CARTERION RIFLE COMPETITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 826, 22 July 1881, Page 2

CARTERION RIFLE COMPETITION.

As promised <in dur')lnßt'ißiiuß,'we nor append the scdrea' the> prize-firing for the trophies of - the Carterton Rifle' Volunteer Corps'/ 'We'cannotbut 'congratulate, Color; Sergeant: s Oarapin, on ' having got one'leg'in 'for.'the champion cup ( 6f the Company, Private Sheerin 'havinghadlhrprevloua'cairfor folding ... , ~ ifconth'e'firßtifire,' Theterma6tabsolute .H ownership are two wins-m; Bupcessidn or ' ~ three (times at interval's.*"'We can con;Wth,;winner6- M beingY those -OYJ "who wiltfirst have their.iiapiea.emboßsed on' the panels ,of Vj the Sheerin was mainly of .the/ cup being comp'eteifor, while" the ColorSergeant of the Corps has ever been an aotivo member in every respect of the

•word. -.'iWo'ltiil toseo seven 1 or eight years before the'oup becomes the ■, abgolute ; pWp'ehy'of .'ajiypnoj. as ao,kng •as its' sol&'|dsßesSidn ; traisfup'^liope. tiiiie, farliajis l , bV'offeVed.'e^eediiig'Ue' monetary wiliie' of ; this'C'upVbuV'-we ' feel Burej t thatrthe),(|]iajlenge ,cup of the Corps wiir be 'the prize s> pnr~ex«ellenc9,' ■■ tvhiehfeveryj.'meniber will' first' go M, in! ptefdreribial t.tfiny If''6ther" 1f ''6ther" Buborcliriut'e"'(if .- ofi& M Tile V.C.i Cross is not much-/ or tlie' Iron Ci osa of, \ • Geruiany-pbut'theVriffn'ivKb; bears^t will: \ not tie forgotten in'the days'to come,—sol will the.Oartertonphijllongo Cup and Cap-i tain, .Rupk's v with ."ihe Masterton i Corpß ! ' honor' to /..its' -ultimate' .- - holder.-'; private'' Sne'erip, we' ■ under- : A>tandi^will' ;take IJ :advantage.;/ of ,'h'is' r 'tb : have' i 'The Pride:6f■"panter- , )>ury , .!' | 'ih'6 l ii'i'arid;wo,'w^uj| I .dr'aw the . 'WeHtipn^lltliepublic/((pßr'.Deat/su'ppor-, 'Mrs)Who 1 have an' interest/ in producing valuable,,stock of'.thjs/olass.iiv the;dis.'tricV,rtp,: secure .the .services: of.!this gopd<,stock producer for the JjnjAi.ngjeaaon:J..VoL-Eagle; managed-to a|cprfl; Servant- Clifton's rooster, and \te are quite sure that, from the attention this juvenile; member'Of^the'CdrpYis Riving to his duties,, older members of the Corps will, have to look, out for their , laurels in the ensuing •competition;-:;'.;'" U.i.ldu'.;/; Scores/'" I ';' "''"'"';,' Cr-Sergt: Campin 63, Company's Challenge Cup and £1 10s; Captain Snod-graßS's2,-silyercup-donora,Kohu'&Coi; Volunteer T. Eeid 46, lamp-Mrs Gardener | Vol,' Tucker 4.4, pair of trousers .' -Mr N. Ring; Sergt. 1-'Minifie '42, ; eleotro.teapot-Mr W.-B. Allen;'Corp. :' .Vile. 40, whip and A. Fairbrother; Vol. King 40, pair of vases-T. Booker j Sergt. Clifton 39, box of soap—- :■■ IVfl.'Wood & Pott's 38, pair of carved frames-G. Bennett; Vol. R; Tieid 37,' a cake—A. L.'. Whyte; Vol, G, Bennett-33,1 dozen of alp—J. Diederick'; Vol. Crawley 32, Buddie of mutton—. E, A, Beard; Vol,;Sheerin3l, set of horse ihoes-J: H, Angrove ; Bandmaßter Lundqviat 30, pair of china candlesticks -A. McKenzie; Vol. D. Eeid 27,1 doz.' ale—G. R. Beauchamp ; ; Vol. R. Hannah, 37,.pair of fowls—Color-aergt, Campin; Vol. J. Vile 25, brown Horse (unbroken)— ' VoliJ.W.Petfitt.- ■ __ In contemplation of the anticipated challenge' from ' the Masterton Corps, Color-s'ergt. Campin, Sergt. Minifie, and Volunteer Reid were elected a committee to provide, a competing team, the discharge of their duties resulting in a decision that the representatives should be chosen from the following members of the Corps i—Captain Snodgrass, SubLieut. Potts, Color-sergt, Campin, Sergt. Minifie, Sergt.' Clifton, Volunteers T. Reid.-Tucker, R. Reid, G. Bennett, P. Sheerin, Emergency—Corporal Vile and Volunteers A. King and D. Reid. The match, it is anticipated, will take place on the Taratahi in the course of the ensuing month.