Volunteer Notes.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2107, 28 May 1898, Page 3

Volunteer Notes.

. ’***•* • to the decision of the Domain ‘Bfigrd to - have a demonstration on Queen’s Birthday on the opening of

the new Bath house by the Hon A. J. Gadman, the volunteers had arranged for a field day on the rifle range. In-, . stead, therefore, of taking the after- . noon, after firing the feu-de-joie, as in “loyal duty- abound, theyl' assemV bled - at: 8 a.m. on. the range in full muster under Capt. Whiteley and Lieut. Scott. Sergt- Weems and Yol Summers were in charge of the targets and marking, and well they did it. The men Had Jbeen classified into three classes, and trophies that had presented by the business folk of Te Aroha were allotted to each class. ;So that those who' were entirely new to the rifle, had only to compete with th se in a similar position—the same wirh the marksmen or first-class shots; .The morning was .dull' and the wind strong; the. positions being standing ; and kneeling was a fairly severe test, %hd those who were of strong-physique had ,the advantage over their less robust comrades. .The result of the competitions were as follows: -7 • Ist’ class—Yol F. Strange Ist, 10s; Yol Kerr 2nd, presented by Mr H/Luxfo.rd *,! Sergt Salmon 3rd, pencil presented by Mr Batten ; yol; fPickettr Ath; paiy of fowls, presented., by Weems.' ' -2nd class.—Yol F. M. Strange' Ist, 10s; Yol'W. Biggs 2nd, clock, presented by Mr J. B. Johnson; Yol"W# ftam 3rd; plipto frame; presented 'by Mr Williams.; Lance-Corporal L. Bud;an :4th, pocket book,, presented by Mrs Li.wn; Y >1; Bell sth, (to be selected) presented by Mr Edwards, - 3rd^class.—Yol--N. Mikklesen Ist, IQs ; Yol Smales 2nd, smoking cap, presented by Mrs Fugil; 'Yol Borrie 3rd, pair -fowls, presented by Sergt Stanley ; Yol Westbury'4th;“ (choice of a book), presented by Te Aroha News; Yol Goodfellow sth, combination strop, presented by Mr Hobson; Yol Tattersall 6th, silk tie, presented by Mr Hetheringtpn; Yol. Power 7th, pair spurs, Mr Mcladoe ; Yol Morse §tb, Argosy braces, presented by M r May.- - ~ There was also Is extra prize in each class won by Yols Cornes, Gallagher, and Cummings, the 3s being the balance left of cash donation after being divided into the three first prizes of ten shillings each. The donors of cas'h prizeswere Messrs-Snaardon 10s C. Bell 3s ; ex-Yolunteer 2s 6d ; J Howe‘2s 6d; Mills 2s, - McLean '2s/ The whole of the prizes will be presented next Friday after parade, when the company will have a^social/ y ; , v - -S;-. After the*firing was completed the Yoliinteers assemblcMi at the drill shed (Bmafdon's Hall), and pro- . eeesion to the Domain, the number

"being 47 all told—the proceedings after the procession began have alf ready been ably reported. Daring the afternoon, after partaking, of, cakes ...that were served out to them by the /lasses, the officers and men assisted in

• making the sports enjoyable, furnish-, ing judge, handicapper, secretary and plenty, of willing ones, to keep ' the t course dear, and that no one.was hurt -v a dog that got kicked in the inaiden race for being on the course) reflects credit on them, as the space wasJimited' and the attandance of almost unlimited. The ‘ tugof War ’ was keenly contested, and the two volunteer teams were placed Ist and 2nd j- tthe high jump won by Yol A;. E. >Biggß ' y - the football kicks by YolCornea and Lance-Qorp Buchan,, all ; helped to shew that fhe.T R.Y. men are not to bo despised—and we trust.that when the- tug of-war comes, as come it will, that the TJR.Y will be able to show that they are built of the material-