VOLUNTEER FIELD DAY AT CAR TERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 776, 25 May 1881, Page 2

VOLUNTEER FIELD DAY AT CAR TERTON.

[BY OUR SPEOIAL'REPORTER] An idea vas fldblMUoVe'TilJryfsinqe amopg the Volunteer companies to hold » fieldday, all the Corps, in the va%. ■Th.is, was. ■'• parried, nut gy foilMlYJfeoa .tion.. 6ipf r . Rifjjs and Qadets, obtaining a special train for Oojrpa, and hlsp. of t|}os,e who mjght wjsh. to, wjjt-' ness the movements. '■ At 9 o'clock the Maatertoo. Rifles-and Oadjts ammblal! ah'the (tayHalllthf I officers preserft BeinfefliiedtdnWit WjflJieV^ Corporate t ,|o,unsl,c|g w ,and Balrymple, ' . J|a.Rd-Ser(reant[ Mtxyw, Drum-Major RowJaodß, £ffiM&Qq(j| ■ and Rising. .-TheJlJas'tdrtoQadets were under the command of lieutenant Thomp, son. I There! were present <iti bersjof bothcdorpi l End played" (kmtie'M'/'aftw whioh they marohod forth'e station, where :a>m|mber of spectators had assembled, iOitho train arriving, it'"was found that : there was not a first-class carriage attached, s f o. that many..who had taken fjrsfc. 'cl&M tickets had to where they ( I could seouro 11 tttft ' L guard's van,'. At Carterton the companies, diseijibarke'dffell InVaWhUrchOT lW h . Marquis of Normanby Hotel, which was decked with bunting inlMo'riof'.lhe day. 'The Greytowu Rifles arrived soon after, having travelled most of the wiyllijMOill) .brake. They ma i rp^d,|o;i:tfo^ < plafi(S(t)fl rendtevqus, headed by t'heiK b'an'd.'))! 'The nu I mbere'd.b'iily:Bl!kllitbia. Lieq-. .tenant CanletonAVAsinTddinniand, his nofl. . . (Commissioned officers being'.Qolpr-Sargl * a,nd Awry, Gorpprals WabßUr.,loasby l and, Men... ™ Tift. Carterton Rjfle3;,pre. mustered, smaller force than either of (Capjdin Snodgrass was in oommand. M oncommissioned offiderVUGdlor !pin;; Sergts. Crawford am} Clifton, iOorpiral Meyrick; Bana'Sergt. Lundflvist and Statsurgeon-Watts'. rr , YR , !" ; m total ftMbelybmbledLMlOß, lifcllifliug officers, non-commissioned Mmdoi) was, regar : ' M numbers., buj it \yas :by al tha},th«ir'rrnij(.|onmß superipfT ,!tp.jjtiat of-'tljr Wri'-'Thq ml isono: this ja perhaps thafJheMasterton .•m'eft iraqtioe toaetßer 81 ilte'deAUrf theic mvalsl who jlo :.beß!sicond to none is" thel case, 'Ma'stfrtopjiiiopi 'ivss)T.diatineaiihßa:jibjßOl ! J •nkvin > the services of a drum-major, who' fillStt ;he position with credit- to himself, ,and'to| the admiration of all beholders, " The wli6le ( foroe;waa)inderthe command/-T Captain Ruck, woo wa/[suppqrted byVJ. 'fiergtlMajor Bezar, acting J and Oolor-SQrgti.< Aatit(fe ; Se.fJl geantjMajor. thrae.Riile Corps forqed ihtq twou cdmpanio ! g-,.'i'"a i 'fi;d : J*thp Oadetk into a third. The Qarter>n and Greytbwn Brands were ledihe van, while the M?slMOafidwas paced between thetwo,p6MpW'oT' fs and played in tura,' r 6 arace too, i, and after a little Kfllim|n^' : jlrill( the feu-de-joie was successrully the band playing GoS'Save, tlie Queen, .The. companies then presented arms, and gave three cheers for Her Majesty. There were only two hats off duriifg the National Anthem, aud one of those- was lifted. b« The. grand .march past thot| t.osk place, and fyas'not BolTCpji'ldop6. fea, it Bhojild have been; but of course the men l|ava^ot : h.i%tO , h^Wb , 1 "I of. being exercised at thismoveh]eiit l ß,ndi considering thjs, gether| unsatisfaptdry. The Adjutant had tliia done 'give tjiem a oorrect idea of how to do it, after which•itheS-dismlssalawljsi givendfor l.dA Hunch "--lU o) ?J!.'i} ~ The Carterton Corps had provided a plentifuilu|pl/5f f a Jd*iche) aMbreaJ (\ and cheese/and ■Host-Ray}df.tieMratahi.. XX. Hotell supplied liquid refreshment to the -thirsty ter lihy^ysJSy. 1 / portioji of the programme had been successfully attthe; request of tne'omeersy gave'a'few selections, whioh were rend.ered in a really ,firßWass manner, notwithstanding 'BmailtfesiKo! fenumbgr 81'A'n dnterval of anfrpuilhayinff.ejapsed, was sounded, the men fell .. in, M a small shamfight arranged. The iGart'e|ton Eifles took up a position in'a f. dump pj)«mM mtel!!B'ftftft«t M , a .itacked by the Greytown Rifles, supported • by the Mastertpn, Oorps.the Cadets forming the reserve. TheQreytown-fp-eatersacl. -vancel gallantly to t}}6 attacjc, but'wefp 3toe™ such, a vigorous fi(;e that they wfrfi compelled to falPHSpk. They fralliea, howeveipancl WMs§ btt met the same fate. CThe supports no.v? '6ffi!6 up at the double, and .advanoed right to the edlr'orW'Mwerks, firing with great'iUidkhWand r |pueision/ 'aia'tompelled'fliS ttSfMfiA the rear of their cover. The losses on the atiacking side were so great, however, that the raU were withdrawn; and Captain and his handful of troops reoccupied tfipitfprmer p,ositipn, finding the enemjlMWeai M6n SallieHy attd J?ft(irhe)j a wJver occupied by Oaitertoti, hdwever, !I |irevefting any casualties, The defenders behaved very steadily the storm -. of powder, and wtutned it.wiih inteiest,: • ,

