VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 26 October 1882, Page 3

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

TesteMajr the" match between the Wangantci City ' Rifle's and the Wellington City*:Rifle£'wp.s'to / have' been fired according to ; iprtain 'previously arranged' conditfonß.' i J i 'T ) ne, ! ' following were the scores' 'made '.by jthe Wanganui City Bffies£rr7,;\, ;';•;,.' ,-: .-• / '■' . ' '.'.' *'.--' V - 200 300 500 , ,»'-..-;-'j i, : • •". L . yas. yds. yds. Tl. liieut^urnell ...'- .':.' 31 25 29—85 Corpl.-¥eak.e ..v : ;••' 27 25 29—81 Sub-Lieut.'Tlyger ... 27 22 28—77 La&ce-Cbrpl. J McGoriagle 30 24 21—75 CorpL'Parkba ';..'.•.;. 30 23 21— 74 1 Lance-Corpl. Jensen ... 26 23 24—73 Sergt. Mooseman ... 28 25 20-^73 Bandsman .Cox •' ... „.'. 23.25,21—69. Bandsman Moqseman... 26 29 13— 68 Volunt^erVli6ve| t ..-. ... 28 19 19—66 T.otaV ::.„/. .'„-. ■ „.'■ 741 From 'this it' will be seen. that Lieuc. 3?urne;ll''s .'Bs 'but; of "'a possible 105\and considering that the ranges were fired at the Wimbledon target) was remarkably good, and we believe that it is the best Bgore made at the butts for a very long time > L past.- The average of the team ,t was 74.2, ' and of the Dunedin seven. \who were comprised in it), 76. This is uncommonly good scoring. That this high result . would have beaten the Wellington City 'Rifles we might justifi- .. ably have had reason to expect, but all .'• jSoubt? was put an end to by the following telegram which Mr Astbury, the secretary of the, Wanganui City Rifles, received'late lost night from Mr T. Davis the secretary of the Wellington City . .Rifles ; " Referees who accepted appointment did not attend this morning ; therefore did not fire match." This result is, unsatisfactory, and due entirely to the Wellington men, but our local Wanganui marksmen have every reason to feel triumphant as matters stand.