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The Bank holiday on the 24th inst., in honour of the Queen's Birthday, was availed of by the Volunteer Corpa for a march-out to The Point. The weather was fine, but rather too hot for the infantry, while it was most pleasant for those who had not to walk. the different branches of the service mustered at their respective quarters, and then met together opposite Custom House between ten and of ten members of the Corps, assembled at jen o'clock. There was a fairly good the Range at half-past six' o'clock, and muster, though perhaps it was not 80 good the weather was then most favourable. as might have been expected; but during Had it been otherwise they need not have the afternoon the numbers increased, fired, the conditions stating that the match the following being the full strength of was to take place between the 25th and the turn-out:—The Artillery had, two 29th, both days exclusive, But the weather howitzers with the ammunition waggons, could not have been better, and it was and 22 men, under the command of Captain decided to go on. Commander Lindsay, of Dallas, assisted by Lieutenant Noel HLM.S. Vigilant, was present aa umpire on the Light Horse mustered 17, with behalf of the Cheshire team; Captain Captain Keswick in command, assisted Barnes Dallas, acting Commandant of the by Lieutenants Brodie Clarke and Whitty. No. 1 Company consisted of S.V.C., was in charge of the range; and Armouty Sergeant Garthwaite kept the Lieutenant Glass and Sub-Lieutenant register. First the targets wore measured Morrison, two sergeants, and 10 file; and and were found to be as required by the No. 2 Company, with Captain Harvie Wimbledon regulations. The shooting at in command, and Lieutenant Tucker and the two first ranges—200 and 500 yards—Lanning also in attendance, was very regular, the respectable totals of files. The Light Horse 288 and 289 being respectively recorded, Artillery, which did not muster with the ich is better than an average of inners. others, but joined them after tiffin, was la very good shooting, and we venture me strong, and Lieutenant Liddell was in to think tat at these tivo ranges our local command, he figures we have given are the Volunteers will hold their own with their maximum numbers of those present at any more pretentious opponents. But there time during the day. On the march down was a marked falling off at the 600 yards to The Point, there was a rest for a quarter range; attributable, we suppose, to a of an hour at the Camp, where most of the change in the weather, When the team men took refreshments, and after leaving commenced operations at this range the Camp, the infantry tried their best a strong, gusty wind was blowing from to make up for the absence of a band left to right. A steady wind can be jinging popular marching airs. The allowed for in sighting, but when it com Point was reached about half-past twelve, in gusts of unequal strength, only the mot and after the Artillery and Light Horse experienced shots can fire with any degr had picketed their p. gle was of certainty; hence th Volunteer sounded for tiffin, which had been provided in the team, Private Valentine, who made in a most satisfactory manner by Mr. the highest individual score at 200 yards—Silverthorne, at the expense, we w 82 out of a possible 35—had to be content stood, of the officers—not of the Municipal with only 13 at the 600 yards, and four Council. Tiffin over, Captain Dallas, who of the others were only credited with was in command as senior Captain, in a fow 22 points each. 'The others, especially of Her Majesty the Queen. The toast propriate remarks proposed the health Lieut. Glass, and Privates Little and Milsom, shot remarkably well, 'The total at was enthusiastically honoured, and was this' range was 245, which is 44. less followed by the singing of two verses of than at the 500 yards range. Still the the national anthem with true patriotic grand total on the three ranges of 822 gusto, A fifty yards flat race was next arranged, and in a list of seven competitors (05 per man, is highly creditable, and ints, an average of 82.2 out of m possible er Burgoyne, of the Artillery, was the Cheshire contingent will have to shoot the winner. Next came a tug-of-war remarkably well to beat it. between the Light Horse and Infantry, Apponded are the full scores in which creat interest was taken. There were twelve men on either side, and. so sonytn J eooste J toy q H evenly wore they balanced that it was
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