VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE
THE COLONIAL prize firing. The City Guards (ired for choice of com-P-iiiy’s on Friday morn ng ; Lieut. Marshal), of Wdikari, being in charge. Lbe weaouer wai line, and the scoring vi.rv good, especially considering that the company has had little or no shoeing of Jat--. the following are the sc .res, there being seven shots at eech range :
Hie tiriug for selection of district representatives took place at Hampden on the Hth inst., there being seven competitors The light was good, and the target in splendid order, but owing to there being a still breeze across the range the scoring was poor. Che highest score reg stered was that of Corporal Stewart, G4. The firing of the Otepop.) Company took place on the following day. Seven competed. The weather w.n all that toa'.d be desired, bn. three ol the best shots were absent. The high* st score registered was that of Volunteer John Gilli-.s. 7'i.
The Naval Brigade will hre at Andorson’B Bay to-morrow • the Waikari Rifles at their own range on the same diy. We won'd re mind corps tnat ad returns must be in by >aturday next, the 21st hist.
200 100 500 GOO Vol. Coxheacl yds. ... 27 yds. 22 yds. 21 yds. 18 Tl. — 91 Vol. Nightingale ... 2.5 21 ii> 21 — SO Serg fc. Treseder ... 20 20 21 17 — 81 borg <6 O ... 25 22 22 11 ... 83 Yoi. Buchanan ... 25 21 8 18 — 72 Vol. Brown ... 2(5 17 13 11 — 70 Vol. Edward ... 22 21 12 12 — 70 Vol. Cook ... ... 18 10 19 1 ~ 51 Vol. Bridges ... 20 13 11 retired.
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Evening Star, Issue 3661, 16 November 1874, Page 2
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267VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE Evening Star, Issue 3661, 16 November 1874, Page 2
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