THE VOLUNTEERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3443, 5 March 1874, Page 2

THE VOLUNTEERS.

DISTRICT . PRIZE FIRING. i The district-prizes offered by .the General Government must be Competed for not inter than March 15. There are two sets, first and second, and' competitors who have’not won’ a General Government prize-nine a December 3L 1871, can chose which they will lire in; ' The highest soOrer iu the first set in each Province will be entitled to a silver medal in addition to a money prize. The whole of the Utago companies not having fired yet, we ! ire only able to publish the scores of those who have competed up to the present time. lathe First Set Forty-five prizes, of the value of LUO are off-red, viz , one prize of LlO ; one of L 9 j two of L 8 each ; two of L 7 ; two of L 6; two of L 5 ; six of L 3 10» ; six of 12 10s ; six of .2 ; eight of LI 10s ; nine of LI. Ranges, 200; 500, and6ooyards, any position; seven shots at each range. The Bruce Rifles fired on the 19th February, Major Janes, of the second battalion, being iu charge. The -following were the- scores made :

Corp. Nutsford 200yds. 500yds. 600yds. Tl. 4444M34 3234432 4344320—67 Gunner Reid ... 4434434 4032442 4334023-64 Oapt. Pettit, ... 3433444 4034344 4232302—63 Private Grant... 4433444 3443423 0304043—62 Priv. M‘Latchie 3442433 3242343 4333300-60 Lieut.' Scott ... 3343342 3232204 4002343—54 Priv. Ferguson 3433443 1 2304442 2220u02—51 Priv. Matheson 4433233 3202220 0003320-41 Private Murray 2303230 3UR0242 0020003—39 The South District Rifles fired, under the command of Capt. Roberts, with the fol •owing result Sergt. Johnson 200yds. 500yds. 600yds. Tl. 3443344 2404243 0430334—62 Corp. M‘Laren 3443334 2234403 3243440-62 Vol. Mann . 4442443 0423400 2344204 -57 The East Taieri Rifles fired, under the command of Capt. Andrew, as follow Lieut. Andrew 200yds. 600yds. 600yds. Tl. '2333444 4340420 2034223—56 Sb.-Lt. : Christie' 4444434 3023043 0022403—53 Vol. Rankin ... 3424444 200 retired • The West Taieri Volunteers fired, in charge of Sub-Lieut. T, H. Blatch, on the 21st February, as follow : Sergt. Nichol... 200yds. 500yds. G00yds. 'Tl. 43-14444 5232434 3443442—72 Coi-p. M'Grant 4343334 2333333 0333334-63 The Portobollo Rifles fired on the 2(lth February. The weather .was dull and cloudy both in the morning and afternoon, with a stiff breeze froni the left. The medium < N’.Z.) rifles were used, most of the men firing with them for the first time. Lieut. John Macartney was in command. Vol. Macartney 200 yds, .500 yds. 600 yds. TL 2244444 4422433 3342234—67 Vol. Dickson..., 3433434 4343334 021)0442—60 Vol. Kerr ... 3232233 0034423 2430444—65 Vol. Wilson ... 4344242 4003432 2000140-49 Vol. Wishart ... 4433333 3333403 0040000—46 Vol. C. M'Cartney ... 4334434 4300430 0000024- 45 Vol. J. M‘Cartney ... ... 0024344 2000220 3242212—42 Ser. M‘Cartney 0331343 0600002 00003Q0-2o VpL. Campbell 2223233 2333302 0020000-32 The North Dunedin and Artillery Companies, in charge of Lieut. Pell, fired this morning ca follows ;— Lieut. Pell ... 200 yds. 500 yds. 600 yds. Tl. .4434433 3334433 3433340-68 Gun. Smith ... 0244433 2333444 3334344—67 Vol. Frew 4334334 3024344 4044234-65 Cbv. Hutchinson 4444443 4 04340 3332434-64 VoL Allan 2444334 3333324 3424420-64 Vol. Leary 4344323 4343343- 23232R2-61 Gun: GVIuir 3323343 2344234 232b433-60 VoL. Robertson • 4344433 2444232 4334300—60 Vol. Hutchinson 4423430 3444223 0443330—59 Col Ser.. Pollock 4343332 4433342 3303022—58 VoL Frederic, .. Vol. Johnson ... 4343334 0433443 0432000-57 2444334 0333033 3400333—56 Vol. Miller 4404234 3323030 320 ret —40 Sergt. Lambert. 3442334 2330322 ret -38 Gun. Hislop ... 3323404 0433330 ret -32 Gun. Peake ... 3334224 0300ret —24 Gun. Rutherford 0344223 2003020 OOret —25 The Riverton Rifles fired on the 17f.h February with capital results, as 'will be seen from the scores :• 200 600 600 Tl. Clode Achesou yds yds yds 24 , 23- 72 - 2o 25 21—71 - 26 24 19-69 • 2o 19 19 -61 • 24 18 14—56 • 20 16 15-81 Henderson Schmidt M. McDonald Cuff -