VOLUNTEER NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 91, 29 March 1902, Page 2

VOLUNTEER NEWS.

RIFLE SHOOTING. The Taranaki Rifles " B " team fired a match against the Waitara Rifles "A" team on Friday, on the latter's range. After a good contest the match was! won by tbe home men by 19 points. Tbe visitors were hospitably treated, acd an eojoyableday was spent. Scores were as under, 200 and 500 yards, ten shots at each : WAITARA RIFLES yds yds 200 500 Tl. Captain Gray .. 43 44 87 Corporal Gollop .. 43 41 84 Private L. Sampson .. 38 44 82 Oolour-Sargeant Hellier 41 35 76 Private Thomas .. 31 38 69 Corporal Dugdale ~ 30 36 66 Private W. Sampson .. 35 30 65 Sergeant Brabant ~ 36 29 65 Private Jennings .. 32 31 63 Private Taylor .. 33 19 52 Grand total ... ~ 709 [ TARANAKI RIFLES. Corporal Armitage .. 42 49 91 Private Rogers.. .. 34 47 81 i Sergeant Smith .. 38 .42 80 | Private Rowan .. 36 39 75 Privata Morgan .. 41 32 73 L-Oorporal Allen .. 30 33 63 Private Petch .. .. 26 29 55 Priva'e Butler .. .. 32 22 54 Corpora! Priar.. ~ 19 30 49 Average* .. ... 33 36 69 Grand total .. 690 *The Taranaki Rfles fired with nine men.

A ina'ch baa b, en arranged bstweea the Guards and Wnitira Eiflos for Monday next, aod it is probable the Tarauaki Rifles " A " team will join in a triangular match a 1: the same time. The raat«h will taka plica on the FraLk'ey road ranse. EABTBK OAMP WORK. PHR PBBSS ASSOCIATION. Palmerstok North, March 28. A mounted camp is being formed hero. It is expected the Manawatu, jHorowhenua, Otaki, Feilding, and I Hunterrille companies will be in camp. A course of severe training will ue given men by Maj ir Dunk, who will be in charge. The Infantry left by special train to-night for Wang'inui, where they go into camp with other sections of the battalion. General Babington will review the mounted men at Palmerston on Saturday.