THE VOLUNTEERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3386, 27 December 1873, Page 2

THE VOLUNTEERS.

THK COLONIAL PRIZE-VIKING. The No. 1 Company City Guards fired for choice of company’s representatives, at the baits, Anderson’s Bay, yesterday morning; nineteen men competing. The firing lasted from a.m. till noon. The weather was favorable up till 10 o'clock, when a north-west wind sprung up, which made it diliicult to see the bull’s-eye. Incut. M'Kcn/.ic, of Waikari, was in the butts; and Sergt. Lacey, of the same corps, took- the scores. The C minis have for a long time been looked forward to as the premier shots in the < blony, and their scoring, which on the average is considerably above that of any company, fully entitles .them to that position. Lieut. Douglas, who proceeded to Wellington with the Volunteers last year as one of the Province's representatives, heads the list on the present occasion with 93, the highest score yet made ; Capt. Wall’s coming next with 92, followed by Licet. McGregor with a similar score. Tressider, who is also one of the company’s “crack shots,” fired capitally till arriving at the GOO yards range, when he regularly “burst up,” though it is still probable that he will not be out of the final contest, his total being 7G. Subjoined are the scores of the eight highest men

The Bruce Rifles competed at their butts on Wednesday morning for places for the representative firing, which will decide who are to represent Otago in the next Colonial matches. •Sergt.-Major Stevens acted as marker at the butts, and the firing was conducted under command of Major Jones. The weather was very favorable at the first range, but gradually the wind rose fitfully and squally, until, at (500 yds, it was blowing at times a perfect gale, which, as will he seen by the scores, fairly puzzled the shootists. The following were the scores made; —

tatives by No. J Company (Otepopo Rifles) took place at the Company’s range on Tuesday morning last under the superintendence of Captain Sumpter, of No. 1 Company. The morning was lavorahle for shooting. Wo append the

200 400 500 600 yds yds yds vds Tl. Douglas... 4414414 2545441 4-i 13248 24:455.40-03 Wales ... 5414544 45 (4541 4044455 2054555-02 M'Cregor. 4454444 5454454 2(42445 5540450—02 C'rcash ... 4444544 5452524 5350054 5222443-84 Nightingale ... 4245554 4444335 3425243 2242030—82 Comberheach... 4455444 5424445 4005024 0545252-80 Bridgcr... 4425544 4254545 2045532 3055420—70 Treseder.. 4424445 3554554 4455455 2000020—76 The company competed at the same time foi their Challenge tJclt and several money prizes. The conditions were that the scores in the above match made at 200, 500, and 600 yards, should decide this one, ami the result is as follows : — 200 500 600

yds. yds. yds. Tl. Douglas (belt) M'dregor ... ... 28 ' 23 18 — 6!) ... 27 23 17 — 07 Wales ... 20 22 18 — 00 Creagh ... 27 10 20 — 03 Nightingale... ... 23 21 13 - 57 Comberbeach ... 2(i 13 17 — 50 Bridger ... 2d 17 15 — 50

200 400 500 600 <ls yds yds yds Tl. M'Latchie 3420444 4432333 2344233 3000200—72 (fillies - 2333444 343430422232242300400-70 Nntsford - 4344433 3332 424 2333320 2000023-69 Pettit - 34334 44 2332404 0433422 0002003- 66 Pnppchvell 3 4 4334 4 2300230 2200433 0000200-51 Mutheson- 2335332303342303300000300030 -50 Hurray - 0030022 4234332 0030023 0000040—40 (Irani - 3342344 0233334 0320200 Retired Neil - 2223424 4223033 0324003 Retired * Ferguson - 3323334 0230040 0202042 Retired The firing for the choice of district represen-

scon ds :—• 200 O O 500 GOO y.Is yds yds vds Tl. Vol. Pearson, junr. 20 20 21 IS - - S4 Vo I. Angus Ross - 23 U 20 10 - - 73 Sub--Lieut-. Diehl - 19 10 IS 10 - - 09 Vol. R. Edgeworth 22 IS IS 11 - - 09 Vol. J. D. (Lilies - 22 17 10 10 - - 05