THE VOLUNTEERS.

Evening Star, Issue 4295, 1 December 1876, Page 2

THE VOLUNTEERS.

The representative team of East Taieri in the Ladies’ Challenge Shield competition are Lieutenant Christie, Volunteers Brown, Rankin, Smaill, and Naughtie. > COLONIAL PRIZE FIRING. The firing for choice of colonial represen - tatives was commenced by the Portobello Rangers yesterday, Lieut, Wilson, No. I Company, being in_command. The weather was very fine, but hot, with a good light wind from the left front. There are to be two competitions this year at 200, 450, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each, the three highest aggregate scorers to be the representatives of the Dunedin district. The prize-firing takes place at Hokitika in February next. The scoring yesterday was very good, that of Lieut. M'Cartney being especially true. Subjoined are the scores ; - 200 400 600 600 . yds. yds. yds. yds. Tl. M'Cartney ... 3434-144 4243344 2323433 4234442—93 M'Cartney ... 4443432 3400434 3344334 3302344—85 M'Cartney ... 3332224 4434133 3322344 3233223—83 Kerr 4334434 4334343 3133322 0033033—81 The other scores were:—Vol. W. G. M'Cartf.ey, 22 at 200 yds, 24 at 400 yds, 19 at 500 yds, and 14 at 600yds—79 ; Vol. Ryan, 22, 20, 24, and 12 77 ; Vol. J. Lewis, 22, 21, 20, and 13—76; Vol. A. Lewis, 22, 19, 17, and 15—73; Vol. A. Christie, 22, 16, 24, and 10—72; Sergt. Seaton, 21, 21, 20, and 10—72,; Vol. C. M'Cartney, 17, 25, 22, and 10—74. The East Ta ; eri Rifles and South District Rangers fired at the S.D.R.’s range, under the superintendence of Lieutenant Pell, N.D., this morning. East Taieri was represented by Lieutenant Christie and Corporal Smail, and the other corps turned out seven men. The principal scores are given in detail ; 200 400 500 600 _ ... yds- yds. yds. yds. Tl. Christie ... 3333343 3448443 3434443 4233234—93 Small ... 3343333 4443434 3324343 3r324r4-86 Mills ... 2233342 3433433 2444343 0438333—85 Manu ... 2314433 3333484 2403224 4232242-82 Millar ... 2434433 3344444 2403224 4232242—82 Kennedy ... 2333324 5242343 2434384 0343044 -82 Those under 80 were:-Vol. M'laren, 21 at 200 yds, 22 at 400 yds, 25 at 500 yds, 11 at tOOyds—79; Vol. M‘Donald, 19, 22, 17, U~ 69; Vol. Gray, 18, 17, 16, 13—64.

The D.N.H. and Artillery (carbines) fire to-morrow at Anderson’s Bay, Major Stavely in command; and the West Taieri at their own range, Lieut. Wilson supervising. TALL SCORING. A sweepstakes match was fired at Anderson’s Bay range on Thursday afternoon between Lieut. Muir, Art, ; Lieut. Pell, JSi.D.R.; and Vol. Kohn, No. 1, when Kohn made the highest score at 200, 300, 400, and 500 yds ever made fin the Colony—viz., 99 out of a possible 112. The score was made up as follows 200 300 400 500 _ , yds. yds, yds. yds. Kohn ... 4441444 3332344 3434434 4244434 BRUCE RIFLES. The prize firing postponed from the Prince of Wales’s Birthday, in consequence of the Waihola Review, took place yesterday. The conditions of the match were—4oo, 500, and '6ooyds., five shots at each range, Wimbledon targets (1873).

Range prizes.—4ooyds„ 10s, Private Nutsford ; 500 yds., 10s, Private Tough ; 600 yds., 10s, Private Grant. - ° * ’

400 500 600 1st Private Grant, L210s .. yds. . 17 yds. 17 yds. 17 Tl. — 51 2nd Sub-Lient Reid, L2 . 16 17 16 — 49 3rd ftrivato Nutsford, LI 10 18 16 15 — 49 4th Captain Pettit, LI os .. . 17 16 U — 47 5th Lieut. Scott, 15s . 15 16 14 — 45 6th Private Clark, 10s... . 17 15 13 — 45