THE VOLUNTEERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3444, 6 March 1874, Page 2

THE VOLUNTEERS.

DISTRICT PRIZE FIRING. First Set.

The firing in the first gat was continued this morning by the City Guards (No. 1), and Scottish (No. 2), who fired at the Anderson's Bay Range, under the command of Captain Wales. Those who made 50 and upwards, and their scores in exlenso are ;

The Dunedin Naval Brigade and Waipara Rangers will fire to-morning. In the SECOND SET. Thirty-five prizes, of the value of LBS, are offered in this set. The highest prize is L 8 and the lowest LI. Ranges, 200, 400, and 500 yards; seven shots at each range; position any. Those who competed in the second set of the South District Hides were : . _ t< _ „ 200 yds 400 yds 600 yds T1 Yol. McDonald... 2r43434 0022332 4232234—52 Yof. Miller ... 2444332 2000332 004002 —3B Yol. Renwiph ... 0240044 2000020 002440 —2B Two men from the W v est l yolunteers fired in this set. Their scores were ~ , „ 200 yds 400 yds 500 yds TI Yol. Simpson ... 3323434 2022423 4203332—54 Yol. Currie ... 3343344 0220300 2323000-41 The W'-ikouaiti Rifles, who shot on February 20, tired in the second set only. Capt. Orbell was in comm%"d ;

Two men from the East Taieri made th® following scores : „ 200 yds 400 yds 500 yds T1 Yol. Cameron ... 44444:42 4042343 0220320—54 Vol. M‘Leod ... 2243343 2234300 0022443—50 The Riverton Rifles fired on the 17th and 18th February, with capital results, as will 1/e seen from the scores

COMPETITION, The Cadets o! the Auckland district as* sembied ap the Mount Eden range to fire for the Colonial Government prizes on February 17. The day was a .very good one for shooting, with the exception of 'the beat, which was intense. Captain Derrom yrap V* charge. The firing was good.

The following are the prize-winners, and the amounts of their prizes:-Par ting ton, L 4; King, L 3 10s ; Gillies, 13 ; Rattray, 1210s; Beale. L2; Tremuth, 12; Russell, LI; P. Williams, Li; Meats, LI; Yates, LI : Biggs, LI. ~

_ 200 yds 500 yds 600 yds Tl. Treseder, No. 1... 4334444 3444443 3423233—72 M'Gregor.No.l... 4344333 3444344 343343r—70 Wales, N-). 1 ... 4343443 4343333 2443224-69 Cowie, No. 2 ... 4443434 3243244 2333024—65 Spalding, No 2 ... 4434444 4322344 3032233 -65 Buchanan,No.2... 4344444 3432224 333r330 -62 Coxhead, No. 1... 4222434 2333234 3b42422—58 Cumberbeach.Nol 4442444 3243422 2233020—58 Douglas, No. 1... 3444344 2233333 3303300—57 Loriiner, No. 1... 4433444 3403330 2232220—55 Bridges, No. 1 ... 4334433 3232242 2r24302—55 Morrison, No. 2... 4434334 2233343 2232000—54 The No. 2 Company, third battalion, Hampden Rifle?, fired for the first set of district prizes on February 20, -Owing to many of the men being busy at harvest, the number of competitors was small. The scores made were;— 209 500 600 Tl. , . yds. yds, yds. Yol. A. M‘Kay 25 16 0-50 Corp. W. Stewart 23 12 14—49 Vol. T. Hastie 22 13 11—46 Lieut. D. Murcott 21 9 6—36

VoL Jones 200 yds 400 yds 500 yds T1 2443443 4334403 4033424-65 Capt. Orbell ... 2443234 3233233 33u2334-59 Sergt. Dasent ... 2223334 0333444 3333330 58 Vol. Nelmes ... 3344332 3223332 0340244-57 Vol. Francis ... 3433423 4333340 2232204—57 Vol. Cockerill .. 3344343 2233230 4402322—56 Cor. Dasent 2344444 4333223 2202002- 53 Cor. Hood . 2433322 0004432 2043203-46 Vol, J. Cockerill 2332234 3320400 2000000—30 Vol. Cowper ... 3423322 0402030 ret, —28 Vol. Thornton ... 2322030 3200400 0430000—28 Vol. Beal 2240322 3000300 0000000-21 The Bruce Rifles fired in this set ©n the 19th February, with the following result Vol. Tough 200 yds 400 yds 500 yds T1 2434233 0434434 4423433-66 Vol. Gordon ... 2343234 2243244 3433343—65 Vol. M‘Intyre... 3233333 3434332 2433433 - 64 Vol. Marryatt ... 4344444 3330343 2203300—56 Vol. Clark 4342444 3424342 0203200—54 VoL M'Kechnie 4042222 3303200 3004003—37 Vol. Matheson, jr 3333234 0200000 2000000—25 Vol. Taylor, jr.*.. 0030rot.

200 • 400 500 Tl Horr yds yds yds • 37 H 16—67 Kelman 23 21 18-62 J. Hancock - 23 16 20—59 0. Hancock - 26 18 8—52 G. Howell 22 19 11—52 Ireland 20 16 13—51 Henley ... 23 18 9—50 The scores made in this class by the No. 2 Hampden hides were . 200 400 500 TI. Sergt. D. Munro yds. yds. yds. 26 26 14—66 Vol. A. -Faisly 26 23 13-62 Sergt/W. M‘Kay 20 6 9—35

Cadet Partington - 100 yds. 200 yds. 26 300 yds. Tl. - 28 20 — 74 „ King - - 23 23 20 — 68 „ Gillies - 25 25 18 — 68 ,, Rattray - 26 26 16 — 68 „ Beale - 27 21 17 — 65 „ Tremvith - - 22 25 16 — 63 „ Russell - 24 18 18 — 60 ,, Williams ? - 26 18 15 — 59 ,, Mears - 27 ?0 12 — 59 „ Yates - 23 16 19 — 68 » Biggs - 26 21 11 — 58