Volunteer News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 301, 30 April 1894, Page 2

Volunteer News.

A meeting of the shooting committee of the Manchester Rifles will be held at Light's Denbigh Hotel this evening at 7.30. A friendly match was fired between teams of seven men from the Manawatu Mounted Rifles aud Manchester Rifles, at the latter's range, on Saturday afternoon, when the weather was all that could be desired. The visitors arrived by the midday train from Palmerstou, being met by Captain Kirton and Lieuteuant Bray of the Manchester Rifles, and were driven to Mrs Hastie's Hotel, where they safe down to lunch with a few of the local corps. After lunch both teams proceeded to the range, and commenced firing at about half-past one o'clock. The match was concluded at five o'clock, resulting in a win for tho local team by 143 points. After cheers had been exchanged, the competitors left for the Feilding Hotel where they were entertined at tea. The visitors left for home by the 8.20 train, having expressed themselves well pleased with their outing and the hospitality shown them by the local men. Following are the individual scores : — Mounted Rifles.

Manchester Rifles.

Corpl Parker 29 25 26—80 Vol Say well 29 27 21 77 Vol Scott 29 21 21—71 Lieut Bray 29 23 17 69 Sergt Say well ... 26 22 21—69 Vol Evans 24 21 21 — 66 Sergt Pefcherick ... 25 26 14-65 Graud total 497

200 800 500 Tl. Trooper Rogers ... 24 21 26—71 Trooper Lloyd ... 22 22 20-64 Sergfc Scott 23 20 10 53 Sorgt-Major Munro ... 22 20 5—47 Corpl Ingley 21 21 2-44 Trooper Hoskings ... 13 14 13 — 40 Trooper Browuiug ... 4 9 12—25