Our Volunteers.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 154, 25 May 1901, Page 3

Our Volunteers.

A team of the Studholme Mounted .Rifles travelled to Tiraaru by the morn in," train yesterday to fire against a team from the South Canterbury Mounted Rifles. The Waimate team won by 118 points. The day was cold, with a strong wind across the range. Following ] are the scores: — STUDHOLME MOUNTED.

A. friendly march was fired yesterday betweui teams !rom the Geral dine and Wiiimnte Rifles on the Gorge range. The cmidif.ion.s warn to have hi on seven shots at 300, 000 and 500 Vi-.i-ds. but owing to the .f.vong wind blowing it was impossible to work the large targets, and the match was disduad on tho f;-st two r-mg-'s. WatO! ite won by 5o points. When (he. tvsn’r n-in made known eh * vs were given for the Geraldine Ridas and f,:• n!('■ n >,nr rv. TJ-uienani ,1 ,)-.ek'-on, of toe 'V.iimnU! ]i;:i- s, said j h’ 1 Was plea- - d ‘O SCO die I' 11 j W(, VO • Hi nt in Iho Genild'-ne Uilles' ehnnting since they he-t mot. In responding, after cheers for ,ho Waimato Hill-a a ul Lieutenant Jackson, Lieutenant / .VI om gom-ry hojn d that next tim >. if hi’V e wild not turn the cubic;!, they j would niako a (dose;- finish. fin also ( ibankc-d them fur ; heir kind ret option of the team. l’’uih)wing are the scores

300 500 yds. yds, TI. S- Linrlsay * 23 23 51 H. Roberts 27 22 49 Wain 23 24 47 W, Lindsay 22 23 45 O.piain Garland 25 20 45 W. Roberts 25 18 43 J. W. Manchester 19 23 42 H. Jones... 23 16 39 D.inbar ... 21 18 39 0. Harman 21 17 38 A. J. Manchester 12 12 24 Total 463 TIMAtiU. Co.-nor-il Findlay 16 27 43 Q.M. Sergt. Thoreau ... 18 20 38 Si-rgfc. Armstrong 21 17 38 J R. Wederoll ... 20 17 37 M itthews 17 19 33 A. (Vaigio 15 15 30 Vondalo ... 16 12 28 Tliovpau 16 11 27 W. Wodorell 11 11 25 Miller 12 12 24 Gillespie 13 9 22 Total 347

Vt'.UilATK, 200 Vi’.S 300 v iTi. Private W.iiiaius 2’i 53 Corporal Hoilt-h 81 25 56 irivaiv ,1 r.J.'sUT ... 2:5 29 55 f')l. Soi’i;;.. Stuwi.ron ... 27 26 51 Hi I- j.; < ant Minus ... 21 27 51 T Tvalo Nlcol ... 27 23 50 Private Bii;.'iuaa 27 21 49 I‘:iv;!U' Heiinington 20 20 49 1 \Vilson ... 27 23 48 Lleau mint Jackitwi „... 27 21 48 Total 518 _ ai-rxi.vLnJ.N’K. L i o n t 11 a ) 1 1 SI ij i 11 go m j ry 23 20 54 (J. >rpoi'fil McLaau 27 28 53 P i vs i !> Mar.iiiaU 29 24 53 O'.i'porvl i\iulj"au Private L'Vrgn -sou 27 25 52 31 18 42 S' ■■■;■, Piiield... 26 22 48 Piivai.o KvIh ;so 10 46 J*. iv TiUi'ior 20 22 49 Private Houghton 21 15 30 Private PPisur ... 23 10 33 Total 400