THE VOLUNTEERS.
The quarterly firing for the Xaval Brigade’s (Anderson’s Bay Division) Challenge Medal took place yesterdaymorniug. The extremely cold weather, and the gale blowing across the range, with heavy showers of rain, rendered shooting difficult. The ranges were 200, SUO, and 600 yards, five Shots at each range ; no sighting shots ; Wimbledon targets. Lieut. Grant was the winner with a score of 36. The following sre the four highest scorers :
The 14thcompetitionfortlio Porfcobello Rifle RangersCliallenge Medal, came offatthe Company’s Butts last Saturday afternoon. The weather was very bad, snow, rain, and wind blowing heavily across the range. There were 24 competitors. Towards the latter part of the shooting intense interest was excited as the two highest scorers were tieing shot for shot, and each had won the medal twice before. Sergt. M‘Cartney ended with three bull’s-eyes at 600 yards, Ensign Dickson making an outer for his last shot. The conditions were :—4OO, 500, and 600 yards ; five shots at each range ; no sighting shots. The following are the highest scorers John MTartney ... 48 Ensign D. Dickson 41 VoL A. Seaton 88 Cor. R. Seaton 38 The medal is now the property of Sergt. M'Cartney. The following are the winning scores at previous competitions : —Yol. Wip- Dickson, 44; Vol A. Macandrew, 49; Yol. W. A. Wilson, 39; Sergt, J. M'Cartney, 40; Vol, W. A. Wilson, 42; Sergt. .V'Carfeney, 46; Vol. A. Dickson, 40 ; Ensign I'. Diokson, 47 ; Ensign Dickspn, 42 ; Lieut. M'Cartney, 45 ; Y ( >l. W. Dickson, 47 ; Yol. A Seaton, 44 j Sergt. J. Seaton, 46.
Lieutenant A. Grant ... ... 36 Gunner Duckworth ... 33 P.O. Begg ... ... ... 26 Gunner (J. W. Cutten ... ... 25
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Evening Star, Issue 3003, 3 October 1872, Page 2
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