the attaokera having no cover suffering! severely. Desperate fighting onsued in tho scrub, the defender^being driyeu out, but their assailants hal'Mif As a last resort the up, and.after B,.rifle £uel ;of)a%;plMii& i soon, however - ,, put. to eilightrcat^tne 1 - th\s,:TOß itakinginplace'pMe' <'Gwt'6W men hadlilexMUte'di;%iflanking 11 ' move. meSti. #ndifejl)Upon\thß'. feimoiWe ! de'f voted!band, which waj.in the height of its success with the reserve l ' ( that Captmrl'SrioSgVAsshad noalteriiative WOyetra^niing, odds, ,and:,being . wHiWWii'W' skirmishing -praqice, whicJkisjjwfidum'oßt '.emph.aticnllj hat thetSeidflriWflß hasiaßoverpWeriiij idvantage over the Enfield. The Grey own men had the former, and wer< nabled to fire twice as quickly as thos 'tirthTs^p""

.Mui&U Greytown men ahoM by their precision, that' they had given a great anTflunt of attention to their dtjUi#hilß*Mb'n'g theiEaaterton and Cartertoaigenjjjt |was c §vW.enb that there were' 1 some "who .hai-.not been remarkable M 'jjnildtuality"' at ' .parade,. : casirrnirrlng 1 ' the effect bUtiii |i;bfio'ie'hby'' ; 6f'{hßiriicb'fc rades.'-'icaiojo*vuniii tupu! iiuiw >.;"u!t-.s -y AliUle ~ 4^l'i.p^K^^yace,' " theniiebt/Oarrierbri'biei'cisedilie bayonet I'exerpiae,'" was jUie-best, effott'ofthe day',the 'jtaeniieipgi.aimoßt perfect. at jit,, iOorripaniea'' were' formed into iai hollow square,; ; and were,- addressed::.by ;CaD- ; tain Buck, who said he was very > pleased ; to aeeifi m^oy-there,; but 'haid hoped ; to have seen a much larger number." He thought, iithpso'. field i days were' the 'best means of making the men proficient.. He had fteeuVl >the l; ■ :: bomptihies drilled and could-Bay that they did not drill as well as andyitlthej'.'all the matter he had no do.uUt they would bo Island'; ..a i field tffflj by ■ this ; meaju ; aiqne. .could t they hope jto • become perfeot.-fr 1 (OheetaJ) l; ,'•««!.; > ; Field Adjutant Bezai"i.w'ould liko to have a little Bay^---!rhevwoul3 :i a')l''Vgree with hini: thdt s theV were 'i&fc'ffbm'pft-' fecM(jpear, : ' see i 'flbw" : nece'sj'a i ry- if''was. IW', have, such' meetings,'- 1 'l'hey"could 1 'have them at each townshjp /() alternately, and he fhjm, Bhoujd.jhave" *|l! l t,j|e;jassißtpc,fl!;iin his power; and. iOniy.did not-turn out an effioient,bqdy. ; o§ nien<they might Jblanie BewK' The inapectidhipaiades for the future wpuldf!always (be f balledi 'for ; a' moonlight night, bo that' members might go home by the light of the rhboh, (Hear, hear.) Volunteering >was his hobbyi :; ahd he intended,to' bring-it !to ! -perfection : in thia Valley.—(Cheers.) Cheers ;were •• arid 'by eaohcompany.•'•■'•' ■<'■<■'*- - ; / ;!i: ;/ 1 i ''\ , Thrta''hearty' cheek ttre! ! given : for Adjutant Btear,'hhd'ilieii fofjCapt. 1 Euok; who had'wo'rked hard to "bring this beetingtopass...)( Vj , (; , V ;'" ii:i: ,;i,,.,•■;■■: , The commanders of the.respective companies thßn.marchedi.their ,men off.lhe field,J,tjh'e Greytojfii^and^Cartel taa .menproceeding to the town, apd the Masterton corps to Clareyilleustatio.il/where they embarked for. home, arriving all safe after a verv.pjeaaant day's , ■ : ..;,. 'i i':.. There 'were about two' hundred, speotatprs present, w-ho'alib'i appeared -to enjoy the proceedings very rough,, thouglj cold Winds ■m'ad'e' natters rather uncomfortable. Peoflicflrs, from the Capt, Commanding dojvflw'ards; all 'worked' ha>4 M ,lh'eV reßpe6tive ,l i' , po'ai'tjorisi' Girdlestone being particularly active .and having a he&vy' taft iri'keepirig'theGadets in order, as the little fellows would,'talk and could not hear the nature/.'m some lnstanceß,,of,the commands, We' musi.add.ihat, agreejjwith the remarki'of Captain Ruck'aiid Sergt, Majorßezar ii ;totKe Valiie'offarades'6{ this kind, which, it musfbe admUted,'is the mosfc-effective exf producing efil cient companies that coujcl-be deviaod. In juust ■[ thank; ;the ojficera for their courtesy to our representaiive,;.and;;.expresß:»'hope othat'-their wishes as to the efficiency:'of .Hhe men Under their respeotivo commands, may be reah'BediO '■:'■ TUT';)-'.'::/ ] ' ;iJ