VOLUNTEER PRIZE FIRING AT TEMUKA.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2721, 29 December 1882, Page 3

VOLUNTEER PRIZE FIRING AT TEMUKA.

On Tuesday morning a number of the members of the Tcmuka No. 1 Company Rifle Volunteers proceeded to their rifle range at Temuka for the purpose of firing for the prize (a silver service) given by the tradesmen of Dunedin and Christchurch to Captain Young on behalf of the company. The prize, which we (“ Timaru Herald ”) hear is a very handsome and valuable one has unfortunately (owing to the holidays) not yet been received from Dunedin. Therefore the interesting ceremony of presenting it to the winner. Private Watt, did not take place. The muster of both officers and men at the time appointed, six o’clock a.m., was very creditable. Captain Young and Mr H. Clinch acted as markers at the butts, and gave the greatest satisfaction, a vote of thanks being passed to the latter. The firing was very fair, considering the cloudy state of the weather. The following are the scores;—

200 400 500 yds. yds. yds. Tl. Private Watt 23 19 21 63 Corporal 11. Smith ... 22 18 18 58 Corporal Levens 21 18 13 52 Private E. Smith 22 22 8 52 Sub.-Lieut. White ... 20 19 10 49 Corporal Hobbs 20 25 4 49 Lieut. Findlay 17 19 12 48 Sergt. Guy 10 14 17 47 Private Whitehead ... 20' 15 10 45 Private Langridge ... 18 16 7 41 Private Barfield 13 1G 7 30 Private Franks 18 13 4 35 Sergt. R. Smith 24 8 2 34 Private Heap 16 2 0 18