6 January 1872, Page 2
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304THE VOLUNTEER CHRONICLE. Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 620, 6 January 1872, Page 2
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