VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.
The Otepopo Volunteers fired for district prizes on Friday; and one man in each set made excellent shooting. Volunteer Frame fired in the first- set, and Staff-Sergeant-Major M'Fherson in the second set, withthe following results : aoo soo eoo yds. yds. yds. Tl. Volunteer Frame 25 23 23 —7l Sergeant-Major MTlieraon ... 27 24- 23 —74 The City Guards competed for the company’s fielt and several money prizes oh Saturday. The belt, which is held for the next six months by the highest scorer in tlhe competition,. was won by Vol. Matheson with 47. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards; five shots at each range. The Waikari Bangers competed at their range on Saturday merning at six o’clock, and. afternoon at four o’clock, for the Cup presented to the Company, by Mr Charles Flexman. The, weather was not good for first-class scores, a thick mist; overhanging the range, making it difficult to obtain a good sight of the target, but the winning score has seldom been beaten in the Colony, namely, 55 out of a possible 60; ranges, 200, 400, and 600 yards, class targets, standing at 200 yards) any position at 400 and’ 600; Fourteen men competed. The following are the four highest scores : ,
aoo 400 600 ; > ! yd6. yds. yds. >T1. Yol. T. Connor ... ... 34434 43424 ->• 55 Lieut. Mackenzie ... 44444 33433 03242 -i 47 Yol. D. Matheson . ... 23443 133424 22442 -4 46 Corporal Carr ... ... 43333 04434 40043 -* 42
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Evening Star, Issue 4070, 13 March 1876, Page 2
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241VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. Evening Star, Issue 4070, 13 March 1876, Page 2
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