OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 103, 8 November 1873, Page 2

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

The esprit de corps evinced by our volunteers, both foot and mounted, is worthy of all commendation. Eleven members of the Gisborne Rifle Volunteer Corps, having completed their musketry instruction drills, met at the rifle range on Friday last for target practice, in order to qualify for the marksmens’ badges presented by the Government. The day was fine, but owing to the corps taking part in the sham fight on the same day the shooting was not so good as it otherwise would have been. The firing at 550 and 600 yards at a third class target 6x4, any position, is considered very good, and, we think, is not likely to be beaten by any corps in the island, obliged to fire at that sized target on account of the range not exceeding 600 yards. Seven out of the eleven have qualified as marksmen, a result which is considered extremely satisfactory. Captain Winter has proved himself on this occasion to be the best shot of the Company, closely followed fyy. Lieutenant Daly and Corporal Nasmith. The following are the total scores of the marksmen ; we regret not having space to give them in full. Of the other four members, two passed into the second class and two remain in the third class:—

THIRD CLASS.—FIRST PERIOD. Target 6 x 4.— Standing Position. yds. 150 yds. 200 yds. 250 yds. 300 TJ. CorpL Nasmith 16 17 13 16 62 Capt. Winter 15 15 17 11 58 Lieut. Daly 17 13 9 11 50 Private Dick 14 12 11 12 49 Sergeant Beed 13 8 14 7 42 Private W. 0. Skeet 10 4 11 13 38 „ T. Uren ... 13 12 5 7 37 SECOND CLASS.—FIRST PERIOD. Target 6 x 6.— Kneeling Position. yds. yds. yds. yds. 400 500 550 600 TI. Capt. Winter... 9 16 11 13 49 Lieut. Daly 14 12 9 12 47 Private Dick 15 10 16 5 46 » T. Uren ... 13 10 16 7 46 „ W. O. Skeet 14 10 11 9 44 Sergeant Beed 10 8 6 12 36 Corpl. Nasmith 14 2 2 12 30