VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4297, 4 December 1876, Page 2

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

THE O.R.A.’S MEETING. The annual prize firing of the Otago Rifle Association will take place at Green Island on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday next, and a most successful meeting may be expected. On reference to our issue of Saturday it will be seen that a number of the well-wishers of the Association have contributed handsome trophies to be competed for, the value of trophies and specie amounting to L 275. The trophies are now on view at Mr Sydney James’s office. Princes street, where entries will be received until 9 o’clock to-morrow evening. The Mayoress is to open the second match.

The following five men will represent the Bruce Biflea in the competition for the ladies’ challenge shield.

_ COLONIAL prize-firing. The firing for representatives at the Colonial meeting at Hokitika, in February, was resumed by the West Taieri Rifles on Saturday morning, Lieut. Wilson in command. The wind was from the right, light but unsteady, with a bright light. Four men competed with the following results :

200 400 500 600 _ yds- yds. yds, yds. Tl. J. v eson 2333344 3442043 3333022 4323244-80 Buchanan ... 3234332 334)333 0243424 3222432-80 Blotch... ... 2332844 4434443 0334402 0044232—78 MLeod ... 3433344 2242443 2002202 2400000—59

, The Artillery and Dunedin Naval Brigade hred on Saturday for places in the Colonial competition, Captain Stavely superintending. These companies being armed with carbines are allowed two distinct representatives. The conditions are 200, 260, 300, and 400 yards; seven shots at each range; and the two highest aggregate scorers in two matches are to be the Colonial Carbine representatives for Dunedin. At the Colonial meeting there are six matches for carbine shots, and the highest aggregate scorer receives the Carbine Champion. Belt (to be worn by the winner until the next competition), a gold medal and L2O; the second highest aggregate, Lls: the third highest, L 10; and the fourth highest, L 5. On Saturday only the first stage of the two competitions was fired, the corps firing in the final stage on the 12th mat. The day was cold, with a strong wind blowing straight down the range. For the Artillery the principal scorers were

I. 200 250 300 400 I , yds, yds, yds yds T1 Lieut. Muir ... 4242433 3333332 4433333 4343424—89 Gun. Stevenson 2233343 2333322 2243334 3323433—80 faergt. Peake ... 3343333 2334342 2423222 4240424—80 _ A Th ® otlier scorers were—Sergt. Kettle, 79; Gunner Lewis, 78 ; Corporal Thomson, 77 ; Gunner Rigg, 72; Gunner Park, 72 : Sergt. Fordyce, 71; Gunner Singer, 64; Gunner W. Thomson, 59. On behalf of the Dunedin Naval Brigade the following made good shooting

200 250 300 400 „ _ , yds. yds. yds. yds. Tl. Gun. Jack ... 2343332 2433333 3233382 2344333—82 Lieut. Grant ... 2333244 3224333 2222222 4343444—81 Capt. Smith ... 2233233 3222222 2234244 3141314 80 Of the remainder, Gunner Black placed 77 to his credit; Gunner Adams, 73; Gunner Campbell, 68; Gunner Wicks, 64; Gunner Fowler, 61.

WEST TAIERI RIFLES. This company fired for the silver cup presented by Dr M'Brearty on Saturday afternoon, the trophy being won for the third “““ by Color-sergeant P. Grant with a score of 64. The ranges were 400, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots at each range; any position. At the first two ranges the weather was fine, with a breeze from the right j but there was a sudden change in wind and weather at the 600 yards that materially affected the shooting. The cup has to be won four times at intervals, or three times consecutively, before becoming the property of any one individual. There were eleven competitors. Subjoined are the six highest scores:—

Our West Tmeri correspondent informs us “After the competition for the Colonial representatives at the West Eaieri Rifle Company's range a most interesting match took place. A discussion having arisen about the size of bull’s eyes used at pool targets (association matches), as a test Captain Iveson was matched to make three bull’s-eyes in ten shots, the conditions being —Government Snider rifle; size of bull’seye, four inches ; distance, 200 yards; any position. He accomplished it in the following manner;; 2nd, 3rd, and 9th shots, bull’s-eyes; sth, 6th, and Btb, touching bull’s-eye, thus having a shot to spare Great interest was taken in the match, as some were of opinion that the bull’s-eye ought to be six inches. Where the value of the shot in pool target (association matches) depends on the size of the bull’s-eye, in the division of the pool with a large bull's-eye there would be so many bull’s-eyes that the amount for each would be comparatively trifling.” J

RIVERTON RIFLES V, CITJT GUARDS, On Saturday afternoon the No. 1 Company City Guards fired a simultaneous match against the Riverton Rifles. The Guards proceeded to Green Island by the 1.30 train to fire on the Association range ; the Riverton men fired on their own range. The Guards had to fire in a very strong left rear wind. The conditions were—2oo, 400, and 500 yards, five shots at each, Wimbledon targets and marking. Position, standing at 200, any at 400 and 600. Subjoined are the scores :

Total 383 The scores by the Riverton Rifles have not been received.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th M'Latchie ... comp, ... 44 comp. 58 comp. 50 comp. 40 — TI. •192 Nutsford ... ... 40 58 49 44191 Grant ... 32 58 46 48 — 184 Clark ... 41 49 46 88 — •174 Matheaon, sen. ... 33 46 43 43•165

400 500 600 Color-sergt. P. Grant... yds. ... 25 yds. 26 yds. Tl. 13 54 Lieut. Blatch ... ... 23 22 13 — 58 Sergt. Buchanan ... 21 22 11 — 54 Sergt. W. Grant ... 22 19 13 — 54 Corp. M'Leod ... 25 24 4 — 63 Capt. Iveson ... 23 20 8 — 51

200 400 500 Vol. Nightingale yds. ... 15 yds. 16 yds. Tl. 16 — 47 Sergt. M‘Gregor ... 14 17 15 — 46 Vol. Creagh ... 13 16 16 — 45 Capt. Woles ... 11 19 12 — 42 Sub.-Lieut. Wilson ... .. 14 15 12 — 41 Sergt. Coxhead ... 8 15 14 — 37 Vol, Treseder .. ... 11 20 4 — 83 Vol. Kohn ... ;;; ... 10 11 13 — 34 Corpl. Smith ... 8 11 13 — 82 Vol. J. Webster ... 9 10 5 — 24